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St Patrick's Archdiocesan Trust Limited
IN'DEPENDEYT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE NIEIIBERS OF ST PATRICK'S
ARCHDIOCESAY TRLIST LThIJTED FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 .IIARCH 2023
Opinion
We have audited the financial stateinents of Si Pairick's Archdiocesan Trust Liniilcd I'the cliarilablc
company,) for the year ended 31 MaTclI 2023 w,hich comprisc the Sialcmcnt of Fittancial Activities. (he
Balance Slieei. the St8lement of Cash Flow.s and ihe related noles to tlie financial slatenients, includinu a
8uinniary of significani accouniing policies. The financial reportinu frameivork tl)at has beeii applicd in
Ilieir preparation is applicable law and Llniied Kinodom Accounlino Siandard5. ill¥luding FRS I O? 'The
Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Repllblie of liElaMd" Iunited Kiiigdoni Generally
Accepled Accounlino Praciice}.
In our oprnion the financial stalenienls-
give a Intc and fair vieiv of lh¢ 51ale of ihe ¢harilablt company's dffair5 as dt 31 March ?02.3 anil
of ils lolal inconiino r￿OurCeS aiid c.xpendilurc of Icsouiccs, including 518 ITicoiiie and
expciidi¢ure, for the year ihen ended;
have beeii properlv PTeparcd in accordanee wilh United Kingdom Generally Accq)ied
Accounting Praciice- and
hai.e bLcn prcparcd in accoTdancc iviih Ihc rcquircmcnis of ihe Companics Act 2006.
Ba515 for opinion
We conducted our audit In <iccordancc ￿'Ith Intcmalional Standards on Auditii]o (UK) IISAS (UK)) aiid
applicable law. Our responsibilities under ihose %landards are fvnher described in Ihe AuditoV5
responsibilities for ihe audit of the financial £taiernenl% section of our report. We are independent of ihe
coi)Ipany in accord￿]ce with cthical rcquircincnls ihat arc relcvaiil to our audit of thc financial 5tatClT]eiit5
in the UK, including the FRC'S Etliical SEandard. and li'e hai'e fulfilled our oil)er eihical responsibilities
in aLcordance Kviih these requirements. We beliei.e Ihai Ihe audil ei"idence M'e l)ai'e obtained is suifiLieni
and appropriate io proi'ide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relatinu to ooillg concern
Wc havc nothing lo rcport in iespecl of the following maiicrs in relalion lo whicl) JSAS (UK) require us
to repon lo you ivere..
the Trustees. use of the going concern basis of accounting in (hc preparnlion of ihe financial
siaiemenls is nol appropriatc= or
the Trus¢e¢s hai"e noi disclosed in the fiiiancial statcniinls any idcntifiud material uiicertainlies
that may cast significani doubt aboul Ihe charilable company's abilily to contiiiuc lo adopt the
going coiicern basis of accounting for a period of ai le&st ￿e1ve Inontlis froin thc datc when the
fiiiaiicial statements are auihorised for issue.

DoGuSigll Envebpelo.. C40oE￿DFOE477d¥B9BF-Eo2A7FF3D4C3
St Patrick's Archdiocesan Trust Limited
INDEPEN'DEP4'T .4UDITOR'S REPORT TO THE ￿{El￿BERs OF ST PATRICK'S
.4RCHDIOCESAN TRUST LIJIITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 .IIARCH 2023
Continued
Othcr Information
The Trustees are responsible for the other infumiation. The oiher inforniation coinprises ihe iiifornialion
iiicliidcd in the DirLCtors' Report and the Siraic(Jic Rcport. oiher Ihan ihe financial siaifftneiils and our
Auditor's Rcport thereon. Our opinion on Ihe financial s13tements does nol Co￿er the oilier inforii)alion
nd, except to the extenl otherwise explicitly stated in our report. we do not exp￿55 anj form of a55urdnLe
cuiiclu5ion Ihereon.
