Company règlStr*ion number. N1662065
Charty registration number.. 108857
Mary Ann Mccracken Foundation
IA company limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Audited Financial Staternents
For the year ended 30th Septembar 2025

Mary Ann Mccracken Foundation
Contsnts
Reference and Administrative Dètails
Trustees Rep)rt
2108
Independ•nl Audrtor¥' Report
91012
Stat•m•nt Of Flnancl81 Actlvllles
13
8•l•nc• Sheet
14
Not￿ to th• Finanrjal St•t•ments
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Mary Ann Mccracken Foundatlon
Rgference and Administrative Details
Mr8 Norma Sinte, Ichairpergonl
Mr Colin Graham
M8 Diane Graham
Mr Les Allamby
Dr Margaret Ward
Prof Alastair Adalr
8è¢r•tsry
M$ Paula Reynold$
Charfty R•gistr•tlon Numb•r
108857
Company Reglltratlon Numb•r N1662C65
Rool•t•r•d Offic•
Clifton House
2 North Queen Street
Beffasl
8T151 ES
Auditor
RBCA ￿M(lett
Chartered Accountants
nenhall Exchange
26 Linenhall Street
BeWa8t
BT2 8BG
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Tru8ts98 Roport
Th& tru$l•e$. who arè directors for the purpos•s ol company law, p￿sent the ¥nnu¥l ￿ptrrt together ￿th
the financial Statements and auditors. report of the choritsbl• company for th8 year ènfl•d 30 Sèptèmber
2025.
The financial statements have btren preparad in accordance wi(h the accounting policies sel out in tha
notès to the accounts and ￿MplY with the charity's gov•ming do¢umenl, the Charitie$ Act 2008 and
Ac¢ounlin9 and R•porting by Charities." Slatom•nt ol Recommonded Practice applicable lo charilits
preparing their accounts in auordance wrth tht Flnanaol R•porting Standard applicabl• in tho UK and
Republic of lfftland published in Octob&r 2019.
Obl•etlv•• ind ac￿¥511
Th? Mary Ann Mccracken Found8lion was incorpor•t•d on 8 Jun• 2019 by 8•Kast Charilablo Soci•ty
IBCSI, which is the 801• m•mb8r of th• Foundation. 8CS was Jel up in 1752 to addre•• poverty and
¢onlinue8 lo do $0 today.
The object¥ ol the M*ry Ann MGCrack•n Foundation as ••¢ out in its M•mor8ndurn and Articl•8 are..
•) To advance trou￿tIOn of th• public about the lil8 and work• ol Mary Ann Mccrackan, a leading social
reforrn8r and philanthropi$l, by ¥ny charitabl8 means a5 the dir?¢torJ shall ￿nSIder •pproprio18', 8nd
bl In Ihtr 8Plrit of th•1•g*cy and work of M•ry Ann M¢Crack•n, to advance education, to PTevenl or reliev•
poverty. lo advance human right8 and pr¢mote èquolrty In any part of th• world by any charitablo rneans
•8 th? director¥ ¥h•11 con$id•r appropri•te and to furth•r any oth•r purpo8• which is 8xclu8ively charitabl•
according to the law of North•m Ireland.
The tru81ee8 have paid dutr regar¢ to guliJance18sueO by the Charty Comml•sion In deGldlng what
aolivilio8 the Foyndalion $hould und¥rtak•.
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Trustses Report
Achi•vem•nts and porfomian¢•
The following achigv*monl and perfoman￿ rnfi•¢t tha main ￿Pen￿rture in the year and evidence how
the publi¢ benefit is met.
In r•l#tion to th• obj•ct *) ta adv•ne• •dueation of tho public oboutthg lif? •nd work• of Mary Ann
Mccracken:
Blrthday Ev•nt'. In August 2025. Dr Lauren Smyth. Dr Margarèt W•r¢J •nd Avila Killmurray spoke about
thre8 remarkable women associated wf(h north Belfa$¢- Mary Ann Mccracken, Winif￿￿ Camey and
Baroness May Blood. This focused on their lives, the differences they made lo wider Society and how they
overcame challenges to achieve small victories. This event was attend8d by 60 In-person and 15 online.
Walking Tour¥', From O¢tober 2024-September 2025, 15 public walking ttsur5 were held. including 3 on
our new Mary Ann M¢Cracken and Martha McTier walking lour around Borfasl. and a further 4 private
tours for ￿MmunrtY groLLPS InGluding 8arnar¢o's, Arts Ekta and Short strand Community Group.
Cllfton House ba59d tourn." A new self4JuMled tour.. 'Mary Ann'g Potsr House Tales, was planned,
designed, researched and almost cAJmpleted in the period. This new and innovative approach uses Mary
Ann as the narrator takin9 guests through her story and her view of the period of history she lived through
while utilising up to date technologies in audio and AR. This ￿lf-gUided tour 1$ funded by Belfast City
Council's Neighbourhood Tourism Grant.
Talks, Event• & Mgdla Engagomont: From October 2023-September 2024. staff deliv*T&d private
talks on the life and legacy of Mary Ann Mccracken to various communty groups, Suth as the Antrim
U3A.
