Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Llmited
{A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
The irusiees prcscnl Ihcir report and Ihc financial s￿leMents for ih¢ y¢Ar ended 31 March ?0?3.
Thc financiul slal¢men¢s llrc prepared in accordance wilh Lhe Companies Aci 7006, the Chariiies Aci (Nll ?008. FRS I O?
'The Financial Reportin8 Siandard applieable in ihe UK and Rcpublic of ircland. and Accounling RCporlin￿j by
Charili¢s: Siaiemeni ol Rccommcnded Praclicc applicabl¢ lo churilics preparing Ihcir financial sthltmen￿ in accordunct
wilh ihc Finoncial R¢portiog Sthndord opplicablc in the UK and Rcpublic ol Ircland IFRS 10?).
The Trusices Rcport eoniains ihe infornulion rcquired io be PTovid¢d in the Truslccs Annual Rcporl undcr Ihc Sial¢mcnl
of Recommended Praciicc ISORPI guidelines. The direclors of (he company are also charity Iru51cc5 for Ihc purpose or
Choriiy IDW und undcr Ihc compJny's consliiulion are known us members ol Ihc boord of Iru51ccs.
In Ihis rcpori the ITU51c¢s present ll summary of its purpuye, governance, a¢tivili¢s. ochievemeftis financcs for Ihc
rinanciiil year cndcd 31 Mwch ?0?3.
Dlrectors and trustees
The Iru5tces. who arc a150 d1￿CLo(S of Greoler Shanlallow Area Pttrtnership Limiicd for Ihc purposcs of Company IMW
nd who servcd during Ihc year Jnd up io ihe daic of this report nrc sci oui bclow.
Trnstees
Pclcr M¢t)Dnald
Murtin Connolly
R05emury Doherty
Tony Ha550n. Sandru Duffy
Caihal Mccuuley , Vivi¢one Lynoll
Brilln O'Neill
Maric Gilltspie & Eluine YounB
Brian Ticrncyi ChaTlcs McDaid & Michllel t)oylc
Coolan Campbcll & Frjncis G McMonagl¢
Rcsigned 061061?0??
Resigncd 0111 ?1?021
Appoinled I410?￿ O?? & 06104110??
secretary Cllihul Mccuulcy
Reference and admlnbtrative details
Charlty number
Company registration number
Registered offlce
XR19759, NIC Ilh)?09
N1034587
Unli C3 & C4 Norihsidc Villagc Ccnire. Dcrry, BT48 8NN
Key personnel
Projecl manager
Rory McParland
Advtsers
Audltors
Shaun McGinly & Co (Sialutory Audi(or)
44 Woodbrook. Dc￿, B T48 8FF
Allicd Irish Bank
Sirand Road. Dcrry, B T48 7TN
H&sson & Co
39141 Clarcndon Sircet. Jx'rry. BT48 7ER
Bankers
Solicltors
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Limited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the truste&s (incorporating the directors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Structur4 governance and manydgement
Thc Grcaicr Shunthllow Area Partnership Limilcd is a charilJble company limilcd by guarJniee noi having any 5harc
capt￿1 nnd regi51crcd under ihe Companie5 Aci ?006. The chariloble company's govcTnins docutt￿nI is (h¢
Memorandum and Articles of Associaiion.
Board of Directors
The cknrity 15 govcrncd and direcied by a volunlllry board which currcnily comprises 13 peoplc from vllried bllckgrounds
and skill scis. Thc aim of Ihc board 15 lo provide leadershsp and develop SLrJtegy as well as to cngtsre Bood governance
nd financinl conlrol.
New Boord members undcrgo induciion trnining lo bricf Ihcm on roles llnd re5pon5ibililies and their legul obliglltions
und¢r charily and cofflpany law. thc commiiice and ihc dccision-mllking processes. Ihc slraicgie and opcraiional planning
processes, Ihe organisational giruciure llnd key organisational aclivilics.
Thc Board cnsurc5 the good govcrnunee of ihe organisaiion by sciiing lis siroicEiC objectives und policy dircciion
IhrouBh GSAPS thrcc year 51ruiegic plun, and moniioring progrcss on Ihi5 Ihrough ih¢ unnuol operalional planning
proccss
Appolntment and Rellremenl of Dlrectors
Ai cach onnual gcncral meeiinB one-lhird of ihc dirceiors who urc subj¢c( lo ￿lif¢men1 by rO￿li0n shall rciire. Th¢
direciors io relire shall bc Ihosc who huve becn longcsi in orrice from Ihcir last appoinlmenl or rcappoinlmcnl. Ir Ihc
company does not fill thc vncuncy ihc reliring director 5hull be dcemed lo have been rellppoinied unless ai Ihc mccling it
is rc501vcd nut 10 fill Ihe vacancy or unless ll resoluiion io rcappoinl Ihc direcior is pui io Ihc meeiing ond is1051.
Board Meetlngs
Thc bourd of dircciors mci 4 times durlng ihe year and therc were usuully
7 direeiors In aiiendan¢¢. These meelin8s includc a dircciors mcciin8 in Dcccmbcr ?0?2 whcn Ihe Murch ?0?? occounis
werc aPPTOVCd.
otricer Board
Thcrc is a150 a smaller orriccr Board. which consisis of the Chair￿¥s0n. the Company Secrciary and Ihe Tr¢asurer.
which is conslituied by th¢ company and which mcc15 whcncvcr T¢quired durin8 Ihc ycar. Thc 0￿1Ccr Board would
usuully mecl a couple of lim¢s each yellr. Thc main rnccting of the orricer Board is ihc mcciing lo diSLUSS and reyicw ihc
rinllncilll siaicmcnis lor the ycur. Following on fTom (hi5 orriccr Board TnCC(ing Ihc full accounts ore prcscnlcd lo and
pprovcd by lh¢ full Board of Direclor5 u¢ (he company's AGM.