Ii) comieelion with our audit of the fsnancial slatemcnls, OUT r¢sponsibiliry is lo lead the o(Iier informalioii
and, in doinu so. consider whcther ihe other infornia(iun is materially inconsisleni with the financial
stalements. or our know,ledoe obtained in the audit: or otherwise appcars to be n)alerially Inisstated. If we
idcntifv iuch Inalerial inconsistencies or appatcnt malerial misslalenienis, WL. are required lo delerniine
.hetlier there is a nialerial misstalement in the financial statenienis or a nialerial mi55taten)enl of the other
iiiforniation. It, based on the i¥ork Mie have p¢rfotmtd, Ive conclude tlia( Iheie 15 a niaterial niissialeiiienl
of this other infomialion, we are required lo repott Iliat fact. We have noihin¥ lo rLPOrt in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed bv the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion. bas¢d on Ihe work undertaken in ihe course of the audit-
tlic infoimatioii giveii iii thc Directors. Report and the Siratcgic Report for the financial year for
iyhich the finanLldl slatemenls are prepare(f is consisieni iviih the linan¢ial slaienients.. and
the Direeiors, Reporl and the Strategic Report has been prepared in accordancL Wtth applicablc
legal requirements.
,Ilattcrs on ivhich li'e are required to report by exception
In ihe light of our knowledge and undersianding of ihe charilablc company and its environment obtained
in tlie course of Ihe audii. we have not idenlified maiertal mi851dlcTnents in the Directors. Rep(irt or
Strategic Report.
We have nothing lo report in respecl of ihc following matlers in relation to which the Companies Act
?006 requiies us lo report to you if. in our opiTJion=
dcquaie aLcounting records have not been kept. or return5 adequate for our audit have noi bcen
receivcd from brancl)es not ￿lS11ed b), us- or
Ihc linancial slalemenis are not in agreenieni u'iih ihe accounling records and returns- or
ccrlain disclosuics of Dircciots, rcmunetaiion specifjcd by law arc not madc,. or
we have not rcceived all the inforniation and explanations ive require for our audit,.
Responsibilities of Trustee
As explained more fully in the Trustee's Re5POnsibilities Statement. the Trustee is responsible for the
prepiiration of the financial siaicmcnts and for being satisfied ihat Ihey give a true and fair i'iew. and for
such internal conlrol as the Tn]siee deiemiti)e is necessary io enable ihe PTeparnlion of financial statenieiits
that are fvee Irom material missialement, Ivhether due lo fraud or error.
In prcparin%Y (he finanLial slaiemcnis: Ihe Trusiee is responsible for assessino ihe coiiipany's abilily (O
continue a5 a uoing concem. disclosing.. as applicable. niatters related 10 goino coiicern and usinsT Ihe
goin{F concern basis of accouniing uiil¢s% the Trusiee either in(eiids io liquidaie (he cliarilablc compans. or
to ceas¢ operations: or has no realistic alternative bul to do so.

0￿￿sign Envelope ID. C41>0E333-DFOE4774-BgBF-E02A7FF304C3
St Patrick's Archdiocesan Trust Limited
INDEPEf4DENT AUDITOR'S KEPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ST PATRICK'S
ARCHDIOCESAN TRUST LINIITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 NIARCH 2023
Continued
Auditor's re5pon5ibilities for the audit of the financial st2ten?ents
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetheT thc financial statetncnts a5 a ￿h0]e are
free from inaterial misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an Auditor's Rcport ihat
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurdnce is a high lei'el of assurance bui is noi a gTuaranlee tlial an audit
coiiducted in accordance witli ISAS (UK) will alii'ays deiecl a material nii&staiemenl wheii it exists.
Misstaieiiivl)ts can art5e froin fraud or ern)r and are considered nialerial if. Indii'idually or Iii aggrC￿aIe.
they could reasonably be expected lo influence Ihe economic decisions of users laken on the basis of (hese
financial slatemenls.
Eiplanation as to i*hat extent the audit iTras eonsidered eapable of detecting irregularities, including
rraud
rregularities. includinu Itaud. are ins(anccs of non-cornpliance iN'ith I3￿.S and rcgulalions. The obje¢(ives
of our aLidil in respccl of fraud are to ag5css Ihe risk of Inaierial missialeiiitiii due 10 fraud. desi(rn and
iinplenient appropi-iate responses to those assessed risks and to respond appropriaiely to inslances of Iraud
or suspected fraud idenlified during the course of OUT audit. Hoivei'er. Ihe priniary rc5ponsibility for ilie
prevention and detection of Iraud rcsis with managcmenl and Ihose char¥ed wilh oovernance of Ihe
Lharilable company.