C•lebrating $tak•holder• annlv0r8ar1￿.' A talk was delivered by Drs Robyn Alcheson and Lauren
Smyth at Belfast City Hall to celebrate the one-y•ar anniversary of the Mary Ann Mccracken and Wsnilred
Carney ststues being established in the grouncjs ol City HHII on International Women's Day. Over 100
paople atttrnd•d.
Worklng wlth OthaF8 to Sharg Mary Ann'¥ Story.. The Foundation participated in Look North Festival
and Feile an Phobail to Share Mary Ann's story with a wider audience. Collectively. over 30 people
attended.
Edu¢atfion Ro￿ur¢¢ Pack for KS2: The Education Rgso¢Jrce pack was a legacy project of the 250th
Anniv?rsary ol Clifton House. Developed with thtr support of an extemal consultant IAnne McErfanel. a
fv40-part in depth resource manual for school3 ha¥ been producLd.' one part focusing on the Poor House
and the Children who live¢J there, and th¢ oth¢r part focusing on Mary Ann Mccracken. Hence the
resource is entitled 'On8 House. Two Stones,. Both parts can be used Independendy or together given the
interlinkages. The resource was completèd the first week in Septembar 2025, with a training sgssion with
Teachers and Principals from North Belfast Primary Schoo15 taking place on the 11th September.
Fourteen schools came to the s•ssion lin person and via Zoom). All were interesteij in using the packs in
their classrooms. Sèv¢n ￿h￿oIS have signed up t¢ Ggogle Classroom to usè the re30urce and thirty hard
eopies ol the pack were distributed to th$ fourteen schools who wore initially interested It a150 been
shared with th• •ight primary school8 from th• Shankill area of B&lfa•t.
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In relation to th¥ 5o¢ond objective and her legacy.
. Mary Ann Mccrackon Burnarie¥.' thi8 bursary pr09ramme was set up for students from lower income
backgrounds, agecj 16 and over, attending sthools in the North Be￿ast area. who wished lo cvnlinue in
education or seek employment bul faced finanti81 barriers. In the period. Year 4 of thè bursaney was
delivered. The Foundation p¥inered with other funders including the Belfast Charitable Society. Lvr.
Hunter Smyth Fund, and the James K4ne Foundation. sixty.one studen15 received burs8ries lo fund
rèsources. trav81 and accommodation eosts for university.. pr8paTation costs for job InkNiews." training
and employment related costs e.g. bLtilding sile construction cards. New fvnding was setsjred for Year 5.
The bursary schewe was also used in other area3 across North•rn Ir•land and support•d by diff•rent
donors including Magherafett, Coleraine and Ballymoney.
In helping lo develop the potential of students, schools and local communities to improvo •du¢atlon,
thereby empowering others the Foundation..
al Helpef1 Schoo￿ access Independent fun¢Jing and, through a series of conversations with the North
Belfast Area Leaming Community 112 post primary sGhoolsl, èducated independent fvnder8 about
supporting sehools focusing on developing alumni fundraising
bl Producad resources for primary schools as abov? at Education R•source Pack.
cl Explored the development of a Nothem Ireland relevant Schools Consent proj¢d by metrting Wrth a
successful London based version of the same.. and ￿searChing other existr'ng optrons including Power lo
Change campaign. Nexus EVAVVG Training, Safer School$ Programmes and White Ribbon. The work will
conbnue In Ilie next period as N8ALC principals are kgen to deliver bul wish lo have teacher training first.
dl Leamed from relevant grants lo inforrn the Foundation's work and that of schoolg eg the Shonkill
Primary School C￿OrdInator po$l." and the Effèctive Leadership in Digadvantsged Areas research
produced by Stranmillis College. The latter, based on analysis of findings from 13 diverBe post primary
schools with 50%+ FSME. Identifi•d five core themes that constrtute effective School leadership.. Clarity of
Vision. Championing Children. Connection. Character. and Contlnuation. The findings We￿ shared via
webinar with the partirypating schools. project advisory group A Fair Start panel CCMS. CSSC. CnaG,
NICIE, Nl teaching unions, M￿, Depl of Education, EA and ETI, NICVA. a¢4d¥mics •1 other HEIS e.g.
Clara Fitzpatrick IUUI. Tony Gallagher IQUBI. Peter Finn (St Mary's) and at lèast 140 CVSE
Organi￿li0n$.
el Blackboard Awards.. Prolllng North BeWa¥t's excellent te￿h￿￿ with Paul McBdde and Mary
Montgomrery awarded.
Working wlth rbgw ¢ommunitSes to improve integration and buihl mutual understanding in ¢dLt¢ab"on
s&ttings in North Belfast. the Foundation..
al Aims to assist English lan9uage provi8i0n in schools to reduce barriers to leamin9, reduce racism and
encourage role models. Working with Anaka, using Its research 'Str8nded Dreams.. the Foundation
elped to take forward options for a more comprohensive provision by BMET. Met with BMET staff to
share leaming from Scottish Refugee Council and dis￿8$ pilot held al G188gew Clyde College. Work is
ongoing.
