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Irish Network Stevenage

AGM REPORT 2021

Board of Trustees

Luke Donovan (Chair) Margaret Lyons (Vice Chair) Heather Morris (Secretary) Marie King (Treasurer) Hilda Warwick Frances Sandford Brendan Clynch

Email: info@irishnetworkstevenage.org.uk Website: www.irishnetworkstevenage.org.uk Facebook: @irishnetworkstv Twitter: @IrishNetworkStv

WELCOME

Welcome from the Chair

This annual report covers activities from June 2020 until May 2021 and it is hard to put into words how difficult this financial year has been, when the pandemic first struck no one could have predicted how our lives would change and our freedoms restricted. During the year we were in various forms of lockdown and everything we did had to be stopped or changed to enable social distancing,

Throughout the year we continued to support our members and continued to advocate for change on their behalf. We also increased our remote support to our members in the form of increased phone calls, shopping, arranging care and much more, this will be detailed throughout this report. During those 12 months we spent a huge amount of time working with Stevenage Borough

Council, Herts County Council and all our local partners making sure the needs of our members were being met and we had to work very hard and respond very quickly to an ever-changing landscape. Being a smaller charity meant that we could respond quickly to needs and address issues immediately whilst waiting for bigger statutory agencies to be able to respond and provide a long-term solution.

Every year I commend our volunteers on the good work that they do, but this year they have exceeded every expectation, they provided a level of support that was immeasurable, whilst also dealing with the issues that the pandemic presented to them personally. I cannot adequately express my gratitude to them and how they stepped up to support members through one of the most challenging periods in recent history. Throughout the report you will see details of how hard our volunteers worked and how much time and commitment it takes for INS to provide what it does. Our volunteers make it all look so easy, but I can assure you that they all work very hard.

Below are some photos showing members enjoying our social events in previous years and as we move into a new financial year we are starting to come back together and enjoy these events again.

Treasurers Report

As mentioned in this report all activities had to cease or changed to enable social distancing. This had a huge impact on our financial situation, as we receive a lot of our income through participation charges, raffles and fundraising activities, which could not happen during the Covid restrictions. We also did not charge for membership during this period and that subsides a lot of what we do. So, our income through these sources was almost nonexistent. But also due to not being able to hold many social activities we had reduced our expenditure as well. We contacted all our funders and explained the reduction in activities and they were all very understanding, most had agreed for us to repurpose the funding to support new initiatives designed to help our members deal with Covid restrictions, and some funders allowed us

to change our timescales so we could meet our obligations when restrictions had been lifted.

We have always kept a restricted fund to provide us with a pot of money that we could use in case of emergencies and this last year we were able to use this pot of money to continue to provide support to our members albeit in a very different way. We also successfully applied for specific Covid related funding to address the need for a different type of support needed by our members. So, whilst our traditional incomes sources were unavailable to us, we accessed different ones to ensure that we could still provide support to our members and therefore we continue to be in a healthy financial position.

At the beginning of the last financial year, we still had funds for some of our projects that required social engagement but due to the national restrictions imposed during Covid we could not continue with this. Therefore, following direction from our funders, we redistributed some of the funds to support our members in their homes through various means, including additional projects, telephone calls, arranging services to support them during lockdown and much more. This has been a difficult period, but we continue to adapt as needed. We rely on membership fees to subsidise our activities and the support we offer but this year we offered all members free membership as we knew that times were difficult, and we wanted to help in any way we could.

Throughout this last financial year, we continued to look for new funding opportunities to provide specific Covid related support and we are pleased to announce that once again we successfully obtained funding from a variety of funders which enabled us to increase our activities to include more welfare support. In line with our charitable objectives and responsibilities we have maintained a healthy reserve which will ensure that we are able to meet all our financial commitments. In addition to this we also have a Sustainability Reserve that is designated to be used after the Lottery funding has finished. We have a responsibility to continue to provide the activities and support that we currently do and having reserves will enable us to do this. We are proud that that once again we have kept our accounts in a healthy position despite the challenging circumstances.