In Tdenlifying and assessin4 risks of material nii5slatcment in rcspecl of irrcgularitics: includin(y fraud and
non-compliance with laws and regulations. our proccdurcs included the follo￿ing..
We obtained undersiandinu of ihe legal and regulatory requirements applicable 10 the cliariiable
coiiipaiiy'5 financial stalcincnt5 and considered Ihe Inosl sigi)ificant are ihe Coinpanies Aci ?006.
Financtal Reponiiig Standards (FRS1021 and the Ststement of Recomniended Practice applicable
to charities.
WL. hai'e assessed the risk of inalerial misstaiemenl ol the financial statements. includiiio iisk of
material misstatement due io fraud and how il mighi occur by holding diseussions with
manaeemenl and ihose charged Kvith goi'ernance..
W¢ enquircd of tnanagcment and Iliose cliarged w'ith governanee as io any knowi) inslances of
non-compliancc or suspected non-compliance Th'ith laws and regiilations.
Understanding the internal controls &stablished lo mitigaie risks related to frAud or non-
compliance with and regulatiuns" and
Discussions atnongsl the audit eno JueiiiLnt leain regarding how fraud ii)ight occur iii Ihe financial
sl<ltemcnts and any potential indicators of fraud. As part of this di.q¢us%ion we ideniified ihe
following potential area5 Ivhcre fraud Inay occur". timing of rei'enue recognilion, and management
overrtde.
Th¢ audil iesponse lo risks identified included..
Revieiying the fTnancial statements disclD.surcs and tc%ting lo supportino documeniaiion io asscss
compliance H'iih the relei'atil laws and regulations above-
Performing anal)qical procedures io identifv any unusual or ullexpeclcd relationships that iiiay
iiidicaie risk of Inaterial Iiiis5tatctncnl due lo frJud'
In addressing the rigk of fraud throuoh manauement oi'erride of coiitrols. ie%ling the appropriateness of
joun)al entric5 and other adju5tnicnts: asscssinb¥ urhether thc judgciiicnL$ 11)ade iii iiiakii]v aceounling
estirnates ale reasonable and evaluaiing tlie business rationale of any significant Iiansaclions ihal are
unusual or outside the nom)al COUTse of bu5incss.

DocuSHJn Envelrye ID.. C400E333-DFOE4774-B98F-E02A7FF3tMC3
St Patrick's Archdiocesan Trust Limited
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ST PATRICK'S
ARCHDIOCESAN, TRUST LII¥IITED FOR THE I￿AR EYDED 31 IIARCH 2023
Continued
A further description of our respon5ibililie5 for the audii of ihe financial s(atemenis is located on the
Financial Reporting CouTJcil's wcbsiic ai www.frc.org.uklaudiiorsresponsibililics. This dcscriplion fonn5
part of our auditor s report.
Usc of our Report
This report is made solely lo the charitable company s Tnetnbers. a5 a body. in accordance w'ith Chapter 3
of Part 16 of the Companies Act ?006. Our audii work h&s been undenaken so thal ￿"e rnighi slate to ihe
chariiable conipany's iiieiiibers those Inatters we are required 10 51ate lo il)eii) in an auditor'5 report and
for no other purpose. To the fiillest extent permiiied by ltsw. lye do not accepl or assume responsibility to
anyone other ihan the charitable company and the charilable company's meinbers &s a body. foi. our audit
vork. for this rq)ort. or for the opinioiis ive have formed.
FllLs
5EC2E8226dYW2
l.lr R}an Falls FCA (Senior Statutorv Auditor)
For and on behalf of
CAVANAGHKELLY
CharteFLd Accouniants & Starulory Auditors
36- 38 Nortliland Row
Dun¥4innon
Co. Tyrone
BT716AP
Date: 2$ March 2024
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