Erne East Community Partnership Limited Company Limiied by Guaraniee Truslees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlreclor's Report) Year ended 28 April 2023 The Iruslees, who are also the direciors for the purposes ol cornpany law, prgsenl their report and the financial slalemenis ol Ihe charity lor the year ended 28 April 2023. Reference and administrallve detalls Flegislered charity name Erne East Community Partnership Limited Charily reglstr8tion number NIC100296 Company reglslratlon number N1037202 Princlp81 off ice and reglslered Lite House office Cross Slreel Lisnaskea County Fermanagh BT92 OJE The trugtees Mrs K Breen Mr T O Reilly Mr O McLoughlin Mr B Cosgrove Mrs A McAaam Mr J BBallie r Thomas Campbell IRÈiired 14 June 20221 l Fleiired 14 June 20221 Cornp8ny secretary Kathleen Breen Audllor SP Mccallrey & Co Chartered accounianis & slalulory audilor 50 Campsie Road Omagh Co Tyrone 8T79 OAG Bankers Bank ol Ireland Townhall Street Enniskillen Co Fermanah BT74 7BD Solicitors Murphy & Mcmanus Solicitors 143 Main Slreei Lisnaskea Co Fermanagh BT92 OJE Erne East Communily Partnership Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Reporl) (continued) Year ended 28 April 2023 Structure, governance and managemgnt Governing docurnent Erne Easi Communily Partnership is a company Iimil8O by guaraniee (Regislralion nijmber N10372021. The company Is govefnee by Il's Memorandum and Ariices ol Association The company Is iecognise¢ as a charity by the Charities Commission lor Northern Ireland (Rel,, NIC1002961. Governance The governance lunciion ol Erne Easi Cornmunily Parinership Is fulfilled Ihrouoh ils Board ol Truslees. The Irusloes are charge(J with Dverall responsibility lor Ihe Company The Boarc memoers give Iheir time voluntarily and rcceive no Qivideno Irom the Chariiy. Any benefits which obtained are InciQenlal The Board ol irusioes ol Eriie East Community Parinership are responsible lor ltte overall leqai ai)0 Iinancial manag&méni ol the community. The work ol Implemeniing mosi ol their policies Is carriea out by Ihe Manager, 10 which th& Board has delegaled responsibility. We employ siall which are necessary lo further The Company's purpose Siall receive a private ben811l In the form ol payment In waqes. This is jUSlilie¢ as il IS necessary and Incidenial In aavancing the charity's purpose. Erne Easi Commuiiily Partnership has a responsibilily 10 conduci Ils business ellicienlly. The eslablishmeni ol. and the Strict aoherence lo souna financial managemeni policie5 Is an Iniagral pari ol the organisaiion. The Board ol Iruslees an¢ Management Commillee ol Erne Easl Community Parlnership are Gominilled 10 establishing. rnainiaining and applying all necessary good practice 10 ensure thai their clLJly ol care 10 lhe manageinenl ol finances ol Ihe organisaiion are lullilled. 11 IS essential Ihai Erne Easi Community Partnership coniToI all operalionai risks as lar as Is possible. This Inclucjos the parlicipaiion ol all those Involvett alre￿IlY or inairecily with the bapking arrangemenls lor the organi5alion. Along wilh Ihe linancial systems ol the orgaiiisaiion, Iliis policy airns 10 Qaiail responsibililios, risk management ana Inle(nal conirols. Stalemeni ol risk$ The Trusiees have conducted a review ol ihe major risks lo which the charity 15 exposed. A risk regisior has been eslablish&d and Is updaied al Igasi annually. Where appropriate. systems or procedures have been eslablishe¢ 10 miligaic the risks the charily laces. S5gnilicanl exiernal risks lo lunoing have lea 10 the aevelopmenl ol a Slralegic plan which will allow lor Ihe (liversilicaiion ol lunding and aciivilies - hence Ihe reserves policy. Internal conirol risks are minimisea by Ihe Implemenlalioii ol procedures lor aulhorisaiion o, all Iraiisaciions an¢ projects. Proceoures are In place ID ensure compliance with health ano safely ol siall. volunleers. Clicnis and visiiofs 10 the cenire The Truslces acknowleago thai Erne Easl Community Partnership has acquired Immense knowleage. and experience in meeiirlg the challenges ol aemancl. complexity, resource Iimilaiions. Iinaiicial pressures, quality assurance. regulation, while promoting besi praclise 11 was also consittereo thai Ihe Company managemenl leatn has the ability 10 continue lo provioe Communily led projects and has In piacg systems ol work 10 sel and achieve goals and largeis, monilor, assess and roview perlormance and aci on Iindinqs lo continually Improve service quality and performance the besi Iiiieresi ol Ils beneliciaries and siakeholders Erne Easl Communily Partnership cornplies with all current employment ancs equalily legislaiion Including 1974 Heallh & Salely al Work Act ano anli-discriniinaiion legislaiion as enacieLI In Northern Irelano and lakes all reasonable steps lo secure Iho observance ol Ihis condition by all ils stall or agenis employed In Ihe performance ol hislher duties. The Company Mas a Strong communily elhos accompaniett with souncl business