Senlor Management
The Projeci Manager. appoinied by Ihe Board. mllnJgcs Ihc duy lo day opcriilion5 of Ihe orBJnislllion. To facililatc
cffcLlivc opcralions. Ihe Munllger has dclcgalcd au(hority for opcralional mallcTS including Ihe llppliclliion and
moniloring of 5traiegic llnd opcra(ional obje¢tivcs, aiiends all boar(I mcciing¥ updulcs Ihc direclors on (hc charily's
curreni financial and operdiional position.
AII GSAP projccl staff report dirccily io ihc projcci mllnuger.
Compll8nce with sector.wlde Legislation and Sthndard5
chllriiy engagc5 pro-aciively with Icgislaiion. standords codes which arc dcvclopcd for the sector in Ihc UK 41nd
Northern Ireland. Thc chorily 5ub5crib¢5 lo and 15 complianl with Ihc Companic5 Aci ?006: The Chariiies SORP (FRS
10?) and the Charilic5 Acl (Northern IrelAndl ?(K)8.
Healih gnd SAfety
Th¢ Gh4rily cnsures ¢hc wcll-bcing of it5 employees, clien15 ond customcrs Ihmugh thc s￿IcI adherencc 10 hcalth nnd
safely siandards. Sysicms arc in placc 10 ¢nsur¢ Ihai cmployccs arc uwurc of ond implcmcnl Ihc churity's hcalih und
safely requircmcnis. Employces arc rcquirc(I lo work- in a safe manner lls mJndoled by law and bcsl praclicc.
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Llmited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the tn￿l￿ (Incorporatlng the directors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Risk Management & Principal Rtsks
Thc directors have examincd the major Stralcgtc. business and operalional risk5 which Ihc chariiy fttccs and confims Ihal
syslems have been esiabli5hed to ¢nablc regular ￿ poris 10 be produced so Iha¢ the necessary 51cps can bc lak¢n 10 Icsscn
Ihe5e risks. The principul risk io ihe Charity is if lis corc funding wD5 nol renewcd by Dfc. The charity hus es14bli5hcd
risk rnonogemcnt proccss. whirh will ensurc Ihai ihe organisaiion mtsnage5 and milibiaies risk in linc wilh (he agreed risk
of ihc orgonisaiion. The chority mainlains an ls5ucs log and Risk regisier which are revi¢wcd regularly and acied upon
by the Board, Having prirnary ￿SPonsIbl111Y for risk monogemenl. Ihc Board regularly eonsider ihe muin 51ralegiL,
business und operalionul risks facing ihc chariiy, The dircclors confirm eficciive conirols and rcponing systems are in
plac¢ 10 lesscn Ihese risks.
Objectlves and activltles
The company's objects llrc lo promote Ihc benefil of Ihc inhJbiillnis of Ihe Grelller Shanlallow Area wiihoui dislinciion of
gendcr, racc or poliiiclll, religious or other opinions by odvancing cdtscoiion. relieving poverty. prcscrving heulth and
providing fucilili¢5 in Ihc inieTCSiS of sociol wcifare for recr¢alion and lcisurc limc occupoiion wilh thc objeci of
improving ihc condilions of lifc for Ihe said inhabiianis.
Aims, ActAvltl£s & Publlc Benent
We rcvicw our llims, objcclives and llCiivitie5 cach ycar. This review looks at whal wc achieved und Ihc oulcamc.s of our
work in Ihc pr¢viou$ 12 monihs. The review looks ui Ihe su¢cc55 of cach key uciivily and ihe benefils (hey htlve broughi
lo Ihose sroups of pcoplc wc ore sei up 10 hclp. Thc rcvicw ulso helps u5 cnsurc our aim, objcctiv¢s and uciivilics
rcmaincd focu5cd on our sialed purp05cs, In seiiio&t our objeciivcs an(1 plllnning our aciiviti¢5 for Ihe yenr the Irusiecs
hnvc givcn carcful considerniion lo ¢hc Chariiy Commission for NI'5 guidoncc on public bcncfit lo cn5urc Ihal the
UCIiVllie5 have hclped lo tschicve the ehJriiy's purposes and provide u bcncfil lo the bcncficiorics.
To crreciivcly dcliver on our purp05c ond mccl our objcciivcs. GSAP currenily employcd ?8 slatT (19 full lim¢ & 9
parl-limc) Dnd buy in when requircd J rnnge of spcciolised scryicc providers such as spccch and IDnguagc Iherllpisl,
coun5cllor5 und essenlial skills lulors and oiher indusiry specifie luiors und farililalors when¢vcr this is ncccssury 10
ensurc th¢ bcnefii is providcd lo our beneficiaries.
Thc Iruslees cun confimi Ihal Ihcrc has bccn no hami flowing from ils PUr￿se$.
Thc locus ofour work
Our muin objcciivcs for Ihe yellr conlinue lo be improvingi Ihe qualiiy of life of residcnis livin% within Ihc Greaier
Shuni&llow. Oulcr North Dnd Ballyarneii DE arca. The Slralcgies we used lo meet ihcse objcciivL'S included:
Providing a brolld rnngc of scrviccs. proErammes Und aciiviiies io individuols, families and communilies wiihin Ihe
Greaicr Shlinlallow Arell (o hclp a(Idrcss ihe problcms a550ci4lcd wilh living in poverty, lo help improvc rc5idcni's hcalih
nd wcll-being, to i￿reaSe Iheir skills and qulllificaiions overall improve thcir qualily of lifc;
Focusing on infonning, supporting 51Tengihcning ihc communilylvoluniary 5cclor operDling in Ihc urcu and
Working in partneTship wilh oiher agcncics lo esiabli5h slxial. communiiy and cconomic improvcmenls wiihin Ihc
arca, dcvelop ncw community infra.siructurc an(1 sccure ihe wide51 range of 5crvicc5 avuilablc Ihai hclps meei ihc nccds
of ihc populuiion.
