COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: N1042973 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 100098 Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements 31 March 2023
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2023 Page Trustees, annual report (incorporating the directorfs report) Independent examinerfs report to the trustees Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) statement of financial position Notes to the financial statements 10 11 12
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) Year ended 31 March 2023 The trustees. who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charty for the y8ar ended 31 March 2023. Reference and admlnlstratlve details Registered charity name Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Charity registratlon number 100098 Company reglstratlon number N1042973 Principal office and registered Omagh Communty House 2 Drumragh Avenue Omagh BT78 1 DP Tyrone The trustees Ann Doherty Dympna Mccann George Kerr Monica Coyle Briege Kelly Cathal McEnhill Gerry Mccaffrey Conor Keys Audrey Adams Ann McSorl8y Louise Leonard Kenny Fisher Company secretary Ann Doherty Independent examiner Rachel Walls Unit B15 Omagh Enterprise Centre Great Northern Road OMAGH Co Tyrone BT78 SLU
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. An nual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) fcontinued) Year ended 31 March 2023 structurej governance and management i) Goveming document Omagh Forum for Rural Associations is a Company Limited by guarantee. incorporated on 16th April 2002, and r89istered as a charity with the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland on 30th May 2014. The governing document of the charity is a Memorandum & Article5 of Association which sets out the objects and power5 of the charitable compary. ii) Recruitment and appolntmenl of management c(xnmiitee The directors of the company are also trustees for the purpose5 of charity law. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of AssoGiation the management committee is elected for a year and must have beeen fNe and fifteen dwectors. We seek to have geographical represenlation across the rural Omagh districL iii) Trustees induction and trainTng An induction pack is available for new directors are taken through the induction pack prior to himlher joining the management committee. Mary new directo[5 11 already be aware of the work of the organisation through the regular mail outs to member groups, and one to one support to groups. Ev) Risk management The management committee take risk management seriously and have in place a series of policies and procedures about how the organisation should be managed. Intemal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactlons and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff. volunteers and visilors. v) Organisational structure Omagh Forum has a management MmIttee of twelve trustees, eleven of whom are directors of the company and one is an advlsor with no voting rights. The committee meet monthly with the exception of August and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the tharity. Day to day responslbility for the provision of services rests with the Neork Managers who operate on a job share basis to fill the one role, with a Rural Development Officer and an administrator supporting this work. The Network Managers have responsibilty for ensuring that the charity deliv8rs the seiCe5 specified and that key targets are met particularfy in relation to the operational plan for services being delivered for the main funder. the Department of Agrulture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (conunued) Year ended 31 March 2023 ObjeGtivos and activitle8 The company's objeGlive and principal actlvity is to provlde developmenl support to rural community groups in the Fermanagh and Omagh district. They do this by: a) improvlng the efficiency of the administration of charities in rural Omagh and Ferrnanagh In direct pursuance of their objects, In particular by the provision of advice. management and technlcal support. tralnlng facilities and setvices to charitable organisations within rural Omagh and Fermanagh,. b) promoting the benefft of people Ilvlng in socially and economlcally disadvantaged areas of rural Omagh and Femianagh by developing their capaclty and skllls In Such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, thelr needs and to participate more fully In society., and Gl advance any othar exclusively charitable purpose as the trusteas may decide in accordance with the law of charity In Northem Ireland. We have referred to the guidance contained In the Charfty Comm188ion'8 general guidance on public benefit when reviewlng our alms and obJectives and in plannlng our future activitles.