acumen and Is coinmiiieo 10 providing best value and highesl professional standards In all we do. Obieclives and a¢livilie$ We have referred 10 the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guitlance on public benelil when reviewing OLJr aims and objeciives and In planning our lulure aciivilies. Erne East Community Partnership Limited Company Llmited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) Iconiynuodl Year ended 28 April 2023 Objectlves and actlvilles Iconllnued? Prlnclpal aclivlly The principal aciivily ol Ilie comoany is 10 promote, maintain and advance the orovision ol social services, chilL1care and family services, addiction services. welfare rights. educalional Drogrammes, recreational lacili11es, health and well-being programmes. grouo capacity OLiilding support and praciical a551slance lor Ihe residents ol Erne Easi and surrounding areas In addition, Ihe company will seek whero possible 10 build strategic parlnerships with compatible organisalion5 Ihroughoul Fermanagh and lurlher afield In advancing health an8 wellbeing anrj social development. Erne Easi Community Partnership Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Direcior's Report) (coniinued) Year ended 28 April 2023 Objectives and aclivlties (eonlinuedj Oelails ot significant activities Duiing the year 10 Ilie 28th April 2023 a ioial 019394 Individuals beneliled from heallh and well-being activities a signilicani Increase liom the 1286 reporiea (he previoLJS year and rnore 01) a par lo goo peflormances In previous years. The PHA ieporlino sysiem was used 10 describe perlormanco In various areas relaling 10 health Improvement ana wellbeing. Theme 1. Give. every Child and Young Person the 8esl Siarl . A lolal 013423 people parlicipaied In Inlerveniions or aclivilies addressiiig Ihis theme Theme 2. Menial Heallh - A ioial 012880 parlicipanis look parl in Inlerveniions or aclivilies addressing Ihis Iheme during the period Theme 3 Physical Healthi Cond11ion hAanagemenl - A iolal 01 1282 people pariicipaied In Iniervenrions or activities addfossing physical neallh. gooo nuirilion ano condition management Theme 4 Smokino Iniervenlionlcessalion 752 beneficiarie5 were recorded on brief Iiiierveniion workshops wilh 8 coinpleling a 12 wock group smoking cessation class. Theme 5. Addictions . 618 benelilgd Irom Inlervenlions relaleo 10 aO#iciion lttis Inclucled aiiendance al a weokly arop-in cenire lor alcohol addiction anci mental heallh. Theme 6. Poverty 327 Oeneliioo from various Iniliaiivcs lo address poverly and marginalised communily groups inclu'ding relorrals lor various Donelils and schemes. a N IHE Homelessn&ss Prevention Piogramme. F&ODC Anli-ooverly Scheme. loodoank relerrals. slow cooker ana energy elliciency aovice Theme 7. 112 Inéividuals undertook volunteer and siall training on ISSLJes such as heallh and saleiy. commuriily Iirsl respontter Idelibiillalor scheme) and demenlia Iraininq lor lamily members. Numbers ol people using the cenire Incieasea signilicaniiy sn the year. individuals undertook volunteer and siall Iraining on Issues such as heallh and salely. community lirsl iesponttcr Idelibrillaior 5¢hefflel and dementia Iraining lor family members. Th1s year's accounis InLlicale a Sufplus of £6,006. Incom& In the period rosel tsy 18%q. Some new ¢oniracls were secureo 10 replace funding lost In 2021-2022. Some underlying 155ues remained reqarding Ihe Suslainabilily ol Ilie orojeei. The final quarter ol Ihe year Is largely relleciive ol Other quarlers In Ihal 28 funding sources or projecis wilhoul funding were operalional in this 3 monih period This places a large adminisiralive burden on slall. None ol these lunL1ing 50uiccs were guaranieed In contracts Ihal exceeded more than a year Communily Donelil Is ensured tsy the orgar)Isalion lakillg on programme aclivilies Ihal iackle Increasingly poor access 10 services ano also poverty and cosl ol living Issues In the locality. However, lor many ol these services Ihe organisalion receives marginal anol somelimes no financial ¢ompensaiion. Key services SLJch as communily first responders. the Jrop-ln centre for addictions, men's shed, Bryson Energy vouchers greatly benelil Ihe Communily bul aro a linanciar COSI 10 the organisaiion. This ensure some siall constantly work unpai¢ overiime and lor rnany years have loregone salary Increases. During the Iinancial year the Public Health Agency provi¢ed welcome funding lor the org2nisaiion lo recruii IifSI responder volunleers and un¢Yerlake a number ol Iraining Inilialives lo help Insure good Health and Safely Praciice and quality ol service. While numbers ol parlicipanls Increased subsianlially Ihis year there are a nLJmber ol cop.cerns lor rnanagemeni The current lack ol availability ol funding either ihrough E.U. or Siormoni Is creating a highly cornpeiilive lunain.g environmeni lor a reduced number ol available conlracls. The In)plicaiions Erne East Community Partnership Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) Icontinuedl