Ancre Somme Association Annual Report and Receipt5 and Payment5 Account For the perlod ended 30th September 2025 Northern Ireland Charities Number: 108368
Ancre Somme Association Contents Page Charity Information Trustees, Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees Statement of Recelpts and Payments Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Financial Statements 7-8
Ancre Somme A550ciation Page I Referen$ and adrninistrdtlve detalls Charity Name: Ancre Somme Associatlon Charity Registration Number- 108368 Contact Address: Brownlow House Windsor Avenue Lur8an Craigavon BT67 9BJ Trustees: Mark Scott Jameson Sharon Woods William John Woods Gillian Dorothy Bleakney Grenville Ashley Forbes Richard Stewart Jameson Independent Examiner: WJ Mcclelland WJ Mcclelland & Co 7A Gilford Street Tandragee BT62 2DA Bankers: Ulster Bank
Ancre Somme Association Page 2 Trustees, Annual Report for the period ended 30th September 2025 The trustees present the annual report and accounts for Ancre Somme Association for the year ended 30th September 2025. Objectlves and Artivltle$ Educate OUT communities about ourArmed Forces hlstoryfrom WWI. WW2 and all subsequent wars and confllct's. Organlse or assist in organising meetings, lectures, classes and exhibitions, and publish or assist in publishing reports, periodicals, recordings, books or other documents or information.Remember the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who have paid the ultimate sacrifice from WWI to the present day. Promote and carry out, or assist in promoting and carrying out research, surveys and investigations and publish the useful results thereof. Recruit and train volunteers with relevant skills to carry out the purposes of the Charity. Support our Armed Forces and our Armed Forces charities and leave a legacy for future generations. Achievements & Perfomiance •Celebrated the 15th Anniversary of the Ancre Somme Association Charity with a commemorative dinner at Brownlow House, hosted by BBC presenter Liam Beckett MBE, bringing together member5, SUPPOrters. veterans, and community representatlves. •Continued to promote the charity's core aims of Educatlon. Remembrance and Veterans Supportthrough a wide range of commemorative and educational events across Northern Ireland. •Or8anised and hosted an 80th Anniversary commemoratlon of the Liberafjon of Auschwitz-Birkenau in January 2025, including a lantern parade involving local schoolchildren and an evening of reflection and Holocaust education at Brownlow House. •Delivered Holocaust education presentations focusing on the experiences of children during the Holocaust. ensuring future generations understand the impart of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the importance of remembrance. •Hosted a commemorative event marking the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp in April 2025, featuring presentations from historians, documentsry makers and relatives of liberators connected to Northern Ireland. •Welcomed U.S. Consul General James Applegate to Brownlow Courtyard as part of commemorations recognising the role of Northern Ireland and American forces during the Second World War. •Held a special event commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War, ifjfiL aYA tsAi•r2tifn ?ttanAraf nn +ho c?rrifiror Ai Irinu +ha rnnflirt Flnanclal Revlew The charities funds continue to grow and remain strong allowing it to carry out its activities and objectives. Going Concern The trustees have reviewed their financial position and are in a positlon to contlnue runnlng events next year. The nature and number of events will be dependent on the what funding
Strurture Govemance and Mana ment Page 3 Goveming Document and Constitution of the Charity The charity 15 governed by its constitution. Recrultment and Appolntment of Volunteers The Trustees welcome new volunteers to help with the running of the charity, any new volunteers initially meet with the Trustees so they have a understanding of the work involved are glven training and support. Organlsatlonal Strurture The governin8 body of the charity 15 the board of trustee's who are listed on the information page. The charity is run by the trustee's who work together to make decisions regarding the running of the charitv. Statement of Trustees, Responslbllltles The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee'5 Report and the Statement of Receipts nd Payments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to Charities in Northern Ireland with income of less than £250,000 requires the Trustees to prepare a statement of Receipts and Payments and a Statement of L55ets and Liabilities for each financial year. The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficent to show and explain the transactions and disclose with reasonable accruacy at any time the Assets and Liabilities of the charity. They are a150 responsible for safeguarding the A55ets of the charlty and hence taking resaonable Steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularitie5. Statement as to disclosure to our examlners In so far as the trustees are aware at the timing of approving our trustees, annual report: there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is unaware: and the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information. Publk Benefit Statement The trustees are satisfied that it adheres to the public benefit test set out by the Charities Commission of Northern Ireland due to the objectives it provides. Independent Examlner The examiner. W J Mcclelland & Co have indicated their willingness to continue in office.