Our Jim5 fully rcflcci Ihe purpose.s ihul Ihc chllrily wus scl up lo lurther.
Who llre thc inlcnded bcn¢fici4ric5.
Residenis ol all ages living wiihin (he Grcalcr Shanlollow l Ouier Norih l Ballynrnetl DE Area
Communiiylvoluntary groups operJiing within the Gre41¢r Shanlullow l Ouicr North l Ballynrneii DE Arcu.
How Our Activitles Deliver Publlc BenefIt
Puiiing (hcsc Slrulcgics inio aciion for our inlended bcncficlorics. GSAP has13) three major twe414 of llciivily under ihe
Ihemc5 of'A Learning Cornmunily * 'An loflucniial Communiiy, and 'An Active Communily.
A Learning Communily
Providc capacity building* icchniclll assisiuncc in communiiy dcyclopmenl good govcrnancc and finllncilll
in101￿vic¢ and support wilh fundins appliC¢ilionsliendcT￿fUndrdiS1nll 10 Communitylvolun(Jry groups e41ch ycar,
Provide local. accc55iblc, ¢otT)prchensivc personnl development and training (foTmaVinformall 10 residents cach year
Trnin und support exisiing froni-linc worker5 cach year
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Limited
(A company limiled by guarantee)
Report of the trustees (incorporatlng the directors, report)
ror the year ended 31 March 2023
An IntlueniAI Community
Organi5e andlor facililalc neiworking cvcnis each year wilh Incal re.siden15, govemmenl age￿1¢5 and
communiiylvoluniary Broups llnd u scrie5 of partnership N￿gE1ng5 lo advancc Ihc physicul and social regeneralion of ¢hc
urea* promotc social inclusion and mJinlain linkoges wilh key organi5alion.
Annually. cncourdgc und support GSAP staff & Direciors. local comrnuniiyfimierest groups and residents 10 seek
andlor mainthin representalion on communiiylvoluniary and stsilulory bodies 41 a s¢raicgic levcl.
An Actlve Community
Rccruii. irnin and support volunlecrs ench y¢ar
* Work with a rnnge of pariners lo uclively enguBe residcnts in Ihe life of the communily. improvc Ihcir quuliiy of life
and secure inv¢slmcnl lo upgradc cxi.sting and develop new eommuniiy and socilll infrdstruclurclfllciliiies in Ihc arca.
Through projeci devclopmcnl. adviLe, inf(Trrmalion, support llnd lor projeci manugcrncni proiecv ￿(egy￿Td 10
existing iniegrnied communily lcd. local service5 und help develop new inl¢gralcd cofflmunily lcd local scrvices euch
yeur lo nK¢¢ th¢ nccd5 of local residents and improvc Ihc social. cornmuniiy ond eeonomic well-beins of Ihc arca.
Achlevements and perfonnance
Flnanclal Results
Thc charily's rcsults and finJnciJl position for Ihe yeur ended 31 March ?0?3 are as slaicd in ihc $lDiem¢n¢ or rinancial
aclivilics ond bnlllnce sh¢cl which nrc includcd in this rcport,
Achievements durlng the year
Thc miiin achievemcnts un(1 pcrfornjancc of GSAP during thc ycur orc scl oui below. Thc bcnefils nre dLmonslralcd
Ihrough regular feedbllck from individuals. fllmilies, communilylvolLJnlury groups service ts$crs. We mcasure impacl
using D rong¢ o( iools {prc and posl qu¢stionaircs, examinutionlic51 results. Ouicom¢ based Accounthbiliiy IOBA) report
cords, orricilll B()vcrnmcnl slalislics clc.) and, if required. Commissioned indepcndeni cvoluJlion5 of our 5crviccs. We
engagc wilh serviec uscrs Ihrough esiubli%hed forums and siccring group5. Wc cynluale oll progidmmcs ond mokc
chang¢5 U5 approprialc, bused on panicipani fcedbaek.
Key llnlllyiieul summary poin15 under ¢a¢h Ihcrnc Dre n5 follows:
A Learning Communlty
39 local eomrnunitylvoluniary groups wcrc provided wilh cJpacily buildingT un(1 Icchnical ussistllnec in community
dcvclopmcnl and good govcrnance, which helped 10 build Ih¢ir confidcncc. increasc Ihcir skills llnd cnhancc Ihcir llbilily
lo cffecl chun8e for Ihcm5clve5 llnd iheir ¢ommuniiy. In addition, group5 received financial info ladvice and SLlPPOrt
completing funding application5. which enllbled Ihcm lo Icarn ncw skills in relaiion 10 fun(Iraising Dnd improvc Ihcir
biliiy lo ucccss, sccurc, and managc addiiional financial rcsourccs crricienily and crreclivcly Ihus hclping ID suslain
Ihcir llClivili¢slscrvicc5.
63 exisiing froni-linc workcrs were provid¢d wilh training und suppon in areas such ns Good Governan¢c Trainins.
