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2024-05-31-annual-report

Short Strand Communlty Forum TRUSTEES. REPORT for the financtal yp8r gndgd 31 May 2023 The tTUSteos pr959nt their Tn￿tea$, Report 2nd the unouditsd financlal stalernènts for tha finan¢ial yoar ended 31 May 2023. The financral stal8ni8nts are prepar8d in acco￿anCe wrth the Charltles Act {Nort￿M Ireland) 2008, FRS 102 "The Financlal Reporting Standard appllrAblg In th8 UK and Republlc of Ireland. and Accounting and Reporung by Charitl8s= Statement of Recomm6nded Practlca appllcable to charilles prepartng thelr flnanclal statsrngnt8 In aGcordance wlth the Flnanclal R$portlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Républlc of Ireland {FRS 102). The Trusteos. Report contslns the Infom)alion r8quiTèd lo be provided in th8 Trust88s' Annu81 Report undar th8 Statement of Recommended PracUc8 ISORPI guidelineg. The trustees of thg company arg at30 Qharfty tru8teas for the purposa of tharity law and under the company's conslitutson are known as members oflh8 board of trustees. In thts rgport th& tru8ts93 of Short Strand Communlty Forum present a 8ummary of its purp08e, governance, activltles, achievements 8nd fin8nc*8 for thè fin8ncS81 finandal yoar 31 May 2023. Th8 charity is a rogisterod charlty and hence the report and rosutts are presented in a form which complles wlth the requirements of tho Charits85 Act (Northèm Ireland) 2008 and, although not ebllged to cornp￿ wlth tha Ststomenl of Recommen(led Pracllce appli(￿ble in the UK and Republlo of Ireland FRS 102, thè organlsallon has implementerl Its recommendations where rel8v8nt in thege flnandal stAtem8nts. M1981on, ObJactlvB8 and Strategy ObJ9¢tlve8 Short Strand Communlty Forurns main objective is to operats a 'cradla lo grave, approach of provlding sgmcgs and faciltlies to local T981dents. Communkty d8velopment is to the forefront of our work. We engag6 dlrèctty ￿ fhe comrnunity maklng sense of the Issues which affect their Ilve3. séttlng goa15 for improvement and taklng action through empow6rmgnt and partldpadve prowses. We work in partnership with loGal peoplo and organls8ttons: In LxJnlLtncUon with a nurnb8r of voluntary, statutory and communlty organlsallons. We work to collethely brlng about SOCi81 Change and improve the quallty of lrfe, Training and edUCa￿On Is a bvJ need within the communty and w8 aim to provide assistsnce to local people to enable them to apply for, and obtaln Suitable employment through a number r the 8￿￿8nt conduct of the buslne55 of the commlllea and the Forum. They 8150 aFpoint suth staff as they con$ld¢r n¢¢8$sary on such tern￿ and coThJilions as they d81emiine. Board minutes ar8 tskan al all official board meetings In the Forum. An AGM Is held èvery yaar to di$¢uss tho aGoJunts for the Forum and must bè helj wtthln 15 months of th8 last AGM. R?vlew of A¢tlvttle8, Achlevemonts and Pgrfonnancg ThlB year wa have undertaken more partngrshlp roles In temis of d8llvery of prolects. these have beon mainly with organisations such as Training for Women's Neknrk and Bolfast Interface Project. Further extensions of tundlng has also begn offered through tho Education Aulhorlty. Our role in d8livoring th6 Educallon SIF Project hos expandgd our profil8 wllhln East Belfast

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