Friends of St Louis, Ballymena NIC100223 (FOSL) Trustees Annual Report for Financial Year I" April 2023-315t March 2024 Report AppToved at AGM of FOSL Wednesday 5ih June 2024 held in St Louis Grarnmar School NB For the pUOSe of this report the charity will hereafter be refeed to as FOSL (FOSL became a charity on 28th July 2014 and was allocateiL by the Charity Cornmission for NI, the charity number NICI 00223) The clwity's main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit are as follows:
The main charitable purpose of Friends of St Louis, Ballymena (FOSL) fall-into 'Thc Advancement of Education, category. The group will undertake the advancement of education for th¢ public benefit by promoting, sustaining a1 increasing individual and collective knowledge and understanding of specific areas of study,skills and expertise. The charity aims, as outlined in our constitution, to support the educational establishment St. Louis Grammar School, Ballymena. The direct benefits which flow from our purpose shall be the advancement of the education of the pupils of St Louis Grarnm School, Ballymena and the enhanced knowledge and understanding in our young people through receiving an education which will be supported through such things as bursary awards for our students and availability of funding for facilities not otherwise available through the school budget. Pupils will also benefit from the incre&sed networking opportunities facilitated by the improvement in relationships among the interested parties. The benefits of Fricnds of St Louis, Ballymena will be demonstrdted through an annual report of our activities submitted to the Board of Govemors of the school for inclusion in their annual report to parents. Continuous monitoring of the applications for awards from Friends of St Louis, Ballymena will take place and be evidenced through both the application for and feedback from the students and teachers following an award. Regular independent evaluation of our services shall bc measured via the applications and feedback from the student population which will be kept on record. The beneficiaries of Friends of St Louis are the students wbo are CUentlY attending the school at present and those enrolled in the future. The puOseS of Friends of St Louis a all of direct benefit to tbe students attending the school presently and in the future. There will be a wider benefit to society due to the young people having availed of opportunities Provided to them while attending St Louis Gramrnar, Ballymena as a result of it being supported by FOSL. None of the purposes of FOSL are harn]ful. There is no private benefrt flowing from our pury)oses.
2023-2024 Main achievements this financial year With the above in mind. alongside the activities that FOSL may be involv¢d in which are listed on the CCNI website. FOSL carried out the following activities in thc 2023/24 financial year.
In line with their aim of promoting the well-being of the student population of SLG, FOSL continued to encourage the students to become more involved in contributing to wider society and carried out some fundraising activities for a variety of organÈsations throughout the school year. To this end vatious members of staff and students took part in a variety of fundraising events. Since 2024 marks the Centenary Anniversary of the school, St Louis and FOSL held several additional events throughout the 2023124 financial year raising in excess of £ I 1,000 towards a new school minibus to enable the students to attend a wide variety of extrd-curricular activities. These events included: Sponsored Wall(- June 2023-SLG school grounds 'A Night with St Louis, (Discussion Panel with Sporting guests-Tullyglass House Hotel Autumn 2023) Celebration Mass with Afternoon Tea Event- SLG Grarnrn School January 2024, Spring Concert- The Braid Arts Centre, March 2024 FOSL continued to promote the charity tlirough the school app and tl]rough member's participation in various school events. FOSL social media accounts ar¢ now Testored and opcrational again promoting both the Centenary Events and updating Alumni connections FOSL continued to support the student population of the school with fmancial assistance for som¢ year group events. They also awarded buleS to assist with third level education applications. In preparing this report the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission of NI'S Public Benefit Requirement Statutory guidance outlined on their website in Document CCNI PBR I, and also to Document ARR08 regarding accounting and reporting regulations around the Trustees, Annual Report. At the end of the financial year stated above FOSL is in a fmancial position of SUTpIus to the amount of £16,905.16. A breakdown of this is outlined in the Receipts and Payments Accounts Document. There are no funds held by FOSL that are nMteriaIly in deficit, at the end of the year. Principal Address of thc Charity: Friends of St Louis, Ballymena NIC100223 St Louis, Grdrnm School Cullybackey Rd Ballymena BT43 5DW
The trustees of Friends of St Louis have been updated and are: Mrs J O'Neill, Mr M Cooper, Mrs P Doherty, Mrs F McGuigan, M Henry, Mrs S Mccarry, Mrs H McToal. No further individuals have served as trustees in this fmancial year. Friends of St Louis, Ballymena NIC100223 is governed by a constitution adoptcd at an EGM on 18th November 2014. This document bas been approved and accepted by the Charity Commission for NI as part of the process of becoming a registered charity. The said document is held on record by the Commission and outlines our charity's purposes and how our charity is administered. The purpose of 'Friends of St Louis, Ballymena. is to advance the education of the pupils of St Louis Gramrn SchooL Ballymena. This will be Caled out through:
Promoting the well-being of the student population of St Louis Grarnm School Ballymena. Developing effective relationships between the families and friends of past and present students and teache and others associated with St Louis Gramm School, Ballymena. Engaging in activities that will help establish and provide a stream of funding to help with the school community development in both curricular resources and extra- curricular activities in order to support the school and advance the education of the pupils. The process for appointing new tiustees to the chan'ty is outlined in the constitution and is as follows: The Association may appoint and may tern]inate the appointment of not less than thrce people to act as Trustccs. The Trustees shall act under the instn]ctions of the Conunittee who shall, subject to the appmval and consent of the Association as detennined by a General Meeting, have power to fill vacancies among the Trustees. Signed ( Trustce) Date Signed ( TTUStee) Date Signed ( TTUStee) Date 13 2f