REGisfEREDCOMPANY NUMBER: N1616558(Northern ITel8nd}
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 106468
Mrc McArdle FCA ICAI
2 Govcrnors Gate
Hi115borou8h
BT26 6FE

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Report ofthe Trnsiees
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Indcp¢ndeni Exarninerfs Ii¢pL)rt
Siaiement of Financial Activiti¢5
Balance Sheet
6t07
Noies to th¢ Financial Siaternents
81012
Deiail¢d %taternen¢ of Financial Aaiviiies
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The tr￿tee5 WIK) are also directors of the chariiy for pur1￿ of the Comwies Act 2(K)6 present their
report H'iih the linancial Slat¢￿¢￿15 of the chariry for the l.ear ended 31 January ?026. The trusiees have adopted
the provisions ol. Accouniing and ReFK)rting by Charilics.. StateTneni of Recommended Practice applicable to
charities preparitig their accounts in accordance with Financial Rewrting sta￿lard applicablc in the UK and
Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) {effeclive l January 2015).
0￿ECTIVEs AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and airns
We have referred to th¢ guidance a)ntsined in the Charity C(Knmission's gene￿1 guidance on public ben¢fii
hen review'ing our aims and obj¢rtives and in planning our future activities.
With the construction of the Hall Complete. the Company s key objective is to promote the us¢ of the Hall ￿th
to maximize OP￿rtunitieS for individuals. clubs and btLsinesses in ihe local ¢ommunity to use the Hall. bvt also
to help ensure that the Hall is in a position io meet its ongoing financial obligations.
Addiiionally. th¢ Company is focused on developing a praairdl 0￿ratIng m(xlel for th¢ Hall to ensure
appropriate access. upkeep and security of the Hall whilst minimising the ongoing asK￿Lated costs.
In accordance wkth lis gov¢rnine dctuments. Hi11slx)rough Scout and Communiry Hall Group's stTat¢gic
objectives relat¢ to promoting LLse of the hall for the benefit of the itthabitants of Hillslx)rough and its
surrouTKling area.
ACHIEVF.MENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable 3ctivitie5
'I'he )¢3r endino on i l Janw 2026 saw the seventh full year of operdtion for the Scout and coM￿￿nitY Hall.
The Hall has now attractd several regular ￿[$ from ix*h Scothing community and loca] community.
A review of activity has shown aciivity throughout the ￿eek at)d across ihe day and into ihc ¢vening. This
aciivity includ¢s LLsage by Littl¢ Explorers. a business which offers a breakfast club, aft¢r schools and holiday
¢lub for primary school aged children and The Scout group. which coDtinu¢s io thrive with s¢ctions using the
hall everv ev¢ning from Monday to Friday. Other ¢ore users deliver P]l￿e> Tai Chi. Yoga and dance ¢lasses.
In addition to regular users the centte has been IKx)ked for occasional events by i￿J1vIdualS and organisations
holding events and meetin8S.
Importantly. the Hall ha5 s¢v¢r8] ryular wrs. helping toensur¢ that the Hail is in a p)siiion to med its financial
obligalions and is theref(Trre able to owale on a vkable long-term Ixsis.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Finan£i81 posiilon
Incoming resources for the year amountrd 10 £83.234 with £15.199 of this balance relating to fdpital grants
released to the profil and loss in the year. ￿her grdnls were £20.(KK) from the National Lottery and £4,015 from
Lisburn and Castlereagh Cily cou￿]1. ExclLMling the grants. the balance of the income was therefore £44.0?0,
considerably I￿reased from U1.634 forthe year to ?0?5. and was primarily generated from income for the use
of the Hall as set out below:
£8,707 of the income w&% derived from the I st Hillsix>rough Scout Group for the use of the Hall for the vear.
Little Explorets sessional childcare gen¢rated £25.5￿ io end of ihe financial year. £9.813 was generated
from the hire of the Hall to a range of other users.
Resources ¢xtKnded in the }'ar of £61.17? primaril). related to the depr￿latIOn charge of £18.049. The large51
other ex￿AgeS were repgirs and mainteTwi¢e of £m,801; w.hich includcd CCTV - £7.5(K) and Fire a]aTm -
£4.?71.5? Also. cleaning Costs of £9.787 was expended.
As of 31 January 2026. the Group had cash available of £35,831.
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FUTURE PLANS
The Charit) is fwuscd otk maximising the ￿se for IIK Hall and on c¢)ntinuin¥ to enhance the efficiency of its
0￿rating[ M￿e1 to ensure that.. the ￿e of th¢ Hall is maximised for ihe benefit of l(ul inhabiunt& as specified
in ihe ohjectives of its govcming d(￿UMentS- and a1￿L that the Charity 15 financially stable and is able to repay
its ongToinbF obligations.
To this e￿1. the Charity is in the final stsges of implcmeniing a website facility to rnis¢ awareness of the
amenities available and io faciliiate EK)oking ￿U]rI
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
GO￿er￿lng document
HillsLxirough Scout and Community Hall Group w&s incoTwrated on 30th January 201 i as a private company.
limited by guarantee. The company is also a Regi￿ered Ch8riry and is govemed by its Memoratldthn and
Articles ofAss(Ki8tion.