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bl Soureed eomprehensive detail of QUB provision of English classes, scholarships and bursarios for new
communities shared with Anaka.
cl Explored what role the foundalYJn could play in 8UPPOrting the UK wide Community Cohesion
Commission
Plan¥ for fvture p•riad
The Foundation has compl•tèd a strat•9ie plannin9 pro¢tss to reflert the overarching objective5 01
profiling Mary Ann and daveloping her legacy. The former will be delivered alongside the wider lelling OLtr
story, work ol the Society, Clrfton House and Mary Ann Mccracken. The lagacy work ￿ntreS on key
5tfategic areas of work to indude.. the delivery of projects to improve educational opportunities for children
from the disadvantaged areas ol North 8eKasl Induding research into effective leadership, bursaries and
stronger links bel￿een the local community and ￿h0O1. The second strategic area focused on addr¢$$ing
the ehallengtr5 lor new communities faced wrth hate crime and raci#m and specifically how this can be
done In educational Settings. Th& operational plan for the finanryal year 202S-26 has been developed lo
guide anf1 monitor the delivery ol all this work in the incoming year.
Belfast Charitable Stsci•ty in its stratègic planning process agreed to fund the Foundation to the tune of
£150.000 pèr y8ar for thts n&xt thr*& yaars, Octobèr 2025 to S?ptember 2028. This will enable tho
Foundation to eontinuè th8 work as h￿ghl1ghtèd Abovè, to 9rant aid r?levan¢ projects and deliver on related
activity.
This will furthor ¢ontribut• to th• Fgundation'8 obj•c*ivo8 as set out in rts Memorandum and Artidès.
Flnancial review
The foundation receives an annual grant of £SS.302 from Belfast Charitable Society Dunng the Financial
Year 2024-25. It secured additional income through li¢k&ls and book sales, as well as donations.
The foundats'on reported a d&ficil lor thtr year of £3.55612024.' surplLts of £2,085) and at the reporting date
had fund$ of £8,57012024. £12,1261.
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Trustees Report
Structur•, gov•m•nc• and mmn•q•m•nt
The foundation wa$ acceplod by Chanty Commigslon by Ntsrthem Irèland on 17th Augu81 2022
IRegi8tration No.. 1088571
The foundation i• company limited by guarant•• not having share capital. It 11 re9iStered in Northem
Ir•l8nd IRegi8lrab'on No.: NI862Cfj51,
min
The memorandurn and Articleg. a8 above. govern the foundation. The foundation's directors (who act aB
Iruytelsl and offi￿r$, el•cted by foundation at th• AGM, guide the ath'vilies of th& organisgtion through
quarterly m•otin9B that are drcul•lod to BCS Board for nothlng.
Dir
New director8 receive th$ Govemanee pollcles and procedures. 8lraleglc and operatlonal plan
m•rngr•ndum and articlos during their Inductlon. No (Iirector r•ceive¢J any remuneratlon Sn the year And
eonfli¢t• of int•r••t were d•clarod 45 appropdat•.
Risks ar8 ¢on$ider•d a$ p•rt of tho WifJ•f 8CS ri•k m•n8g•m•nl Pro￿$0 4nd not•d on118 rl•k r•gl•lar.
11 18 the Board'$ obje¢tive to aeLumul•te •ufficienl r•8•N•8 lo •n•bl* th• ft>undotlon to h•v• ¢onlinu•d
Security ov•r its op•ro1ing artivit188. R•$•N•$ in •xca88 01 IhlB wlll b• used for 8p8cific proj•cts in th•
futur• as and when the board dèèm appropriate
Tru•tM• and offlc•rn
Th• tru$l•e$ •nd tsfficerts servino du￿n9 the ye&r ond 11n￿ th• y•ar •nd w•r• 48 bllm,.
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Trusts88 Report
Trustees..
Mrs Nomia Sinte, IChairpersDnl
Mr Colin Graham
Ms Diane Graham
Mr LeB Allamby
Mrs Angila Chada Ire¥igned 21 February 20251
Dr Margaret Ward
Prof Alastair Adoir
PubllG b•nofft
Ther Mary Ann M¢Crackèn Foundation created high levels of public benefit through its key activities (see
'Ach1evements and Perform?nce 3ertion for mora dètsilsl. IN this year. this can ba evidenced through." its
events. talks, tour8 and oth8r public engagements,. and by its work with sGhool¥ to enable young people
to remove financial barrier5 to gdu¢atson and or employment $u¢¢ess$s', support for schools in
disadvantaged areas to irnprove through disseminating and sharing ￿$￿arch, through funding for a
Co-ordinated approach to research management and through making cOnnect￿n8 with support
organisations in th• cv$ to help with new communities.
Grant makino polle1•8
The Mary Ann Mccracken Found¥tion ¢tsntinue8 to support thè work of othèrs who ar• invtslv•d in
projects identified at as being in the spirit of Mary Ann's legacy. It does not run an open grants
programme bul instead looks at ways that its financial support can invest and transform while making the
most pos(five impact lo irnprove the livtrs of those who are les5 well off.
ststèm•nt of tru8tees' rnsponsibiliti
The trustees (who are also the directors of Mary Ann Mccracken Foundation for the purposes of
company lawl are responsible for preparing the trustees, report and the financial statements in
accordance wrth applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Generally
A￿epted Accounting Praclicel. induding FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republi¢ of Ireland
Company law rèquires the trustees to prepa￿ financial statemonts for each financial yoar. Undèr
eompany law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they
give a true and lair view of the stsle of affair5 01 the charttable company and of the incoming resources
and application of resourceB. including its income and expenditure. of the Charrtab￿ company for that
period. In preparing thèse financial stat&m•nts, the trusteès ar¥ required lo..
