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AGHAVEA RCH OF IRELAND TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF RECEIPT AND ASSETS AND LIABILITIE AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECE CH Rrry NUM8ER: 105425 R IRVINE LTD CHARTERED ACCOU AND IsrERED AUDITORS 103 MAIN STREEr FIVEMILEfowN COUNTrTYRO 8r15 OPG

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IREL4ND ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CONTENTS References and Admlnlstratlve Detalls Trustee5' Annual Report Independent Examlners Report to the Trustees Recelpts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Flnanclal Statements 9-10

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Charlty Name.. Aghavea Church of Ireland Charity Reglstratlon Number.. 105425 Contact Address: 256 Belfast Road Brookeborough County Fermanagh BT94 40S Trustees Rev, Johnny McLou8hlln Mrs Nuala Atwell Mr 81ayney Cartwrlght Mrs Frances Cartwrlght Mr Ronald Graydon Mr Albert Mcclelland Mr Stewart Mccoy Mr Kenneth Hall Mrs Helen Woods Mr Wayne Foster Mr Davld Atwell Mrs Shlrley Morr150n Mlss R Morrlson Mr George Morrlson Mr James McElrov Mr Harry Reynolds Mrs Esther Crawford Mr Robert Ro15ton Mr Paul McDonald Church Warden Treasurer Glebe Warden Glebe Warden Secretary Independent Examlner Cooper lrylne Ltd 103 Maln Street Flvemlletown CountyTyrone BT75 OPG Bankers U15ter Bank Ltd 186 Main Street Llsnaske County Fermanagh 8T92 OIF

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2022 The Tru5tee5 present the annual report and statement of Recelpts and Payments and Assets and LlibllStles for ABhavea Parlsh Church for the year ended 31 Oecember 2022. Qblectlves and A¢tlvltle$ The charltable purpose of the Church of Ireland Is the advancement of religlon. The prlnclpal functlon of Aghavea Parlsh Church Is to SUPPOrt the advancement of Chrlstlan reli8lon by promotSnB, through the work cf A8havea Parish Church the whole mlsslon of the churchi Pastoral, evangellstlc, soclal and ecurnenlcal. Belng open to and en8a8ln8 wlth soclety as a whole and offeilnB SUPPOrt for those needlng help are fundamental to the practlcal dellvery of the beneflts of Chrlstl8nity. As a result of actlvlty sn the pursult of the advancement of the Chrlstlan rell8lon, the Parlsh of A8havea has custody of property and records, materla15 and artefacts of slBnlficance tts the cultural and rellglous herltage ond malntenance of whlch Is undertaken by the Select Vestry af Aghavea Parlsh Churth. Achlevements, P•rforniince and Publlc Beneflt Below you will fSnd a summary of the maSn actlvltles undertaken by the parSsh to carry out Its charltable purposes for the publlc beneflt and the maln a¢hlevement5 durln8 the year. ThSs wlll Incl¢Jde Its purposes, achlevements, beneflclarles etc Aghavea Parlsh Church wa5 bullt In the townland of A8havea In 1800 and Is set Sn be¥utlful natural grounds, seven mlles from the centre of Ennlsklllen. Around the bulldlng Is a quSte extenslve graveyard, seNlng the communlty, not lust from Church of Ireland par15hloners. The chuich at Aghavea Is Ilnked sn antlquSty wlth the church at Clogher and has St La5alr a5 It5 patron salnt. Llttle Is known about her, except that she was educated wlth St Molalse of Oevenlsh, and reference5 to her famous bell whlch was used for holdlng water and collectln8 money, Our parSsh Is m8Snly rural, ¢overln8 a moderate area In County Fermanagh. Our m1551on Ss to explore and 8row In our fa5th, love and worshlp of God, and to extend a hand of welcome and love to others In our ommunlty. We do th15 throu8h re8ular publlc worshlpi community outreach, and offerln8 help and fa¢llltle5 to the communSty, Publlc Worjhlp Agahavea Par5sh Church meet each Sunday mornlng at 11.00am. Our worshlp schedule Conslsts of Haly Communlon on the flrst Sunday of the month, tradltlonal Mornln8 Prayer on the second Sunday, a modern Famlly Servlce of the Word on the thlrd Sunday* modern Mornlng Prayer on the fourth Sundayi and Mornlng Prayer on the subsequent- both Tradltlonal and Modern rltes on separate months. After each mornin8 5ervlce we continue our fellow5hlp wlth refreshments In the church. Our servlces are always open to all, nd we welcome Strangers and visitor5 wlth us. On the second Sunday in the month, we host an Evenlng Prayer servS¢e In the Brookeborough Memorlal Hall. Our young people are always welcome In our servlces, and regularly asslst In the readln& prayers and collectlon5 In our Famlly Servlce5 each month. In addltion to thls, we also have setvlces on Ash Wednesday, seNlces In conlunctlon wlth aur Methodlst brothers and slsters throughout Holy Week, Easter Sunday Haly Communion Ire8ardle55 of whlch Sunday St falls), Christmas Eve Holy Communlon, service of Holy CommunSon on Christmas Day and a Watch-ni8ht service on New Year'5 Eve. We have an Annual Harvest Weekend on the first weekend in October, comprlsln8 a Friday Evening Prayer 5erv5ce at 8pm, a Sunday morning Harvest Famlly Service at 11am and a Sunday Evening Prayer service at 8pm. We normally InvSte speaker5 from other ¢hurche5 to preach at at least one of the service5 over the weekend. There is a Harvest Supper after the Friday evening seNl¢e in the Parish Hall.