The Board of Dir¢ctors administers the charity. li is comprised of ￿ople with the neces-w skills and
¢xperience to manage ihe work of the organisaiion. The tM)ard meets monthly. or more frequently if required.
Tht Directors hav¢ assessed the major risks ro M'hich ihe chariiy is extrfw(L in particular those relaied to the
operations and finances of the charriy and ar¢ satisfied ihat the symems and pttKedures are in place to mitigate
Iheir exposure to those major ri5k5.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
R¢gistered Company number
N1616558 INorthem Ireland)
Registered Charity number
106468
Registered office
?A Bdllynahinch Road
Hillsborough
Down
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Trusttts
Ms JS Kidd
Mr P Loton
Ms V Riiriro
Ms S Gray
Mr M Archib&ld
Ms N Dunlop
Mr l Gamble
Ms J Huslon
lTrdependent tiaminer
Mr C McArdlc FCA ICAI
2 Ciovernors Gate
Hillsix)rou&.h
BT26 6F'E

Approved by order of ihe IK*ard oftrusttts on..............
-and signed on lis behalf by=
OL6
P Loion- Trus*e
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l ryort on the accounts ofthe e4)mpan!' forthe )'ear ended 31 jan￿aTr. 2026, ￿,h1th ate srf out ￿ pa8es five
to tsvelve.
Rejpective responsibilities of cb*rity trus¢ees *nd examiner
As the chwits S trustees (and also the th'rectorn for the wnh)ses of ¢ompan!" I￿￿) )'ou ave T¢spon$ible for th¢
preparation of the accounts in accordaDC¢ ii'ith th¢ requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
HaN'ing satisfi¢d m!'s¢lf that the charity. is not subject to audit under c4)mpan!' lam. and 1$ eligible for
ind¢pend¢nt examinats"on, it is m!. rc5wnsibilits' to..
eunine th¢ accounts wider section 65 of the ch￿l¢le5 Act
follom" the procedu￿5 laid domn in the gene￿1 Directions given ￿. the Cbarits. Commission for
Northem I￿ land under Section 65I9)(b) of the chan.tses Act
slate ii'h¢ther parti¢ular mart¢rs have com¢ to m%. attention.
Basli of ihe inde￿ident examiner's report
I havc examin¢d l'our chan"ti' accounts a5 required under section 65 of the Chan'ties Art and my cwnination
was carried out in a￿OrdanCe iiith the general Directsons given b%. th¢ CharilN' C(#nmission forNorthern Ireland
under ￿rI10n 65{9Xb) of the Charilies Art. The examination includa a r¢i'ieM' of th¢ a¢L¥Junting ￿COrdS kept
b!. th¢ charitr. and a companson of the ￿countS presentrd ￿'1th those records. li also included consideraiion of
any unusual items or di￿loSUreS in the accounts and $￿kIng ¢xplanations from you as charity, tTus*es
ncernin8 an). such matt¢rs.
My role is lo state ivhdher ani. material matt¢ts have comc lo m), attention givmg me ¢ause to b¢li¢ve'.
That accounting records ivcre not kw in ￿¢0th¢¢ with 3¢Ction 386 of the Companies Act 2006
That thc accounts do not accord ivith those accounting rccords
That the accounts do not complv ￿ ith ihc accounting requirements of sedion 396 of the Companies Act
2006 and ii.ith the methcds and principles of th¢ Charities S￿ement of Recommended Prnctice
applicable to ¢hariiies pr¢parin8 th¢ir accounts in &cothc¢ ii'ith the Financial Reporting Stsndard
appli¢abl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ircland
That there is further inforniats.on n¢ed¢d for a proper W￿e[staJ)d1nS of the ￿UnIS to b¢ r¢aehed.
Independent exAmincr's Jtatement
I have completed m>" examination and hatr'c DO CA￿¢¢m$ in r¢sperf of th¢ matters (l) to (4) listed above and, in
connection ii'ith folloming the Dtfcclions of the ChaTit%' Commission for Northern Ircland. I have found no
mall¢Ts that require draMinB to l'our att¢ntiOn.
Mr C M¢Ardle FCA ICAI
2 Governots Gate
HillsE()rough
BT26 6FE
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Statement of Financial Aciiviiies
for the Year Ended 31 January 2026
2026
2025
Totsl
n(Ls
Unrestricted
fund
Noies
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Grant Income
39214
15.199
Activili¢s and voluntsry income
44.020
31.634
Tot#1
83,234
46,833
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable *ctivities
Support eos
Governance and management costs
56.2(H
4.968
35,012
3.115
Total
61.172
38,127
NET IIYCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
?2,062
8,706
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fund$ brought forn*rd
54,258
45.551
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
76.320
54.258
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
All income and expendiiure has arisen from conlinuing activitics.
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