Financc for Non-FinnnLidl Managers Trnining, Eficciivc Meeiins Training. Bari51a Training, Food SufLly Training,
Dc5ignalcd Child Prolcciion orri¢cr Trainin& Hospilulily Training. EPI Pen Training Jnd Emergcncy Firsi Aid iraining
cic. which cnablcd ihem io builLI thcir knowledge skills, prornolc g(KMJ govcrnunce, engage beiicr wilh the
comrnunilics they ￿rve and coniribuic lo communiiy building inilialivcs.
l? Communilylvolunlary groups rccciv¢d advicc. infornialion und ongoin8 SUPPOrt 19 rcgisler as a churily wilh thc
Chariiy Commission and complele iheir onling annual rclurns.
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Limited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the trustees {Incorporating the directors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
A Learning Communlty continued
944 children uged O 10 3 yeur5 participoled in a range of early inicrveniion programmes ihroughoui our Talking to Clur
Bubics pro8rJtnme and 3?0 parcn15 of children aged O to 3 ycars old parti¢ipul¢d in Tr rangc of Carly
inlervenlionlparenling sUPPOrt PTogrnmmes with an addiiionul 74 parenislcarers completing job 5pccific Lrainin8 such u5
Makaton. Autism level ? & 3. Child Proieciion. Plledialric Fir51 Aid.
135 parcn¢slcurers and 135 ehildrcn and young people complclcd our 8 wcck Famili¢5 Connecl prograrnme. Facr.
376 rcsidenls parlicipalcd in Ihe GSAP Ski115 North Wcs¢ progrnmmc completing 240 educaiional qulllificaiions in
courses such a5 Fir51 Aid. Menilll Helllih Firsi Aid. CSR. Food Hygiene. COSHH, Infection Conirol, Working ai
HciBh15, Food safcly, Munual handling, Forklift induciion, Abrnsivc Wheels. H & S in Calering ond a rangc of 50fi Skill
5cssions. In [￿dI{10n. 47 porticipants Bainc(I crnploymcnl as a rcsuli of participatiOD on ihe Skills North Wes(
Programmc,
GSAP complclcd 4 cross comrnunityl good r¢laiions ouireaeh progrummc5 during the year. Thc "Living ul Home"
Conneciiorts is un inicrgcncrdlional projeci aimed al bringing Ihc older ond younger gencriilions closer. 100 older
poriicipanis erc provider with an Ipud and ihe iniernei DS u mcans of communiLlilion wilh Ihc ou15idc world.
Teach Na Failic idcnlificd 40 participanLS for Ihcir ouirellch progrllmme whcre ihey oddrtss Ihc causes ond consequenccs
of 'Thc Troublcs" facililaiing D series of study visils and workshop5 nth1￿$Sing i55ucs of idcnlily and shared hisiory.
Wilh Ihc Fulurc Tech F¢s(ival, IUOO young pcoplc aiicndcd our onc Iluy diBilal and Icchnoloby f￿￿Sc￿ cvcnl in
ShaniÈillow Communily Ccntre, which was organi5cd by GSAP sloff.
Through ihc Travellcr Support projeei GSAP facililaied ihc delivcry of a Travellcr Support Iniiioiive in the Oui¢r
NonhlBollyarnc(i DE a￿a during Ihc 20?7J?3 ycor.
GSAP provides ongoing support infraslruLlurc. Icchnical assisianee and advicc 10 o WHSCT employcc bDsed in the
GSAP orriccs ai Northsidc, and ihe HcDrt of the Community fcslival ul St Brigids Collcgc which wa5 all¢ndcd by 738
local pcoplc, re5idcn15 ond friend5 of Si Brigids College.
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnershlp Limited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the Iruslees (incorporating the direclors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
An Influential Community
neiworking even15 were orgjnised llndlor faeilitllied by GSAP which enabled local Bfoup51residents to sharc
knowledge, skills, and resources and strengihen and build new rclalionships, including ll visil to GSAP by Deirdre
Hargey, DFC Mini51cr, on 14 Junc 202? Thi5 nelworkinB event wa5 an opponunily for Ihe Minislcr lo meel wilh
GSAWS senior managcmcnl Icam. Ihe Family Support ieam and oiher local support serviecs lo discuss support5 for locol
rcsidcnts, parlicularly posl Covid supports and ihe cU￿en1 cosi of living crisis, Thc discussions also covcrcd ihc
Comrnunity Weolih Building5 concepl and vision, Therc wa5 a150 a NIO Officc vi5il by pe￿anent Secrelory Shailesh
Vara on 18 Ausuu51 ?0?? who mcl wilh mcmbcrs of Ihe GSAP Board and scnior management to discus5 fuiure plllns
and hcar about thc ongoing work of GSAP us a communily 5UPPOrt ogency. Follow up rncclings arc lo bc arrnngcd wilh
the NIO. The Fulure Tech evenl. held ul Shantallow Communily Cenlre on 16 Sepiember ?022. was planncd lind
organised by GSAP silltr and WLS Jtiended by a rnnge of primory and posi primllry schools. Employers and Lraining
providers who aiicnded included Ulsicr Universiiy, NWRC, S¢JgJic Manchcsicr Uniied Foundation, GSCA, Ihc Ncrvc
Ccntrc All Sialc and a rungc uf loral diBilal und l¢¢hnolosy enirepreneurs, RcBarding ihc Boomhalu Foylc Rivcrscopc
there have been ongoing discussions And suppori for ihe Boomhull Trnsi rellliing io ihe redevclopmtnt of Boonthall and
the surrounding llrcll, including wilh a communiiy survey and business plan. Thcre have also bcen discussions wilh ihc
Foylc River Gardcn5 Projccl, Culmore Communily Partncrship and othcr communily 5cclor inlcrcsls Tcsiirding Boom
HDII. Ongoing nciworking wilh Dcrry Childrcn & Young Pcoplc Localily Planning (Wcsicrn Arcas Ouicomes Group).
