Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi ort of the Trustees for the Yeai. Ended 31 March 2024 The ti'ustees who are also directors of tlic ¢liarity for the purposes of tlie Coinpanies Act 2006, preseiit tlieii. repoi't with the financial statemeiits of the charity for thc year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees liave adopted the pi'ovisions of Accountiiig and Reporting by Charities: Stateineiit of Recoininended Pi'actice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reportiiig Slandai'd applicable in tlie UK and Repiiblic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). OBJE¢ CTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectlves and aims Under review of the Colin Neighbourhood Action Plans priorities were identified and agreed, tliey al'e: Flealtli Early Interventioii Ediicatioii Pliysical Developineiitsllinproveinentslmajor Capital Projects Coininuiiity Developinent.. Artslculture Coinmunily Safety Environment Yoiith (Iiiclusion) Meii Older residents Children & Families It sliould be noted that Colin Neighbourhood Partnersl)ip and Subgroups have all signed up to and abide by tlie Neiglibourliood Renewal Code of Pi'actice and Guiding Principles and subsequent Subgroiip Tei'ins of Refei'ence. Dfc support has been and remains key to the success of the Colin Neighbourhood Partnership, Dfc fiiiiding lias demoiistrated confidence in our organisation's ability to deliver against objectives aiid in oui. governance. This has helped in securing funds from other sources to support a range of social, economic and capital projects in the Colin Area. Principle funding sources Departinent for Coinmunities Belfast Cily Couiicil Public Health Agency SEHSCT Education Authority TEO - Urban Villages N.l.H.E. The National Lottery Community Fund Coinmunity Foundation N. l. Federation of Family Practices SEUPB
Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi ort of the Trustecs for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Colin Neighbourhood Partnership continues to provide an annual calendar of eveiits for all in tlie cominunity, provide training in capacity building, provide opportunities for voluiiteering, iinpi'ove coininuiiity relations, fainily support, provide suppoi't for local coininunity and voluntary groups, aiid provide projects and activities that proinotc healtliy eating and physical activity in our majoi. sliared space resoui'ce al Coliii Allotineiits site. It is also iinportant to note tliat CNP very often must react to address issues that emerge, for example the establishment of drug and alcohol and suicide prevention task groups whicli briiigs all statutory. voluntary and community organizations togetlier to focus 011 the issue and addi'ess iinmcdiate arid einergiiig need to eiisure tliose tliat need support are offered it as a inatter of urgency. Tliis appi'oacli helps to address a sense of fear aiid panic in the local area when such occurrences take place. All of tliis enables us to sustain the real sense of community spirit ai)d pride iii tliis area. Colin Neiglibourliood Partnership sees cominunity renewal as an action tliat helps people to develop tl)eii' own ability and help build resilience to address problems and their needs. We try to acliievc tliis iii iiiaiiy ways by offering pi'ograinines. activities, and training for pai'ents of young children, pai'eiits of adolcsceiits, children, yoiing people, Inen. women, and older resideiits to help improve the quality of life for all our residents. This is ali oppoi'tunity to establish stroi)g communities and gives a voice to communities to decide tl)e best Iise of assets, it strengthens the capacity of people to become active citizens and provides opporluiiities for cominunity, statutory and other seclors to work in collaboration to develop social, economic, envii'oiiineiital, aiid other theines to eiisure better positive outcomes.
Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi Re ort of the Trustees for tlie Yeai" Ended 31 March 2024 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Sigiiificant Activitics Colin Neighbourliood Partnership aims to rediice social and economic ineqiialities which chai'acterise this area, It does so by inaking a long-lerin cominitment to communities to work iii pai'tnersliip witli tlieiii to ideiltify aiid prioritise needs and co-ordinate interventions designed to address the underlying causcs of povei'ty. Colin Neiglibourhood Parlnersliip is an establislied represeiitative body of local cominunily iiitei'ests together with appropi'iate Gov¢rninent Departments, public sector agencies, private sector iiiterest and local elected representatives. The partnership established in 2004 has active participation from community representatives, piibl ic sectoi. oi'gaiiisations, political I'epreseiitalives, voluntary orgaiiisalions, aiid tlic private sector that liave ail intcresl in tlie ai'ea's developineiit. The organisation proinotes a holislic approach to addiEssing econoinic aiid social inequality closing tlie Eap between i)eighbourliood renewal areas and those that are not iiicludcd iii neiglibourhood renewal. CNP board meets on a bi-monthly basis, holds an annual AGM, and produces aiinual audited accounts. Adininistratioii and othei. services are provided tlirougl) a Partnersliip Manager, Finance and Office Maiiagei., and a Development Netwoi'k consisting of, Good Morning Colin Manager, Early Interventioii Manager, Allotinent Maiiager, Developinent Officers witli specific iEinits i.e., Arts & Cultiire, Coininunity Safety, Men, Youth, Capacity Building and Volunteeriiig. Environmental, Early Intervention Services, aild a Marketing Officer. The Partnership comprises 16 members whicli include represeiitatives from local coininuiiiti¢s, voluntary orgaiiisations, elected representatives, private sector, aiid local statutory organisatioiis. The Partiiersliip lias sevei'al subgroups aiid task groups engaging approx. 200 individuals in task specific remits. Tlie subgi'oups aiid task groups assist in tlie identification, developinent and where appropriate; the delivery of projects wliicli aiin to address Neighbourhood Renewal's four strategic objectives of: Cominunity Renewal, Social Renewal, Econoinic Renewal and Physical Renewal. Each subgroup has developed its own action plaii woi'kiiig iti partiiersliip witli all the relevant organisations.. Dfc. SE14SCT, E.A., CCMS, PSNI, PCSP, BCC, NIFIE, TEO, Dfc, CYPSPB, PFIA. Urbaii Villages as well as all local community and vollllltai'y oi'ganisatioiis. Public bencfit In line with its slated aims and objeclives, as noted above, tlie trustecs al'e coiifident tliat tlie charity is undertaking activities which provide public benefit to those who avail of its services.
