2024-03-31-annual-return

COLERAINE & DISTRICT SAIIIARITANS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Coleraine & Distrlct Samaritans We report on the accounts of the charity for the y¢ar ended 31" March 2024 which are set out on pages I to 20. Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent eLqmlner The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of Coleraine & District Samaritans for the PUTPOS¢S of company law) are r¢sponsible for the preparation of the accounts under section 63 of the Chariti¢s Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. The charity's committee consider that an audit is not required for this year and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act state whether particular n]atters have come to our attention. Basis of independent examiner's report W¢ have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of th¢ Charities Act and our examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by th¢ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of Ihe accounts presented with thos¢ r¢cords. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trust¢¢s concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden¢¢ that would be r¢quircd in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a '*rue and fair vi¢w" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Our role is to state whether any material matters hav¢ come to our attention giving us cause to believe: Thal accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act Thal the accounts do not accord with those accounting records Thal the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act That th¢r¢ is further infom]ation n¢¢ded for a proper understanding of the accounts to b¢ r¢ach¢d. ]tndependent examiner's statement We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters ( l) to (4) listed above anlt in onnection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention David Mcmullan & Co Ltd Chartered Accountants l Ballyk¢nv¢r Road Stranocum Ballymon¢y Co Antrim BT53 8PZ 2Th August 2024