who orc working c105cly wilh SThvc Thc Childrcn lo sccurc funding lo hclp support fllmilies duc lo ihc cosi of living
crisis. Fundins for this is still to be agrced. GSAP has a150 becn involvcd in a scries of en8usemenls wilh ihe Food
Poverty Parincrship within DC & SD Council arca lo locklc ongoing lood povcriy issues across ihc ciiy. Ongoing
nciworking wilh Ouicr Nonh NR Panncrship. DC & SD Council and a rnng¢ of local providcrs, includifflg On Sircci
Community Youih Iniliulive. Skeoge Community Associlllion. Culmoff Communily Pathcr5hipi Shanlallow Youih
Inicrvcntion Group. Gulliu%h Rcsidenis Associuiion and Ruinbow Child & Fumily Ccntrc. lo securc u ra[)￿1C of funding
opportunilics, including a £15K con5cn5ual gTanl for ?O??J23 10 undcrpin communily scrvices in ihe new Galliugh
Community Ccnlrc. Also 5ccurc(l approx. £16K of fundins undcr ihc Food & E55cnlinl ilcms Transition fund for
?0?2123 10 dclivcr J series or ro￿1 poverty pruLFrllmmcs. GSAP has as5umcd the Icad rolc for Ihcsc
prograrnmcs.
GSAP Iws also bccn involvcd in ongoing di5CU55ions with a range of locul sPOrt5 club5 lo advancc pilch dev¢lDpm¢nl
proposa15 and poicnlial winlcr irnining facililics linkcd lo Dcry GAA Counly Board and lo Ihc re-dcvelopmcni of Si
Brigids Coll¢g¢,
En¢ouragcd and suppon¢d GSAP siatr & Dircclors, local comrnuniiylinicrc51 groups
and rcsidcnts 10 scck andlor mainiain rcprcscnlalion on 13 cily wid¢ b(xlic5 Ihal opcraie ai u Stralcgic Icvcl, including
Skills North We%t Employmeni Support Iniliulivc. NIHE Housing Communily Nclwork. Family Support Hubs (I.ISCB),
DC & SDC Communiiy Plunning Transilionul Purtncrship, DENI I DOJ WTap Arvund EduLaliunul Suppori Projcci.
Skcoge Lan(Js Siccring Group* Gallillgh Ncw Build Siccring Group, WHscf Locolily Plllnning Group. Nofih Wcsl
coMmu￿11Y Nclwork, Enlcrprisc North Wcst, Bay Road Siccring Group, Ncighbourhood Ilealih Improvemeni Projcci
(NHIPI und Fvylc Womcn's Informaliun Nciw()rk. GSAP orL7uniscd undlor fuciliiaicd o scrics of partncrship meeiings,
projec¢ ideas wilh 15+ rneetings ullendcd, lo udvnnce the physical und social rcsencrJlion of Ih¢ arca 10 promolc
nd mainiain linkJges wilh kcy organisalions.
An Acllye Communlty
565 volunieers were reerulied. Iraincd and 511PPOTlcd to participalc in community dcvclopmcnl work. evcnls lind
progratnme5 wiihin Ihc Grcalcr Shsin14111ow Arca.
Providcd ongoing irjfornialion and Éidvicc lo ovcr 39 communilylvolunlory groups Ihroush eleclronic new5nash¢s, GSAP
raccbnok. Skills North Wcsi lacebook. Tulking io Our Babies facebook. ETI.ios family suppori fllcebook" llnd ASPIRE
faccbuok.
8 communitylvolunlary groups received assislance in compleling 48 ACCESS Nl ch¢ck5 through GSAP as part of Ihe
recruiiment process for and volunlccrs.
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Limited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the trustees (incorporating the direclors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Local Project Highlights
GSAP during Ihe year continued lo proiecl 12 cxisling local inlcgraled Incal services n￿naged by GSAP: including the
Oulcr North Cornmunity support Project undertakcn by 3 FfE rnembcrs . Ihe sccrciarial ol Ihe Ouier North
Ncighbourhood Rcncwlll Purtncrship undenakcn by l FfE sloff membcr, the Shnnlallow Family Support Hub (ETHOS)
undertaken by ?.5 FfE staff members, Ihe Grcaier Shanlallow Talking To Our Babie5 Project undcnaken by l Slafr
mcmbcr. Ihe ASPIRE Programmc undertaken by l FfE sla([ mcmbcr. Ihc GSAP Ski115 North Wesi pro8ramme
undertaken by 2 FfE staff members: Ihe Gr¢aier Slumthllow Extendcil Schools Programm¢ ?0?2n3 fundcd Ihrough thc
EA exiended schools programme, Ihe Outer North Families Connect Projecl undertllken by l Slllff memb¢T, (he
Greoier Shoniollow Foodbank, the new Skeogc Communiiy Hub al Clon Dara in partnership wilh APEX and ihc Big
Loll¢ry {3 FfE slaff & I tryE slaff, 3 FfE slurr empluycd through the Dfc Job Siart Sch¢mc on 6-9 rnonih work
placcmenL5), Ihe employrncnl of ? PTE 51af( ￿ pluy park atlcndan15. Ihc DENI Wrap Around Educalion Support
programmc Iclld by DENI und ftsndcd through Ihc DOJ Tackling Parnmiliimrism PTogrommc.
