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2022-11-30-annual-return

Independent Ei xamineR s Repoi't to tlie Trustees of Castlei-eagh Baptist Church I I'eport on Ilie accoiinls of tlie cliai'ity for tlie yeai. ended 30 Noveinber 2022, wl)ich al'e set oiit on pages four to eleven. Respective I'esponsibilities of cliai'ity ti'vstees and eiaminer As tlie charity's li'iistees you al'e responsible fot. Ilie preparation ot the accoiinls ii) accoi'daiice willi Ilie i'equii'enieiils of tlie Chai'ilies Act (Norilieni li'elaiid) 2008. 11 is Iny respon5iblity to: exainine Ilie accoiints undei. Section 65 of tl)e Cl)zrities Act follow Ilie pi'ocediii'es laid down in the genei'al Dii'eclions given by tlie Cliai'ity Comiiiission for Noi'tlierii Iieland iindei. Seclioii 65(9)(b) of Ilie Cl)ai'ities Act stale wl)etliei' parliciilar niallers l)ave come lo my attention. Basis of tlie Independent examiner's report I liave examined youi. ¢liarity a¢eoiiiils as reqiiired iindei. Section 65 of the Cliai'ilies Act aiid iny examiiialioii was caiyied oiit iii aceoi'daiice willi the genei'al Dii'eclions given by Ilie Cliai'ity Commission foi. Norihei'n li'elaiid undei. Sectioii 65(9)(b) of tlie Cliai'ities Act. Tl)e examii)atioi) included a I'eview of tlie accounting i-ecords kept by Ilie cl)arity and a eoinparison of tlie accoiiiils pi'esented witli tliose I'ecoi'ds. It Iilso iiieliided coiisideralioi) of any iiniisiial ileins oi. disclosiires iii Il)e ac¢oiinls, and seekiiig explaiiations fi'oni yoii as chai'ity trustees coi)¢einiiig aiiy sucli Inatt¢i's. My role is to slate wl)ether aiiy matei'ial matters liave coii)e to i)iy attention givinE me caiise lo believe.. Tliat accoiinting records were not kept in accoi'daiice witli Section 63 of Ilie Cliai'ilies ACL Tl)at Ilie accoiiiits do not accord willi Iliose accounting i'ecoi'ds Tl)at tlie accoiii)ts do not comply willi d)e accoiinting i'eqiiii'emenls of Ille Cl)ai'ities Aet That Iliere is furilier infoiniation needed for a proper Lindei'slaiiding of Ilie accouiits to be reaclied. Indepenilent eyaiiiiner's statemeiit I liave coiiipleted niy examinatioii and liave no coiicei'ns in respect of the Inalters { l) 10 (4) listed above and, iii coiineclion with following tl)e Dii'ectioiis of tlie Cliai'ity Commissioi) for Nortliem Ireland, I l)ave found i)0 rnaltei's that i'equire drawing to yoiii. atleiilion. Mi's Paiiline McDoiii)ell FCA cliai1ei.ed Accoiii)lanls Irelai)d McIlveen Howai'd Liiiiited Cliai'lered Accouiitaiits 169a UppeL' NewlowiiLl1'ds Road Belfast BT4 3HZ Dale.. Page 3