IRISH NEfwoRKSTEVENAGE srATEMENTOF FIPIANCIAL ACTMllES FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31ST 2021 Period 31.5.19 to 31.5.20 Total funds Year Ended 31.5.21 Total funds Unrestricted Restritted fvnds fund Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and le6aue5 71865 71055 73,255 Other tradin8 attNities 15,681 Total 76,099 88,936 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds L293 58,Z07 S9,51 69,787 NEY INCOMVIEXPENDITUREI 11,1031 17,702 16.599 19,149 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fvnds broutht lorward 79256 27.948 107,204 88,055 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 74153 45,650 123,803 107,204

LANCE SHEET 31ST MAY 2021 X120 Totil fvnd5 unrestrict AestrKted fvnd Total Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 118,$69 CREDITORS Amgunts f•llln8 due wthln one year 111.3651 CUIIRENT ASSETS 45.650 U3.•)3 107,204 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CUAREvf UABILMES 107.204 123x13 107.204 FUNDS Unrestricted fund5: General fvnd Deslgnated fvnd 7.712 71.544 79.2 Rtstrlcted funds 27.948 TOTAL FUNDS 107,204 The financial stements were apprtrrtd by the 6oanl d TrteS aryl aUthl$ed issue and were si8ned on its behall by: L Donovan-Trustee

Secretary’s Report

Since becoming the Secretary in 2010 I have seen INS grow and prosper. We have been through some challenging times, but none as difficult as the last financial year. The pandemic not only had a huge impact on individuals it also had a devastating effect on the voluntary sector as a whole. INS, like all other charities, is there to serve the most vulnerable members of our community and as we have always done this through face-to-face engagement, it has been very challenging. But through the restrictions we continued to engage with our members to ensure we could provide the best possible support, this meant a huge change in our processes and the introducing of new ones to ensure everyone was safe. INS had to complete risk assessments for every activity or meeting that was held, we had to invest in new technology and even redesign our office and have new layout

for events so we could maintain social distancing and adhere to all the government guidelines.

Throughout the year we accessed our existing partnerships and established many new ones, with the primary objective of supporting out members. This has been a fantastic success and those redefined partnerships continue to be an extremely valuable addition to the support we can offer, both in terms of practical support and advice and guidance. In particularly our partnership working with Stevenage Borough Council, the Red Shed, Irish in Britain and HAFLS has been immeasurable.

Our volunteers have always been our eyes and ears, but this was even more important this last year as we could not hold many social engagement events, so we couldn’t meet with our members. The volunteers were key in identifying new and emerging issues, predominately caused by the pandemic. Situations were changing almost daily so it was so important the volunteers were given all the support they needed to identify issues. Throughout the pandemic we transferred the phones to the Project Managers mobile phone or a Trustee and operated a 24 hours support system for volunteers and members. Therefore someone was available at all times, this enabled us to provide instantaneous support and I am proud to say we addressed and supported every members request during the pandemic.

Throughout this last financial year we continued to have regular virtual Trustees meeting to discuss what support we had provided and what we had planned for the future, these became even more important than ever. Maintaining good governance throughout the year was of primary importance and we ensured every obligation we had was met and we continued to operate within our previous arranged guidelines. INS has many different policies and they have all been designed to keep our members safe and these were constantly updated and risks assessments undertaken for any event that we did.

Whilst this year has been challenging, I believe that INS has risen to the challenge and not only helped our members through this difficult time but become an even more accessible and responsive charity because of it. Once again, our ability to provide this support is due to our amazing volunteers and INS is the charity that it is because of them.

Growth and Support

Since we started back in 2007 one of our key objectives was to help our members to live as independently as possible, and whilst the restrictions imposed due to Covid changed how we could support members, we continued to do so in many different ways. Throughout the year we provided telephone support to members to identify areas where they may be able to improve their financial circumstances. We have a fantastic volunteer that has a huge amount of experience helping older people reduce their outgoings and claim their entitlements. We also arranged carers, did shopping, and organised bill payments and much more to help our members though this difficult time.

In addition to this support, we continued to run our very success our Wednesday Christmas Club, with nearly 200 participating in the savings scheme, this was very challenging as we could not

open the office and deal with members face to face, but we supported all our members to arrange remote payments which meant they continued to save throughout the pandemic.

We participated in many local and national strategy meetings specifically addressing the new and emerging issues caused by the pandemic. Being a small local charity meant we could respond very quicky and were speaking to our members that were shielding almost daily to arrange the appropriate support. It was very important that during the pandemic we continued to represent our members wherever possible to ensure that they were not overlooked when local and national changes were being made.

