Fels Dholre Cholmcille
Flnanclal Statements
for the year ended 30th September 2023

Feis Dhoire Cholmcille
Contents
Page
Informatlon page
Independent Examlner's Report
Members report
34
Statement of recelpts and payments
Statement of assets and Ilabllities

Feis Dholre Cholmcille
Informatlon
commlttee
Alsllng Bonner
Elizabeth Gallagher
Pat Maccafferty
Chrlstlne Mclvor
Ursula Clifftird
Siobhan Watts
Accountants
McGroarty• Mccafferty & Company Ltd
Accountants and Tax Consultants
2 Carllsle Terracè
Derry
N Ireland
BT48 6JX
Address
16 The Meadows
Derry
N Ireland
BT48 8RJ
Bankers
Bankof Ireland
27 Culmore Road
Derry
N Ireland
BT48 8JB
Charity Number
NIC107559
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Fets Dholre Cholmcllle
Independent examlner's report to the tharlty member5 of Fe15 Dholre CholmdllÈ
We report on tho accounis ofthe thBrity fortheyearend¢d 3Q S¢piemb¢r 2Q23. whith are Set on pa8es
Sto6.
Re5pectlve respDn51bllliles of tharltym2mber5 ond examln¢r
A5 the charlty's Thembets you aro respun51ble forthe prepgrdtlon of ihe a￿aUThts In ac¢ordan¢e with the
Charitles Act (Northem Ireland) 2008.
li Is our r¢sponilbllllVto'.
- enmlne the a¢¢ouhts under Sectlon 65 of ihe Charltles Act;
- follow the procedures lald down In Iho seneral dlrecElons 8lven bythe Commls51on under
Se¢ilan 65191 Ib> of the Chorltle5A¢L'
- stale whether partlcular maueis have corne to ourattentlon.
BJ51$ of Independtt)t ex)mlnerfs report
We have exarnlned your chJrlty4¢¢0unls as requlred undersectlon 65 of the Ch2rltlu A¢t offld our
examlnation was carrled out In arxordance wllh the 84nerJl dlrettlon5 8lven bythe Cknrlty
Cornmlsslon for N¢rthem Ireland under Sectlon 651911bl of the Charli1￿ Art.
Our examlnallon In¢lud¢d a reviow of the accountln8 rewds kept bythe ¢hJrliyand a comparlson or
the accounts presented wlth those rtcord5. It also In¢luded conslderatlons of aAy unusual Items or
dlsclosures In the accounts, ènd seekn"hK ￿planatIlln from 8$ charlty mernb¢rs ¢oncernlnK any
such mait*is.
Our role Is to 518to whttrherany materlal matters havo come lo i>ur ¥ttEntlort gwing us causelo belleve:
l. That occountln8 records were not kept In aCCQTdan¢o wlih Soctlon 63 tsf the
ChaTStles ACL
2. That the Jccounts d) not occord wlth those accountlng records.
3. That the Bttounts do not ctsmplywlth the accountSn8 requlrements of the
Charlilos AOL
4, That Ihere Is further Inforrnatlon n•eded fora proper undentandlnKof th•
hC¢L)unts to be reached.
Independent Examlnef'l Sthtement
We have completed our examlnatlon and hav¢ no conciin5 In resp¢tt of the matter5 L- 4 Il$ied •b
and, In connedion wilh the follovAn8 Dliectlons gf the ChJrltyCommlsslDn Northern Ireljnd,. we hav•
found no Mat￿r5 that requlre drawlng w your attenllon.
McGroarty•
fl4rty &
ny Ltd
Accountants and T•x CO￿￿1t￿nts
2 Carllsl¢Terrace
Derry
N Iioland
BT48 61X
Plto:
131101 z3
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Fets Dhoire Cholmcille
Member5 report
The Management Commlttee present thelr report and the flnanclal statements furthe ydar
EfKle(130th Soptember 2023.
Oblo¢tlv¢$ and a￿1vItIeS
Fels Dholre Cholm¢llle Is an annual fe15 that commences each yearfrom Tuosd4y of EBSter w4qk and runs
to the Frlday Inclu51ve. It provlde5 a plarform for¢hlldron botweon tho 48e5 Qf 4 to 18 year ald5 from muslc,
drama, prlmary. post prlmary and 8ramrnar sthpols to showcase their talents bylaklng part In competlt]ons
In the chosen field of drami mu51c. Instrumental, Irlsh langujgo and Irlsh dancln8. At the annual fels eath
partlclpailn8 competltor or8roup beneftts from an adjudlcauon of thelr performan¢e from a professlonally
tralned 4dludl¢at¢r whl¢h Is Intended to en￿Urale, tr41n, and developthelr abllldes In thelr thosen dlsdpllne.
They£ain a deeper appreclatlon of thelr repertolre and of the work and performance of others durtn8 thelr
pJrtl¢lpitlon. Performance5 are wltne5sed by and audlonco who iotthe bonofft of s¢iln8 a perfomianee and
hearlnE an •dJudlc4tlon.
Mana8omont Commlttee
The members of the ¢hJrlty forthe purposes of charlty law and throughout th15 report are
¢ollectively ¢eFerred to as the members.