Our young people host a Nativity Service on the first or second Sunday of December and we present gifts to the church for the annual Gift Collection for the BBC and Salvatlon Army. Our annual service of rtlne lesson5 and carols is always on a Sunday morrtln8 prlor to Christmas Day. normallyjolned ny members of magulresbrldge Silver Band. who provide the music for the occasion. We observe Lent by havlng regular Wednesday evenlng serylces, normally Evenln6 Prayer, culmlnatln8 In the Holy Week servlces, At each servlce we have a reBular pattern of Wofshlp, followin8 the Rev15ed Common Lectlonary for our seNlce themes and readSng5. Our or8anlsts select hymn5 approprlate to the readlnBs and service theme each week. Our church ha5 a well malntalned electronlc organ and a very capable organlst and commltted cholr who share the normil pattern of servlce5 durlng the month. Our cholr also perform at speclal servl¢e5 such as Harves¢ E3ster and Chrlstmas. All people In the communSty are welcome at any or all of gur $ervl¢es, Our Churchwardens welcome all vls5tors to the church at each servlce, and any stran8ers are 8lven any help or welcome they need to feel comfortgble our congregatlon. Communlty Outr••ch Each Sunday mornlnB between September and May* there Is a Sunday School durlng our maSn mornln8 servlce, from 11am to 12pm. Th15 Is normally held In the Parlsh Hall, located dlrectly acr055 the road from the Church bulldSng. Our ¢hlldren are alway5 present durln8 the maln 5ervlce- elther at the start of Mornln8 Prayer. or at the end of Holy Communlon. Th1515 open to all chlldren aged 3 to IS, both parlshloners and others. Our Sunday School chlldren regularly asslst at the Famlly setvlce each month, perform drama, readln85 and 51ng at the Chrlstmas NatSv5ty setvlce. They also provlde drama and son8s for the annual prlze-8lvSng servlce In Mavljune. The senlor clas$111-15 years) study Blble passenges each week. Theress a weekly Bowls Club who meet In the Parlsh Hall, or o¢calonally travel to other venues for matches. It Is open to all, and currently has members from 16- 80 year5 Qld, They host local competltlons wlthln the club and compete Bs part of the local Bowls League. The Glrls, Frlendly Soclety meet weekly on a Wednesday evenlng for youn8 glr15 aged over 3 years and Is ran by members of the church. All are welcome, whether from aur own parlsh or not. There Is H forthnl8htly Bible Study evenln8 held Sn the Par15h Hall, at whSch a small 8roup gather to look at dlfference subSects and passa8es wlthSn the Blble, Thls Is Intended to enrlch Dur understandln8 of the holy scrSptures. The parlsh has a Pirlsh Hall whl¢h Is also avallable to the communlty for Informal use, The Parlsh H8111$ avallable for tea5 follDw5n8 funerals, weddln85 etc. The Mothers, Unlon meet on the first Wednesday evenln8 of each Month, invitln8 speakers to come and speak and/or demonstrate a subject of thelr cholce. Thls is open to all women and they reB¢Jlarly hold Vlgltor Evenln8S" to encourage a wlder cornmunlty InvolvemenL both men and women, The parish has an extenslve plan of fundralsln8 events planned to ralse funds towards the renovatlon and repalr of the parlsh church. These events wlll ianBe from bag packlng In local supermarkets, to sponsared walk5, and many other cornmunSty events throughout the year. Our parish contlnues to stream our main services on our Facebcok page (Aghavea Parish) with regularly getting over 500 views weekly to an audSence that now includes local parlshloners and regular vlewers from USA, Pakistan, India, PhlllSpSnes, Uganda, Kenya and Nlgerla. Whlle the ¢ovid 19 restrlctlons have been Ilfted, we are stlll mlndful of the risk of a re-occurance. and will comply with any restrictions or regulations if they are re-introduced.

