IONTAOBHAS NA GAELSCOLAIOCHTA TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3J MARCH 2024 The Truslees present their res and financial sialem¢nts for Ihe y¢ar ended 31 Murch 2024. Thc TnLtst¢¢s have adoplcd ihe provisions of the Stalcmcni of Recommended Prnctic¢ (SORP>'Accounting and Rcprtiftg by Charilie%' IFRS 10?) (clTe¢iiv¢ Isi January ?019) Th¢ CIuriiie% Acl (Nl) •008. in prL'paring ihc Jnnual r¢pon and accounts of the charity. Objeciivts. and rtiviti¢s I'hc principal activity of the Trusi is the vanC¢m¢nI of cducalion through th¢ mcdium of lh¢ Irish lansuage in sch(Ktrls in Northem Ircland. The Trustees hav¢ paid due regard to guidan issucd by the Chariry Commission in d¢ciding whut a¢tivilics the Tn( should undertake. Inie5¢ment in khool Buildin& Invcstmeni in schLK)I buildin&v% r¢prescnLs all capitol costs in¢urred for thich individual projecl. Ai present capilal grant is payabl¢ on such cxpcnditure unlil a 5¢hix)l 1% approved by (he Departmcnl of Education. On paymcnl of th¢ brant by Ihe tkpartTncnl the Trusl seek io recover exkKndi¢ure alr¢udy inc¢tsrcd on thc schools. Situi lonuwbh&s na Gael%colaiochta is an unifK4)rwred Charitsblc TnsL thttl h&$ b¢cn approved by ihe Charity Commission Nl on I I th August ?014. Thc Charity rcg15traiion number 1% NIC.100147. Tx.Stst lontaobhi% na Gaclswlalochth h&$ been grunied charitsble slatus by the Inland Revcnue is exempl from co1)rnI10n on its dLlivilir5. Achi¢vement% And perfommnce 'rhc S&'iiem¢nl of Financial Aclivitirs (SOFA) shows the mov¢meni in all churitJblc fund% Nplil bclwecn unrrslri¥lcd fund¥ {mcinic% (hal ¢dn b¢ applied to an) ¢hariLthle obj¢¢livcs with the Trust s objcciive5) and r¢striit¢d funds (monics prvvidcd fi)r I¢1ft¢ purrK)5cs). ToLiI unre4lric¢ed incoming rewurce5 for the y&v '¢re £164.727 {£19S.413 ycar cndcd I I si March 2023). The m1 sources vf income wcr¢ Lombined th)ntslions of£.30.159. mainly from I'ACA, £86.197 of rcn¢al incoml. £39.193 of rcl¢&scd dL.fcrrcd incom¢. lind £6.4$? of other income that Gimc from bdnk inlercsl received. Ilnre%tricl¢d ¢¥ndItre for the year lolallcd £?80.163 whi¢h in¥lud¢d £34.$00 on grdnts io variow8 Irish medium h0O18 io &bSis1 thcm wilh their runninb* ¢o%ls ihroubhoul ihe y&gr. Thc Tru%l'% uStric[Cd funds Iw ma(k J deficit of £115.436 this year. The main expenditure Continues to be payroll wsLs. l()L'illinb £141 ?70 ihis y¢ar. In addilion. thc Trust has conlinued 10 provide funding lo Irish Nqcdium SchcK)l% for Mm0<tli0D and running eosts Ihroush (h¢ Ai¥iimm(NJation fund. £87.976 ol- lUnding.S1tJn¢c pA)vided to lri%h Mcdiun) Schools. inthnciAI rr%'iew Thc Trusl unr¢s1riiled reseTvc4 at 31 st March ?0?4 of £1.40? 860. The Tru%lcc5 aini (() mainLiin a Icvel of rc%crvc% tti alloiy it lo Continu¢ to Ll)v¢r il% ongvoing running? co%1% and provid¢ ¥r.uJi as%is14inie lo Iri%h Medium schcK)1s. Tlic 'frustCCS conlinuc lo rcvi¢w ihc 'fru.%l'S Icvel of in¢omc Jnd cxpcndilurc c)n an onbTroirtg bJsi% en%ure it muinthin.¥ a rc&%onable IcY¢l or
