2024-03-31-annual-return

BELFAST MUSIC SOCIETY LIMITED INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BELFAST MUSIC SOCIETY LIMITED We r8POrt to the Mernt￿rS on our exarnination of the financial stat8￿)￿ntS of Belfast Music Soc18ty Limrted Ilhe Soci81yl for the year ended 31 M8rGh 2024. Ro$pon$lbllltl&$ and b¥sl$ of roport As Ihe Members of the Sctiety land also its directors for the purposes of company lawl y¢u arfr responsible for the prepaialion ol lh8 lina￿al slal8m8n15 and you hav8 considered th8 audit requirernenl of Sectson 65131 ol the Chari1185 Acl INII 2008 (the A¢tl. Haying satisfied ourselves that the Charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for indep8nd8nl 8xamlnatlon, 11 Is our r8sponslbllity to.. exarnlne the ac¢ounl$ under 8eellon 65 01 th8 Charlllgs Act (Northern Ir&landl 2008., follow the procedures laid down in the general Dir8clions giv8n by th8 Charity Commission for Northem Ireland under section 6519llbl of the Charities Act,. $181tr whtr¢h$r partl¢ular m8ttgrs havg ¢ome lo our atlgntlon, Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r's stat•m•nt We have examined your charity accounts as 18qulred under Section 65 01 Ihe Charbles Act and our •xamlnation was carri•d out in accordance with the general Directions given by tki8 Charity Commission lor Northern Ireland under section 6519llbl ol the Charities Aet. The Èxamination includèd a revlew ol the accoLJnting ￿e0rd$ kept by the charity and a comparison of thè accounts pr858nt8d with Ihos8 records. It also Included consid8ration of any unusual Items or dlsclosur8s In thè accounts. and s88king 8xplanalions from you as charlty trusteès concernlng any such matt8rs. Our rol8 1$ tts stal8 wh•th•r tny malèrf•l rn•tl•rs hav8 com8 to our attention gbvlng us e8usa lo bèlièvè., That accounting records were not kept in respect ol the Society as required by section 388 of the 2006 Act., or the fin8ncial 51alernent5 do not aGcord with Ih05e reGords', or That the linan(ial slal8monls do not comply with th& ac¢ounlirYJ roquiremgnls of $OClion 396 01 Companies Act 2006 and wilh the method5 and principles ol the Charities Statement ol Recomrnended Practice applicable to charrties preparing their accounts in o¢cordance with the Fir￿n¢la1 Repc)rting Slondard opplicable in the VK and Republic of Irglan¢, That there is lurther inlorrnalion needed lor a proper und8rslanding of the accounts lo be rgached. W8 hav8 complet8d our 8xamination and havè no conc8ms in r8spoCt ol th8 n)alt8rs111 to141 lisl8d abov8 and, in eonnéction wlth follo￿n9 th8 Dlractlons ol th8 Charlty Cornmlssion for Northarn Ireland, we have found no mati•rs that r8qulr8 drawlng lo your allenlitsn. H8rbln$on Mulholland Centrepoinl 24 Orme8u Avenue Ballast Co. Antrim BT2 8HS Northem Ireland Dalèd,. 17 Dgcembar 2024