Local Project Hlghllghts conllnued
GSAP during ihc financial ycar also conlinucd thc dcveloprncni of 3 ncw inlcgrnlcd cornrnunily lcd locol 5crviccs,
including The Cailllyst Projeci lincorporaling SAFE. STAR llnd Cllfe Links) and bascd ol ihc ncw Skcogc Community
Hub, monoged by GSAP und funded by ihc Big Lollcry for 4 years from Seplcmber ?O?I: the DENI WRAP Piloi
Educaiion Support Programrnc ?O?J? ?3 10 5uppon Ihc dclivcry of 5 key projecis, including ihe Fomily Learning
Inlerv¢ntion Programmc, Mini Qu¢$liDg Iniliolive. Roinbow ixorning Hub. Prc.cmploymcni & cducaiion programmc
and Ik Youih Opporlunitics & Communily Inv¢.slmcnl proBriimmc, qill munagcd by GSAP and wilh Dddilionul (unding
secured for ?0?31?4 ond ihc Bllllyllrneti & Communiiy RegenL'rniion Iniiiaiive. Aficr sccuring funding, GSAP has been
oble 10 panncr wilh Shanimllow Community Residen(s Associoiion 10 dcliver ll local family bascd carly inlcrvcntion
prosrarnmc. Thc fun(ling sccured cmablcd GSAP lo cmploy a family 5UPPOrt worker lo engoge spccifically wilh local
furnilics rcferred on lo this prograrnmc. Funding wus sccurcd for Ihc ?O?y?3 ycar and addilionol lundinB for the
2013124 ycar has been secured 10 coTJlintsc ihc pro&7rammc.
Local servlces provided
Among Ihc Slund uul resulis for ?O??n3 dcrivcd from Ihc inlcgralcd local scrviccs includcd:
355 adu115 ond ?19 childrcnlyoung pcople) wcrc oblc lo llccess inl¢rv¢nlionltr¢aimcni ￿r¥i¢¢S Ihrough ihe fomily
support hub, 88 of ihose yo￿n￿ people werc ublc Io ucccss spc¢iali51 supporl lo addrc55 Ihcir necds. During Ihc
rcponing pcriod ¢hc Fumily Support Hub mudc 929 ouigoing rcferruls lo 95 loclll providcrs. inlcrvcnllo￿S and support
scryiccs.
47? Year 8 pupi15, a¢¢ro55
acadcmic ycars, allcnding St Brigid's Collcsc in Scplember ?022 Dcccssed a rnngc of
personailsoci￿l dcvelopmcnt and health progrommcs an(J rc50urcc pack5
192 local rcsidcnls participulcd in hclllihy lifestyle progrllrn￿s such as Tlli Chi. Chair Aerobics. walking Club.
personal dcvelopmcnl. Swimming, Minding me programme, Rcsiore Nuirilion. Ou(door Bool ramp. Yoga clc Ihys
rcducing sucial isulalion and improving Ihcir ovcrnll hcalih and wcll-bcing,
801 young people Jiicnding local Schools u¢¢¢ssed a rang¢ of exiendcd school programmcs and seryiccs such ns
counselling. speech iherapy. ouidoor cnvironm¢nlal cduculion progrnmnws and literacy and numeracy luilion ctc,
4?9 food (week supply) parcelg donaied by thc fnur local Churchcs wcrc disiribuied by GSAP io ftsmilics in need
ucr055 thc area thu5 hclping lo rcducc Ihc impocl of poverty ond improv¢ their quality of lifc,
Flnanclal revfiew
Flnanclal Revlew
Thc rcsulis ol Ihc financial yciir arc scl out in Ihe Sithlemenl of Finllnciul Aciivilies additional uoles are providcd in
the accounts Showing income and cxpcndiiure in greaier deiail. During the year ended 31 March 7013 Ihc chariiy had
tolJl iTJcomc of £97O,CK)8 (?0??..£850,0161 and costs of £894,373 {2022:£849.0181 rcsuliing in a surplus of £25,635
i?0??:£998) for ihe year.
Extended Schoo
During ihc ycar cndcd 31 March ?0?3 the charity aguin mllnllged Ihc Exlcndcd Schools progrdmmc for a clusicr or
bchools in Ihe areu. Th¢ Exl¢ndcd Schoo15 proBr*Wtimc b7ciicf*iled income of £64.747 (?0??:£0? 8931 and incurred
projeci cosis of £56.019 I?0??,.£55.013). The chariiy's management of the Extended Schools prosrammc gcn¢ralcd un
unrcsiricicd surplus of £6.860 which weni iowar(1s mcciing Ihe chariiy's unfunded operdiing COSL4. As lli 31 March ?023
dcbior5 includc a balancc of£46,tK)3 rclaling io cxicmdcd schools claim5 owcd.
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Lirnited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the trustees {incorporating the directors, report)
ror the year ended 31 March 2023
Social Capllal { North West) CIC
The year ¢nd¢d 31 Miwch 2023 financial Slulcmcnls incluijc a dDnaiinn of £0 (?022:£0) lo Ihe charity from Social
Cupithl (North West) CIC. the trading compally thal it owns opcralc5. As al 31 March 20?3 dcbiors include £4.328
owed by S￿La] Capital (North Wcst) CIC.
Derry City & Slrnbane Dtstrlct Counal Fundlng
Thc ycar cndcd 31 Mllrch ?0?3 accounis include grllnt income of £58.113 (?0??:£?9.?7D) from Ihc District Council. Thc
main grnnts received from council includcd aproximalcly £15,OW undcr ihe consensual fund. £1 ?,000 undcr Ihe venue
rund and £16.LKKJ under Ihc ITansilyion fund. The llccounls inLlude £46,551 of matching cxpcndiiure r¢loiing 10 Ihe
various progrnmmes funded Ihrough Ihc Districi Council. As al 31 Marth 20?3 currcnt as5els include £?8,854 of granls
owcd by thc ¢oun¢il,
Department for Communltles funding
Tr rinancial siaicmcnis include £440.977 1?02?:£42?.4?8) of grant incomc from ihc Dfc durin8 the yeor. This grani
incomL IS mutched wilh ihc wagcs c051s llnd ovcrheud costs for Ihc differeni projects opcrnlcd by Lhc charity ihat Dfc
runds. As ui 31 Mllreh ?0?3 dcbiors include £15.030 {10??:£?6,116) of granl claims duc from Dfc while deferred
income in curreni liabiliiics includcs £18.979 (?0??.,£?0.147) of Dfc gr4nis Tcccivcd in advance.