The member5 serylng durlng tha yttor and slnce the year end were 05 lollows:
AlslinK Bonner
Ellzabeth Galla8her
Pat Maccafferty
Chrlstlne Mclvor
Ursula Cllfford
Slobhan Watts
Publ1¢ benelits
The public benefit thatflows from the charltable purpose Is pro¥lding an opportunlty for thlldren to perform
and showcase thelr tslent in from of adludlcators at an annu31 fels ovont, It ¢ontlnues to S￿taIn, pramote and
enhance th2 rnu51cal and drama culture of the city of D¢rry by provldln£ a plathrm for chlldren to perform,
Rlsk Management
Th2 rnernbers have assessod the mojor r15ks to whlch the 0r8an1sa￿on Is exposed, In partlcularthose related
to the operatl¢ns and flnance5 of the assoclatlon, and are satlsfi¢d that systems are In ￿ace to mitildte the
oxposvr4 ID the major rlsk&
Flnandal re¥lew
Th& flnan¢lal performance ts summarlsed In the enclosed accounts.
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Fo15 Oholre Cholmcill*
Mon?bgrs r%port
Contlryugd.
' Membeis Rospoiislblllts¢s In Rolatlori Yo TTr• FliianLlal Stit•rli¢ftts
Th'e memb8r5.are rospanslble for preparln8 the annual.rqp¢¢ind tlip flnanrlal stslernents i
' accor¥aice wiib applicable Idw Unlt¢d Kln8dom qpner•lly4eceptqd Acountlni Practlte.
Thè lèw apFAIoDbl¢ tochBrltlw ih'Northern Ireland requlr*s the rnembers to preparethe linanclal,
statempnts,tlat g1ve atru1.and f?If vlow ot,th¢ Ilate olarfalrs of the charily,¥ttho ind of.the
Ilnonclil yeJr.¥nd'ol Its surplus Or.deflcP( ftjr the finandal year. In dglniso,the,mem6ttrs are
Ioqulred tLi,'
. solort sultabl* accountln8 polfG1￿ and apptyL'hem ¢on514tonttys
. obsthye methods 8nd.prlndples'ln the Ch3rltl¢S'SOEIP'
. makttJud8¢rildntsind.astlmMtss thar orp rdail onablè arfd prudent;
preparft th&'nnon¢lal JlJ'terntntsonthe{oln&'concerrt bbsSs unlèjj Itll
Inappropriale to pre5ymq'thai the d?)rlly wlll G¢ntlryue In buslnes¥,
The membÉis are respunslble f¢r rtiilnialnln8 pruyer*coui)tlnB record5whlch dllcloso
Ivlih reèsontble eccvrocy ot Jryytlme tho flnllndJl p03hion oTihtr' ¢hHrlly. and eneblts then)
tu ensure that iho.'Anoncl?15tatemEnts coD)pf¥wlih the llQGe55ary le81s13tloh.The mFmb6rs
"aro al¥0 responslblc Tor 5IfeguardlnE ihe'as5Èls.of.tho.¢.h8rlLy.and hencefortakiDS
rea50nDbl¢ Ste￿forth8 prbventlon detection of,Irttud and oilitr Irresuliritles,
By'order of ihe trfani8omont Comrnlttte:
Mombor
Merhber
Pile:
IG
12023
Dale:
17-/0-20
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Feis Dhoire Cholmcille
ststement of Recelpts and Payrnents for the year ended 30th September 2023
Unrestrlcted Restrlctod
Funds
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
co
Entry Fees
Gala Concert
Sponsorshlp
Derry City Strabane District Council
8ook sales
16,706
16.706
16A50
595
12,750
9,000
2,150
2,150
1,000
2,580
1,000
2,580
21,436
I,ooo
22,436
38,795
Ex
endltuie
Cup. Medals and Plaques
Programme expenses
Hlre of premises
Accountancy
Internet & IT expense5
8ankfees
Publishing & advertlslng
Bur5arie5
2,295
6,312
10.090
240
2,917
669
4,903
2,775
2,295
6,312
11,090
240
2,917
669
4,903
2,775
2,928
24,210
10,600
360
4,708
215
1,000
2,723
30,201
1,000
31,201
45,745
Net Receipts
Transfers to/(from) funds
(Deflcit}I Surplus for the year
(8,765)
{8,765)
{6,950)
(8,765)
(8,765)
(6,950)
Reconcillatlon 30.09.22
Cash at bank & in hand 01.10.22
Deficit thls year end
Cash at bank & In hand 30.09.23
61,443
(8.7651
52,678
61A43
(8,765)
52,678
68,393
{6,950)
61,443
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Feis DhoirÈ Cholmtllle
SlaternertÈ of a55ets and liabilities for theyear.ended.30th September 2Q2a
Unrestrided R•str¢ckod
Fundi
Funds
Totsl
2023
Total
2Q22
Fun45 RÉ£opcillptlon
Cagly at bank & InhJnd 01.lQ.22
6¥443
tr1,443
68,3'93
SiLrplus/ldeficit) *hus y¢ar end
(8,764
(8,7$5) (&,9501
C.o$h at battk& in hand 30,09.23
51678
6L4
B3nk&,Ca$h.BalanGe5
Bank￿rrent•ccbun
CB5h,on hand
52,678
61A43.
52,678
61,443
Approved by.the members and 518ned on their bahalf by:
Mèmber
'Membar
Date:
Dat
17 ID 2025
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