Independent Examlner's Report to Ancre Somme Associatlon Page 4 I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 30th September 2025 which are set out on pages 5-6. Re5peLtlve re$FnsIbIlItIeS of Tntee$ and Examlner As the Charit5 trustee5 you are responsible for the preparation of the Bccount5 in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Irelandl 2QKJ8. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under sertion 65 of the Charlties Art; follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under sectlon 65191(bl of the Charities Act- and State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent Examlnels report I have examined your charity accounts a5 required under sertion 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 6519llbl of the Charities Act. My examination included a review of the attounting rècords kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seekin8 explanations from you as charity trustees conterning any suth matters. My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: l. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charlties Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply wlth the accountlng reqLtlrements of the Charities Art 4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination and have no concern5 in respect of the matters111 to141 listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. WJ Mcclelland Certified Public Accountants 7A Gllford Street Tandragee County Armagh BT67 ZDA Date: 04th August 2026
Ancre Somme Association Page 5 Statement of Receipts & Payments for the period ended 30th September 2025 Unrestrirted Restrirted Note funds funds Prior year Total funds total funds Income from: Donations Fundraising Grant Funding Total Income 3,335 13,107 22,402 38,844 3,335 13,107 22,402 38,844 11.600 24.992 12,025 48,617 Expendlture on: Fundraising Charitable Activities Total expendlture Net Income / lexpendlture) resources 16,599 33,599 50.198 11,354 16,599 33,599 50.198 11,354 40,047 29.866 69.913 21,296
Ancre Somme Assoclatlon Page 6 Statement of Assets & Liabilities- Period Ended 30th September 2025 2025 2024 Reconciliation of funds at 31st Sep 2025 Total funds brought forward Surpluslldeficitl this year end Total funds carried forward 37,869 7,682 45,551 59,164 -21,295 37,869 Bank & Cash Balan Cash at bank and in hand 45,551 45,551 37,869 37,869 Represented by Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total Funds 45,551 59,164 45,551 59,164 Notes on pages 7 to 8 are an integral part of these financial statements, The financial statements on pages 5 to 6 were approved by the Board of Trustees on 3 April 2025 and signed on its behalf by: Markjameson Chair Person Gillian Bleakney - Treasurer
Ancre Somme Assoclatlon Page 7 Notes to the financial statements for the period ended 30th September 2025 l. Accounting policles The principal accounting politie5 èdopted, Judgements aDd key sources of estlmatlon uncertalnty In the preparation of the finantial statements are as follows: a) Preparation of ac¢ounts on a golng concern basls The Group meets Its flnanclal obligations mainly from income received at events the Group run and also from making grant funding applicatlons for specific purposes. The Group has some reserves and so ff there was a fall In income then It coultl stlll contlnue but wlth reduced attivbty. The expenditure relating to grant income is most dependent on the funding being succe55ful and as such rfihis income dropped then the group would also have a drop in expenditure. Therefore these financlal statements have been prepared on a Eolng concern basis. bl Income Income is accounted for on a cash receipts basis a5 the amount Is collected and are allocated as either restricted or unreslrlcted funds according to the terms of the donation. cl Expenditure Expenditure is recognised on a cash payments basi5. dl Cash and cash equlvalents Cash anil cash equivalents Includes cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid Investments with oriBinal rnaturitie5 of three months or less and bank overdrafts. l) Funds Funds are classlfled as eriher restricted funds or unre5tricEed funds. defined a5 follow5.' Restricted fund5 are funds subject to speciPJc requirements as to thelr use whlch may be declared by ihe donor or wtih their authortty or created through legal processes, but still within the wlder objects of the Group. Unre5tritted funds are expendable at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. If parts of the unrestrlcted funds are earmarked at the discretion of the trustee5 for a particular purpose, they are designated as a separate fund. This deslgnatlon has an adminlstratlve purpose On and does not legally restrict the trustees. discretion to applythe fund. 2. Fundralslng Unrestrlrted Restrlrted Total 2025 Totsl 2024 Service Collection Sale of Merchandise Donatlohs Trlp McGrnth Festlval 103 4,182 3,335 8,823 103 4,182 3,335 8,823 841 14.127 20,605 1,019 36,592 16.442 16,442 3. Grants Unrestrlrted Re$trlrted Totsl 2025 Total 2024 Grants 22.402 22,402 12,025 22.402 22,402 12,025
Pa8e 8 4. Analy$15 of Expendlture Unrestrfthd Restrlthd Totsl 2025 Totsl Z024 Fundraising Purchase5 48,328 62,363 Totsl 48,328 62,363 Charltable Acllvltles Donations Prlntlng, Postage & Stationery Trip Refund Rent, Heat & Llght To Empire Poppy Store Bank Charges Grant Refund General Expenses Bench Deposit Refvnd Heny Wilson Framing McGrath Festlval Empire Poppy Store Bandlslnger Bus Hire Wreaths 587 149 587 149 350 745 3,$04 104 104 136 186 186 2.808 Total 1,870 1.870 7.550 5. Taxatlon Ancre Somme A550Ciation is not subject to taxation on its charitable artivtiies. 6. Analysls of trust¢¢ remuneratlon and expenses. No Trustee received any payments other than for out of ptxket expenses Incurred on behalf of the group