Colin Nei hbourliood Partnershi ort of the Trustees roi. the Year Ei nded 31 March 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Cliaritable activitics Tlie cost-of-liviiig crisis continued tliroughoiit this year iinpacting on many more people. This included Inany more woi'kiiig fainilies because of the higli i-ales of Cliild Care services. Many of tl)ese fainilies liad lo Clioose betwceii woi'k aiid staying at home, most of wliich wanted to be able to continue workiiig. Between March - December 2023 we supported close to 500 families with food and mcat parcels, Ineat voucliers and vouchers for gas and electricity, all enabled because of th¢ siippoi't froin Urbaii Villages, BCC, Glenwood Biisiness Centre, The Coiiway Group, Silo Tank and many generous individuals. In the riiii-iip to Cliristmas, with the support of Cas1) for Kids, REAL LIFE Gyin, and donatioiis fi'oin local iiidividuals, CNP wei'e able to distribiite over 1200 Clirislinas gifts for children to eiisure tliey had a visit fi'oin Saiita. Dui'ing tlie period January - Marcli 2024 142 fainilies wei'e supported with vouchers for food gas aiid electricity, all with the support from BCC and SEHSCT. Tliaiikfully we Inanaged to supporl all those that were referred from various organisations, whicli iiicliided Schools, Social Services, Fainily Support groups and others. Witli the siipport of James Brown Funeral Directors, tlie local Credit Unioii and MACS food, tlie Good Morning Colin, Service, provided 106 Christinas l-lampers to older and vulnerable resideiits as well as providing their annual Christmas dinner for over l 00 clients and Carei's. Colin Town Centre Masterplan CNP made a bid to SEUPB under their Investmei)t Area 1.4: PEACEPLUS Re-imaging Cominuiiities ii) Septembei. 2023. Tliis £13.2m proposal would see the delivery of another element of tlie Towii Ceiiti'e Master Plan. A Cominunity Hub that will enable a range of local services to becoine Inore accessible aiid effective developing vital services. The Community Hub will be a high profile, accessible shared space with a high quality design ci'eatiiig 4221in2 of shared space across three floors including: 200 seater auditoriuin, Staff offices to allow increased reach of services for CNP including Good Morning Colin 7 office facilities tailoi'cd for statutoi'y aiid community led services with tenant organisations agreed providiiig., Sui'cstart scrvices, Libi'ai'y, Counselling, Nl Housing Execiitive, Education Authority Youtl) Services, Learning Disability suppoi't and skills and employability services. Approximalely 50% of the £13.2m will be secured from the N.I, Executive Office (Urban Villages) and Depai'tment for Communities (Dfc). We will not know of the outcome of SEUPB proposal until August/September 2024. As mentioned in our previous Trustees report the delay in securing support from DOH and SEHSCT to i'eplace the current health Centre, we did manage to convince the Dfc to provide funding to impi'ove tlie of the exterior of the Gurrent health with replacement fen¢in& additional street lighting, signage and landscaping. Good Morning Colin GMC continues to deliver a 7 day a week morning call service, 52 weeks throughout the year, the clientel¢ has now reached a massive 430+ clients.
Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi ort of the Trustees for tlie Yeai. Ended 31 March 2024 With the support of 34 dedicated voluntecrs. tliey continue to deliver tlie annual calendar of events tlii'oughout the year including, Valentines Ball, St. Patrick's celebi-ations, May Ball, many trips aiid outings through the suininer Inoiiths as well as local events during tlie West Belfast Festival in August, celebratioii of World Menlal Health Day and of course the major Christjnas Diniier. The sei'vice coi)tinues to support the Carers group on a weekly basis offeriiig Inany activities througliout tlie year and a weekend at Cori'y Meela Retreat. Ballycastle, a June day out at tlie beautiful suri'ouiidiiigs of Mary Catherines Cottage, Newry for both Carers and clienls. The "Warms Space" initiative a weekly event wl)ich runs from September to the end of March, (appi'ox.38 weeks) pi'ovidii)g a hot Ineal and film show foi. 35 oldei- residents establislied in Septeinber 2022, lias iiow become an iinporlant feature within the GMC yearly calendar, provides clients with an opporlunily to coniiect with otliers they may not otlierwise see during the winter Inonths. Mon's Shed This sei'vice coiitinues to grow from strengtli, tliese men are extreinely keen to remaiii active by getting oiit and about, learii iiig Iiew skills, becoining involved in all sorts of activities as well as assisting tlie local ai'ea by their iiivolvement in volunteei'iiig, engaging with priinary school pupils in relation to eijviroiiinental pi'ojects as well as helping witli CNP'S major coinmui)ity public events. One of the highlights this year was their involvement in a pliotograpliy project witli Ilie i'eiiowiied pliotographer Jiin Coi'r. Jiin woi'ked with Colin Men's Shed teacliing the basics of photograi)liy, sucli as Composition, lighting, aiid exposiir¢. He also encouraged tliein to experiment with differeiit tecliiiiques aiid styles. As a result, 16 aindzing pllotographs were produced that anyoiie would be exti'einely proud of. Another major achievement was wlien they decided to learn to play the Ukulele with tlie lielp of foriner Priiicipal of St, Kieraii's Priinaiy School, Briaii McAlea. Known as CUBS tliey liave entertaiiied Inaiiy residents in several Care Hoines throughout Belfast aiid have entertained tlie Good Moriiiiig Clieiits at all Ilieir large social eveiits tliroiigliout tlie year. CUBS are now in deinaiid througliout the city. Tliey also attended several of tlie NVTV show "Coiiversations with Gerry Kelly" two membei's auditioned to step into Gei'ry's slioes, seems sometimes they're getting aliead of themselves. but you never know, at least tliey're full of confidence and happy. Allotments Many groiips contiIiue to use this site in relation to cookery sessions, growing produce, tips for liealtliy eating, Bird Ringing, physical activity, talking therapies, and schools to higlilight the dangers of sugar and eiiei'gy drinks as well as highlighting the dangers of vaping. Many corporate organizations are also keen to support the site by allowing their employees to volunteer at the site during tl)eir staff days out. The site is also very much used to suppoi't organisatioiis in respect of mental health programines, i,e. Victiins Survivors, Carers. and those supporting people with leaning disabilities. The Men's Shed, Colin Carers and Volunteers make good use of this site in learning to cook on a budget. Tlie Colin Allotment holders were extremely generous during this period in that they decided to grow produce on their own space to donate to food banks and other organisations that were supporting those in necd due to the Cost-of-Living crisis.
Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi oi't of tlie Trustccs for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Youth Inclusion Suppoi'led by CNP'S Youtli Inclusioii worker, this project consists of 3 separate elemciits, Colin Aiitisin advice and support, Colin Autism Parents lobbying group and Colin Youtli Inclusion project. Autisin advice aiid suppoit gi'oup coiisistiiig of 30 parents who continue to meet 3 times per week, 2 moriiing sessions aiid I eveiiiiig session. Tliese parents have been lobbying extremely hard tliroughout the year to highlight tlie uncertainty of services foi. children with Autisin and other developmental conditions. These parents help to advise and educate parents on advocating for autistic children, provide support and iiiforination on how to requesl ali evaluatioii, schools are legally obligated to asscss stiideiits foi. special educatioii services. Establish opeii communicatioli with teacljers, special ediication coordinators, and other scliool persoiinel. Collaborate with Ihe school team to create a supportive environment. Advice is a150 available in relatioii to benefits and liow to apply. Tliis enables members of this group to provide up to date information to many otlier fainilies iiot involved in tlie group. Witli the Iielp of our Inclusion worker, tliey organize various activities throughout tlie year, especially day trips during summer months and mid-term breaks to provide respite for families. Young people are involved in various activities 4 times per week at Cloona House. Programmes of day trips during Octobei. 23 and February 2024 durii)g school midterm breaks whicl) included visits to vai'ious locations involving many pliysical activity prograinmes. Also, Inany activities during the Cliristmas holiday period. Most of tliese young people fall into the category of SENS, i.e., ADHD, ASD etc. Many parents of these cliildren assist diiring these evenls. The project depcjids on the availability of volunteers of wliicli we liave a core of 4 voluiiteers to assist witli the larger events. Capacity BuildingNoluntcerlnglEnvironmcnt A total of 422 individuals took part in capacity building training sessions including several sessions delivei'ed by Parenting N.1. which included Assertiveiicss, Building Resilience aiid Managing Einotioiis. It is great to see that Inany pareiits in the community are rccogiiizing that rearing children is iiot easy, and any assistance offered will not only benefit their cliildren but also help them to eiisure their childi'eii can get the best start in life. Not surprisingly, there was a continued demand for Mental Health and Well-beiiig information i,e., Living Life to the Full. Heal Your Life, ASIST, Mental Health Awareness and Wi'lting foi, Well-being. Other hands-on training included a 6-week Sign Language course, AED and CPR training as wcll as Inany eiivii'onmental worksliops. Oral History, ai)d Committ¢e Skills for those who arc coiisidei'ing volunteering iii the Community. Volunteering 318 people were involved in volunteering throughout this period. This included those involved in Environmental Projects ai Colin Allotmeiits. Old Colin Wood, Belle Steele Gardcn, CNP ¢vents as well as the Youth Inclusion Project and Good Morning Colin.