IONTAOBHAS NA GAELSCOLAfiocHTA TRUSTEES REPORT (COI¥4TtYUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Goin£ eonetrn 11)c Balance Sb¢d al the end of th¢ y¢4r shows unrastri¢t¢d r¢$ of £1,402.860 und rl¢led reserv¢5 of £2.021,060. Thc TnL51¢¢% will rontinuc to look at income 8amting opportunities to ethle it (o continue to provide wt &ssisLthce to Irish Mcdium s¢hools. The tnst¢¢s hav¢ ¢oTh¢ludd thjt to the appropriate l¢vel of rcservcs and the buildAng being fully rented oul the going con¢¢rn b&sis is 4ppropriat¢. Given the a¥¢. the tsith's bclievc thal it is appmpriate to prepare th¢ fuwi¢ig1 stat¢m¢nts on a going ls. IDveqlmeDts Thc TTus1 hts Mpleted th¢ construction of the Aras na BhFaJ buildin8 on th¢ Falls Road in January 2020. Th¢ tildIng IS w fully r¢nt¢d out to providc funds lo thc Trust to cnablc li wntinuc to pur5u¢ ILS c1[tabl¢ a¢tiviti¢& PlaThi for the futurt ing fon4wd it will continue to provido fimding Irish Mcdium 5¢hoob fLY a¢¢00dti0ll and nUw1 ¢os. Structsr4 2overnn<e *nd mAD#£ement The TnJstc¢s who served during the year were: Jxkie Fit4Tr4tyi¢k IA)rcan Mac Gabhw G¢aroid O Muilleoir Pilib.MtS'téil Pudrnig O Cdlaigh Auditors Aft¢r tIK audiied fill¢721 stslcmcnL% for the year ended 3 Isi March 2017 ww¢ approved by the imydrd of lOnbhaI. na fra¢l.wolaihtI The Trusl iniliat¢d a tender prnKess to provide auditcd accounts for the ne thrc¢ ycar¥. A5 a ro%ult of thi4 trnd¢r prtKcss 1onuobh. GaclicolaSochta Jppoitilcd SLMD Limited Tla Bridg¢. Th:Wr¢d AwunLints for a period of three years. Ihc the IimiLI¢io% PTuented due to Covid-19. no new tender4 wcre iL)ught and the wmmittc< agre¢d lo continue with SI.MD Ltd Tla Elridge. Chart¢red Accounlants being the audiiors for the year ended 31 st M4vch 2024.
IONTAOBHAS NA GAELSCOLAIOCHTA 4iTATEMEI%T OFTRUSTF.F.¢i RF.SPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Trusices are reswrL%iblc for prcparing the Truslees Rert and thc financial LeML in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounlin8 Sthndards (United Kingdom Gencrnlly Accq)icd Ac¢ouniin8 Pradic¢). Th¢ Charities A¢1 (Nl} •008. r¢quircs ihe Trustees to prcpJrc finthncial siutcmcnts for c'h financial year which give a true and fair view ofthe financial N)sition of the Trus1. In pr¢paring Ih¢s¢ Ounts. th¢ Trust¢e5 are required ., - sele¢l $uitablc accountin8 poli¢i¢s and ihcn apply them nSISteily. - obser¥e ihc methods and principles in ih¢ Charili¢s SORP. - make judgernents wid estimJte.