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sel?cl suilabl? accounting polieits and apply ¢hem consistentty",
observe the melttods and principle5 in the Charrties SORP.,
make judgements and a$timates that ar• reasonable and prudonl..
State whether applicabl8 accounting standards, compnsing FRS 102 have been lollowed. sublect Ic
any m•leri•l d•partures disclosed and oxplained In th• financial st8lemen18.' and
prepar& th• flnanelal $tsternent8 On th• golng concam ba81• unl•is It 18 inappfoprtat• to pr•sum• Ihol
th• ¢horrtabl• company will continuo in bu$ine8$.
The Iru$t•es are re8pon8iblè for k••ping proper accounting record8 that can disclose with reasonable
accura¢y al any time the finanelal p¢sition of the ch¥rit¥bl¢ ¢omp¥ny #nd trnable them to ensure that the
finan¢4al stslements comply with the Companiès Act 2006. They are also responsible for safegu8rding the
assets of the ¢harrtablè company and henc£ for taking reasonable Slep8 for the PTevenlion and detection
ol fraud and other irrggularilies.
Tho truty1￿5 aro re•pon8ible for th• maintènance •nd int•grity of th• CO￿0r•t* and fin•nci#l infonnation
induded on the chgrit¥bl• cornp4ny'$ web51te. Logislalion goveming the prèparation ond diswmin•lion of
fin•ncAal $tatom•nt• may differ from legi•lats'on In other IL4ri8diction•.
8tatsm•nt of dl•clo•ur• to Indop•nd•nt Audltor
So f4r a¥ the Found¥lion 15 aware, there i¥ no r8lovanl inlc*rmalion of which tho Society's independent
audiltsrj ar? unaware. Additionally, th• Foundation tèk•n all nec•¥g•ry •tep• ¢0 make itS8Y aware of
any r•levant information and lo establish that th• Society'8 Ind•pend•nt aUd￿or￿ are aware of that
Inlomialion.
The Innual r•port wa• 4ppro¥•d by th¢ IruBto8• ol the ¢h•rty on...
by..
and 8lgn•d on it8 b•hall
Mr8 Nom)• Sinl•
Chairp8r80n And tru•l••
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IndependentAudltor's Report to the Members of Mary Ann Mccracken
Foundatlon
Opinion
We h¥v¢ audited the financAal Statements of Mary Ann Mccracken Foundation Ithe 'charty'l for the year
ended 30 September 2025, which compri$8 the Statement of Finanaal Activitiès. Balar￿ Sheet, and
Notes to thg Financial Statements, 1nduding a summary of signifunt accounting policies. The financial
reporting framework that has been ap￿led in their preparation is United Kingdom Accounting Standards,
comprising Charitie$ SORP - FRS 102 'fhè Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic ol Ireland, and appli¢abl& law IUnit¥cl Kingdom Gènorally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial slalements..
give a tru8 and fair vièw of thè statè ol thè chanty'g affairs as at 30 Septèrnber 2025 and of its
Incoming resources and applic8tyon of resources. Including its income and expendrtUTe. for the year
thèn endttd",
have been properfy pr&par•d in accordance with Uniteil Kingdom G*neT¥lly Ac¢epted Accounting
Practice.. and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements ofthe Companies Act 2006.
Ba818 for oplnion
We conducted our audit in accordanck with Intemalional Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUKII ¥nd
applicablè law. Our responsibilities under those standards a￿ furthtrr described in the auditor
responsibilrties for the audit ol the financial statements section of our report. We are independtrnl of th•
chanty in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our auart of tha financial
statements In the UK. ineluding the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we havo luKilled our oth¢r ethi￿1
re$ponsibilrf¢i¢$ in ac¢ordanc& with these requirements. We tselieve that the aijdit evidence we have
obt3ined 18 5uffiaènt and appropriate to providg a basi$ for our opinion,
Conclusions relating to going ¢oncorn
In audi¢ing the finan¢ial staternents, we hov? conduded that the trustees use of the going con¢em basis
of accounting in the preparat￿n of the financial statements is appropriate.
Ba$?d on wtrrk w• hav• perform8d. w• havè not idenlrfied any fnaterial uncertaintEs ￿lating to
ev•nt$ or conditions that. individually or collectlvely. may east significant dtsubt on the charity's ability to
continue as a going concern for a period of at least fv4elv¢ month$ from when the original financAal
statements were aulhorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of th• tru8t••s with respg¢t to 99ing Concem a￿ described in
the relevant 8ections of thi$ report.