Colin Nci hbourhood Partnershi ort of the Trustees foi. the Year Ei nded 31 March 2024 Community Safety Ci'oss Coinmunity Ongoing dialogiie witl) Colin/Diinmurry and Suffolk (PUL) communities via the Duiiinui'i'y Positive Relatioiis Partnersliip to ensiire positive outcomes in relation to contentious parades. This partnei'sliip coiitiiiues to be extreinely important especially around the marching season, mainly July and August. Tliis work lias proved to be successful as we haven't experi¢nced any serious issues over the past few years. Iiivited tneinbers of the PUL community from Blacks Road and Dunmurry to CNP'S Santa coines to Coliii Ivent, Inany turned up and had a great time. Road Safety Initiatives There al'e Inajoi. concei'iis in relation to young people involved iii illegal usage of Scrainblers. Youilg people between tlie ages of 14-17 ride tliese powerfiil scramblers around the areas resultiiig in ongoii)g coininuiiity safety concerns. We, along with the PSNI developed an information leaflet which was delivered to ai'ound 15,000 lioines. PSNI, NIHE, CNP, Safer neiglibourhoods Project and other housing providers were involved in tlie delivery of tlie leaflets wliich provided information highlightiiig E-scooter usage and the Law, 15,000 lioines targeted for tliis inforinatioii. We will keep chipping away at this issue in partnership witl) the PSNI. Hallow¢en Safety Iiiitiative Needed to ensiire the Halloween period was free froin illegal fireworks, worked with PSNI and local shops to ensure no illegal selliiig of fireworks in this community, as a result a quantity of illegal fireworks wei'e seized in the local area and no major issues occurred. Also needed to ensure Halloweeii Night was fre¢ from on slreei driiiking aiid drug abuse. Coiitacted all local off licenses reminding tliem of their respoi)sibility in relation lo selling alcohol to those undei. 18 ycars. Litter Picking involving local Youth Centres and Priinary Schools. All our local scliools and youtli centre participants along with our Coinmunity Safety Officer were also iiivolved iii litter picking throughout the area, this is about fostering a clean and safe enviroiiment ainoiig our younE people. This helps to instill a sense of responsibility and environmental awareness. Bonfires As work continues with our following partiiers, PSNI, BCC, NIHE, PCSP, Conservation Volunteei's and Safer Neighbourlioods Project, thankfully for the second year there were no bonfires in the area in August 2023. Older residents. Several face-to-face sessions with old¢r residents in respect of scams and home safety. Good Morning clieiits received free home safety equipment which included window locks, doorstep and liandheld alarms. Commuiiity Safely subgroup. CNP Community Safety subgroup includes participation from representatives of PSNI, Colin Safer Neighbourhoods, BCC Police & Community Safety Partnership, Housing Providers, Dunlewey, ASCERT, Translink and repi'esentatives from our Youth Strategy subgroup as well as many other community reprcs¢ntatives.
Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi oi't of tlie Ti"ustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Colin Hei'itage Project We facilitated a field trip foi. La Salle school pupils and teachers. Tliis event explored the vibrant period, th¢ late 18th century which witnessed tlie rise of the United Irishinei1, foi'ined in Belfast in 1791 by Dublin Protestant lawyer Wolfe Tone and his Presbyterian fi'iends includiiig Sainuel Neilsoii and Henry Joy Mccracken. Also highlighted was the role Cloona House played in tlie Iiistory of Ilie area aiid fainous people aiid fainilies associated with the Colin area. Anotlier event, a piiblic tour. included the story of tlie United Irishinen to the recent liistoi'y of troubles and peace. Fainoiis fainilies such as the Teelings, Jaffa's and Griinsliaw's to DeLoi'eaii and Bobby Saiids, Ilie Iiistoi'y of Clooiia House from the Linen Endustry, role of the British Military, to the Catl)olic Cliiircli, facilitating the housing of nursery scliools and Coinmiinity building. These tours highliglitiiig all this ainaziiig history of the Colin area arc extreinely populai., not only among local residents but lots of interest froin olliers throughout Belfast, Check out our Colin Heritage website and learn about the unique Iiistory of Coliii www.colinlieritage.com I vents Programmcs. The annual calendar of community events continues to be extremely popular with our community resultiiig in thousands of resideiits attending throughout the year. The calendar continues to deliver the Inajoi, events arouiid March, Creativity Monih whicl) includes many arts. culture, training events, endii)g up with tlie "Give it a Go" day. Tlie Suininer Festival programme keeps growing eacli year with tlie thousands of residents aiid visitors attending. Tlie highlights, Carnival Fun Day, Teddy Bears Picnic, outdoor Movie Sliows, Heritage Tours, day irips, overniglit camping at the allotinent site and inuch more. We used tlie Cariiival Fiiii Day event as an opportunity to coi)sult with the cominunity iii relatioii to our plans for the major community hiib, (bid to SEUPB), over 700 positive rcspoiises clocked lip. Ci'cscendo This partnersliip continues to grow froin sti'ength. involving Colin Neighbourhood Partnership, Sliankill Childi'en's Zone, Ulster Orchestra and tlie Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation at Queen's University to deliver Iniisicianship and instrumental worksliops to 1,153 children across four Belfast scliools Good Slieplierd, Malvern, Holy Evangelists,, and Wheatfield all of which lie within areas of marked social depi'ivation. The project provides pupils with access to high-quality music education thi'oughout tlieir priinary school careers. Tliis yeai s end of year performance in June at tlie Ulster Hall, witnessed the very first cohoi't of Primary 7 pupils, 104 completing tl)eir 7-y¢ar journey with Crescendo involving all four primary schools playing along with the Ulstei. Orchestra, the audience of 200+ included th¢ children's parents. grandparents and many visitoi's. Primary l and Primary 2 pupils from Holy Evangelists and Good Sliepherd displayed their singing and beal talents at the Colin Town Square singing along with the live music from the Ulster Orchestra pei'foi'mers, again larg¢ numbers of parents and graiidparents attending. 10
Coliii Nci hbourhood Partnershi ort of the Trustccs for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Eai'ly InteentOn Siiccessfiil delivery of the Colin Primary Schools Counselling Service continued throughout tlie year iii tlie area's six priinary schools. A total of 740 counselling sessions were delivered to 76 childreii, aloiig with 213 support sessions to parents and 421 liaison and reportiiig ineetings with teachers. Colin Eai'ly Intervciition identified an additioiial ainount of iinrestricted funding to increase the level of counselling provisioii to oiie of Ilie s¢liools - Scoil na Fuiseoige - on a one-off basis. Tliere was a reductioii in clinical stress levels for 960/0 of childrei), because of counsellin& along witl) 47Yo improved behaviour and 610/0 iinproved social skills, 88 % of parents and teachers reported that there were improvements in family coinn)uiiicatioii because of the service, and 94 % of parents and teacliers said that the counselling sei'vice had giveii thein a belter uiiderstandiiig of the counsellcd child's beliaviour. This look place against tlie backgrouiid of tlie stai'kly inci'easiiig complexity of children's emotional healtli needs right across the North of Ireland (a post-covid plicnoinenoii) and severely inci'easing scliool abseiiteeism by cliildi'eii (charactei'ised as 'emotioiially related school refusal,). Despite tliis clear evidence of the growiiig iieed for counselling support for priinary school cliildren, the Coliii service faced two major clialleiiges towards the end of tlie year. Firstly, thc loss of its Inajor fundei. Ui'baii Villages (wl)os¢ tiiiie-limited involvement in Colin sadly biit not uiiexpectedly came to ali end), bul secondly, also, and this time very unexpectedly, the decision by Barnardo's to wind up its regioiial Time4Me coiiiiselliiig service from June 2024. While tliankfully. due to some funds being able to be carried forwai'd, as well as oui. being able to identify an alternative counselling service provider, neither of tliese cliallenges will pi'event the service being delivered in 2024-25. it almost certainly will mean that uiiless the long-talk¢d-about statutory provisioii of priinary school-age counselling materialises soon, we may be close to tlie end after nearly 20 years - of this vital service in Colin's schools. The Colin Pi'imary Schools Speecli & Language Therapy Service, delivered in partnership by tlie SE Triist aiid Colin Early Intervention, continued to be recognised as a critical support service by Coliti's primai'y scliools. It worked with 171 Pl and P2 pupils over tlie