% (h are rc&sonable and Pfudenl; - wheih¢r applicablc accounlinbv standards have been followed subjcct lo any maicrial d¢partur¢s dI105¢d and explained in ihc acUnIS. and - prcparc the finan¢ial slatemenis on the goin8 wn¢ern basi5 unless li is inapwoprial¢ to presume that thc TnL%t will Conlin in opernlion. The Trustees are responsible for ke¢ping suffKi¢nl a¢¢ounting rccords thal disclosc with r¢&sonabl¢ cUraCY al any time thc rinancial position of the Tru%1 and cnablc thcm ¢n5ur¢ thai the accounts comply with ¢urrrni ¢htirity law and thc provisions of the tfU51 (kd, Th¢y are al%0 responsiblc for rCUarding thc assets of the Trust and h¢n¢¢ for taking rc&wnable SIq for thc pr¢v¢ntion and dclcction of frnud and othcr iffcgularities. The Truslccs rcFxxt Jpprov¢d by the Board of TNsle¢s. Re%i%lcnbd oifiet: na bhFai •(X).?O? Falls Road BLlf&sl Northcrn Irelnd BT12 6AFI Mr p O Ceall¥i%h Ci*¢eoir
IONTAOBHAS NA GAELSCOLAIOCHTA TUARASCAIL NA nlONTAOBHAITHE DON BHLIAINDAR CHRJOCH31 MAR TA 2024 Cuircann na hlonLiobhaithe a dtuJrJscail a¥u5 a seuniais airgeadais don bhliain dar ¢hrio¢h 31 Marta 20?4 i Ilthir. Ghlal nu hlonLiobhailhe le for&la¢ha an Raitis ar ChlcJchtsi.% Mo113 (SORP)'CunI0ch1 agus Tuairisciu Carthanachtal. (FRS I O? (i bhfcidhm O l Eanair !019) agus Achi (TLI 2fy)8 0 thbh ullmhu thuamcail agus chuntai5 bhlianrula na thanachts d¢. Cupoiri Gniomh#iochthf Cur chun cinn nu Ga¢lswlaio¢hta s dTuais¢eart Éireann is ea priomhghnSL)mhaliKhi an lonLwbhais. Ta na hlofiLwbhaith¢ i ndiaidh dul i dtuillfyqmal ar thrcoir Choimisiun na gC¥rthana¢hthl maidir leis na gnlomhalochthl ba clKSir don lonUy)bhas a dhélaMh. Intheiytlo¢hi i bhTroirRnimh Seoile Cuim%ionn infhcisiio¢hi i bhfoirgTrnimh s¢oile na Co$1% Lhaipitil uilig a ¢hait¢w Jr g¥h tion%¢ad.Il scoilc indibhidiuil. San am i iaihair nil dconla% caipilil inic)Liha ar chlit¢ach&s d& Icithéid so dii go g¢ead6idh an Roinn Oideachais an scoil. Ar dn dLX)nla caipitil a io¥ an Roinn Oidelichais lor8aionn an tlonLiobha% an l-airb¢Jd J Ciiithcadh ab• na 5coil¢anna ¢hfy2na a thail Ar dis. 15 lonliiobh&% Canhanachta neamhchoTprJithc loniJ0bhu na Gtsel&¢olalochta RIA faofa Coimisiun na gcarthunachiai TÉ. o I I Lun&%a 2014. NIC100147 is ¢J Shn ¥hllwuirnhir charthnh Siadxy Lan4eh Bhronn loncam Ini5rc ¢arthana¢hta ar lonthobh&g na Gaelscolai(Khta agwK da réir. th sé diolmhAith¢ O chain chorpthid¢¥h a ILK ar J chuid gni0mhalhWE. Échtaf a2u% Tr"tidhmiochi Li'irionn Ra11c nj nGntomh4iiochtai Airgcadai% (SOFA) 2n l-aistriu sna ci%il carthanachia uilig roinnie idir cisil ncamhshri47nta (airsid ar féidir bainl bheiih ab cu5pOir idrthJn&¢hill r biih aige le cuspoiri an loniaobhais) agu% ci%li srillnta (atrgid la¢h1th¢ do ¢huspOiri Ar leiih>. Ba é £164.7?7 (£195.413 don bhliain dar ¢rih 31 Marta ?0?41 an méld iomian foinsi falts n¢amh.