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2023-12-31-annual-return

Ballenon Reformed Presbyterian Church INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BALLENON REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH I have examined the financial slalemenls of the charity for the financial year ended 31 December 2023. which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the Balance Sheet and the related notes. This report is made solely to the charity's members, 88 8 body. in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might complle the financial statements that I have been engaged to compila, report lo the Board of Trustees that I have done so, and state those matters thal I have agreed lo stale lo them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest exlenl permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility lo anyone othor than the charity and the charity's members. as a body, for my work, or for this report. Respectlvg rospon$lbilitles of trustees and examlner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial slalemenls in accordan￿ with the requir8m8nts of th8 Charities Act (Northern Irelandl 2008. The charity's trustees consider Ihal an audit is not required for this finarsoial year undgr the Charities Act INorthern Ireland) 2008 and that an indopend8nt èxaminatlon Is requiréd. 11 is my responsibility lo.. examlne tho flnanclal statements under sectSon 65 of tha Chlriliès Act.. follow the procedures laid down by the general Directions glven by the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland under sg¢lion 651911bl of the Charities Act; and $late whether partlcular matters have come to my attention. 8a$l$ of Independent examlner's report I have examined your chartty flnanclal slalemenls as requlred under se¢lSon 6S of the CharftSes Act and my axamlnallon was carrled out In accordance with the general Dlredlons glv8n by the Charlty Commisslon for Northern Ireland under section 6519llbl of the Charities Act. An gxaminalion includes 8 r&view ol the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the finoncial ststements presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration ol any unusual items OT disclosures in tha financlal statements and seeking explanallons frorn the Iruslees conceming any Such matters. Th8 procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be requlred In an audit and consequently no opinion Is glvèn as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fall, vlew and tho report is1Smlled lo those matters $81 out In the slalemenl below. In connection wlth my examlnatlon, no mattèr has come to my allentlon whlch give$ me cause lo bell8v8 that In, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charllles Act the financial statements do not accord with those accounting records the financial stslemgnts have not been prapared In accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practlce applicable to ehariliès prepartng their accounts in accordance with the Financial Rèporting Standard applicable in the UK and R8publlc of Ireland IFRS1021 there Is further informatSon needed for a proper und8r51andlng of the accounts to be reached. Independent examlner's statement I have no concerns and have come a¢ro$s no other matters in connection with tho oxamination to which attenllon should be drawn in this r8POrt in order lo enable a proper underslandlng of the financial $tatemenl8 lo be reached. OALY ARK & COMPANY LTD Chartered Accountants 6 Trevor Hlll Newry Co. Down 8T34 1DN Northem Ireland Date: 18 Jun• 2024