course of the 2023-24 year includiiig 59 new I'eferrals and 63 cliildreii who were either discharged al the end of therapy or transferred to coinmunity or specialist support sei'vices. The caseload at aiiy one time is Inaintaiiied at about l 00. Oiie of tlie cliallcnges faced by tlle service, duc to its precarious funding (priinarily slippage money) is maintaining consistent staffing 8nd an uiidiie reliance on agency staffing. We began to have soine initial discussions towards the end of tliis year about the feasibility of increasing the weekly hours for tlle Speech & Language Therapy Assistaiit (from 24 to 30) as an incentive for reteiition, as well as of employing a part time Community S&L Cliainpion to promote S&L messages in local early years settings. We will hopefully take a decision on this in 2024-25. Thc Coliii Early Parenting Programme continues to operate in a challenging and increasingly ¢omplex eiivironment. Several atteinpts during the year to recruii for the vacant Early Intervention Suppoi't Work¢r post were unsuccessful (a recruitinent challenge increasingly common for community sector posts where year-on-year fundiiig is not assured), aiid this was compounded when thc second EISW post became vacant in December 2023 and the project's Health Visitor moved to another post in the SE Trust in Jaiiuary, We were able to secure a new Health Visitor in February, but EISW posts remained vacant as we moved into 2024-25. Overall. this meant that although the core Health Visitor programme work with 27 new mothers and babies was largely unaffectcd, the number of home visits to additional families was significantly reduced to 10 I visits benefiting 24 families. The project's work included 76 responsive feeding support sessions, 66 weaning support sessions, 54 families receiving support on maintaining smoke-frec homes and cars, 20 mothers and babies being coached in baby massage, and 33 parents getting support from the Community Resilience Model. 12 parents Gompleted Mellow Parenting programmes and a further l O motliers and tlieir babies took part in our Tree Babies (forest bathing) programme.
Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi Rc oi't of tlie Trusteos or the Year Ei nded 31 March 2024 Planiiing activity for a proposed neurodevelopmental support pathway programme, with our cross-bordei. partn¢rs Archways and Dundalk Institute of Teclinology, was a major work focus tlirougliout the yeai.. Fi'oiii Api'il 2023 it looked as though tliis would involve a joint partnership bid witli tlie CAWT statutory coiisoi'tiuin, wlio had tabled a concept proposal foi. ASD support in early 2023 witli botli ourselves aiid CAWT being encouraged by SEUPB to collaborate - and a full process of joint planning was uiidei-taken throughout the year. but iii January 2024, shortly before the application 'window' opened, CAWT witlidrew, leaving oiii. Clianging Lives partnership to rapidly develop and submit ai) ainbitious C8.6 millioii bid oli its own. We remain optimistic and excited about the prospects for tliis EU fundiiig bid. the outcome of wliicli is cxpected by August 2024. IINANCIAL REI VIEW i inancial position 'riie coinpany had net incoming resources for the year of £126,448 (2023: net incomii)g resoui'ces of £3 7,397), whicli reflected tl)e iiicrease in trading activities during tlie year. Unresti'icted funds inci'¢a5ed by £33,233, while restricted funds increased by £93.215. Reservcs policy Iii liiie witli siinilar organisations, it would appear prudei)t for Colin Neighbourhood P81'tnership lo set aside reserves up to a level of approximately six inontlis of unrestricted expenditure on charitable activities. 12
Colin Nci hbourhood Partnershi ort of the Trustecs for Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2024 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR COLIN NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP 2024- 2025 Colin Neighbourhood Partnership secured fiinding froin Dormant Accounts to embark on ali ainbitious sti'ategic planniiig exercise to identify needs aiid pi'iorities that will inform strategic direction and fociis for tlie Pai'tnership over tlie next five years. CNP see this as Inore than just an exercise in orgaiiisatioiial strategie planiiing, but one wliich engages the whole cominunity in a collective effoit to generate the riglit infoi'ination to Inake the best decisions to address the future needs of our community. Lookiiig ahead CNP and its cominiinity will face even greatei. cliallenges in the coiitext of an oiigoiiig 'Cosl of Living, crisis coupled with ali iinminent squeeze on public funding. CNP needs lo respond aiid positioii itself strategically to deal witli tliese clialleiiges. CNP has establislied its Credentials as a trusted iiiterinediai'y between the coininunity and the state, for exainpl¢, during Ilie Covid crisis. Also, CNP lias played a ci'iicial role in facilitatiiig collaboi-ation between groups essential to addressing competition for scarcer resources aiid Inaxiinising utility of wliat is available. The very fii'st plan proditced by tl)e Partnersl)ip back in 200415 was based on a wide-rangiiig coininuiiity consultation process. The Parlncrsliip can now repeal tl)is exercise after securiiig the i'esoui'ces fi'oin Dorinaiit Accounts. We will (i) Provide evidence ideiitifying the future needs aiid priorities for Colin area. (li) Ensiire tliat future planning decisions are rooled in identified needs and priorities eiidorsed by community. (iii) Provide opportiinity for 'moments of cominunity connection and reflection, on identifying issues and addressing concerns. (iv)Iiifoi'm productioii of new five-year strategic plaii for Colin Partnersliip to advocate for bettei, plaiiniiig aiid iinpi'oved service pi'ovision for Colin. (v) Develop enlianced capacity to generate resources aiid ensure sustaii)ability. (vi) Develop and document a Transferable model for community consultation and planning. Aim