Supporting our members through this most difficult time was a priority to us and we know that our members found it particularly difficult when they lost a loved one and were unable to pay their respects in the traditional way. We decided to hold a Remembrance Mass for those that were lost to us during Covid and this was offered up for 70 people, which gives an indication of how our members and volunteers have been directly impacted by the pandemic, we were honoured to have the Stevenage Mayor in attendance.

We are always looking at upskilling our Trustees and volunteers and we identified a gap in their IT knowledge, So we organised workshops which was provided by HAFLS and offered to members as well to address any issues we had when dealing with technology. This was a great success and we will be repeating this next year.

Social Events

Covid restrictions meant that for most of the year we were unable to engage with any of our members in person, but there were brief periods when we were able to organise socially distanced line dancing classes and we started a Zoom exercise class. This was quite challenging as the technology was very new to us and we had to show our members how to access this remotely. When the restrictions lifted slightly, we had in person exercise classes whilst maintain socially distancing, members were so appreciative of this as they had been confined to their homes for so long and were often struggling to stay motivated. Social engagements are so important to help

reduce the effects of isolation so we did everything we could to engage with members. We worked very closely with Stevenage Football Club Foundation and they helped us produce leaflets giving members details of gentle exercises, quizzes and fun activities that they could do whilst staying at home. We were also able to arrange small group walks around our local lakes when outside group exercise was permissible. It has been such a difficult year but what kept us motivated was the impact of the support we were providing was having on our members and we know we were a lifeline for many.

We were so disappointed when we had to cancel our Christmas Lunch as this is one of the highlights of the year but we were so fortunate to receive funding from the Chauncy Charity and donations from Baldock Tesco which enabled us to create some lovely Christmas hampers which we hand-delivered to our members. We also had to cancel our St Patrick’s Day lunch but were able to

use funding for the Lottery to provide St

Patrick’s Day gift bags and we were honored to be helped by the Sherriff of Hertfordshire with the deliveries!

As soon as the restrictions came into place we quickly organised a remote Craft Group to allow our members to improve on their existing craft skills or learn new ones. This was a great success and our group donated many items to the local hospitals, hospices and other charitable groups. It gave them a great feeling of satisfaction being able to give something back. No one knew when the restrictions were going to be lifted so it was very difficult for us to plan anything, but we did our best to support our members in every way that we could.

Care in the Community

The last year has been the most challenging year so far for our more vulnerable members. The restrictions on their freedom and their ability to see friends and family will have an everlasting impact. We quickly saw that it was so important to reach out to our vulnerable members as often as possible and we did this by establishing a bank of volunteers to make regular phone calls. We quickly realised that it wasn’t just our members that had been previously supported by our Care in the Community

programme, but all our members that appreciated the contact. So we expanded our telephone befriending scheme to include all members this was a huge undertaking and required a lot of commitment from our volunteers. We know for some members, we were often the only call they got all day, for some it was all week. So we had to ensure that we could commit to the level of support we were offering. We are pleased to say that our volunteers provided excellent support, which ranged from regular phone calls, to organising food shopping, paying bills for those members that were shielding and even providing technology that could be used to engage with family and friends. During this financial year we made over 9000 calls to members, many of these on a weekly basis. Sometimes it was very challenging, we did not know when the restrictions would be changed and it was hard for some members to have hope, but we persevered and identified those members that were struggling the most, we supported them by being a constant and dependable contact. Everyone we called said that we had brightened their day, and this made all the hard work worthwhile.

One of the most challenging aspects was not being able to visit members in hospital, or at care homes or hospices, our volunteers found this very difficult, and we created a peer support group amongst them so they could share their concerns and support each other. We held a remembrance mass for those that were lost to us during Covid, which was offered up for 70 people, this gives an indication of how our members and volunteers have been directly impacted by the pandemic.

Our volunteers have also made phone calls to statutory and nonstatutory agencies on our member’s behalf, dealing with agencies can be a daunting prospect, so we try and help whenever we can.

We also managed to take some of our vulnerable members out on a day trip to the gardens of a stately home, this was a lovely day and our members enjoyed themselves immensely. We are planning on having lots more day trips when we are allowed and look forward to working very closely with Stepping Out who facilitate these trips.