%hrianta a thainig isieuch. Ba iad comhthJblwuis de £30,-159. 0 TACA bo pr10mh a¥us £86.197 d'ioncam ci05< £39.193 d'ioncam iwchurtha ci5ithc, agTrus £6.452 d'loftm eile a thainig O bain¢ A fUrth na pri0mhthoiSl ioneaim iad. e £280.163 méld thn ¢hail¢.whiis neurnhshrionth don bhI11n in:w c#iLh¢adh L14.5(M) di• or dhcontois a tugadh do Ghaelscoileanna chun cuidiu lena costais reatha i nih na bliJn& ljhi cLsnJmh san lontbhas. dc £l15.436 ina ¢hisli n¢amh%hrianta i mblian& 15 iad cosiai% phdrolla nn priomhEhailC}" lo arbh é £141 ?70 méld iomlan an phriomh¢hai¢eachais i rnbliana. Ina theannta %in. 1¢anTrn &n ilontsobhas ar aghaidh maoiniu a ¢hur Jr fail do Ghucls¢oil¢anna go foill Ic h#¥haidh co5% coiriochta agus reatha trid an Chi¢ coiriochth. Tugadh maoiniu dc £87.976 do Ghaels¢oileanno. A¢hbhreiihniu Airged*iq Bhi iulchisti neamhshrianta de £1.401,860 ag an lonLwbh&%' ar 31 M,Ina 20?4, Is i aidhm na nlonwjbhaithe leibheal ¢ul¢histi a choinnc/djl a ligfidh do na cosLiiS rLJtha aLI aigc go foill J chludaih ab7US 1¢ dconuis a thi4 bluirt do Ghaelscoilcanm. Di'.Inliidh na h1on1dwbh7Ilhe athbhreiihniu ar Icibhéal ion¢aim ab7US ¢aiieachais an lontsobhais ar bhonn 1¢4inuna¢h fos le cinniiu go gcoinn¢oidh s¥. l¢ibhial lta iul¥hisli go foill.
IONTAOBHAS NA GAELSCOLAIOCHTA TUARASCAIL NA nlONTAOBHAITHE (AR LEAN) DON BHLIAJNDAR CHRIOCH31 MAR TA 2024 CnOtha$ Imntach Léirionn un Cldr ComhJrdaith¢ ag delre1h na bliana go rdibh cul¢histi neamhshrianta de £1,402.860 agus culchisil sriants de L?.O?1.060 ann. Iniuchfaidh n4i h[on0bhailhc na dei%enfta le hion¢am J shaothru go foill tt chuirfidh ar a chumas dconiJis Ihabhairt do Ghacls¢oileAnna. Chinn na h1onth21hc go bhfuil bun1 an ghnOthai5 l¢anlaigh cui. mar sknll ar l¢ibhéal cul na g¢ul¢histl a8us ar an thoir8neamh ligean ar cios go hiomlan. M.v shcall ar an eolas ihuasluaite. is i baNil na n.iontJobhaithc BO bhfuil sé ¢ui na rait15 airgeadais u ullmhu w bhonn gnOthai5 Inlhei¥tioch¢Af Bhi ioguil Ihoirbincamh Ar35 na bhFai ar BhOthaT na bhFai criochnJiihc J8 An lonlaobhas i mi Eanair 20?0. Ta an foirgneamh & libvcan ar ¢105 anois Ic cisti a shoiaihar don lontaobha5 a chuirfidh ar a chumas a chuid gnsomhalhthl ¢anhanachLq a dhéanamh go foill. g PleAnannx don Todhch#b Sa bhliain