2025-10-31-annual-return

VIA WINGS Indep¢ndellt Examiner's Report lo the chTity trusttts of Vla Wings for the year ended 31 October 2025 I re￿rt OD the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2025, which are sei out on pages 10 10 20. Respeclive r¢spoDslbllltlu of charlly trusltts aud examlner As the charity's truste¢s (and also the direeiors of the company for the purp)ses of wmpany law) you are responsible for the preparalion of the accounts in accordanc¢ with the rcquir¢ments of the Companie5 Act 2006. Having salisfied myself that the charit) is not subjext io audit under company law and is cligible for independent examinatio￿ it is my reswnsibility to: - examine thc accounts under s￿li0n 65 of the Charities Act. - follow the procedures laid down in the genernl DireLtioJts given by th¢ Commission under section 65(9Xb) of the ChArities Act- - state whether particular maltcrs have come to my attention. Bish of Ind¢pendent Eumlner's Report I hav¢ examined your charity accounts as Tequired under section 65 of the Charitics Act and my examination was carried oui in accordan¢¢ Miih th¢ gcn¢ral Direciions given by th¢ Chariiy Commission for Northern ]T¢lund un(l¢i ¥rLLivii 65(9)(b) of ihG Clwi¢i¢s Act. My examination included a rcvicw of the accounting records kept lyy the chaTity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includ¢d consideration of any unusual items or disclosur¢s in Ihe accounts. and seeking ¢xplanations from YDU as charily trustees concerning any such matlers. My role 18 to stste whether any material n￿llerS have come to my attention giving me cause to bclieve.. (l) the a¢¢ounting records w￿¢ not kept in accoTdance with s¢clion 386 of the Companie5 Act 2006; (2) that ihe accounts do not accord with those accounling records: (3) thai the. AC.r.niints nrtrt cnmply wlih the a¢¢ountin£ rcquirements of s￿lI￿n 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and wilh the meth(th and principles of the Cllarities Ststement of Re￿Mmended Practice applicable to charities preparing iheir aC￿Ullts in accorth with thc Financial Re￿ri7￿8 Standard aFplicable in the UK and Republtc of Jr¢lan&' (4) that thcre is fvrther inforn￿l10n needcd for a proper undeT5tanding of the accouDt5 to be r￿h¢d. IndependeDt eyamlner'g ststement Sinc¢ your clthrily's grDSS iwjme exceeded £250.0(Ki your ¢xatniner must be a member of a listed body. I can confm that I am qualified to undertake the examiDation becaus¢ l om a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountanls whi¢b is oneof th¢ listed bcKlies. I have completed my ¢Kamination and have no con¢¢rns in respect of the tnatters (l) to (4) listed abov¢ and in COnn￿li0n wilh fvllowin¥ ilir Di1￿(1011& of th¢ CFori¢y Commi&on for North¢rn lTr1ond I have found no maltm that rcquiredrawin to your attcntion. Nigel Davenport FCCA SM Vint and Company 7th May 2026