Other Inforniatlon
The Iruslees ale responsible lor the other information. The other information comprises the information
included in the annual report. other than thè financial statements and our auditorfs report thereorf. Our
opinion on the finanoal statements do•s net cover the other information and, èxctrpt to the extent
otberwise explicitly stated in our report. we do not exp￿￿8 any form of assurance condu810n thoregn.
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Independent Auditor'8 Report to tho Membèrs of Mary Ann Mccracken
Foundatlon
In connttlon with our audit of th• financkql statement8, our r•$pon•ibility is to r•ad th• other infom)8lion
and, in doing so, consider wheth&r the other Infomation is materially inconsistant wrth the finanaal
statements or gur kn¢)wlefJge Dbtained in the audit or othe￿iSe appear5 to be materially misstated. If we
i¢Jenb'fy su¢h material ineonsi8tenci&8 or app•r?nl material misstatement8, we a￿ requir•d to determine
whelh•r ther* 1$ a m8t*rial rnisstatemenl in th• flnancial stat•mont$ or a material mis$tat•m•nt of th•
other infomation. 11, based on the work we have p•rftsm*d. wt conclude that there is a material
mi88lalemenl of thig Other infomialion, w¢ are requlred lo report that fact.
We hav• nothlng lo report in thi$ r•g#rd.
Oplnlon on oth•r matter pm¢rfb•d by th• Comp*nlM A¢t 2006
In our opinion, based on the work un¢•rtaktrn in th• cour68 of th• audrt..
the information giv•n in the Trustees Report for the financial year for which lh• financial ststem?nl8
•re pr?pared i¥ conglsttsnt with the financial Statements., and
the Tru8t••8 Report h•$ been pr•p•r•d In a¢¢ordan￿ wth applic•bl•1•g•1 r•qulr•m•nts,
M•tt•r• on whlch w• •re r•qulrnd to r•port by •x¢•ptlon
In the light of our knowl•L198 and und•r$tanding ol th$ charlty and rts •nvlronment obt8ln•d in th• ¢ours•
of the audit. we hav9 not id•nts'fi•d malarial mi9gtal8rnents in tho Trustoes Report.
We h¥ve nothing to r•port in re•p•ct ol th• lo11t￿Ing matt•r8 wh•r• th• CompAnl•i Aet 2008 r•quir•• ui
to report to you rf. in our opinion..
•d•qu•te ¥¢¢ounling r￿ar<I¥ hav• not b••n kopl. or rèturni adoquale for our audrt h8vé not betrn
r•c•iv•d from bran¢h•• not vi•lt•t* by uo., or
th• fln8n¢io18lal•m•nts are not in agreernent wlth th• •ccounts'ng record• and r￿Urn9', or
certaln di•do8ur•s of truste•8 r•rnun•r•lion sp•eifi•d by law ar• not m8d•', or
w• h•v• not receivèd all th• information and •xplanation• w• r•quir• for our audit.
RMpon•lbllltJ•• of tru•t•
AS explaine%Y more fvlly In th• Statement of tnJst888' reBponsibllitles . the tru•te•8 are responsible for the
pr•paralion of th• financial •tat•rnents and for being 90118fied that they give • trutr ond fair view. and for
such intemal control as thé trust•8s determin• Is necessary to enable tho pr•paration of flnanGl•l
Statements that are free from malen•l mis8tat8ment. whèlh•r du• to fmud or tsrror.
In prep•ring the finanaal ilatemenl8, th• truJle•$ ar8 r•spon8ible for 938essing the charity's ability to
continue as a going concem, disclosing, as applicable. matters r¥lol•d lo going conc•m and using th•
going conum basis of accounting unl¥88 lh• trust888 either Intend to liquidate the chanty or to ce86e
oporotion•, or hmve no r•all$tyc •ltomativ• but to do so.
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Independent Auditorfs Report to the Members of Mary Ann Mccracken
Foundatlon
Auditor r•8ponslbllitiM for tho audit of th• financial Statements
Our objective$ are ttr tsbtain reasonable assurance about whether the ffnancial statemènts as a whole are
¢ree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and lo issue an auditor's report that
includtrs our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurancts, but is not a guarantee thot an
udit conducted In accordance with ISAS IUKI wll always detect a material misst8ternent when it exists.
Misstatem¢nl$ Con arise from fraud or error and ar• considered matgnal if. individually or in the
aggregate, they coukl reasonably be expeeted to Influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
ba¥is of these finanLyal statements.
The exlenl to which our procedures are capable of detecting irr•gularities. including fraud 18 detai5ed
below.
We idèntified areas ol laws and regulations that could r&asonably be expected have a rnaterial effect
on the finanoal statements from our sector experiences through discussion thtr Board of Managenent
and other manag¢m?nt las required by audibng standards).
We had ￿gard tg lawg and r?gulations In areas that ￿1￿ctlY affect the financial 5tat&ments
indudingfinancial ￿pOrting and taxation legislation. We considered the extent of compliancg with
those laws and regulations as apart of our procedures on the rèlat8d financial slalemenl items.
th the exception of any known or possible non-complian￿. and as required by audf(Ing standards,
our work in respect was limitod to enquiry of the Board of Management.
We communicated applicable laws and regulations throughout our audit team and remained alert to
any Indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.