Public Benefit The Charitable purpose of Aghavea Parish is the advancement of reli8ion. This is achieved through Chrlstlan witness and outreach, and delivered through the provision of publlc worshSp and our ongoing outreach programme a5 described above. Fln4nclal Revlew The Parlsh In¢ome for the year was £106956 wlth o%Jtgoln8$ of £91773 resullln8 In a surplu5 of £15183. The maln sources of Income are from cur free wlll offerlng donatSons. The Trustee5' PDllcy on holdlng reserves Ss to retaln 5urplu5 unrestrlcted funds for any unexpected major malntenance problems and for the on-8oln8 runnln8 Costs of the Parlsh. The bank balances at 31st Oecember 2022 were £54621. Goln8 Con¢•rn The Trustees have revlewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satlsfled that there are adequate funds In place to ensure that the parlsh can contlnue Its actlvltles and the flnanclal statement for the year ended 31 December 2022 can be slined off as a 8oln8 concern. Structure, Govemance and M•nigement Gov•rnlng Docum•nt •nd Constltutlon ol tha Ch4rlty Chapler111 of the ConstStutlon of the Church of Ireland governs Parlshes and Parochlal Or8n?Isatlon. The Select Vestry members are the Charlty Trustees. R•crultm•nt and Appolntm•nt of S•lect Vestry ITrustee$l All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the age of 18 and are ellher resldent In the parlsh or Ilve elsewhere but have beert accustomed members of the congregatlon for at least three month5, may re8lster as members of the 8eneTal vestry of the parlsh, allowlng them to attenil and vote at meetlngs of the general vestry and to Stand for elert5on to the select vestry. MeetSn8s of the gener?1 vestry are held at least once a year. The select vestry Is elected as part of thls general vestry meetlnl. The Select Vestry wlll hold thelr p051tlons for a perlod of one year. Selert Vestry members may be re-elected anntsally and there Is no Ilmlt an the number of terms whSch may be served, Pay and ramun•r•tlon A rector serves the parlsh where he Is pald a stlpend, lo¢omotory allowance and offlce expenses Sn accordance wSth flgures approved by the General Syncd of the Church of Ireland. The proportlon pald by A8havea parlsh Is by way of assessment through the Dlocese of Clogher. QrBanlsatlonal Structure The Select Vestry Is responslble for the day.to-day mana8ement of the ParSsh, The Selert Vestry conslsts of the members of the cler8y seThlng In the parlsh, the church wardens, the 8lebe wardens and 8enerally not more than ￿e1ve other members of the general vestry elected at the Easter Vestry, thls year held In September. The select vestry 15 chalred by the Incumbent or other member of the cler8y officlatSng In the parish. Select Vestry members are responslble for maklng decislons on matters of general con¢ern and importance to the parish including de¢idinE how parish funds are to be applSed. The Select Vestry meets at times fixed by the members or by the dSoce5an synod. Special meetings may be Convened at any time by the chaSrperson or the churchwardens. In 2022 the Select Vestry met 8 times during the year and the average attendance was 80%.

Compllance with Publlc Benefit The Parish has given careful consideratlon to the Charlty Commlsslon for Northern Ireland's ¥uldance on PLtbll¢ benefit to ensure that the artlvltles entered Into durin8 the year have helped to achleve the Parlsh'5 oblective5 and artivlties, as well as Providing public benefit. Ststement of TrustQ¢5' Responslbllltles The Trustees are respon51ble frjr preparlng the Tru5tee5' Report and the statement of Recelpts and Payments and statement of Assets and Llabllltles In accordance wlth appllcable Ihw and re8ulotlons. The laws appll¢8ble to ¢harltles In Northerrb Ireland wSth Income of le55 than £250,000 requlres the Trustees to prepare a statement of Recelpts and Payments and a statement of Assets and Llabllltles for each financial year. The Trustees are repsonslble for keeplnB accountln8 recards that are sufflclent to show and explaln the Parish's transactlons and disclose with reasonable accura￿ at any time the a55et5 and Ilabllltles of the ParSsh. They ire ilso responslble for $3fe8uardln8 the assets of the Parlsh and hence far takln8 reasonable steps for the preventlon and detertlon of fraud and other IrreBularltles. Sl8ned on behalf of the Trustees Mr Alb•rt M£Cl•ll•nd Mrs Shlrley Morr on Dit•:

