FERMANAGH GENEALOGY CENTRE REGISTERED NUMBER: N1614236 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2022 The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the pUoseS of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims Fermanagh Genealogy Centre aims: l. To promote genealogical services principally in within County Fennanagh and beyond. 2. To welcome meTnber5 frorn across the community irrespective of religious, ethnic, cultural or sexual orientation. 3. To offer its members a range of experiences in educational and social areas. 4. To preserve, disseminate and to educate in areas relevant to the cultural and genealogical heritage of County Fernlanagh. 5. To hold Monthly public meetings that are open to members and the general public. 6. To offer a live online recording of public meetings to members and to have these archived for posterity. 7. To welcome visitors to its advisory service hosted at Enniskillen Castle Museum. 8. To offer an online genealogical advice service. 9. To preserve local historical data through its transcription service. l O. To create a Fermanagh centric genealogical data base All of the above activitie5 are completed on a voluntary basis and no salary is paid to any member of FGC. To conclude, FGC is a welcoming group whose members are adults from across the world who share a passion for family history and County Fennanagh. Page I
FERMANAGH GENEALOGY CENTRE REGISTERED NUMBER: N1614236 RE< PORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2022 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Significant activities and Public benefit Femianagh Genealogy Centre's committee continues to hold monthly meetings and minutes are recorded by the secretsry. inclusive of financial reports. These meetings ale facilitated online through use of Zoom and are chaired by Frankie Roofe. Regarding our members'lpublic meetings. the online Zoom feature has greatly appealed to our overseas members and FGC has seen a significant rise in membership. The use of monthly bullelins from the secretary helps keep the membership infonned of developments. We continue to be the Genealogical Heritage provider in Fennanagh for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and are grateful for their annual grant. We meet with FODC'S designated representatives on a quarterly basis and provide a review of our activities and expenditure. Without doubt the highlight of 2022 for FGC was its launch of the 'Back Streets-Dardanelles' memory map in October. This project was fvnded through the Heritage Lottery Fund. facilitated through its Fernianagh organ, Lough Eme Landscape Partnership. This drew in good numbers at our launch and we are very proud of this project which we know will keep alive this once vibrant area of Enniskillen. Responses from viewers have been very positive, as was our co-operation with the Inniskillings Military Museum who assisted us with inforniation on the First World Wai dead from the Back Streets. This online memory map is available to view on our website and is free to all. OUT www.fennanaghgenealogy.org website offers members access to recordings of our talks, as well as access to articles published by our membership. The technical side of FGC'S affairs is expertly managed by Mary-Anne Grant. Enniskillen Castle Museum put on an exhibition of FGC'S project on the tK>ftus-Tottenham family from Ely Lodge, County Fern]anagh. This had earlier been postponed due to Covid restrictions. This gave visitors from near and far an experience of FGC'S research. Covid restrictions yet again prevented Face to Face meetings at our Enniskillen Castle hub. It is our intention to hold these again in 2023, dependent on circumstances. Our transcription teams continuned to transcribe National School records but a major development was our assisting Enniskillen Castle Musuem with transcription of their Enniskillen Work House records. Each year we invite a 'special' guest speaker as a highlight to our Talks Programrne. In April 2022 Enzo Fartnella. fornierly an Italian Papal envoy to Ireland, gave a superb presentation on 'lrish Christian missionaries, with a focus on Fennanagh,. The summer annual trip was hosted in June with 15 rnernbers taking part. Commencing with a boat tour around Enniskillen and followed by a walking tour of the town, the event concluded with a meal in the Taphouse. Ow AGM was held on Saturday I lth June 2022. Regarding our COTnmittee, Dave McNulty stood down as both a Trustee and Committee meTnber. Karen Ireson relinquished her role as Volunteer Co-ordinator but remained as our Face Book manager, alongside Linda Swindle. Caroline Fitzpatrick took over as Volunteer co-ordinator and also Membership co-ordinator. She also acts as our bookkeeper assisting Frankie. our Honordry Treasurer. I continued as Secretary and Vivienne Carson did so as Policie5 co-ordinator and Entertainments Officer. Mary-Anne Grant continued as Technical Officer. Our Fern]anagh Roots Journal Issue 2 reached a landmark with its sale surpassing 300 copies. The following policies were completed or updated during 2022: Complaints Policy Equality Policy Volunteering areas.. Our cuent number of volunteers is 16 with 2 new volunteers in the pipeline. Our Committee has 7 active members. Page 2
FERMANAGH GENEALOGY CENTRE REGISTERED NUMBER: N1614236 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for tbe Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2022 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 4 volunteers continue to transcribe our own schoolbooks and graveyard records. We a150 have a rota with 9 volunteers transcribing the Workhouse records in conjunction with Enniskillen Castle. Our enquiry team is due to conduct face to face consultations again. with limited capacity, arrangements to be ad with Enniskillen Castle. Just two volunteers are keeping the enquiry service operational by rernote monitoring of email enquiries. We. again have several new volunteers receiving training to join the email enquiry team. FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial position Financial report.. The financial position at Fern]anagh Genealogy Centre continues to be positive, although we had a deficit of £2,824 (compared to a surplus of £6,316 last year)- This was mainly due to costs for the Dardanelles Project and the purchase of new equipment and laptops. Voluntary donations continue to make a positive contribution to the financial stability of the organisation (£416 compared to the previous year of £3.139). The donations from the American Ireland Fund had come in early last year, so none showing this year. Membership income has increased when compared with previous years (£1,537 this year. wlien compared to the previous year of £963). Grant monies increased this year to £2.319 when compared to the previous year of £2,000. This includes giants from FODC and LELP. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by it5 governing document, a deed of trusL and constiteS a limited company. limited by guarantee. as defined by the Companies Act 2006. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIIS Registered Company number N1614236 (Northern Ireland) Registered Charity number 100414 Registered offi¢e 5 The Willows Enniskillen Co. Fennanagh BT74 6GD Trustees Mrs V Carson M Hall Ms K Ire50n J F Roofe Mrs V M Wiggins Dr D McNulty (resigned I1.6.22) Company Secretary M Hall Page 3
FERMANAGH GENEALOGY CENTRE REGISTERED NUMBER: N1614236 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2022 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Independent Examiner W K Rainey FCA Patton Rainey and Associates Chartered Accountants 6 East Bridge Street Enniskillen Co. Fern]anagh BT74 7BT STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees (who are also the directors of Ferrnanagh Genealogy Centre for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting StaThdards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the twstees are required to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent" prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will Continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial positlon of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by order of the board of trustees on 20 May 2023 and signed on its behalf by: M14all - Trustee Page 4