We addressed the risk of fraud thrtsugh management override of cenlr¢ls. by testing the
approprialeness of journal entries and other adjustments,. ass8$$ing whether the judgements made In
makin9 accounting estimateg are indicative of a potential bias". and evaluating the business rat10nala of
any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the nomal course of business.
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of rnaterial misstatement in th• finan¢i81
statements, ￿CogniS1ng that the risk of not d&t&cbng a material mi3ststement due to fraud Is highèr
than the risk of not detect4ng one resulting from èrror, as fraud may involve deliberate concealrnent
by,lor example, forgery, misf0p￿sentsIIon¥ t)r through collusion. There ara inherent lirnitations in the
¥udrt pro¢¢durss perforrn•d and the further removed non-compliance wrth laws and regulations 1$ from
the 8vents and transactions reflected in the financial statements. th? l¢$s likely we are to become
aware of it.
Use of our r•port
This report Is rnade 501ely lo the Charitab￿ company's trustees. as a body. in accordance with Chapter 3
of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
charity's trustee5 those matters we are required to state to them In an auditor's report and lor no ¢ther
purpose. To the fullest extent perrnrtt￿ by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility io anyone
other than the chantable ¢omp¥ny and its trustees as a bo(ly. lor ¢ur audit work. for this report. or for the
opinions we have formed.
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Ind•pendentAuditor's Report to the Members of Mary Ann Mccracken
Foundation
Bnan Stewart FCA Isenior Slalutory Audfforl
For and on behalf of RBCA Limited, Statutory AudiloT
Chartered Accountsnts
Linenhall Exchange
26 Linenhall Street
Be￿ast
BT2 8BG
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ststement of Flnancial Actlvltlos for the Yèar Ended 30 September 2025
(Includlng Incomo and Expendlture Account and Statement of Total Recogn180d
Gains and Lo8868>
Unrn8trl¢t•d
fund•
Total
2025
Total
2024
Not•
Incom• •nd Endowm•nt• from..
Donations and legacie¥
Charilablfj activitie8
55.302
4,529
55.302
4.529
5,178
4,511
Total income
59,831
59.831
9.689
Exp•ndltur• on:
Chorltable adivitsei
183.3871
163,3871
17,8041
Total •xp*nditure
Not lexpenditurgllincom•
163.3871
183.3871
17.8041
13,5581
13.5561
2.085
N•1 movèment in ftjndi
13,5S81
13,$561
2.085
R•con¢lll•tlon of fund•
Total funds brought forward
Total lund$ c•rri•d foNiard
12.126
12,128
10,041
12
8,570
8,570
12.128
All of the charity's aclivrt185 dèrivè Irom conlinulng oyrationl during th• abov• p•riod•,
Th• fund8 bf•akdown lor 2024 i¥ $ht>wn In not• 12.
Th• not•$ on pageg 15 to 21 form an integral part of th•s• finaneAal Statements.
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{Registration numbor: N1662065)
Balance Sheet as at 30 Soptsmb8r 2025
2025
2024
Currnnt i•••ts
Stoths
Debtors
Cash al bank and in h•nd
10
11
510
8C
510
979
54.885
12.126
Cr•dltor•'. Amounts f•lllng due wlthln on• y•*r
N•t a¥80ts
Fund• of th• chirlty:
Unmtrlctsd In¢om• fund•
Unrostricted funds
8,570
12,128
Totsl fund•
12
The financia
stalem•nti on pag88 13 10 21 w•r• approv•d by th• IruBt•88, and authgrfo•d for l$$u• cn
Signed on their behalf by".
Mrs Norma Sinte
Chiirparson and tN$l••
The notes on p8geB 15 to 21 fom ¥n int8gral part of th•¥9 fin¥nrio1 st•tèment5.
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Note8 to tho Flnanclal Statemènts for th• Yoar Ended 30 September 2025
1 Chttrlty •tstu•
The charity 19 Ilmtt•d by gu•fanlee, ineorporatad In North•m Iroland , 4nd con$•quenlly do&& not havg
8har• c8Pit81. Each of th• tru8t•88 is liabl• to ¢gntn'bul• an amount not exceeding £Nil towaid8 the a$wl8
of the charity In th• •v•nl of liquid$lion.
The Charity numb•r is 1086S7
Th• Company numb•r ia Nie62085
Th• addr&$$ of 118 regi81orod offico 18..
Clifton House
2 North Qu¢•n Sir••l
BeLlasl
BT1 S1 ES
The fin•nci*l Btatem•nt# ara prepared in 818rlino. which 18 the function#1 ¢urr•n¢y ol lh• Foundation.
Monatary amounts in th888 financial slal&m•nts ore round•d lo the nearegt £,
2 A¢¢ountlng p￿1¢1•1
Summ•ry of •1gniflcant •¢counlln9 pollcl•• and k•y accountlno •*Ymtyt••
Thg principal •rxountin9 polici?$ applied in the preparation ol these fin4nci&l •tatement8 ar• 8•t ¢ut
below. These policies havè be•n con8i8t•ntly gppli•d lo Ill the ytrarB pres¢nt•d, unl•88 oth•￿15￿ Btated.