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Cornpany Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (continued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Achievements and performance This report covers the year 1st April 2022 until the 31st March 2023. Omagh Forum Gonllnued to deliver the South Wesl Rural Community Development Servlce, thi5 year being Ihe fourth year of working with community and voluntary organisations in the rural areas of Fermanagh and Omagh. This Is the core work of Omagh Forum, funded by DAERA- the Department of Agriculture. Environment and Rural Affairs, through the TRPSI Programme (Tackling Rural Poverty and Isolalion). We also manage the RMCG, Rural Micro Capital Grants Programme, as well as MMC, Marginallsed Minority Communilies in Rural Border Areas. Having this core work enables us to deliver other smaller scales programmes such as Hunters Hill and Slieve Divena Wind Farm Community Benefit Funds and to develop new initiatives, whlch we did this year with Omagh Healthy Living Netsork. This year saw a hybrid approach to staff working from home and the Offi and a return to face to face meetlngs with the option for zoom also. In most cases Board meetings took place as both zoom and face to face. South West Rural Community Development Servlce Omagh Forum staff continue to help groups with various capacity building needs under the th8mes of Community Planning; Isolaled Rural People; Sustainabllity for Rural Villages and MMC - Marginalised Minorlty Communtties in Rural Border Areas. This lak8S the form mainly of one to one meetings with group5 in their premises or the office in Omagh or the Hub in Fermanagh House. We also talk by phone or over zoom. The most common support Is.. Governance issue5 Such as the role of officers on a committee; changes to governing documents,. changes to organisational structure such as Ghanging from an Unincorporated Association to a Co Ltd by Guarantee- Succession planning for Officers Charity Commission - helping groups to submit an Expression of Intent. Registering with Charity CommissSon: Annual Reporting; Reporting a Serlous Incident Funding - over the year we provlded ten funding 8bulletins packed with infomiation on grants and other useful support: we can't comp18te an appllcation form for a group. but we have helped many to talk through an application- identify a funder and review applications Info provlsion we issue ebulletins approx. once a fortnight to 1000+ recipients who are group members or organisations working in the cfv sector. We also regularly post on social media Poverty - this year in particular we saw the challenges groups faced with cost of living increases and reduclions in fijnding meaning groups had to dlp into reserves and some even decided to wind up their organisations. We encourage groups to link into the Fermanagh and Omagh Community Plan and staff are represented on the Fermanagh and Omagh CVS Forum. Group actlvty We help groups consider how they might diversify their activities and meet the needs of the community they serve. Omagh Forum staff met the new DireGlor of Rural Affairs from DAERA in Greenmount Agricultural College on 28th Feb 2023 with the other.Rural Support Networks. Teresa O'Neill was n8W to the work of the RSN'S and to community development and was impressed with whal we do. Rural MIGro Capital Grants Programme The closing date for claims for the 2022 Scheme was 31st March 2022 and we received a total of 123 claims on time. All but two were pald by 31st May which was very good. Staff met wilh DAERA personnel in May to give feedback on the process and make suggestions for improvement for nexl year. This yearfs scheme opened on 6th September 2022 and the deadline for reIpt of applications was extended until 14th Octob8r due to IT issues. A total of 193 applications were received with Total Project Costs amounting to £320,783 and the Letter of Off8r value was £240,880. This is a 50¥0 increase on last year and shows Ihe need for ongoing 5UPPOrt, Letter of Offer workshops took place the week beginning mid December. The scheme highlights where weaknesses exist in terms of governance and allows us the opportunity lo help groups with issues such as constitutions. accounts- deeds and so on.