atti Ic ieaL'hi ILraldh an tlonthobhas ar aghaidh maoiniu a ¢hur ar fail do Ghacl%coil&inna le haghaidh ¢0s1&% cOirlLKh &gU5 rcatha fos. Struchiur. Ril¢h.s 12us Binis¢Aocht Sw d l¢an&% na hlontsobhaiihc a bhi ann i rith blia JJLki¢' Fit/wtrick LorLan Mac Gabhann GG'irOid O Muilleoir Pilib Mi%tiil Ptsdruig O Ccallaigh Iniiich6irf I ndiaidh gur faomhadh M ¢unthis iniuchia don bhliain dar chrloch I l Mana ?017 ag bord lonLiobh&% na Gacl4colaiochknL chuaigh an t10nLbhas i mbun proisis t4iirisceana Ic cunlai% iniuchta du na tri bliam ath 1¢ leachi 47 skniathar. Mar thorndh ar an phrOisc&s Liiri%c&ina seo cheap lonux)bh&% na Gaelswlalochth SLMD Limiicd TIA BridB¢ Chart¢rcd AcLowiianLb 80 ¢¢ann scal de thri tk dh¢LSL'a na 5rianl14 mar ghe.Ill ar C.ovid-19. nior lorbaiodh lairi%cinl nua ar biih a¥u5 d ¥wntsi¥h an coisie gc) leanf4idh sé ar o&haidh le SLMD Lid TIA Brid¥¢. Chancred A¢¢ounbMLN mar na hiniuclK5iri don bhliwn (Lw chrioth 31 20?4.
IOY4TAOBHAS NA GAELSCOLAIOCHTA RAITF.AS AR FHREAGRACHTAI NA nlONTAOBHAITHE DON BHLIAIN DAR CHRIOCH 31 MAR TA 2024 TA na h1Ontbhaithe freagrach as Tuarnscail na nlonLJobhaithe agus na ¢unthis a ullmhu de réir an dli bhainligh asus C.haighdcain Chunlasaiochia na Riochth Aontsithe (Cleachi&s Glaciha Cunthsaiochth na Rio¢h Aontaithe). De reir an Achth um Charthanachthi (rt) 2008. ni do n4 h1on>bhaIthe rai(is airgead&is o ullrnhu do sach bliain alr8e1$ a léirlonn sLiid Ihior agus chvthrorn lontsM)bhais. Agus na cunuis seo a n-ullmhu acu. ni mor na hlonLqobhaithe: - )11(he cui cunl(h¢a a rob*hnu agus a chur i bhfcidhm go seasf - cloi Ic modhanna agus prioTrsabail charthan&chta SORP. - Ix¢ithiniunais agus tornhais a dhéanamh tsth rknunLI agus StuJm - dcarbhu cé acu a cloiodh leis na eai8hdeain ehui chun&wiochts n6 nar cloiodh. ag Cur san &ireJunh aon eis¢cachtai abha nrn¢ha lullilc aguN miniihc sn) ¢uniais: - nts iunlais a ullmhu ar blK)nn gnothais l¢anthigh a¢h amhain sa chas go sllteaf nach féidir leis an [0ntwbh Ith51an ar Jghaidh Th nts hli)nkiobhaithc frea8rh taifid chui cunthsaiochta n choinne&il a ¢huircann slos go mci%unha beachi ar.suid airbpcadai% an lonl.iobhais asus J chuir¢ann ar a gcum&% go gcloionn na ¢uniais l¢is dli &inh4inachLI rc471h47 agus Ic foralJcha ghniomhats an ionlJL)bhai%. Ta na hlonioobhaiih¢ freagrnch fwi scach Iii¢mkninni an lonthobhais a chosainl asus céimcanna ré&%untJ 8hla¢adh 1¢ Cal1 uS gniomhaiochi mhiri2]Ll ¢ilc nach é a stopth no a aimsiu. Bhi iuarts¢&il na nlontsobhaiihe ffa Ag Bord na nlontwbhaith¢. Oifi% cbliiraiihe: ArLs na bhTrai 200-90? Boihar na bhFai Bi'al FcirslL Tuais¢Urt Éiwn BT12 6AH An tU¥%¥i PO Ce#llxi%h Cisleoir