St•t•m•nt of compll•n
Thts financi81 &tatemtnl$ hav• been pr•p8r•d in 4ccord•nce with Accountrng and Reporting by Charity'e$'.
Stat•rn•nt of R•command•d Practice lapplicablg to charit1•8 pr•paring thèir •￿￿}unt8 in accordan¢• with
the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In th• UK and Republic of Ir8land IFRS 10211 li88ued in
January 20221- ICharitl85 SORP IFRS 10211. the Fin*nc4al R•porty'ng Standard applicable in the UK •nd
Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Compani•$ A¢t 2008.
Ba•1• of pn>par•tlon
Mary Ann Mccrackon Foundatlon m••t$ lh• d•finrtlon of a publlc b•n•fft •ntty und•r FRS 102. A$$•ts
nd li¥bilrti?$ are Initially recognisod at hi8tod¢o1 cost or tran88Ction valu• unles8 otherwise staled In the
relevant accounting policy not•8.
Golno eone•m
Th? Iruslees con8ideT that there are no malenal uncertainties about the charity's ability lo ctsntinue as
901ng c¢ncern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying v8lu• of a88ets held by the
charity.
Pro￿nt￿lI0￿ currnncy and l•v•l of roundlng
The presantalion ¢urrtrncy 18 £ sterling and th8 l•v•l tsf rounding 18 to th& ng?Te¥t £.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 Soptember 2025
Incom? and end¢)wm•nis
All income is recognised once the charity has enttlemenl to the income, rf( Is probable that the income will
be received and the amount ol the incom receivable be measured reliably.
Donatlon$ 3ndl•ga¢h$
Donations are recognised when the charity ha5 been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement
date In the event that a donation Is svbjecl to condrtions that ￿Quire a level of perfomance by the charity
before the chanty Is entitled to the fun¢Js, the Income Is deferred and not rec09n4￿d until erther those
conditions are fully met, or the fvlfilment of those condrf(ions is wholly wrthin the control of the tharity and il
is probable that these condits'ong will be fiJ1fi118d in the ￿porting period.
Charftable ￿lEY￿A¢
Unrestricied funds are available for the us8 at the disuetion of the trustees in ftjrtherance Qf their
charitabla objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or granlers 88 to h¢)w they may be used. The
Purposes and uses of th8 re8lricted funds are sèt out in the note5 of financial statements.
Endowment fvnds are 8ubject to specific cnndrtions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the
fOu￿latIOn.
Expmd1￿rt
All expenditurè is re¢ognised onco there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure. it is
probable settlement 18 required and thè amount ean measU￿d reliably. All costs are allocated to the
applicable expenditurè heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be
direclly attribLrted to particular headings th•y hav• been allocated on a basi6 consistent with the use of
resources. with central staff costs allocate(l on the basis of time 3pent. and depreciatign chorge5
allocated on the portion of the a¥set's use. Other supptsrt eost# are alloeated based on the spreafl of staff
costs.
Stock
stock 15 val¢Jed at the lower of ¢091 and eslimaled selling price less costs to complete and sell, after due
regard for obsolete and slow moving stocks.
Ca8h and cash •qulval•nts
Cash and cash equivalents compris• eash on hand and call deposlts, and glher short-term highly liquid
investments that are rea<Jily CLJnvertible to a known amount of cash and artr $ubj•ct to an insi9niflcant risk
of change in value.
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Notes to tho Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 30 Soptombor 2025
Fln•nclal In•trum•nts
Cluslllcatlon
Financial as8els and finanaal liabilitie8 aTe recognised when the chanty becom08 a party lo the
conlradu41 provisions of the in$trum•nl.
Financial liabilrtieJ and equity instru￿ntS are ¢la3srfigd o¢wrdin9 to th? 8ubstan¢e of tha contractu¥l
arrangements entered into. An equity instrument 18 any contract that •videnco8 * residual inter88t in the
a8sets ol Iht ch8rity after d8ilucting all of its liabilit￿8.
R•coqnttlon •nd mwurnm•nt
All financial assets and liabilities Wre inrtially measured at transaction price (including tr&n8action costs),
exctrpl for tho88 financial a88et8 classified as at fair value through profit or 1088. which are 1nilially
meg$urad at fair value (which 15 normally the tran8a¢ts'on price excluding transaction costs). unless the
arrangement conslrtute8 9 financing tran88¢tion, If an arran9emenl con8ts"tui¢8 a financing transaction, the
nanclal aasel Of fin•n¢ial li•bility 18 mea$ur?d al th• present value ol the future payments discounte¢J at
a m8rke¢ r¥te of int•r•$t for a slmllar debt In8trumont.
Financial 888ets and Iiabiliti•$ ar• only off8*t in th• stat•m•nt of finan¢i81 posititsn when. and only when
there exi&t8 a lèg•lly ènlor¢•obl• right to set off th• rocogni8•d amounts and th• tharity int•nd• •ither to
8•tt1• on a n•t ba811. or to re¥li89 the atssot and 60tt1• the liability simultaneously.
