The Belfast Battalion Charitable Foundation
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE BELFAST BATTALION
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
We report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 set out on pages eleven to seventeen.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with
the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
It is our responsibility to:
examine the accounts under Section 65 of the Charities Act
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission (under Section 6519)Ib) of the Charities Act),. and
to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of the independent examiner's report
We have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act
and our examination was carried out in accordance with the general direGtions given by the
Charities Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)Ib) of the Charities Act.
Our 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 of disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as
charity trustees concerning any such matters.
Our role is to state whether any material matters have come to our attention giving us
cause to believe:
That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the
Charities Act
That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records
That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities
Act
That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts
to be reached.
Independent examiner's statement
We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (l) to
141 listed above and in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission
for Northern Ireland. we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
Diamond Skillen
89- 91 Royal Avenue
BELFAST
BTI IFE
Date: 31 May 2023