Aras Cholmcille Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report)
Year ended 30 September 2018
The trustees. who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the
unaudited financial slalements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2018.
Reference and admlnistratlve detalls
Registered charlty name
Aras Cholmcille Trust
Charity registration number
100269
Company registration number
N1047957
Principal office and reglstered
43 Clarendon Street
Derry
BT48 7ER
Tho trustges
Rev David L2limer
Mr Ivor Doherty
Mr Giovanni Doran
Independent Examiner
Mr Gerry Heaney
Claremounl
Chartered accountants
43 Clarendon Street
Derry
BT48 7ER

Aras Cholmcille Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) {contlnuèdJ
Year ended 30 September 2018
Structure, governance and management
The company is limile(I by guarantee and does not have any share capital. The company is governed
and managed by the board of directors. The directors who served the company throughout the period
are shown on page 1. The registered office and details of other professional advisors are also listed on
page 1.
The board of directors cary out their governance role throughout the year by way of meetings on a
monthly basis lo review the perfomance of the company and lo make decisions regarding the
companls financial and operational mall&rs. The directors govern the activities of the company in line
with the objectives sel out in the governing documents of the charity, namely the Memorandum and
Artides of Association and the chariws constilulion.
ObjectiVg$ and activitigs
Ar8s Cholmcille Trust through the restoration of the Wee Nuns listed building houses a visitor and
education cenlre, focusing on the shared history and heritage of Cholmcillelcolumba, considered as the
"founding father. of Derry-Londondery. The centre is open for visitors and runs a number of heritage
related events for children from schools throughout the area, local visitors and visitors from further afield.
The organisalion also offers the cenlre's facilities lo benefit the local community including cross
community by giving them use of the available space in the building.
Achlevements and performance
The cenlre, which opened in June 2014, has allracled visitors who have been able lo view video material
recreating the city as il was before the walls were erected. There is also a facsimile Book of Kells and
range of other illuminated manuscripts dating from the 14th century. Large-scale illuslraled books for
children based on the legends about Columba have also been created along with audio recordings of
the legends by local people in both Irish and English.
The ￿ntre,8 education programme is available lo all schools and among the young people who have
benefited from this resource are students who visited lo research an element of their curriculum, Celtic
Chrislianily and a range of Primary schools who have participated in workshops related lo the legacy of
Columba. Visitors lo the city have enjoyed their informative visits lo the Centre and have left their
positive and supportive comments in our Visitors, Book.
Financial revlew
The net incoming resources for the year was £28,401. The company reserves at the year end were
1£38,3541 of which £32,599 is unreslricled funds and1£70,9531 is restricted funds. The trustees aim lo
have a reserve covering al least three months expenditure al any given time.
The full results are set out in the accounts which form part of this report.
Plans for future periods
The organisalion plans continuing the activities oulllned above in the forthcoming years subject to
satisfactory generation of income and funding arrangements. In the coming year full use will be made
of the exhibitions initiated first by the council, such as the Showbands Story.

Aras Cholmcille Trust
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (conllnutsd)
Year ended 30 September 2018
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies enlilled to the
small companies exemption.
The Iruslees, annual report was approved on 08 March 2019 and signed on behalf of the board of
Iruslees by".
Mr l Doherty
Trustee
Mr G Doran
Trustee