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directoffs Report) (colnUed) Year ended 31 March 2023 MMC, Marginalised Minority Communities in Rural BorderAreas Tlernach arranged a series of targeted One to One G0Veman workshops. Thes8 took place in Blacksessiagh Hall - The Market House Hall. Maguiresbridge - Tievemore Pipe Band Dernashesk LOL All were very well attended. Specific RMCG workshops took place in Omagh Orange Hall on 21st Sept and Enniskillen Orange Hall on 22nd SepL This resulted in a significant increase in the number of RMCG appllcations from the MMCIPUL communty. a total of 81 applications. 17 of which were first lime applicants. Hunters Hlll and Slieve Divena Wind Farni Community Benefit Funds Slieve Divena opened for applications on Monday 30 May 2022 and closed on Friday 17 June. The applications were assessed on Monday 4 July with 13 suGces5ful groups. Clalms were to be submitted by 30th November. Hunters Hlll closed on Monday 4th July and there were 14 5u¢cessful group5. Claims were to be submitted by 31 st January 2023. Omagh Healthy Llvlng Network We made an application to The National Lottery Community Fund in Feb 2022 and met with others to help develop the concepl while awaiting a reply. This included various staff from Femianagh and Omagh District Council, the WHSCT and the Heallhy Living Centre Alliance as as a GP in the South West Federation. We received the great news of a successful application in December 2022. The inaugural meeting of the steering group took place on 1st March 2023 with representation from FODC and WHSCT as well as Omagh Forum dlrectors. Advertising for staff began late March with the Co-ordinator being the first of four posts to be filled. Transform your Trolley was delivered in Eskra Community Centre October - November 2022 - in association with SafeFood and the Healthy Living Centre Alliance. Participants gave very good feedback about the course. Omagh Forum parbcipat8d in the Smoking Cessation Programme over the month of March 2023 with stands in various outlets such as Supervalu, Omagh; Omagh Leisure Centre Health Promotion event and Healey Park, Omagh. We engaged with approximately 300 people and our target was 50. We submitted a tender to the FODC Winter W811ness programme with the Oak Healthy Living Centre in Li5naskea as a partner. The aim was lo deliver a series of wellbeing programmes over the District but we were unsuccessful in thi5. A series of Well Being sessions was developed for those in Omagh Community House and included aromatherapy massage and stress rnanagement, and was delivered by Fiona Curran. A stress managemenl programme a150 took place in Cashel Community Centre in November 2022. Staff were involved in the development of the Integrated Care System (ICS) and Area integrated Partnership Boards (AIPB'S). COVID Test Kits We continued to suppty COVID Lateral Flow Test kils in ihe foyer of Omagh Community House. A total of 4.710 packs (7 kits in each pack) were distrtbuted until the end of April 2022. This seniice started on 14th Dec Drop in on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-2pm in the foyer. Omagh Communty House and next day collection also available 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday. We continued to supply vulnerable groups until Winler 2021 This was administered on behalf of the Departmenl of Health. Dementia Bus We helped organise the Dementia Bus to come to Omagh Library on 20th September which had full attendance. Members Meeting Took place on 13th April 2022 via zoom. Topics included Carbon Literacy, Peace Plus and Mental Health.
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directoffs Report) (continuedj Year ended 31 March 2023 Omagh Place Shaping FODG and FOCP employed consultants to look at what Omagh Town Centre might look like in the future. we participated in meetings which began in April 2023. Other networking Omagh Forum took th8 July Board of Directors meeting to Cashel, Co Fennanagh. Thanks to Louise and Pauline for hosting us. We also vistled the busy Belleek Men's Shed where we spoke lo group members and saw some of the handiwork they were carrying out. We also travelled south of the border to Kiltyclogher to visit the Heritage Centre. A good practice visit to Garvagh took place In March 2023 where members of the Seskinore Rural Community group were able to meet and view the eXlIent work carried out by Garvagh People's ForesL This visit was financed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and was open to groups who previously took part In the Sharing Rural Spaces programme Charity Commission Mary T Conway sits on the Charity Commission Stakeholder Engagement group which facilitates regular meetings beeen community. voluntary sector rep5 and the Deputy Chlef Ccmmissioner and Charity Commission Staff. Discussions are detailed and varied and we have been able to bring many messages from local groups to the ear of the Commissioners. Stsff attended the Charity Commission event on the Charities Act and new questions on OLqR (online registration) and AMR (annual monitoring return) 27th April 2022. Awards for All We wer8 successful with an application to Awards for All in Feb 2021. We spent the last of the funding thi5 financial year with a Managing Sleep workshop In Loughmacrory in June 2022. Financial review Prfnclpal Fundlng Sources The main source of funds for the charity is by way of tender inGome from DAERA. The charity has always sought and secured funding from other sources to assist with ongoing expenditure by way of local authority grants and pieces of work from the health authority. They currently manage two community wind farm grant schemes with a Small management fee and generate addltional income through tendered pieces of work and sponsorship as it sees fil. Reserves Pollcy and Going Concern The trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves in light of the main risk to the charity, namely the availabilty of funding from third partie5. and agreed that the unrestricted funds not committed should be beeen 3 to 6 months of the charity's annual expenditure. The res&eS are needed to bridge the gap beeen the receiving and spending of income and to cover unplanned emergency spending. Funding from DAERA is guaranteed untli October 2023 and other sources of funding a believed to continue. The trustees therefore conclude that based on this secured funding Gombined with reserves already held, the accounts shoukl be prepared on a going concem basis.