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE CHARITY TRUSTEES OF AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND We report on the a¢counts of Aghavea Church of Ireland forthe year ended 31 December 2022, whlch are set on pages 7 and 8. Respertlv• r•spon$lblllVes of ¢h4rlty trurte•s and •xamln•r As thÈ thorfty'5 tIU5tees you are responslble for the preparatlvn of the accounts In accordan¢e wlth the Charltles Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. It Is our respons5b511ty to., Exarnlne the accounts under sectlon 65 cf the CharltlesArt Follow the proceduie5 lald dawn In the 8onera1 Dlrectlgn5 8lven by the Cornmlsslon ur5der sectlons 6Sl9llbl ol the Charftles Art State whether partlcular matt•rs hav• corne to our attentlon 519 ol Ind•p•nd•nt ex•mIne￿$ report We have examlned your charlty accounts as requlred under sectlcTh 6S of the Charltles Art and our examlnatlon was cariled out In accordanc• wlth the general Dlrectlon5 8lven by the Charlty C¢mmlsslon fc*r Northom Irelifid under sertlon 6Sl9llbl ol the Charltles Act. Our •xamlfi•tlon Included a revlew of the accountlni r•cord5 kept by the charlty and a comparl$•n of the accounts prttsènted wlth those records. It Blso Included consldtrratlon of any unusual Item5 or dls¢105ure5 In the accounts, and $eeklni explanatlon5 from you a5 <harlty trustee5 Gon¢imln8 any such rnatters. Our role Is ta state whathtr any materlpl mutters have come to our attentlon glvlng us cause to belleve.. l. That accountln8 records werè not kept In accordance wlth sertlon 63 oltha Charltles Act 2. That the accounts do noi accord w5th thc5e accountlng records 3. Thit the iccounts do not cornply wlth the 8¢CDuntSn8 requlrernents of the Charltles Att 4. That there 55 further Informat5on n•od•d for a proper understandln8 of th• iccounts to be reached Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mlner's tht•m•nt We have completed our examlnatlon and h¥ve no concerns In respect of the matters111 to14111sted above and, In connertlon wlth followln8 the Dlrectlons of the Chirlty Cornmlsslon for Northern Ireland, we have found no m tter5 that requlre drawlng to your allentlon, PAULsfRONGE COOPER IRVINE LTD CHARTEREO ACCOUNTApifs AND REGISTERED AUDITORS 103 M?In Street Flvèrnlletown Ccunty Tyrone ST75 OPG Date; 29 Septernb•r 2023

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2022 Unrestrlct•d Funds 2022 Desl8nat¢d Funds 2022 Restrkted Funds 2022 Total 2022 Total 2021 Donatlons and Plate Collectlons Pioceeds from Fund Ra5sln8 Events 8ank and DeposSt Interest Investrnent In£om• Rental of Premlses Other Re¢elpts Grant Recelpts from Parlsh Orlanlsatlons Tot41 Rece5pts 72,239 3,654 53 462 4,800 2,589 16,512 3,395 65 88,751 8,073 118 462 4,8QO 4,753 85.$40 11,070 io 441 1,024 290 1.874 3,731 6,550 106 956 112 142 M•nts Dloc•san CostslAssessmpnt Church Runnlni Costs Church Renovitlon Costs Chur¢h Organ Hill RunnlnB Costs GlobelRoctory Costs Other Property Costs Independent Examlntr's Fe• Admlnlstratlve Costs Fundralslng Costs Charitable DonDt5ons Bank Charge5 Intefest Preachers Expenses Sunday School Expen5?1 Paym•nts from Parlsh Or8hnls•tlons sundry Totsl P•ym•nts 151,8611 13,4181 ISl,8611 13,4181 151,0701 14,6771 111,0251 11.3891 19061 17,S271 17081 16451 111,0251 11,3891 19061 17,6271 17081 16451 1351 13,3171 11341 11.5961 11,4671 11,1801 12,3761 16961 19381 11861 13.4031 11161 13,7131 11501 12301 1351 13,0521 iiooi 12651 1351 11,5961 16511 16511 87,442 300 4,031 Excess of Rtrelpts ov•r Paym•nts for th• y••r b•lor• ir•nsleri 13,6461 1,014 17,BJ4.45 15,183 35.420 Tr•n$fers Ex¢•$$ ￿ Re￿[pts ov•r Paym•ntslor th• y•or 1.014 On behalf olthe Trustees Mr Albert M¢aellind Mrs Shlrf•y Mo son Dits:

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 UnTeStrlcted Funds 2022 Desl8natod Fund5 2022 Restrlctod Fund5 2022 Total 20Z2 Totil 2021 sh Funds G•noral Pu￿$2$ Ac¢¢unt 29.963 29,963 23,606 8ulldln8 Fund Account 21,817 21,817 77,407 Bowlln8 Club and SNATCH Bank Account & Cash 8alanca Totsl Cash Funds Invertment NJiets Other Property so,000 so,000 so,000 RCB Investments T•t41 lThv•rtrnentA5sets Ais•ts r•taln•d lor th• Plrlih'i us• Church Hall 250,Cp)O 2SO,000 250,(X)O Glebe Hous•lRettory 200 000 Tot•1 aimts r•t•ln•d for th• Parlih'i uie 450 000 Net Currint AsJ•ts 545,889 2,8AI 21,817 570.S47 61B,766 Cr•illtors.. Amount 14111ni du• •ft•r mor• than on• y••r 14,0641 14,0641 167,4681 Tot•1 Asmts 545.889 551 198 On behallof the Trustees MrAlbert Mca4lland Mrs 5hlrley Morrlso Dats:

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 l. A¢countln8 poIIEle5 Set out below are the prlnclpal accountSn8 pollcle5 whlch have been adoptÈd In the compllatlon of the Recelpts and Payments Account and the Statement of Assets and LlabllStles. l Recelpts and Payments A¢¢ount All Item5 of Income and expendlture Includod wlthln the ReceSpts and Payments Account have been accounted for on a cash recelpts basls. bl Stalement •f Asxets And Llbllltl•i 11 The assets of the P4rlJh, retwln•d far its own us• comprlie: Church Bulldlng and Graveyard Church Hall . Glebe HcuselRectory Brock Mernorlal Hall . Stor• The Church Buldlln8, GrBveyard and Brooke Memorlal Hall art deemed to be Herfta8e 055ets bs defined by the Charltles SORP IFRS 1021. These Herlta8e asset5 are not Included In the Statement of assèts and Ilab111tl•s as lnforrnatlon on the cost of valu?tl?n15 not avallable and such Informatlon cannot be obtalned at O £05t commensurate wlth thtt beneflt to the users of the accounts and io the Par55h, The Church Hall was constructed In 2000 at a ¢ost of approxlmately £180,0ts). It15 recognlsed at Its approxlmate market value. Tho Glebe HouselRectory Is ro¢ognlsed it deemed cost, bolnB the tapltal value plictd on the property for rites purposes. ND deprec5atlon has been provlded on the Glebe HouselRectory a5 the current estlmated resldual value Is not less than its ￿rryIng value and the rernJSnln8 useful1Sfe currantly excaed5 50 years. A store opp051tfj the Church Iforrnerly a cottaBal l$15 reco8nlJed it its bpproxlmate rnirket vBlue. A loan ha5 been recelved from UCIT up to ¥ maxlmum £200000 to asslst wSth repalr and renovatlon of the thyrch premlse5. The drawdown so far has been to the value of £131215 wlth repayment of £127152 already rnade. Monthly payments of £2000 wlll be made after thefinal sta8e drawdownls made. 111 Investrnents Flxed 355et Inve5trnents comprSslng other propertles gnd Representative Chur¢h 8ody IRCBI investments are Intlally rocorded at cost and ara then $ubsequonily statod at ti5r v4luo ¥t e•<h yoir end djto. 2. R•conclllatlon of Cash Funds Total Cash Funds at Beglnnlng of the year UCIT Loan 102840 35,374 Recelpts for the year 106,956 Payments for the yeir 50,557 As represented by Total Cash Funds at end of the year Less UCIT Loan 54,621 14,0541 50,557 50,557

AGHAVEA CHURCH OF IRELAND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 3. Movement In Funds Al 01.01.22 In£omlni R•sour¢fri oui6oln8 R•sources Investment At GalnllLoi5l 31.12.22 Transf•rs Re5trlrted Funds Aestrtcted Funds 9,939 21,845 4,031 10,000 17,753 UnMsirl¢ted Funds De518nated Bowlln8 Club & SNATCH fund 1,830 1,314 13001 General Fund 539 531 545 885 541361 548,730 Totsl Funds 106 956 566 483 Purpos•i of R•strtrt•d Fundi Tho r¢strlcted fundls for the purpose of carryln8 Out renovatlon and repalr works to the parlsh thurch. 4. CollertlonsforThlrd Pirtl•s Heallng Servlie Collecilon Conflrrnatlon C¢lloctlon 81shops Collectlon 81.00 90.20 720.50 The above ampunt have been Included In recelpts f?r the year under"Donatlons and plate ¢0lle¢tlons' and In piyrnents for the year under'charltable Donatlon5" 5. Trnnsacllons wlth thg Tru$tee• No transactlons wlth Trustees durlng the yeir. io