2022-12-31-annual-return

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REpoKr TO THE TRUSfEES OF SECOND NEwfowNARDS CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND I report on the accounts of th¢ "Church" for the yur ended 31 December 2022. which Irt set out on poges 9 to 15. Rew•th* resp(Thlbllliles ol charlty trustees and •x•mln As the ¢harlVs trustees you are respon51ble for the preparation of the a¢¢ounts In accordance with the Ch4rltl¢s Act (Northem Ireland) 2008. It Is my reSp￿￿bUllY to.. examlne the 4¢counts undef sertlon 65 of the Charltles Act follow the procedure$14id In the general Directlons qlven by the Commlsslrffi undef section 6519llbl of the Charlties Act stste whether particular m•tters have come to my attentlon. B•s)s of Indepffident ¢xamlnarfs rewt I have exarnined your charlty accounts is requlred under s•ctlon 65 of the Charitles Act and my examinatlon was carrled out In accord•n¢e wlth the gen•rnl Directions given by the Ch•rity Commlsslon for Northern Ire￿nd undw se¢tlon 65{911bl of the Charrties ACL exlminatlon Included 4 r￿leW of the aceountlng records kept by the ch•rity and a ¢omparlJon olth• a¢counts presentsd with those re¢ords. It also Included conslderatlon of •nv unusual items or d15closures in the accounts, and s••klng explanatlons from you a5 chartty trustees concernlng any such rn4tter5, My role Is to state whether any m•terl•l matt•rs have cr)me to my •ttention 8lvlng me c•use to belleve; l. That accounting records w•re not kept In 4¢cordance with sectlon 63 of the Charltles Act 2. Th•t the •¢¢ounts do not •ccord wlth tl)os• •ceountln8 r•cords 3. That the actounts do not ¢ompty wlth the accountlnK requlrements of the Charlties Act 4. That there Is further infofmatlon needed for a proper understsndln8 of the accounts to be reached. I h•v• completed my ex•minatlon •nd have no concerns In respert of the mattèrs111 to141 Ilsted above and, In ¢onnertlon with followlng the Dir•rtlon$ of the Charlty Commlssion for Northern Ireland; I have found no ffl•tters th•t requlre dr•wlni to youf •ttentlon. Name: G Fergux>n 14.1 Relevant prof•sslonal quallft¢atlon or body: 23 Strntheden Helghts Newtownards 8T23 8TD Date: •A3