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continuedj Year ended 31 March 2023 Small company provlsions This report has been prepar8d in accordance with the provi5ion5 applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemplion. The trustees. annual report was approved on 19 June 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by.. Gerry McCaffr8y Trustee
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Year ended 31 IKqarch 2023 I report to the trustees on my examination of the fanCIal statements of Omagh Forum for Rural Associations (Ihe charity) for the year ended 31 March 2023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustses of the compary (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial 5latements in accordance with th8 requirements of Charities Act (Northem Ireland) 2008 (the .2008 Act,) and the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,). You are satisfied that the accounts of the company are not required by charity or company law lo be audited and have chosen instead to have an independent examination. Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent exarrunation. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements as carried out under seclion 65 of the 2008 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed the general Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission for Northem Ireland under 5eGtion 65(9)(b) of the 2008 Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no matters have come to my attention in connection Ih my examination giving me cause to believe Ihat in any material respecL' aoUnting records were nol kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Ac( or the financial statemerrts do not accord with those records; or the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of sectlon 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requlrement Ihat Ihe accounts give a 'tru8 and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination: or the financial statements have not been prepared in accordan with the m8thods and principles of the Statement of Recormiended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Omagh Forum for Rural Associations {continuedJ Year ended 31 March 2023 I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to 8nable a proper understanding of the aGcounts to be reached. Rachel Walls Independent Examiner Unit 815 Omagh Enterprise Centre Great Northern Road OMAGH Co Tyrone 8T78 SLU
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Com pany Limited by Guarantee statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account) Year ended 31 March 2023 2023 Restricted funds Total funds Total funds 2022 Unrestricted funds Nots Income and endowments Charitable activities Inveslment income 59.942 1.425 125.040 184.983 1,425 197,747 253 Total income 61,367 125.040 186.408 198,000 Expenditure Expenditure on charttable activities Total expendlture 37.790 125.040 162.831 169,267 37,790 125,040 162.831 169,267 Net income and net movement In funds 23.577 23.577 28,733 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total fiinds carried forward 116.383 116.383 87.650 139,960 139.960 116.383 The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses regnised in the year. All Income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The notss on pages 12 to 15 fomi part of these financial statements. 10
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Statement of Financial Position 31 March 2023 2023 2022 Note Fixed assets Tangible ed asset5 1.868 2.476 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 10 6,826 174,165 7.524 133,202 140,726 180.991 Creditor5: amounts falling due withln ong year Net current assets 11 10,719 21.554 170.272 119,172 Total assets less Current liablllties 172,140 121,648 Accruals and deferred income 32,180 5,265 Net assets 139,960 116,383 Funds of the charity UnrestriGted funds 139.960 116.383 Total charity funds 139,960 116.383 For the year ending 31 March 2023 the charity was entitied to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. DireGtors' responsibilities: The members have not required the (x)mpany to obtsin an audit of its financial statements for the year in question In accdance with sectlon 476; The directors acknowledge their responsibilties for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in accordanc8 with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the smal companies, regime. These financlal statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 19 June 2023, and are signed on behalf of the board by. GMQ• Dym a Mccann Trustee Gerry Mccaffrey Twstee The notes on pages 12 to 15 fomi part of these financlal statements. 11
