Charfi** Commlssion No: i(m)9 NEWLOD6E HOUSINQ FQRUM Trustee Annual Report and Recelpts & Payments Accounts for the year. 31 December 2024 Stsr Nelghbourhood Centre 79-83 Hillman Street 8effast Co Antrim BT15 2FS
mEMOE HOUSING FORUM NIG. 100189 ObJectlv•s and Acy1•8 Improve the quallty of the life of the resldents and Inhabltants of the Greater NewLodge and Its environs. Provlde a Ilnk between communlty and houslng provlders To establlsh, maintaln and manage the housln8 office Promote and carry out or asslst In promotln8 and carryln8 Out research surveys and Investlgatlons and publlsh the re5ufts Achlavernents and P•rhrman The past year has wltnessed an Increase In our servlces we offer to t resldents of the 8reater New Lodge area. We contlnue to work on three major projects: l. The redevelopment of the Upper Long Streets 2. Worklng with the Northern Iroljnd Housln8 Exe as they attempt to lrnplement thelr pcllcy of demolishln8 the seven tower block5 whTch sltuated In the New Lod8e area 3. The refurblshment of the dwellln8s In Dun¢alrn Parade. There has been a delay In further1 rneanln8fv1 progress regardlng the redevelopment area. The resouros afforded to this project by government amounts to 35 mllllon pounds and thls wlll see the demo115hlng of almost 31x1 old dwellln85 to be replaced by 123 quallty homes. Th15 resource was 8fven over 3 year5 ago. There has been a small number of obJectlon5 and thls has extended the tlme frame of stirtln8 the actual bulld. It ts hoped that thls objectlon phase wlll be SUC&sfUllY dealt wlth In the near future. We contlnue to asslst tsnants wlth their querks regardlng house 541es, movlng grants and thelr hDusln8 rl8ht5 In 8eneral. We ensure that any Issues re8anllng empty dwellln8s are dealt vAth as a matter of ur8erKy. There wlll be Ilttle pro8ress regardlng the 7 Towers Issue as there Is slrnpty no space In the local area for over 430 famllles wtrm) presentty reslde In the flats to be allocated new homes. We are now k)oklng at a project.that wlll last between 20125 years. We are ensurln8 that refurbFshrnent schemes contlnue In the exlstlng block4 and these Include new bathrooms and kltchens etG We a551st the tsnants wlth every day Issues such as plumbln& dampness and electrfcal problems etc. There ha5 been no rn8r declslon re8ardlng the dwelliry In Duncairn Parade. There is a complicatlon as 50% of the dwellln8S are prlvatsly owned and plumbi sewdge and elettrfcal onnettsDns enter both hous1 exe tenanvs homes and t1 people who own thelr propertles. There has been a small scheme where three dwellln8s are belng refvrbished. We constantly asslst resldents wlth the155ues of general malntenance on a dally bjsls. We contlnue to organlse cllnlcs which are of great berfft to all of the SIdents who Ilve In eur local area. They Include dlnlc5 whlch are ass15t1n¥t people who Ilve In the redevelopment area and these take place everyTuesday durlng the hours of 11am andlprn. We orsanise clinks for those people who Itve in the Tower Block5 and these tske place the second Wednesday of each rnonth. We have a cllnlc for those people who are homeless. and thls place on the 1st Wednesday of each month. We or8anise a cllnlc for those people who have Issues regardlng thelr welfare benefits,
and these happen every Wednesday nl8ht and we have added a Tuesday cllnlc whlth deals speclficalty With unhersal credit i55ue& We continue to work wlth the &sters of Mercy and the Haven food bank as we dellver food parcels to those vulnerdble people and their families who are most at rlslL Thts past Chrlstmas Per ha5 wftnessed a substantlal Increase in people askln8 for food hampers and toys for thelr chlldren. Our commlttee oryanlw a Santa Chrlstmas event whlch was well attended. We are opened dally and our offlce realty Is a hub of actlvlty as we respond to the Fssues mentloned In thls report. We have been and remaln finandally secure as we receive fundin8 towards the Housln8 Workers salary and runnlng costs whkh ensures we can contlnue to dellvei our projert. We are worklng wlth other agencles Indudln8 the Pollo, Housln8 Assodatlons, Soclal Servlces and restoratfve 8rDups as we deal wlth Is5ue5 Includlns an•sOcIal beVIOur. Llarn Wl8glns Chalrperson of the New Lodge Housing Forurn
