THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Opinion We have audited the Annual report and financial statements of The Church of God at Glenmachan (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 September 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion the Annual report and financial statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 30 September 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; have been property prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice., have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. Basis for opinion We conducted our auclit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditoff s responsibilities for the audit of the annual report and financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Annual report and financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to going concern In auditing the Annual report and financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going concem basis of accounting in the preparation of the Annual report and financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have perfomied. we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the Annual report and financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN {c¢>ntlnuedJ YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Other inforniation The other information comprtses the infomiation included in the annual report, other than the Annual report and financial statements and our auditorfs report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the Annual report and financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the Annual report and financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Annual report and financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the Annual report and fi'nancial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Matters on which we are required to report by exception In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees, report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: the information given in the trustees, report is inconsistent in any material respect with the Annual report and financial statements- or adequate accounting records have not been kept., or the Annual report and financial statements a not in agreement with the accounting records and returns- or we have not received all the infomiation and explanations we require for our audit. Responsibilitles of trustees As explained more fully in the trustees, responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Annual report and financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of Annual report and financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the Annual report and financial statements. the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concem, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations. or have no realistic altemative but to do so.
THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN (contlnued) YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Auditorfs r8sponslblllties for the audit of the annual report and financial statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Annual report and financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these Annual report and financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance wtth laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the Company through enquiry of management, industry research and the application of cumulative audit knowledge. We identified the following principal laws and regulations relevant to the Company Companies Act 2006 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). We developed an understanding of the key fraud risks to the entity (including how fraud might occur), the controls in place to help mitigate those risks, and the accounts, balances and disclosures within the financial statements which may be susceptible to management bias. Our understanding was obtained through review of the financial statements for significant accounting estimates, analysis of journal entries, walkthrough of the key control cycles in place and enquiry of management. As part of an audit in accordance with ISAS (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audrt. We also: Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Annual report and financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees. Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained. whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the Annual report and financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorfs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concem.
THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AT GLENMACHAN {contlnued) YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Annual report and financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Annual report and financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings. including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. Use of our report This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with section 65 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charty's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have ft)rmed. Michael Flannigan (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of FEB Chartered Accountants Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Linenhall Exchange 1 st Floor, 26 Linenhall Street Belfast Northern Iland BT2 8BG 31 October 2024