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Notss to the Financial Ststements Year ended 31 March 2023 General Infomiation The registered charity is a publtc benefjt entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in Northem Ireland. The address of the registered office is Omagh Community House, 2 Drumragh Avenue. Omagh, County Tyrone. BT78 1DP. statement of compliance These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102. 'The FinancAal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland,, the Slatement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordan with th8 Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Chariknes Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. Accounting policies Basls of preparatlon The financial ststements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. Going concem Funding from the Department of AgrUlture. Environment and Rural Affairs. despite having been approved for a further iwo years. it isn't guaranteed. However, through other sources of fijnding and current reserves already held. the Irustees condude that the accounts should be prepared on a going concern basis. Disclosure exemptlons The antity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such. advantage has been taken of the disclosure exemption available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102 which allows no cash flow siatement to presented for the Company. Judgements and key sources of e5timatlon uncertalnty The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the arrrf)unts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and a based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Fund accounting Unrestricied funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustee5 to fijrther any of the charity's purposes. Restrided funds are subjected to restrictions on Iheir expendtture declared by the donor or through the tern of an appeal. 12
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (contuwed) Year ended 31 March 2023 Accountlng pollcles (confinuedj Incomlng resources All income is included in the statement of financral activitl8s when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the econom[¢ benefits assoGlated with the Iransaction wlll llow lo the charity and the amount can b& reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: - incom8 from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlemenl lo the glft, recelpl Is probable and it8 amount can be measured reliably. income from contracts for the supply of servlce8 is recognised with the delivery of the contracted seNice. This 18 classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent. In whlch case It may be regarded as restricted. Re8ourGes expended Expenditure is recognised on an accrual8 basis as a liability 18 Incurred. Exp&ndllure indudes VAT. and is classified under the heading 'Expendlture on charitable activities. In the Statement of Flnancial Activities. This includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking aGtlvities that further it5 charitable alms for the benefit of its beneficiaries, includlng those support cost8 and costs relating to the governance of the charity apporttoned to chariiable activities. All costs are allocated to expenditure categorie5 reflecting the use of the resource. Tanglble assets Tangible assets are stated at cost less any accumulated depreciallon. Depreciation Depreciation Is calculated so ag to write off the cost or valuatlon of an assel. less its residual value, over the u8eful economlc life of that asset as follow8: Fixtures and fittlngs Computers Equipment 20% reducing balance 25% straight line 20% reducing balance Defined contrlbutlon plans Contributlons to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Llmlted by guarantse Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Is a company limited by guarantee and according does not have a share capital. 13
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantse Notes to the Financial Statements (contiiiuedj Year ended 31 March 2023 Investment income Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2023 Funds 2022 Bank interest receivable 1,425 1.425 253 253 Expendlture on charltable actlvitles Unrestricted Funds Reslricted Total Funds Funds 2023 Charitable activities Support C05t5 37,706 84 123,180 1,860 160.887 1.944 37,790 125,040 182.831 Unrestrlcted Funds Restricted Totsl Funds Fund8 2022 Charitable activities Support costs 25,789 141,701 1.776 167,491 1.776 25,789 143.477 1e9,267 staff costs The average head count of employees during the year was 4 (2022.. 4). The average number of full-tlme equivalent employee5 durlng the year is analysed as follows: 2023 2022 Management and project coordinators No employee recelved employee benefits of more than £80.000 durlng Ihe year (2022: NII). Trustse rnmuneration and oxpen$es No remuneration cr other benefits from employment with the charity or 8 related entity were received by the trustees. During the year trustees claim8d expenses or had ther expenses met by the charity totalling £355,(2022.' £505). 14
Omagh Forum for Rural Associations Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements fconilnuedj Year ended 31 March 2023 Tangible fixed assets Fixture5 and ttings Molor vehides Equipment Total Cost At 1 Aprll 2022 and 31 March 2023 Depre¢latlon At 1 April 2022 Charge for the year At 31 March 2023 1.937 9.075 9.730 20.742 1.913 6,815 565 9.538 38 18,266 608 1,918 7.380 9,576 18.874 caIng amount At 31 March 2023 19 1.695 154 1,868 At 31 March 2022 24 2.260 192 2,476 10. Debtors 2023 2022 Trade debtors Other debtors 5,833 993 6,664 860 6,826 7.524 11. Credltors: amounts falling due within one year 2023 2022 Trade C ditors Social securty and otherlaxes 6.901 3,818 18.419 3.135 1D.719 21.554 12. Related parties Gery Mc Caffrey. Kenny Fisher. Breige Kelly, Louise Leonard & Audrey Adams are all deemed related parties as they are trustees of other organisations which cumulatively benefited by £15,400 from the various grants available through Omagh Forum for Rural Associafjons. No amounts were outstandlng at the year end. 15