Partners

Working closely with our partners below makes us a stronger more diverse Charity with access to many different organisations that we can call upon. Through these partnerships we all benefit from the experience and resources of others.

Our continuing relationship with partners, has grown and provided us with the resources and services needed to support our members and we in turn support those organisations to help them achieve their aims

CHAUNCY CHARITY

Sherma Batson Centre Email: info@irishnetworkstevenage.org.uk 10 - 12 Exchange Road Website: www: irishnetworkstevenage.org.uk Stevenage Facebook Page: @irishnetworkstv Herts Twitter: @IrishNetworkStv SG1 1PZ Tel: 01438 725400

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1149576 REPORTOFTHE TRUSTEESAND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 FOR IRISH NETWORKSTEVENAGE Wags LLP t/a Wagstaffs Richmond HoLJse Walkern Road Stevena8e Hertfordshi SGI 3QP

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE CONTENTS OFTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 Page Reference and Administrative Details Report of the Trustees Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statemènts 9 to 13 Detailed 5tattment of Finantial Activities 14

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DAlLs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 TRUSTEES Ms M Lyons Ms F Sandford B Clynch L Donovan Chairman Ms H Morris Secretary Ms M King Treasurer M5 H Warwick PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Sherma Batson Centre 10-12 Exchange Roèd Stevenage Hertfrordshire SGI IPZ REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1149576 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER W3gs LLP tlè Wagstaffs Richmond House Walkern Road Stevenage Hertfordshire SGI 3QP Page I

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE REPORT OFTHETRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st May 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordancè with the Financi31 Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims The aim ol the charity is to promote social intlusion for the public benefit by preventing the older and more vulnerable member5 of our community from becoming socially excluded, and to help them live full and independent lives. Public beneftt The trustee5 have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 and have regard to the public benefit guidance as issued by the Charity Commission as shown in the objectives above. We h3ve referred to the guidance on public benefit when reviewirtg our aim5 and objectives and in planning our future activities in particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute io the aims and objectives that they h3ve set. This public benefit statement forms the basis for all judgements regarding operational reptsrts to the Board meetings. in order to be reassured that the facilities and services currently managed by thè charity continue to meet these criteria. At these meeting, the Financia1 Controller also presènts the qu3rterly financial position Including taking account of any restricted funds and the Charity's Status as a going concern. Page 2

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activit¥es We provide outreach sUPPOrt to our more vulnerable members of the community that live throughout Stevenage, we make weèkly home visit5 and also phone members that do not require regular vi51ts. We also visit our members when they are in care home5, hospit31 or respite care. Through our Social 3Ctivities we provide social afternoons, which include live music, talks from community and Statutory agencies. health awareness event5, bingo sessions, a Men's Club, Line Dancing classes, I".1 IT sessions and èxercisè classes. we also run a craft group, a Friendship Group for our m05t vulnerable members and organise a variety of day trips. In addition to this we also run our Christinas Savings Club and provide Christmas and a St Patrick's Ilsnches for 200 members and guests. It is hard to put into words how difficult this financial year has been. when the pandemic first struck no one could have predirted how our lives would change and are freedoms restrictèd. During the year we were in various form5 of lockdown and everything we did had to be stopped or changed to enable social distancin& Throughout the year we continued to support our member5 and continued to advocate for change on their behèlf. We also increased our remote support tc) our members in the form of increèsed phone calls, shopping, arranging care and much more, this will be detailed in throughout this report. During those 12 months we spent a huge amount of time working with Stevenage Borough Council, Herts County Council ènd all our local partners making sure the needs of our members were being met and we had to work very hard and respond very quickly to an ever-changing landscape. Being a smaller charity meant that we could respond Quickly to need and address i5sue5 immediately whi15t waiting for bigger statutory agencies to be able to respond and provide a long-terrn 501ution. One of our key objectives was to help our members to live as independently as possible, and whilst the restrictions imposed due to Co-vid changed how we could support member5, we continued to do so in many different ways. Throughout the year we provided telephone support to members to identify areas vlhere they may be able to improve their financial circumstance5. We have è fantastic volunteer that has a huge amount of experience helping c>lder people reduce their outgoings ènd claim their entitlement5. We also arranged carer5, did Shopping, 3nd organised bill payments and much more to help our member5 though this difficult time. In addition to this support, we continued to run our very succe55 our Wednesday Chri5tma5 Club, with neèrly 200 participating in the savings scheme, this was very challenging as we could not open the office and deal with members face to face. but we supported all our members to arrange remote payments which meant they continued to save throughout the pandemic. We participated in many local and national strategy meeting5 specifically addressing the new and emerging Issues caused by the pandemic. Being a Small local charity meant we could respond very quicky and were speaking to our members that were shieldillg almost daily to arrange the appropriate support. It was very important that during the palldemic we continued to represent our mèmbers wherever p0$5ible to ensure that they were not overlooked when local and national changes were being made. Supporting our members through this most difficult time was a priority to us and we know that are members found it particularl¥ difficult when they lost a loved one and were unable to pay their respects in the traditional way. We decided to hold a Remembrance Mass for those that wère lost to us during Co-vid and this was offered up for 70 people, which gives an Indication of how our members and volunteer5 have been directly impacted by the pandemic, we were honored to have the Stevenage Mayor in attendance. We are alway5 looking at upskilling our Trustees and volunteers and we Identified a gap in their IT knowledge, So we org3nised workshops which was provided by HAFLS and offered to members as well to address any issues we had when dealing with technology. This was a great success and we will be repeating thi5 next year. Page 3