The Cntslyst Projocl - Blg Lottery Funded
The year cnded 31 March 20?3 financial slalcmcnis include £117,947 of grnnl incomc from Big Loltery iogcihcr wilh
Ihe rcluied malching cxpcndilure for Ihe Calolysl Projeci which operaics from Ihe 5kcog¢ Communiiy Hub. This funding
siarted in SLPILmber 20? l and 15 lo run for 4 ycars. As lli 31 Murch ?0?3 curTcnl liubililie8 include dcfcrrcd income of
£53 ?29 rcliiling lo Ihc Blg Loiicry grant received in ndvthncc. The dclcrrcd incomc and rcllllcd mdichinB cxpcndilure
will bc rccDBni5cd in Ihc subscquenl financiol siolcmenLS.
Golng Concern
The vuriou5 Dfc fundinB wa5 again Tcncwcd for anolh¢r ycar 10 31 Murch ?024 and Ihc board orc confidenl that thcy
will coniinue (o be #wardcd ncw core fundin8 und ll5 such havc no conccms with rcgurds lo Ihc goin£-conLtrn slulus of
(he chariiy. Howcvcr IhL charily's abiliiy io coniinuc as a going-eon¢crn is (lepcndcnl on coniinuing lo icceivc corc
funding. Should Ihc charity nol gel il'5 core funding rcnewcd it would be highly lik'ely Ihoi li would nol be able io
contiffiuc and Ihc going-concern basis for preptsring Ihc arcounls would no longer bc appropriai¢. It is ctsrrenily exp￿led
Ihal Ihc vuriou5 lunding will conlinue 10 be modc uvailible io Ihc churily and us such the going-concern bosis remains
approprialc in prcparing Ihe financiDI 5tatcmclllS.
Reserves Pollcy
li 15 ihe policy of the Charity Io scck io mainlain liquid fund5 ai a Icvcl Ihai would enuble il lo D￿ra[C for a rcasonablc
period should funding bc reduced or Sloppcd. Thc chdriiy's oim is lo build up the Unre51ricicd Fund5 Gcnerul Rcscrvc lo
providc for fulurc cosls (Ind conlingcncie5 Ihal would arise in Ihc cveni Ihai funding was reduced or slopped so as lo
Allow for Ihe ardcTly winding up of ihe chariiy. Any fuTK15 gcncralcd ihrough projects organi5cd by the chariiy are uscd
10 covcr non.fundL'd operoling cosis and wages.
Thc charity's Unrc51ricLcd funds baluT]¢c ai 31 March ?073 sloo(l al £ 151,766. This represcnls unresiricied funds
availablc io ihc chariiy io cover boih ongoing unfundcij cosis would lllso bc availablc lo mcel Losts in Ihe event thai
IhL' charily was io losc its core lunding if ihe board nccdcd io cifcc( the orderly winding up of Ihc charity. Thc c051s lo bc
covcrcd in this siiuJlion wguld incluilc all unfunded Tedundancy Jnd other overhead cD%is io be incurred during thal
period.
Transactlons Involvlng Trnstees
Any contrucls cnicrcd inio by ¢hc chariiy during Ihc year where irusiees hlld Jny inleresis llre as deiailcd in the Rclaled
PartlC5 nolc in Ihe financiul slaicrnents.
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Greater Shanlallow Area Partnership Limited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the trustees (Incorporating the directors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Events after the B4lunee Sheel Date
l ) Thc chDrity expecis to cumplelc thg purchase lis CUTrcnl rcnled prcrniscs al Nonhside Village Centre in laie ?023 or
carly 2024. In addiiion 10 ihe previous donalion of £1 (M),(XJO (rom Ihe Northside DevelupTngnl Tru51. which is currently
being carried in deferreLI incomc, Ihe ehariiy has secured addi(ional funding from Ihe DePartn￿nI for Levelling Up.
Housing und Communitics, a loan from Community Financc lTcland as well as iis own unrestrieted fund5 in order lo be
ablc io compleie the purehJsc of its orrices. The building acquisilion logcthcr with Ihc Iclaled funds io finance lh¢
purchasc will be retlecied in Ihe Murch ?0?4 finoncial sthiemenis.
2) Aficr Ihc ycar cnd Ihe chofily wus involved in th¢ prepa￿10￿ and submission of rcviscd proposals for the
redevelopmeni of Boom Hall lo polcnlial funders. The chllriiys bo4rd ar¢ hopcful Ihal there will be further developmcnis
wilh Ihi5 polcnliul projccl in thc currcnl financial year.
3) Thc 4 yeÉir funding appliculion lo Ihe N￿lIv￿1 Loii¢ry Communiiy Fund for thc 5kcog¢ Hub projeci, approvcd in
June ?0? l and umouniing io approximaiely £478K, Sillrted Lo bc drnwn down in September ?0? l und thc Murch ?0?3
ccounls includc u lull year's figurcs r¢laling 10 Ihe marching income and cxpendilurc for ihe projeci. The income and
maiching exp-ndiiure for Ihe ￿MaIning ? 5 ycar5 of Ihc projecl will bc Tccognised in fuiurc PCTiods accoun15 ns Ihc
projccl continues.
