jtsi Centre Limited Re rt of the Trustees f rtheY¢ Elided 30 Jull 2024 The trustees ivho are also th'rectors of the charity for the purpose5 of thc Companies Act 2006: present their rcport ivith the financial statements of thc charit! for the Jear end¢d 30 June 2024. The trustees have adopted tbc proiisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in arxordance Thith the Financial Rep)rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effectiiTe l January 2019). OBJEIVEs AND AcfiviTIES Objectives and aims Hillsborough Community Centre Ltd facilitates and proactii."ely deiyelops a (hi'erse range of community activities and interests M'ithin Hillsborough Village Centre and mak-es them open and accessible to pIe of all ages. abilities and back.grounds. Almost 100 (hi'erse user 0upS are accommodated at present. The company also ivorks in partnetship ivith a range of sen.ice providers, local churches, schools and voluntary organisations for the benefit of the comnllllllti" as a ivhole. ACHIEVEMENT AIYD PERFORMANCE Lharitable activities Thc r¢gular 5ch¢dul¢ of groups, societies and classes Continu to rewi'er from thc impa¢t of the palldemic but footfall and class numbers H'ere significantlv loiver than pre-COVID years. The Centre on¢e again benefitted from Lisbum and Castlereagh City Councils support through an emplwment ant and also through help essential maintenance, support and gUtdae. Furth¢r grant assistance Ivas gratefull5' receii'ed to provid¢ ¢ssential fimds during this difficult Jear. FUTURE PLANS In direct response to us¢r f¢edba¢L some ini'estm¢nt ivas made in ¢quipm¢nt for th6 C¢ntr¢ as iv¢ll as essential repairs and reneivals - this m.as limited while income g¢neration continues to recovei fr¢)m the pandemic. Plans are still in place for an etsnsion to our facilities but fundmg for such projects is ditYi¢ult to find urrently. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEME verning document The charits. is controlled . its w:¢rning documenL a deed of trusL and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee: as dered bv the Companies Act 2(X)6. The companv ivas forn]ed in 2002 as a compans. limited by guarant¢¢. The board of directors repres¢nts a cross section of interested parnes from the local arca. Day to da!" managcmcnt is thc reswnsibiliti" of the Centre Manager but Ley decisions such as those on employmenl large capitsl spen& legal issues and matters of strat¢gic importance are deferred to bi-monthl!. board meetings. Feedback and control mechanisms exists in the forni of an annual uscr fonlln and annual user satisfaction $un'ey. The mcchanisms ar¢ used to U[¢ that tbe company is meeting the needs of the whole community as far as p)ssible and redirect operations ivhere n¢¢essary. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS R¢¥l>ler1 Cvinpany nufflbrr N1043401 (Northern Ireland) Registered Lharity number IOOli6 Page I
Hillgknr entre Limited Re rt of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 Registered office 7 Lisburn Street Hillsborough Doivn BT26 6AB Trustees D Dunlop ASC Wylie J P Reaney K Chauhan Mrs E EThYin Mrs C MacDona]d M MacDonald J McAlegter Company Secretary ASC Wylie Independent Examiner Mr C McArdle FCA ICAI 2 Goi"ernors Gate Hillsborough BT26 6FE Approi'ed by order of the board of trusts . and signed on its behalf b).: Mrs E Env . Tnjstee Page 2