Financi41 a818t8 8re d•reco9niied whon and only wh•n •) th• contractual rights to th• rA•h Ilowg trom
tho finanei•l asJ8t Oxpirè or arè s•ttl•d, bl th• charity Iran¥ftsr$ lo anoth•r party subst4nti8lly all of the
ri8k• and rewards of own•r8hip of th• fin•n¢i¥l •8$•t, or ¢1 tha ¢harity. dtssprte havin9 retained some, bul
not all, 81gnificanl risk? and rewardj of ownershlp, has IranBforr8d eontrol of th8 as88t to anoth•r poty.
Fin•nci•l li•bilili•J ar• d•r•eogn18•d only when th• obll9•ti¢n ipe¢ifi•d In thè ¢tsntract IB divlcharged,
cancelled or expires.
Crltlc•l •ccountln9 e•tlm•t•• •nd ludoom•nt•
In the application of thts Foundation's accounting policies, th• tru8ta•8 gr8 requir•d lo make judgement•,
¥81imate$ and a8¥umW'on¥ about the carrying amount ef asgets and liabiliti08 that are not readily
apparent from other sources. The estimates and a880ciated assumptlon* ar• b058d on historical
0xpori•n￿ and othfjr factor8 that eonJid•r•d to bo r•l•v•nt. A￿￿￿1 r•sult8 may differ from these
eslimattr$.
The estimaleg and underfying ass¢Jmptions are reviewed on an ongoing basi$. Revision5 to acCount￿n9
estimates are recognised in the period in which th• e8timal• 1$ revl$ed where the revision affects only that
period. or In the pgriou of th• r8vision and lulure penods whtrre the r•vi$ion aff•ct8 Oolh current and
luture p•riod•.
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Notes to tha Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
3 Crodltorn.. •mount¥ falllng du• •ftgr on• y•ar
3.1 Cr•dltorn: •mount• falling du• wlthln tsn• y•ar
2028
Due to group und•rtakiws
AeeN0l8
10.715
48
4 Incom• Irom donatlon• •nd l•gaGI••
Unr••trSct•d
fund•
G•n•rnl
Tot•1
2026
Total
2024
Don•llon$ ¥nd1•94cieg',
Donation8
Gr9nl$. Includlng capltal granl8',
Grant8 r*Mlv•d
302
302
178
55.000
55,000
5,000
S Incorn• from ch*rlt*bl• •ctlvltl••
unr￿trtet•d
fund•
G•n•rnl
Total
2025
Totsl
2024
Talk$,lourslMl• of book8
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Notss to the Financial Statèments for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
6 Exp•nditur• on ¢h•rit4bl• *¢￿¥11[
haritab
Charitsblo
Expenditsjre
2025
Exp8nditurn
2024
Purchase8
2.230
600
Raisir4J awarene$s4vents
Sundry expenses
A(Ivorti$in9
Grants
6,630
163
1,037
1S7
12.964
41.400
310
5.500
63,387
7,602
7 Tru8ts•8 reMUn•ra￿on and •xp8nsès
No trustees. nor any persons connected with th&m, hov¢ received arsy remuneration from the charity
during th8 y•ar.
8 Staff eo¥t•
The monthly average number of persons lincluclin9 senior management I leadership team) employed by
the charity ¢Juring th? yoar expressed as full tim• tsquivalgnt$ wa& as follows..
2025
2024
Employeos
No employee received ernc*lumtsnt5 of rnore than £60.000 during the year.
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Notss to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
9 Taxatlon
The charity 15 a registered charity ènd is therefore exempt from tsxalK*n.
10 Stock
2025
2024
Books
51
11 ￿btorn
2025
2024
Other debtors
Debtors includes £60012024.. £Nill receivable after more than one year.
2025
Other debtors
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Note8 to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2025
12 Fund•
Balance at 30
September
2025
Balanc• at 1
October 2024
Incoming
rn8our¢•*
Resourcos
expgnded
unT￿trICted fund¥
General
Balance al 30
S•pt8mb•r
2024
Balance at 1
Oetobèr 2023
Incomlng
r•sourc•*
R￿OUrceS
•xpend•d
Unrg¥tri¢tsd lund8
General
13 Related ￿lty transactions
During the year the charity made the following related party transaetions..
Belfast Charitsbl9 Socl
Belfast Charitable Society is a charty wth whith the foundabon 8hare8 common trustees. The Foundation
is wholly ownèd by the Society.
At the balance sheet date the amount due to Belfast Charitable Society was £1.45812024- £4501.
Clifton Hous•
At the balan￿ shoet date th• amount duè t¢ Clrfton House was £1.45812024- £1,429 due from).
14 AP8 Ethical Standard¥ r•l•vant cirtum5tsnc•*
In common with other businesses of our size and nature. we use our auditofs to prepare and Submit
retums to tax authorities and assist with th8 preparation of the financial ststements.
Ultimate Paront Undortaking and Controlllng Party
The company's immediate and ultimate parent und•rtaking 1$ Beltssl Charitable Society Belfast
Charitable So¢i&ty was incorporated in Northem Ireland. Copies of thè group a￿OLIntS may be obtained
from the secretary of Clifton House Heritage. 2 North Queen Str••t, Belfast, BT15 1 ES The ultimate
cgntrolling party is Belfast Charitsble Society.
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