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2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: April 2023 to March 2024

Charity name: Úna Gan a Gúna: Irish Women’s Oral History Collective

Charity registration number: 1199074

Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 The purposes ofÚna Gan a Gúna: Irish Women’s Oral
History Collective are:
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To ensure that the memories of Irish women from the
1930s onwards are heard and are recorded and kept as
a part of Irish history and the histories of Irish people
travelling out and across the world. This will be achieved
through recording and preserving oral histories and, in
the process, bringing different generations of women
together to share past experiences: good times and sad
times, learning from each other, passing on our stories.
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To recruit and train volunteers to gather oral histories
and undertake other tasks relevant to the project to
provide them with an opportunity to give something back
to the community, build existing experience and
knowledge or develop new skills.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee
meetings.
Our main activities: -
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Recruiting and inducting new volunteers
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Providing specialist training in oral history to our
volunteers
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Providing ongoing support and supervision to volunteers
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Marketing and promoting the benefits of oral history to
preserving Irish and Irish diaspora women’s heritage
•
Outreach to encourage Irish and Irish diaspora women to
record oral histories, carried out via social media and
contact with community organisations in Ireland an the
UK

Achievements and Performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 What We've Achieved
2023/2024 was our first full financial year in operation as we
were formed as a CIO – Foundation during the previous May
(Registered with the Charity Commission on 24 May 2022).
We are the first charity with the mission to gather and preserve
the histories of Irish women in Ireland and across the globe.
Up until
Eighteen women recorded their oral history interviews up to 31
March 2024; these were transcribed and quality assured.
Ten interviews were deposited in the digital archive of Birkbeck,
University of London to ensure they can be preserved with care
and available to share with the public and with scholars/
historians (subject to any privacy restrictions). Excerpts from
the oral histories are also uploaded to the Úna Gan a Gúna
website at
We recruited eight new volunteers from April 2023 to March
2024 and at the end of the year we had an active and talented
group of seventeen volunteers. Each volunteer provides a
minimum of 2 hours per week to the charity.
We provided monthly one-to-one supervision and support to all
our volunteers and delivered regular peer training/ support
sessions online.
Operated by Cause4, a social enterprise that specialises in
providing support to charities, and funded by the National
Lottery, Heritage Compass is a programme designed to
support and grow heritage organisations. Following our
participation in the Heritage Compass development programme
for small charities in 2022/2023, we continue to take up training
opportunities for our trustees on a range of areas.
In terms of audience engagement, we produced a show
celebrating St Brigid’s Day and all things oral history at the Irish
Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, London in Feb 2024.
Our Project Lead Ruth Beecher had a short in-conversation
with St Brigid (also known as our wonderful trustee Dorothy
Duffy in fabulous convent-inspired couture), and gave a
glimpse into the kind of questions asked in an Úna Gan A Gúna
interview. Volunteers and trustees described why St Brigid’s
Day was important to them.
The main part of the event was a panel discussion chaired by
Úna volunteer Steph Blythman and involving women who had
recorded their oral histories with Úna Gan A Gúna. They
shared what the experience of recording their oral history was
like, why they felt it was important for them to do so, and what
they’d say to others thinking about sharing their stories with us.
We also heard excerpts from interviews in our archive about

themes such as gender roles, the importance of kindness and relationships, and creating community in Ireland and the diaspora.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Cash at bank at 31 March 2024 was £339.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 n/a
Amount of reserves held n/a
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 n/a
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 n/a
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Constitution (Foundation model)
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Trustee are appointed for a term of three years by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Úna Gan a Gúna
Other name the charity uses n/a
Registered charity number 1199074
Charity’s principal address c/o
London Irish Centre
London
NW1 9XB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Ruth Beecher
DorothyDuffy Joint Chair
Evelyn Kerrigan Joint Chair
Ailsa Russell
Ann Joye Treasurer
DaisyRoberts

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets
held in this capacity		 n/a
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects		 n/a
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets		 n/a

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

n/a

Other optional information

In autumn 2023 and spring 2024, we worked hard to develop a funding bid for a small grant to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, Emigrant Support Programme to enable us to recruit and train a cohort of younger women who wish to train as oral historians. Our goal is to share our stories, this funding will enable us to develop a very special intergenerational programme where women over 55 years old interview share their experiences with a younger generation of interviewers aged under 30 years from knee to knee or ‘O gluin go gluin…’

Declarations

Signature(s) Full name(s) Evelyn Kerrigan Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 16/02/2025

Charity Name No (if any) Úna Gan a Gúna 1199074 Receipts and payments accounts Period start Period end CC16a date date For the period To from Apr-23 Mar-24

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestrict
ed funds
to the
nearest £
720
225
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945
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-		 Unrestrict
ed funds
to the
nearest £
720
225
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945
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-		 Restricte
d funds
to the
nearest £
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d funds
to the
nearest £
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-		 Endowme
nt funds
to the
nearest £
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nt funds
to the
nearest £
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-		 Total
funds
to the
nearest £
720
225
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945
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945		 Last year
to the
nearest £
Receipts from donors 720 570
Charity activities 225 60
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Sub total(Gross
income for AR)		 945 630
A2 Asset and
investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total
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Total receipts
945 - - 945 630

A3 Payments

A3 Payments
Logo - - - 61
Website hosting 411 - - 411 342
Advertising/Printing 40 - - 40 41
Recording software 115 - - 115 122
Recording equipment 112 112
Courier services 33 33
Mobile phone services 42 - - 42 16
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Sub total 753 - - 753 582
A4 Asset and
investment
purchases, (see
table)		 -
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753
192
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147
339
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Sub total - -
Total payments
Net of
receipts/(paymen
ts)
A5 Transfers
between funds
A6 Cash funds last
year end
Cash funds this
year end
753 - - 753 582
192
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147
339		 -
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192 - - 192 48
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147 - - 147 99
339 - - 339 147

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

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B3 Investment assets

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B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

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B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature

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Print Name
Ruth Beecher
Ann Joye
Evelyn Kerrigan		 Date of
approval
Ruth Beecher 24/01/2025
Ann Joye 24/01/2025
24/01/2025
Evelyn Kerrigan