and outcomes of tlie Strategic Review. The Partnership will have a clearer understanding of their environment, be more coiifident about their abilily to adapt to futiire challenges and be more resilient and prepared for the futiire. Tlie Partiiership will be better placed to advocate for better planning and iinproved service provisioii for Colin The Partnership will liavc developed and documented a Inodel for coininuiiity consultation and plaiining wliich can be readily transferable. The Partnership will have enhanced their capacity to generate resoui'ces and ensure sustainability Colin Neiglibourhood Partnership will continue to work in partneiship alongside Dept. for Coininunities, Dept, of Health, Dept. of Education, and Dept. for Infrastructure, South Eastern Health Trust, C.C.M.S., B.C.C. and Urban Villages (TEO) to help deliver on the Coliii Town Centre Project and the Prograinme for Government. CNP and its partner organi5ations will continue to work collaboratively to deliver quality services across the Col in area and to work together to further develop areas of partnership to increase and improve services for all the residents of Colin. Visit us at http://www.newcolin.coin for further details on the activities and prograinmes at CNP supported through Neighbourhood Renewal and others. 13
Colin Nei hbourliood Parlllershl oR't of the Trustees for the Year Ei ndcd 31 March 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing documcnt Tlie charity is controlled by its goveriiing docuinent, a deed of trust, and constitutes a liinited coinpany, liinited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. Recruitment and appointment of new trustees Appoiiitinent of Triistees.. The Trustees of the coinpany air also charity trustees for ihe purposes of charity law and undei. tlie coinpany's Articles are known as Ineinbcrs of the Managcinent Committee. Under tlie i'cquireinenls of tlie Meinoranduin aiid Articles of Associatioii the members of the Management Cominittee are elected to sei've for a period from one Annual General nieeting to tlie next. Trustee Induction and Training: New ti'ustees are iiivited to an induction Ineeting to familiarise themselves with tlie cl)arity and ilie conlext witliii) whicli it operates. These are facilitated by Development Staff and Ma51ageinent Committee, they cover: Tlie obligations of the Board of Trustees. Tlie content of the Meinoraiidum and Articles of Association. The Coinmittee and decision making processes. Curi'ent fii)ancial position. rutiire plans and objectives. Potential Ti'ustees are encouraged to attend a series of business committee meetings as a trail pei'iod to fainiliarise tliemselves with the work before cominitting theinselves to the role, if this is agreed as appropriate. Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate training events in-house and external, where these will facilitate tlie undertaking of their role. OrganlsationAI structure Coliii Neiglibourhood Partnership has been registered with the Charities Commission since March 2014. CNP board members consist of representatives from DtE, SEHSCT, E.A., CCMS, NIHE, Political and Coinmuiiity representatives as well as representatives from each of our sub groups. CNP established an audit committee to support the Board in its responsibilities for issues of risk, control and governance by reviewing the comprehensiveness of assurances being provided iii Ineeting the Boai'd's assurai)¢e needs as a collective 'Accounting Olcer, and also reviewing the reliability and integrity of these assurances. Tlie Committee is an advisory body and has no executive powers. Dept. for Cominunities and TEO. have allocated a 'Robust" status in relation to the Financial Systems and Controls Rating 'Organisatioii's STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees (who are also the dir¢¢tors of Colin Neighbourhood Partnership for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial stateinents in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdoin Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standai'd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" 14
Colin Nci hbourhood Partnershi ort of thc Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 STATII MEI NT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES - eontinued Coinpany law i'equires the ti'ustees to prepare financial stateinents for eacli fiiiaiicial year wliich give a truc aiid fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoining resources and appli¢atioii of resoiii'ces, including the income aiid expenditure, of the cliaritable company for that period. In pi'eparing tliose finaiicial statemeiits. the truslees are required to select suitable accountiiig policies aiid tlien apply them coiisistently; observe the metliods and priiiciples in the Charity SORP. make judgements and estiinates that are reasonable and pi'udent. pi'epare the finaiicial stateinents on the going concern basis uiiless it is inappropriate to presume that tlie charitable coinpany will continue iii business. Tlie trustees al'e respoiisible for keepiiig proper accounting records wliicli disclose with I'easonable accuracy at aiiy time the financial position of the charitable company ai)d to enable tliem to eiisure that the fiiiancial stateineiits coinply witli ilie Compaiiies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding tlie assets of tlie charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detectioii of fraud aiid other irregularities. Iii so far as the trustees are aware., tliere is no relevant audit inforinatioii of which the cliaritable company's auditors are unaware. and the trustees Iiave takeii all sleps tliat they ought to have taken to Inake theinselves aware of aiiy i'elevaiit audit inforinatioii and to eslablisli tliat the auditors are aware of that inforination. AUDITORS Tlie auditors, Lynii Drake & Co Lid, will be proposed for re-appointment at tlje forthcoining AniiLial Geiieral Meeting. Approved by order of the board of trustees on I I September 2024 and signed on its behalf by: B J Moane- Trustee 15