RISH NETWORK STEVENAGE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 In pi evious years We have provided outreach support to our more vulnerable members of the community that live throughout Stevenage, by making weekly home visits and a150 phoning members that do not reouire regular visit5. We also visited our members when they were in care homes, hospital or respite care. Through our Social activities we would usually provide social afternoons, which include live music, talks from community and statutory agencies, health awareness events, bingo sessions, a Men's Club, Line Dancing classes, l."1 IT sessions and exercise classes, we also ran a monthly craft group, a Friendship Group for our most vulnerable member5 and organiséd a variety of day trips. In addition to this we a150 run our Christmas Savings Club ai)d provide Christmas and a 5t Patrick's lunche5 for 200 members. Co-vid restrittions meant that for mosl of the year we were unable to engage with any of our members in person, but there were brief periods when we were able to organise socially distanced line dancing classes and we started a Zoom exefCi5e class. Thi5 was quite challenging a5 the technology wès very new to us and we had to show our members how to 3cce55 this remotely. When the restrictions lifted slightly. we had in-person exercise cla55es whilst maint3in socially distancing, members were so appreciative of this as they had been confined to their homes for so long and were often 5tru8gling to stay Inotivated. Social engagements are so important to help reduce the effects or isolatlon 50 we did everything we could to engage with members. We worked very closely with Stevenage Football Club Foundation and they helped us produce leaflets giving membei's detai15 of gentlè exercises, qui2ie5 and fun activities that they could do whilst staying at home. We were a150 hble to arrange small group walks around our local lakes when outside group exercisè wa5 permissible. It has been such a difficult year but what kept us motivated was the impact of the support we were providing was having on our members and we know we were a lifeline for many. We were so disapponted when we had to cancel our Christmas Lunch as this is one of the highlights of the year but w@ were so fortunate to receive funding from the Chauncy Charity and donations from Baldock Tesco which enabled us to create some lovely Christmas hampers which we hand-delivered to our members. We also had to cancel our St Patrick's Day lunch but were able to use funding for the Lottery to provide St Patrick's Day gift bags and we were honored to be helped by the Sherriff of Hertfordshire with the deliveries! As soon as the restrictions canie into place we quickly organised a remote Craft Group to 811ow our mEmbers to Improve on their existing craft skills or leèrn new ones. This wa5 a great success and our group donated many items to the local hospitals, hospices and other charitable groups. It gave them a grè3t feeling of satisfaction being able to give something back. No one knew when the restrittions were going to be lifted so it was very hard for us to plan anything, but we did our best to support our menibers in every way that we could. The la51 year has been the most challenging year so far for our more vulnerable members. The restrictioni on their freedom and their ability to see friends and family will have an everlasting Im pact. We quickly Saw thar It was 50 important to reach out to our vulnerable member5 as often as possible and we did this by establish a bank of volunteers to make regular phone calls. We quickly realised that it wasn't just our members that had been previously 5UPPOrted b¥ our Care in the Community programme, but all our members that appreciated the contact. So we expanded our telephone befriending scheme to include all members this was a huge undertaking and required a lot of comrnitment from our volunteers. We know for some members, we were often the only call they got all day, for some it was all week. So we had to ensure that we could coinmit to the level of iupport we were offering. We ère ple35ed to say that our volunteers provided excellent support. which ranged from regular phone calls, to organising food shopping, paying bills for those members that were shielding and even providing techno108V that could be used to engage with lèmily and friends. During this financial year WE made over 9000 calls to members, many of these on a weekly bas15. Sometime5 It was very challenging. we did not know when the restriction5 would be changed and It was hard for some niembers to have hope, but we persevered and identified those members that were struggling the most. we supported them by being a constant and dependable contact. Everyone we called said that we had brightened their day, and this made all the hard work worthwhile. Page 4

