2024-05-31-annual-report

BELFAST sfREEf PAsfoRS Director / Trustees. Report for the year ended 31st May 2024 The dirertors/trustees present their report and the finanaal 5tateTnents for the year ended 31st May 202 4. Principal Aims The principal airns of the organisation are: To advance education in accordance with Christian principles by such Tneans as the Dirertors may consider appropriate in Belfast and in such oiher parts of the urti￿￿ Kingdom or the world as the Directors may from time to time think fit and to fulfLI such other purposes which are exclusively charitable accordhng to the law of Northern Ireland and are connected with the charitable work of the Charity- To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to prornote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, good5 or Services of any kind including through the provision of counsellin8 and support in Belfast and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Directors may from time to Dme think fit To advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the License Agreement executed with Ascension Trust and the Core Values and Mission Staternent in Belfast and in such other parts of the United Kingdorn or the world a5 the Directors rnay from time to titne think rit particularly but not exclusively by means of carin& listening and helping people on the streets and at various venues day a nd night. StatetneDt of diTertor/tru5tees's responsibilities and corporate goverllance The Directors/Trustees are responsible for their annual report and for the preparation of financia] staternents lor each financial year which give a true and fair view of ihe state of atfairs ol Ihe Organisation and ol the net movement in funds ol the Organisation for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Dirertors/Trustees are required to'.- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistendy. Observe the rnethod5 and principles in the Charitie5 SORP- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudenL State wlieiher applicable accounting standards have been followed subjert to any material depar￿re5 disclosed and explained in the financial statetnents,. ÉEnd Prepare the financial staternents on the going concern basis unless It is inappropriate to presutne that the Organisation will continue in business. The Directors/Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the Organisation keeps proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tirne the financial position of the Organisation and to enable them to ensure that the financial rtatements comply the Companie5 Act 2006 linsofar as this legislation applie5 to the organi5ation). They are also responsible for safeguarding the a55ets of the Organisation and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection ol fraud and other irregularities and to provide reasonable assurance thaL- The Organisatioti is operating efficiently and effectively., All assets are safeguarded against unauthori5ed use or disposition and are properly applied-, Proper records are maintained and flnancial inlormation used within the Organisation, or lor publication, is reliable,. and The Organisation cornplies with relevant laws and regulations. Statement as disclosure to our independent examiners In so lar as the dIreC￿rs/truSteeS are aware ai the time of approving our irustees. annual report- there is no relevant informauon. being infornution needed by the independent examiner in connection with preparing their report, ofwhich the Organisation'5 independent examiner is unaware.. the director5/tru5tee5, having tnade enquiries of fellow director5/trustee5 and the Organi5ation'5 independent examiner that they ought to have individually taken, have each taken all steps that he/she is obliged to take as a directorltrustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant infornution and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information. Internal Control The directorltrustees have overall responsibility lor ensuring that Bellast Street Pastors has a system of internal control. Such a system of control can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance against errors or fraud. Controls are concerned with safeguarding the organi5ation's assets and maintaining the integrity of accounting control Independent Examiners Diamond & Skillen were appoinied as the organisation's independent examiners during the year and are deemed to be re-appointed in accordance with Sertion 487121 of the Companie5 Art 2006. These financial statements and ihis report have been prepared in accordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reponing Standard applicable in the UK and Ireland [FRS102) [effective from 1st lanuary 2015) and in accordance with the provisioT]s applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime (insofar as these provisions apply to the organisation). This report was approved by the board of dirertor / trustees on 2nd August 2024 and signed on its behalfby.. hard lohnston jor beliolJ"oJ"the Board Diamond Skillen D69m0￿l & Sk611¢D ckwtered.￿cColllltJntsa￿1Reg￿ered A￿lItOr SULCI￿r Hou5c. 891101 ROW Avenue BTI IFE Page 3 of13