2023-12-31-annual-return

Indwndent examIn•￿8 v•port to th• tnJst•ts of B•llyra•han• Congrwtlon of The Pr•sbvtert•n Chutth In Ir•l•nd I report on the accounts of the (Jbarlty ft)r the year ended 31 December 2023, whlch are set out on Pages 13 to 19. Rewctfv• r•8ponslbllltle• of trn•t•w and •x•mln•r The charlty's trustees are resP(￿S1b1e for the preparntlon of the accounts In accordono w*h the Charltles Act (Nortthern Irtland) 2008. The charlty's tnjstees consklef that an audlt Is not required for thls year under sectlon 65(2) of the Charltles Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 {the Charitles Art) and that ￿ Independent examlnatlon 15 needed. It 15 my re5r￿n￿l￿¥ to: examfne the •ccounts under sectlon 65 of the Charltles Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 to follow the procedures laid down In the genernl Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty C4)mmtssknn lor Plorthem Treland under sectlon 65(9)(b) of the Charltks Act to state whether part¥)J￿r matters have come to my attentx￿. ty examlnatlon was carried out In accordan￿ wlth the 9eneral D1￿ctIO11$ glven by the Chartty Commission for Northern Ireland under sectKm 65(9) (b) of the Charitles kt. My examination •r￿uded a revlew of the accwntlng records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts preS￿ted those record& It also Induded consideratlon of any unusual Items or dIsclosu￿ in the accounts. and seeklng explanations from you as trustees Con￿MIng any such matter5. The prrKedures undertaken do not provlde all the eviden￿ that would be ￿uIred In an audlt and coiisequently no opinion is gfven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and falr vlew. and the report is Ilmited to those matters set out in the next statemenL Indepty￿ent examlnerfs statement In connection with my examlnation, no matter has come to my attentlon: (l) bvhlch gfves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respect the requlrements: to keep 4xc￿nting recorts In accordance with sectlon 63 of the Charltles Act and to prepare ac£ounts whlch accord wth the accounting records and compty with the accounting requlrements of the Charltie5 Att 2008 have not been met or (2) to whlch, In my Oplnlon. further Inforniatlon Is requlred In order to enable a proper underaandlng of the accounts to be reached. 57 Rd 8T52 21D