Friends of St Louis, Ballymena NIC100223 (FOSL) Ti'ustees Annual Report for Financial Year I, April 2022-31, March 2023 Repoi't Approved at AGM of FOSL Monday 15, MÉiy 2023 hcld iii St l.oiiis Gi'ailliiiai- Scliool NB For tli¢ PLiryose of this report the cliarity will Iiereafter be i-¢t"ei-red to as FO£L (FOSL becainc a cliarity 011 28 Jiily 2014 aiid iVc15 allocated, by tlie Charity Coininission for N I, tlie cliai'ity niimber NICI 00223) The charity's main activities to furtliei- its PULVO.ses for the piiblic benefit arc as follows:
I'lie main charitablc purpose of I'riends of St I,oui8, Ballymcna (FOSL) falls iiito "l-he Advancement of F4,duLalion' catcgory. The gi'oup will iiiidcrtake the advancement of education lor the public benefit by pi'oinoting, sustaining aiid iilLreasing individLial and collcctive knowlcdgc and illidci'staiidingy of si?ccifiL areas of study, skills and expeitise. I"lic chai'iiy ai1ii8, as oiitliiicd in OLir constitution, lo support the educational establishniL'nt St. I,ouis Gi'ainmar School, Ballymena. The direct benefits which flow froln our purpose shall be the advancement ol, Ihe edlication of tlic pupils of St Louis Gramniar School, Ballyinena and tlie enhanccd knowledge aiid iinderstaiidingJ in our yQLing peoplc through receiving an education which will be suppoi'ted thi'ough suLli ihings as bLirsary awards for OLir studcnts and availability ol- flinding for facilitic4 n()I othcrwise available through the scliool budgJet. Pupils will also bencfit from the iiILI-eased networking ()pportuiiitics lacilitatcd by the iinprovL'IMcnt in relationships amongF the intcrcsted parties. "I"hc benelits of F4ricnds ol" St I,OLIiS, Ballymena will be deinonsti-ated throubyh an annLial rcporl ol" our aLlivitie% submilled to thc Board of Govcriiors ol. the school for inclusion in thLii- c2niiual report to parents. Contiiiuou.£ monitoring of the applicatioii.s lor award% from Friends of St l.ouis, Ballyinena will take place and be evideiiccd throug,h both the applicatioii for and t"ecdbaLk li'om the students and teachei's t"ollowingJ an award. Regular indcpendent evaluation of our services shall bc measured via the applications and feedback fi"()m the student population which will be kept on record. The beneficiai'ies of Friends of St Louis al'e the sludcnts who arc currenily attending the school at present and tliosc enrolled in the futui'e. Tlic PLirposes of F'riends ot Sl Louis are all of dircct bcnLfit to thc students attcnding the school presenily and in the luture. There will be a wider benefit to society due to the young people hdvingy availcd ofopportunitics providcd to them whilc attending St L,ouis Grammar, Ballymena as a i'e8LiIt of it bcing7 supportcd by FOSI. Non¢ of the purposcs of" FOSL arc hariiiful. There is no pi'ivatc benefit flowingF from our purposes.
2022-2023 Main achievements this financial year Witli the above iii mind, alongside the activities that FOSL may be iiivolved in whicli al'e listed on the CCNI websile, FOSL carried out the tollowiiig activities in the 2020121 financial year.
Iii liiic with tlieir aim of promoting the well-being of thc studeiit population of SI.G, FOSL continiied to encoiirage the studenl.% to bcc()iiie morc involvcd iii contribuliiig to wider society aiid cari'icd oiit soillc fundraisiiig aclivitiLs f()i- a variety of organis(itions thi'ouglioiit tlic sLhool ycar. To this ciid variou£ menibcr of stat"f and .%lLideiits took pai-t iii a variety of fuiidiaising) events. Ovcr £4001) wa.% i'ai8cd at a variety of in and oiit ot scliool events and donciled to the respective charilies. FOSL continLied to promote the charity ihrough the scliool app aiid through member's pai'ticipati()n iii various school cvents. FOSL reccived a generou.s dirLLt donation to thcii" lunds tliis year. Thcy Lonliniicd t() siippori ilic studcnt population ol.tlie school with finanLial assÉ.slanLL toi- %oine year group evenls. They also awardcd blirsaries to assist with thii-d Icvel educatic)n applications. In preparing this report the trustces havc had regard to the Charity Coniiiiission of NI'S Public Benelii Requircmeni Statiitory giiidaiice outlincd on thLiI' websilc iii Doclimcnt CCNI PIIEI I, and also to DoLuincnt ARR08 rcgdrcling acc()unting aiid reporting regulations arouiid the Ti-ustecs, Annual Ilci)ort. At the end of the tinancial year stated above FOSL is in a fincincial position of siirpliis to the amounl of £6,803.04. A brcakdown of tliis is outlined in thc RLLeipts and Paymcnts Accounts Document. There are no funds Iicld by FOSI. that are malerially in defiLil' at the end of the ycar. Principal Address of the Charity.. Friends ()f St Louis, Elallymeiia NIC100223 St l.ouis, Grammar SLhool Cullybackey Rd Ballymena BT43 5DW The trustccs of friends of St Louis are: Mrs P Dolierty, Mrs F Mctiuigyan, Mr V O'connell, Mrs M Henry, Mr S Ralfei'ty, Mrs S I)evlin, Mrs S Mccany, Mrs J Mcclintock, Mrs H McToal. No further individuals have served as trustees in tliis financial year.
E."rieiids of St Louis, Ballyincna NIC100223 is goveriied by a Lonslitiitioii adopted at an LCJM on 18 ' Noveinbei" 2014. 1.his docuinent lias bccii approvcd aiid acccpled by tlie Cliai'ity Commission for NI as part of the process of beLoming d registered cliarity. 'fiie said document is Iicld on record by thc Commission and outlines our cliarity's pui'pos¢s and how our cliai'ity is adniinistered. The puryose of 'Friends of St Louis, Ballyi]iena' is to advance thc education of the pupils of St Louis Cjrammar School, Ballyn]ena. "fhis will bc cari.ied out throiigh:
l)romoting thc well-being of the studeiit popiilatioii ot" St Louis (iraminar Scli()ol Ballyniciia. l)eveloping effectivc i-elationsliips betwecn the families and friends of past and prescnt students and teachei's and olliers associated with Sl I.,oui.4 Gi'amn]ar School, Ballymena. Lngaging in activities that will help establisli and provide a sti-eam of fundinLy to help with the school coininunity devclopment in both cui'riculai. re%ourLes aiicl extra- curricular activities in ol-der to support thc school and cidvaiicL the L'ducation ot the pupils. The process for appointiiig new ti-uslLes to the cliarity IS OLltlincd in ihc constitution and is a,% follows: Tlic Association may appoint and inay terininatc the cippointinent of not Icss than tliree people to act as Trustees. I"lie 'frustees shall act linder the iii%li-Iiction% ol" Ihc Cominittee who sliall, subject to the appi'oval aiid consent of tlie AssoLidlion a. dcterniined by a General Mccting, havc power to fill vacaiicics aniong the TrustLLs. 'Ca. J_ ( 'rruslee) Datc (f // /eoTt Colc ( Trustce) l)ate I S Signcd L4 ( Trustee) Date