Year ended 28 April 2023 Objectives and 8Ctivlties {coiiflnuedJ ol the new health and well- being remit Ihal Ihe Fermanagh and Omagh is Implemeniing is a150 unclear will they supnorl exisling providers Including ourselves or sèèk develop a new model thai may comnele lor scarce resources Many ol these laclors are beyond managemeni conlToI However, managemenl are kep.n thai Ihe organizalion adopts pew and Innovalive ways ol work lo remain competitive and lo try and secu re our lulure. We observe thai organizalions that develop a social economy aspccl 10 Iheir funding Slreams and can generate somo ol their own income are more financially seclire In the 2023-24 1 I Inaricial year a bio by our organ12aiion has been accepted lor a main slroei properly .'n Lisnaskea This lullils a long term aim al the oroanizalion 10 Own 2 building ancl avoid the exDense ol leasing premises The size ol Iho building will enable us lo have all our services on the one sile and develoa new scrvices lo Ihe advantage ol the local communily In Erne Easl. A rnain Slreel properly vacarni lor ovei. 10 years will be brought back lo Ille greatly Improving the Slreolscape ol Fermanagh's second lowii The propefly could not have be?n secured wilhoul commLinily ttonalions and lurlher supporl will be required. The new premises oller Ihe opportunity lo develop income generaiing capacily through 50cial economy proipcis and improve our susiainabilily. We also hope Ihe energy elliciency can be Incorporated al the design siage The orqanI2aiion feels reenerg12èd by this exciting development and are up lo the undoubled challenges thai sourcing funds and develop1ng the new premises will roauire. Flnancl81 revlew Reserves Policy Tho Iruslees ol Erne Easi Community Partnership Limited have sei up a roservos policy which requires Ihal reserves be mainlained, in unresiricle¢ bank accounis al a level which ensures the ComDany's core activities could coniinue dui'ing a period ol unforeseen dillicully. The li Uslees consirjer thai Ihis figure should be £195.000 and will ondoavour 10 reach this Ilgure In the next lew years The Iruslees review the fieserves Policy annually, Plans lor lulure periods The Irusioes are lully aware ol Ihe Importance In Ihe upcoming year lor the organisaiion lo aggressively oursue other suitable lunciraising opporlunilies and Io actively review expenditure and resource allocation lo ensure Ihe charily will have a surplus. Truslees, responslbilllies slalement The Iiuslees, who are also directors lor Ihe purposes ol comoany law. are responsible lor preparing Ihe Iru51ees' repDrl and the financial slaiemenls in accordance wilh applicable law and United Kingclom Accounling Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Praclicel. Erne East Community Partnership Limited Company Limited by Guaraniee Trustees. Annual Report Ilncorporating the Director's Report) (Conlinued) Year ended 28 April 2023 Company law requiyes the charity Irusiees lo prepare financial siaiemenls lor each yeai. which give a true and lair view ol the slaie ol allairs ol the chariiable company and the Incomino resources an application ol resources, including the Income an¢ expendilufe. lor Ihai period. In preparing these financial siaiemenls, the Irusiees are requirèd lo,. selecl suitable accounting policies and Ihen apply them consisienlly.. Cbserve the methods and principles In the applicable Charities SORP., make iuagmenis and accounting eslirnales thai are ieasonable and pruoenl.. prepare t￿,& financial slaiemenis on the going concern basis unless Il IS Inappropriate 10 presume thai the ch(Irily will ¢onlinue In bu51ness. The Iruslees are responsible lor keepinq adequale accounting recoras thai are sullicienl lo show and explain the charity s Iransaciions and disclose with reasonable accuracy cil any time the financial posilion ol Ihe charily and enable Ihem lo ensure thai the Iinancial siaiemenis cainply with IIIL Companies ALI 2006. Thoy are also responsiblp lor saleguarding the assels ol Ilio charily an¢ hL117C¢.. lor taking reasonable slpps lor Ihe prevenlion and deieclioii ol fraud and oiher irregularities. Audllor Each ol the per￿¢OnS who Is a Irusiee ai the dale ol approval ol Ihis reporl confirms thai- so lar as they are aware, there Is no relevanl auciil Inlormaiion ol which Ilie cliarily's auQilOI IS unaware., ancl they have taken all sieps Ihai they ought lo have taken as a Irusiee 10 maKe Ihem5elves aware ol any relevanl au(iil inloimalion and lo establish Ihai Ihe charily's auditor is aware ol thai Inlormalion. The auditor Is deeiiied lo havg been re-appoinled In accoldance with Sèclion 487 01 Ihe Comoanies Act 2006. Small company provislons This iepori ha5 been Pfepareo In accoidance wilh Ihe provisions applicable 10 companies enlilled lo the small companies oxemplion. The Iiusiee5' annual repoil wa5 approved on 13 December 2023 and signed on behalf ol the board ol Ifuslefrs Oy.. Iillc 11( AilrfiL L irs A McAdam Trusiee