Plans for future perlods
In fuLure finuncial ycar5 GSAP will continue lo devclop ￿ lolionships wilh kcy ugcncies responsiblc for dclivcrin
services wiihin Ihc arca and work wilh loclll rcsidLnts. local organi5alions, schoo15. comrnuniiy sroup5 and slalulory
ogcncics lo devclop positive chang¢s in ihc quali(y of life of disudvaniugcd familics and ncighbourhoods Ihus ensuring
comprchcn5ive social inclusion. GSAP lind ihL ourd vf Dircclvry will work hard lo ￿maIn ai Ihe dcnirc of local
devclopmcni. This will be achieved by working even more closcly wilh locol residents llnd cummunily & Yolunlury
groupsin Ihe area, remaining aciiv¢ly involve(J in Ihc delivery ol Ihc ncw Bollyarncii Communiiy Pllln, Iht Dcrry Ci(y &
Sirabane Dislricl CoullLiI Area Siral¢gic Growih Plan and Ihc delivcry of Ihc O￿ter Nonh Regcncraiion Pllln,
oniinuously idenii(ying ihe need und Pulling forward sound cases for invesimeni and grasping opportunilics Ihui rnoy
ri.sc from n¢w 8ovcrnmcn¢ policies inilialives sueh 05 Ihc City D¢al.
During ihe March 1024 firtthneial yeor GSAP expccis io secutr ownership of ils currcn(ly rcnicd premises lli Northsidc
VillÈigc Cenlrc. and spccificully the Communily Building al Northside. In addilion lo lh¢ £IOO,IKiO building lund
donllliun prcviously pmvidcd by Ihe Norihside Developmen¢ Trust, Ihc chariiy hus secured furthcr funding from the
D¢panm¢nl for Lev¢lling Up. Housing Jtyj Communitics logcihcr wilh a loan Irom Comrnuniiy Finuncc Ireland as well
t)s it's own funds and cxpccts lo complclc Ihe pUrClu￿c of Ihe premises in lulc ?013 or carly 1074. As ul 31 March 20J?
Ihc NorthsiJc Trusi donation of £ 100.000 coniinucs io be Ireaied os Deferred in¢omc bul should be recogniscd in Ihc
March ?0?4 ycar oncc Ihc prcmisC5 purchnsc is complcicd.
The churiiy 15 0150 hopeful ihllt 1hC￿ will bc prosrc55 in Ihe coming year wilh r¢gards io progressing Ihc plan5 and
proposals for ihe rcgencrtsiion of Boom Holl.
Stalement as to dtsclosure of Infonnation to audltors
In 50 far as ihc Iru51ces are llwore:
Iherc is no rcl¢vJnl audil infoTmalion of which Ihc charilablc compdny's audiiors Jre unawurc: und
Ihe trusiccs hav¢ iakcn all sicps ihui Ihey ought lo havc lukcn io makc themselves nwarc of any rclcvanl nudil
inforniaiion and io c51Jbli5h ihal thc uudilor5 are awurc of Ihal inforniJlion.
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Limited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the tru5tee5 (incorporatlng the directors, report)
ror the year ended 31 March 2023
ststement of t￿￿tee5, respoLglbllltles
Thc truslL*S (whu arL' ulso dircclors of Grcaicr Shaniallow Area Partnership Limiied for ihe ptsrposc of company law) are
responsible for preparing ihe Trusicc5' Annual Rcport and the financilll s(aiemcn15 in accordiincc wilh applicablc law
and Uniicd Kingdom Genernlly Accepted Accotsniing Practice.
Company law and ihc Chariiies Act (Nl) 21108 rcquirc ihc irusiees io prepllre financial slalcmcnls for each fimncial y¢ar
which givc a Iruc and fair vicw of the stale of uffuirs of lh¢ charitablc company fmd of Ihc incoming resources and
application of resources, ineluding ihe inconK ond expetKliiure. of Ihe charilablc compony for thlll period. In prcparing
Ihcsc finAncial siaiemcnis, the Iru51ccs aT¢ r¢quir¢d 10:
seleci stsilable Jeeounling policies and Ihen llpply them consislcnily:
ob5crve ihc meihods and principlcs in Ihe Charili¢s SORP;
make judg¢men15 nnd Cslirnolcs Ihal ar¢ rcosonablc and prudcni:
siaie wheihcr upplicublc UK Accouniing Sthndurds have been followed, subjcct lo any malerial dcporiurcs disclosed
and cxpluincd in Ihe fiDanoiul siaicmenis;
prcpare Ihe financilll staiem¢nis on Ihe going concern basis unlcss il is inappropriaic 10 presumc thul Ihe charilable
compony will con(inuc in operalion.
The inLilecs ure respon%ible for kecping propcr accounling records which disclcisc wilh rcasoniible a¢curllcy Di any lime
Ihc finuncial posilion of Ihc charitable company which entsble Ihcm lo cn5urc Ihul the financial siotcmcnis comply
wilh Ihe Companies (Northern Irclandl Ordcr 1986. They llre lllso responsiblc for safc8uurding the llssc15 of ihc
harilablc cornpany lind hence for Inking Teasonabl¢ sieps for ihc preveniion Dnd d¢icclion of fruud oiher
irrcgulorilics.
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Greater Shantallow Area Partnership Lirnited
(A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors, report)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Auditors
Sh&un McGinly & Co (Silllulory Auditor) are deemcd lo be reappoinied in aceordanee wilh Section 487(?) of ihe
Companies Aci ?006.
On behalf of ihe board
Calhal Mccrduley
Secretsry
Peter McDonald
Dlrector
rtin Connolly
Director
15 December 2023
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