2020-10-31-annual-report

Trnstees'Annual Rep)rt for North West Ulster GTOUP of Advanced Motoiists (LIM Group No 8159) (IAM NW U]5ter Gn)up) IqI Charity (NIC) Dumber IIX1303 For the fin￿La1 year l November 2019 to 31 OLxober 2020 l. Thinci al address Mr V Fails, 38 Fortwdel Avenue, ColerdiDe. BT52 IIL 2. Thistees, names M Cathers V Fails Rodney MackeDzie Philip Paul Noel Glenn Michael McDaid Henry Gilmore Stephen Martin Cuntnt at issue of tbis 3. Additio]1￿ Trustees dwin Clifford Pritchard the iiod covered b tbis 4. Governin document The GTOUP is governed by Its cottstituti 5. SuD]m desc tioD of the ofthech The promotion and impn)vernent of mad safety particularly to improve the stsndaTds of thiviDg and . riding on the roads, by training drivers andlor riders o￿TelDafter ￿ferred to Only as drivers) to take a[￿ pass the nationally recogJ)ised advanced driving test administered by the national ch￿1(Y- "The Institute of Advanced Motorists" _ (hereinafter known as the IAM) and for those people to further their own training and become Observe￿. qualified by the IAM, to pw (thr candidates ". (Associates) for the IAM advanced driving tesL intment of ]h￿tee5 All COmDiittee members are automatically ap¥KJinted Th￿ees, ￿ outside persoD or IK￿ apwints trnstees. 7. Activities to further the of the chari Drivinglriding skills for new As%)ciate membe No such events were held due to re5ttiCtions arising from the Coronavirus pandemic. These events were a￿anged ts) start on 28 Ma￿h and l August 2020 but involve Associates and Observers WO￿LDg Èn relatively close proximity. The tht lockdowD was implemented on 23 March 2020 and subsequent resttictiolls also prevented this type of activity. DriVin￿ldIng skills for existing Full mernbets a￿j Associates On 2 December 2019 the Group organised an Observer Trdining event for car and motorcyclist members. On 17 and 24 June 2020 the Gn)up arnged a motorcyclist Observer training event under the soaal disLinciDg wuirement cumnt at time. Resttictions prevent car ObserveT

On 29 July 2020 a slow riding skn]]s evening was held for motorcyde members aDd associates at Myme. 7.3 Activities to promote the WO￿ of the dwity None, due to CO￿navin￿ pandemic resttictions 7.4 National and RegioDal activities None, due to Coronavirlls paDdemic restrictio 8. Other related activities On 27 January 2020 the Group atranged a s(Jial event at R￿m2RaCe. Ballymoney. Motorcydist members provided transp)rt of PPE and similar goods to hospits]s and pbarmacies as part of the Volunteer Bikers Group in Northern Ireland. 9. Number of membe Existing members renewing or Dew Full members joining- 35 New Associats ]neMbe￿ joining via cOu￿e purchase- O Associate l Full members canying foTh¥ard rnembersbip enritlement from earfier couw 16 O. Main achievements ic benefit Test passes - 4 ride￿ and I driver Others Ongoing but paused thie to cOn)navi￿ pandemic restrictK)DS. As ridersldrivers who have dÈveloped their skills ID this way aTe able to manage aDd Teduce the risk to themselves and to other road user5 of being involved in an Irrc, with benefits to themselves aDd society as a whole. Achievement of a test pass Tecognises that they have met a national quality assured standard of thivinglriding beyond that required for issue of a driving ]iceDce. Observers have demonstrated their cornrnitment to n￿l￿taIn and improve on these standards by undertakÉDg additional tests to a national quality assured standarf which at National level is a time-lin)ited renewable qualificatio 11. Risks The f]rsi three months of the year We￿ Th)t affected by CoronaVin￿ Pa￿e￿ie restrACtions and a number of events for tM)th Full Members and Associates were held. However restiictions were implemented before either of the year's planned COU￿ were and this has prevented new Associates joining the Group. Otherwise Group membership has beeD stsble. The Committee has kept in communication with members through emaiL newslette￿ and WhatsApp to ensure that they are up to date with the ctUTeDt regulations and UDdersL2nd wby the Group is not 0￿rating as nornial. This Eneans both a reduction in income but also a reduction in cosL There is some small risk in that Observets will have lost g)me experience due to restiictioLs aNI ￿StartIng the programme will require additional effo 12. Trustees. Statement The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have regard to the Cljarity Commission Nt's Public benefit ryiTement ststutory guithce in canying out the aaivities of the Group in the retK)rting year.

1. Review of end of 13.1 Current account The balance of the account at 31 Oaotr 2020 stands at £509.10 (adjusted for iten]s not y ptesented). This account is used to deal all routine payments and receipts for the Group. C￿eTall eXt￿lture was &W.12. which is £107.26 mote than the overall income of £696.86 in this reporting year. There was less expenditure than last year th to coronavi￿ pandemic restrictions resulting in fewer activities. Most expenditure related to running costs for the Group. 13.2 Reserve account The reserve account is held to offset tK)ssible variations in subscriptions and provide for sigllifi'cant purchases and contingencies includin& but not ]imited to: replacement of Gmup laptop (used for presentation of triviwiiding coutse ￿￿t￿laL similar pu￿$ at other Group events. and admiDiStration of the Group) replacement of the Group data projector (used for prsentation of drIvin￿rIding course purchase and replacement of banner4 flags and other promotional tnaterials. financing of coutse cost teductions at particular times or for particular groups of driverS/ride￿.
2. Fun(ts waieTiall in defiat As at 31 October 2020 the clwity hal no funds mateTially in deficiL
3. Autholised Si ature Jfy-okJ Victor Fails Group Secretary 21 March 2021