2023-12-31-annual-return

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE CHARITY TRUSTEES OF ANTRIM BAPTIST CHURCH YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 I report on the accounts of An￿rn 8•ptsst Chwth CAntnm 8aptI￿ Charty No 108171 Cth• C￿lIty? lor the year ended 31 December 2023, IrKlude the Roceipts and payments and St•temenl of •••ets and Il•b116tles at ttkg th• porlod. R••p•ctlv• rn•pon•lbllltl•• of ch•rtty tru•t••• and Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r A• the truitee• ol th• charlty you are responilbK lor the pMpv•kn of Ihe accwnts in accordanc• Ilh Ihe requlr•ment• of Ihe Charft6e• Act (Northem Irel•nd} 2008 (the '2008 Act?. You are Mtssfied that your th•rfty Is not requlr•d to b• •udltsd 8nd h•v• clwn In•t•ad to hav• M Inde￿nd•￿t exthats'on. It l• rny M￿11b1ty lo.. •xamin• th• •c¢ounts uThJer sectknn 65 of the Ch•thi Act: folltrw th• procedum laid down in Ihe gen•ral Dkedloni glv¢n by the under Mcfjon 6S(9>lb) of th• Charities Aci: and •lale wtheth•r partlcubar matter• have come kn ry attention 8••h ol Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rf• r•port I have examlned your charty acmunls as rewired undor •ectwi 65 of th• Chwth8 Act and my examlnatbon was camed out in a¢cord8nce wrth the general Direct￿$ glv•n by Ihe Chwty Commission for Northem Iretand urKler Sect￿ 65(9)(b) of the ChafitAe• Act. My examlnatlon Induded a revivw of th• accouth re￿rdI kw by lh• thartty aTrJ a c¢mpari•on of the accounts preiented those rKord•. It alw includ¢d con*d•rntion ol any unuwal rtems or dl•closur¢s In the accounts, and se6kln9 expianatlon• from y(w a$ tharity tru•tee• cmcemiw ary Such mattern. My 1$ to •tste wlwther any materlal rnatterl have come to my attentlon us ￿￿•8 to belleve.. 1. That accounting records were not kapt kn accordance 4Mth 63 of the Chaiill•i Irt 2. That the accounts do not accord with those Kcountbng recordi; 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirement¥ of the Chartt6es Ac(. and 4. That there is further informabon needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•V• •tat•m•nt I have completed my examlnats'on and have no concerns in rospe¢t of the mattern 1. to 4. listed above and, in connecb'on fojlLw￿g the Directions of the Charty C¢JnmiJsion lor Northem Ireland. I h•ve no matter drawing to your attention. pendent Examl Aubrey Campbel & Company 631 Lisl)urn Road Belfast BT9 7GT Oats 31.10. 4.