**Dance Associate Ltd -** Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period 06 April 2022 – 05 April 2023 ## **Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in respect of the Strategic Report, the Directors’ Annual Report, and the Financial Statements** The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company and charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with UK Accounting Standards and applicable law (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the excess of expenditure over income for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent - state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements - assess the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and - use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations or have no realistic alternative but to do so. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate and proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charitable company and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 18 **Dance Associate Ltd -** Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period 06 April 2022 – 05 April 2023 In the case of each of the persons who were directors of the company at the date of approval of this directors' report that they confirm, that, as far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware; and each director has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a director to make themself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. ## **Independent Examiner** A resolution proposing that Paul Voltzenlogel be re-appointed as Independent Examiners of the Company will be put to the Annual General Meeting. ## **Small Company Provisions** This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies’ exemption. ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** ## **to the charity trustees and Directors of Dance Associate Ltd** I report on the accounts of the Dance Associate Ltd for the year ended 5 April 2023, which are set out on pages 21 to 23. ## **Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner** As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. ## **It is my responsibility to:** - examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act - follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the - Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. 19 **Dance Associate Ltd -** Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period 06 April 2022 – 05 April 2023 My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: 1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. Paul Voltzenlogel - 9 Queens Court Haywards Heath RH16 1RJ 20