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE REPORT OFTHETRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 OTre of the most challenging aspects was not being able to V151t members In hospital, or at care homes tsr hospices, our volunteers found this very difficult, and we created a peer support group amongst them so they could share their concern5 and support each other. We held a remembrance mas5 for those that were lost to us during Co-vid, which was offered up for 70 people, this gives an indication of how our members and volunteers have been directly impacted by the pandemic. Our volunteers have also rnade phone cal15 to statutory and non-statutory agencies on our member's behalf, dealing with agencies can be a daunting prospett, so we try 3nd help whenever we can. We also managed to take some of our vulnerable members out on a day trip to the gardens of a stately home. this was a lovely day and our members enjoyed th8mselves immensely. We are planning on having lots of more day trips when we are allowèd and look forward to working very closely with Steppin8 Out who facilit3te these trips. FINANCIAI REVIEW Financial position Thè Charity'5 income for the year was £76,09912020.- £88,936) and expenditure of £59,50012020." £69,787), giving a net income of £16,59912020.. £19,149) Reserves policv It is the policy of the Charity to maintèin fund5, which are free resetves of the Charity, at a level which take5 account of inflation STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by its governing document, a constitution adopted June 2012, and constitutes an unincorporated chèrity. Recruitment and appointment of new trustees This is through an open and tr3n5parent proces5 in line with the requirement of the charity. New trustees are nominated by existing ti-ustee5 to fulfill any specific need within the board. Approved by order of the board of trustees on and signed on its behalf by.. L Donovèn - Trustee Page 5

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE Independent examiner's reprjrt to the trustees of Irish Network Stevenage I report to the charity trustees on my examination ol the accounts Of Srish Network Stevenage Ithe Charity) for the year ended 31st May 2021. Responsibilities and basi5 of report A5 the charity trustees of the Chèrity you are responsible for the preparation of the account5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination Of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out Iny examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent exaFniner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to My attention in connettion with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any m3terial respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by settion 130 of the Act". or the accounts do not accord with th05& records., or th& accounts do not comply with the applicable reouirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 Other than any requirement that the accounts give 3 true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connertion with the examination to which attention should be dr3wn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be i eached. M R Hubbocks FCA Wags LLP tla Wagstaffs Richmond House Walkern Road Stevenage Hertfordshire SGI 3QP Date". Page 6

IRISH NETWORKSTEVENAGE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 Period 3115119 to 3115120 Total funds Year Ended 3115121 Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted fund Notes INCOME ANO ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 190 71.865 72,055 73,255 Other trading artivities 4.044 4,044 15,681 Total 190 75,909 76,099 88,936 EXPENDITURE ON Rèising funds 1,293 58,207 59,500 69,787 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI 11,1031 17.702 16,599 19,149 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 79,256 27,948 ID7,2O4 88,055 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 78.153 45.650 123,803 107.204 The notes form part Of these financial statements Page 7

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAfjE BALANCE SHEET 31ST MAY 2021 2021 Total funds 2020 Toiai funds Unre5tritted funds Restritted lund Notes CURRENT ASSEf5 Cash at bank 78,153 53.850 132,003 118,569 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 18.2001 18.2001 111,3651 NET CURRENT ASSETS 78,153 45,650 123,803 107,204 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 78,153 45,650 123,803 107,204 NET ASSETS 78,153 45,650 123,803 07.204 FUNDS Unrestricted funds.. General fund Designated fund 4,401 73,752 7,712 71,544 78,153 79.256 Restricted funds 45,650 27,948 TOTAL FUNDS 123,803 107.204 Th financial sratements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on and were signed on its behalf by.. L Donovan Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 8