We are pleased to report that we flnd the Housin8 Forum In a healthy condltion flnanclally and although we are not by any means here to make money, we do need a modest bank account to Insure the fvture of the forum. Our current P051tlon guarantees our heall'hy exlstsnce for the foreseeable future. We started the year with a bank balano of £16,780 Secured £49,048 in fundln8. £35798 from Housln8 Executive, £5.Cm fundln8 from Newington Housln8 Assoclatlon and donatlons to the value of £8.250, from Sisters of MerLY We had a spend of £39,139 and ended the year wlth a bank balance of £26,690 Approved by the Trustees on l o and 518ned on thelr behalf by_ (Chalrp 8n•ture) NEWLODGE HOUSNG FORUM P41C: 100189
•xamInl report to tha tharftytn*••J of lodg• HounE Forum Star Neighbourhood Centre report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2024, whlch are set out on pages I to 4 Raspectlve rttponslbllftlas of charlty truste•s and •rnIn•r As the charitV5 trustees you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordan wlth the Charltles kt (Northem Ireland) 2008. It Is Stsr Nelghbourhood Centres responslblllty to: examine the accounts under sectkjn 65 of the Charftles Act follow the procedures lald down In the general Dlrertlons 8hen by the Commlsslon under sectlon 65(9)(b) of the Charftles Act 11 stste whether particular matters have come to my attentlon. Bas1$ oll Independent exomln•rfs repart Star NeBhbourhoDd centre have examlned your charfty accounts as requlred under sectlon 65 of the Charftles Act and an examknatlon was carrled out In attordance wSth the 8enerdl Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon ft>r Northem Ireland under settk)n 6519)(bl of the Chartues Att. The examlnatknn Included a revlew of the accountln8 records %ept by the chartty and i comwrlson of the accounts presented wlth those recA)rds. It also Included consklerntion of any unusual Items or dlsclosures Fn the accounts, and seekln8 explanatlons from you as charlty trustees concernlng any such matters. My role is to state whether any materfal matters h•ve come to my attentlon me cause to believe: l. That accountlng records were not kept In accordance wlth sectlon 63 of the Charltles Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accountlw records 3. That the accounts do not compfy wth the accountlng requlrements of the Charltles Act 4. That there13 further Infom)atlon needed for a proper understandln8 of the account5 to be reached Ind8pgndent Exarnlnern Ststemant Star Nelghbourhood Centre have completed an examlnatlon and have concems In respect of the matters (l) to (4) Ilsted above In connettion wlth followln8 the Direttlons of the Charlty commlsslon Nl have no matters that requlre drnwln8 to your attentlon Name: Marla Valente Star Nel8hbourhood Centre 783 Hillman street Belfast BT15 2FS Address: Slgned: Date: 12r
STAThIElffoF RFIIPTSAND PAyMB(l5.YE EIIDED31 DEER NIC'IQJ189 Totsi Fu 2024 Total Funds Re5trfGted Lknrtrlctqd Rent Houslng Executhe 34,992.54 17,496.26 17,496.26 GrantlDonatlon 14,056.25 1405&25 16,469.00 056JJ 49,Q48.J9 33965.26 PAYMEIITS Salarl6slHMRC 26,244LK) 26,244 26,631.60 60.00 &566.96 60.00 1566.96 60.00 &418.95 Ga5/ElectrWelelwater Bank Fees/Donatlons Petty Cash 10.294J6 10.294A6 621.83 621.83 6,141.29 541.67 Insurance Rest>ur¢e51Matsrfa15 268.27 26&27 83.62 268.27 494.03 TOTAL IA9534 14895.34 Plat R•ceWpvfrt 8.748.54 1,160.91 L160.91 -1590.55 sUrpldelkII forthe 8,748.54 1.160,91 160.91 Raconclllatlon at ?tst DIlber 2023 Surplusldefldt thls r end 8.748.54 160.91 9,909.45 -L590.55 bank Balan at31st December 2023 97zao 14.80857 16,780A7 18.371A2 Bank BalanA at 31st DOCl* IQVI ,JJ969A8 I69022
IIE4KOIXE HOUSIK F(XIUM STATEMENT OF ASSETSAMD UABIUTS. YFAR ENDED: 91 DECEMBER 2014 NIC; l(P3189 Restrfcted Unrestrlcted Totsl 2023 Totsl 2022 nds Rron¢lllatlon openln8 bank balance 7230 I48.57 16,780m 18,371.42 Surplus/Defidt thls year end 4748.54 £160.91 9.909.45 -1,590.55 a05in8 &ank Balance lO,n84 15.9LQ 48 26,690.32 10,730.57 l)th•r ?ssffkn Computernaptop Prlrter photocopler These accounts were approved by the Trustees on lo Lr {Date) and slgned on thelr behalf by. (Treasurer's Sl8nature) (Chuliperson's slgnature)
P41C: 100 l Bash of Pr•parniion These accounts are produced on a Recelpts and Payments basls 2 TTh•• r•rnuneratlon Exper4es Trustee5 reIVed no remuneratFon for thelr servlces. and no Trustees were employed by the charlty op•nh Closlng Prn•nts 8tknnc• 14,808.57 14,056.25 12A9534 15.969.48 Awts*t•d Fund5 housln8 Executlve L972.30 34992.54 26.244.00 10,720.84 Tot•1 R•siTlrt•d Funth 1,972.30 34,992.54 26344.IJ) 10.720.84 Totsl Fu I6,7.87 49048.79 39.139.34 26,690.32 4 Fund Purpo Hous1 Executive sUPPOrt salarfes of the Newlodge Worker