ort of the Inde endent Auditors to the Trustees and Members of Colin Nei hbourhood Partnershi Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Colin Neighbourhood Partnership (tlie 'charitable coinpany,) for tlie year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the Stateineiit of Finaiicial Position, the Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial stateinents, includiiig a suminai'y of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting frainework that has been applied in tlieir pi-cpai'ation is applicable law and Uiiited Kiiigdoin Accoiinting Standai'ds (Uiiited Kiiigdom Generally Accepted Accoiinting Pi'actice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reportiiig Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland,. Iii our opinion the fiiiancial statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the cliaritable coinpany's affairs as at 31 Mai'cli 2024 and of its iiicoiniiig i'esources and application of resources, including its incoine and expei)diture, for tlie year then liave been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accoiintiiig Practice, incliidiilg Fiiiancial Reporting Standard l 02 'The Finai)cial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK aiid Republic of Ireland and liave beeii prepared iii accordance with the requirements of the Compaiiies Act 2006. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors, responsibilities for tlie audit of the financial slatements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable coinpany in accordance witl) the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial stateinents in tlie UK, including the FRC'S Etl)ical Staiidard, and we have fulfilled our otlier ethical responsibilities in accordance witli ihese requirements. We believe tl)at the audit evidence we Iiave obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to golng conecrn lii auditiiig the financial stateinenls, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going concern basis of accoiiiiting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the woi'k we have perforined, we have not identificd any material uiicertainties relatiiig to evenls oi. coiiditions that, individually or collectively, Inay cast significant doubt on the charitable coinpaiiy's ability to contiiiue as a going coii¢ern for a period of at least twelve Inonths froin when the finailcial statements are aiithoi'ised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees wilh respect to goiiig concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. Other informatlon The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information coinprises the inforination included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Indepeiident Auditors thereoii. Our opinion on tlie financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to tlie extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statem¢nts. our responsibility is to read the other inforination and, in doing so, consider whether ihe other information is mat¢rially inconsistent with the finaiicial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material Inisstatemcnts. we ar¢ required to detcrinine wlieth¢r this give5 rise to a material misstatement in the financial statcments themselves. If, based on the work we Iiave pcrformed, we conclude tliat there is a material misstatement of this other inforination, we are required to repoit that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 16
ort of the Inde endent Auditors to the Trustees and Members of Colin Nci hbourhood Partnershi Opinions on other matters prescribcd by the CompaDies Act 2006 In oiii. opinion, based oli the work undertaken in the course of tlie audit: the inforination giveii in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for wl)ich tlie financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial stateinents. and tlie Report of the Trustees lias been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requireinents. Matters on which wc are required to report by exccption Iii tlie light of tlie knowledge and 11iidcrstaiiding of the charitable compaiiy and its enviroiiment oblaiiied in tlie course of ilie audit, we have not identified material Inisstatements in the Report of the Trustees. We have notliing to report in respect of the following matters where tlie Coinpanies Act 2006 requii'es us to report to you if, in oui. opinion: adeqiiate accouiiting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received fi'oin branches not visited by us. or tlie fiiiaiicial statenients al'e not iii agreeinent with the accounting records and returns. or cerlain disclosures of trustees, remuneration specified by law are not made. or we have not received all tlie iiiformatioii and explanatioiis we reqiiire for our audit. or the ti'ustees were not entitled to take advantage of tl)e small compaiiies exemptioii from the reqiiireinent to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Trustees. Responslbilitics of trustees As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities, the trustee5 (who are also tli¢ directors of tlie charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for tlie prepai'atioii of tlie financial stateinents and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for sucli intei'iial control as tlie trustees determine is necessary to enable tlie preparation of fiiiaiicial stateineiits tliat al'e free froin Inaterial misstateinent, whetlier due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable compaiiy's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going coiicern aiid using tlie going concern basis of accounting iinless the trustees eitl)er intend to liquidate the charilable coinpany oi. to cease operations, or liave no realistic alternative but to do so. 17