IRISH NETWORKSTEVENAGE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T MAY 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparing the financial statements The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Ch3rities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5'. Statement of Recommended Prattice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in 3ccordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective I January 20191,, Financial Reporting Staiidard 102 'The Financial Reporting Stèndard applicable in the UK and RepLsblic of Ireland, and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Income All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activitie5 once the charity has entitlement tD the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be meaSUd reliably. Expenditure Liabilitie5 are recognised as expenditure as soon as there 15 a legal or constructive obligation committin8 the charity to that expenditure. it is probable that è transfer of economic benefit5 will be required in settlernent and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is ccounted for on an accruals basi5 and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Taxation The charity is exempt from tax on it5 charitable activities. Fund accountin8 Unrestrirted funds can be used In accordance with the ch3rit3ble objective5 at the discretion of the trustees. Designated funds are those unrestricted funds which have been set aside by trustee5 for an essential spend or future purpose. Restrictèd funds can only be used *or particular restricted purposes within the object5 of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purpose5. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. Page 9

IRISFI NETWORK STEVENAGE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES Period 3115119 to 3115120 Year Ended 3115121 Fundraising events 4.044 15.081 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no trustees. remuneration 01 other benefits for the year ended 315t May 2021 nor for the period ended 31st Mèy 2020. Trustees. expenses There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31st May 2021 nor for the period ended 31st May 2020. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted funds Restricted fund Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and leg3£ie5 1.732 71,523 73,255 Other trading activities 15.681 IE.681 Total 1,732 87,204 88.936 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 20 69.767 69.787 NET INCOME 1.712 17,437 19,149 Transfer5 between fund5 71,862 171,8621 Net movement in funds 73,574 154,4251 19,149 RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fOnard 5,682 82,373 88,055 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 79,256 27,948 107 20/. Page 10

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2021 2020 Other crèditors 8,200 11,365 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 3115121 At 116120 Unrestricted funds Gener31 fund Designated fund 7,711 71,545 13,3101 2,207 4.401 73,752 79,256 11,1031 78,153 Restricted funds Restricted Fund 27.948 17,702 45,650 TOTAL FUNDS 107,204 16,599 123,803 Net movement in fund%, included in the above are 35 follow5.. Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestritted funds Generèl fund Design3ted fund 12,5511 2,741 17591 15341 13,3101 2,207 190 11,2931 11.103 Restricted funds Restricted Fund 75,909 158,2071 17.702 TOTAL FUNDS 76,099 159,5001 16,599 Page 11

IRISH NETWORK STEVENAGE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T MAY 2021 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued Comparatives for movement in funds Net movement in funds Tr3n5fers between funds At 3115119 At 3115120 Unrestritted funds GenèrBI fund Designaied fund 5,682 1,712 318 71,544 7,712 71.544 5,682 1.712 71,862 79,256 Restricted funds Restricted f und 82,373 17,437 171,8621 27,948 TOTAL FUNDS 88,055 107.204 Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are a5 follows." Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 1,732 1201 1,712 Restricted lunds Restricted Fund 87,204 169,7671 17,437 TOTAL FUNDS 88.936 169,7871 Page 12

IRISH NEfwoRK STEVENAGE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no related party transactions lor the year ended 315t May 202112020.. None). Page 13

IRISH NETWORKSTEVENAGE DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2021 Period 3115119 to 3115120 Year Ended 3115121 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Donations Grants 722 71,333 2,918 70,337 72,055 73,255 Other trading activities Fundraising event% 4,044 15,681 Total incoming resources 76,099 88,936 EXPENDITURE Raising donations and legacies Sundries Cost ol events Professional fees 900 18,202 5,203 265 20,219 6.OLO 24.305 26,494 Other trading activities Room Hire Wage5 Volunteer Exper15es Office costs 3,259 26,284 1,943 3.709 3,519 28.558 2,087 9,029 35,195 43.292 Total resources expended 59,500 69,787 Net income 16.599 19,149 This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 14