Community Focus Learning
known as CFL
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2017
The trustee4 who are directors for the purposes of company law. prewt their stratcgic T¢POrt for th¢ y¢èr ¢ttd¢d 3 I
December 2017. iti compliance with s414C of the Companie5 Ad 2006.
The strategic report WLS approved by the trustees of the charity on 6 August 2018 and signed on its bel)alf by..
S.x&i¢
Mrs Sandra Millar
Trustee
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CoTnmunity Focus Learning
known as CFL
Trnslees, Report
The trustees, who are dire¢t(r$ ftTrr the purpow of company law, present the annual report together with the
fin&n¢ia] Statements ofthe charitable Company for theyear endal 3 1 Decernber 2017.
Tr￿Stee8
Mr F¢rgal Curran
Mrs Sandra Millar
Mr$ Tess Corry
Mr3 Mary McDeTmot
Objectlves Rcllvltl¢y
Objeets ond4lMg
Community r,ocus Learning'5 objccts (" Obje£ts"") are specifically restrictol io the following..
(l) 'I'o advaiice education and training for the benefit of the public without dI￿1n¢t1￿ of se& sexual ori¢niation. age
race ethnicity, disability or p(TrliticaL rcligious or other Opini(￿ by associating ￿1[h statutory authoritie4 voluntary
organisatiL￿5 and inhabitants in a common effort to advance educaiion
the arts, ￿lIurA heritag4 persona]
development, training and employTnent skill& And ￿ provide facililies in the interests of s(*ial w'¢lfaTe with the
objea of improving the conditions of life for mem1￿rS of the publi¢.
121 To advan¢e health by the provision of eduGatlQD and health promotiona] pro8rarnme&
Community Fo¢us Learni￿8 1$ established to provide trainin8 and dev¢lopmenl opportunitie5 to people of all ages,
backgrounds and abilities in parli¢ulaT those will) disabilil).. to improve the qualit}. of their lives and enhwiee
sL.11-.L%t¢cin aiid c¢MFidence' to encourage people lo develop skills to support health and wellbeing and in particulgr
mental Iiealih.
CFL bring education to the community, sourcing CVPOrtuniti&s and ￿ndIng io ensure vuliierablc people are not
re51riLtLxl froin participating. CFL are at￿( encouTg8ing those glt the margins to participate in community aclivity by
biiilding capacitv to empower individuals thrl￿ a range of programmi% addressin¥ isiucs ar<xmd hcalth and
wcll-being> rural isolation, loneliness and accw to t•sic servi¢48.
Programmo% are bascd on individual needs:
Promote cducation and training in infomial ciiviroments wh¢r¢ leorning 15 for eVery£￿e
Targct arcas of disadyantagc and encourage participaii(m by Ihose identified as'hard to reach,
Develop skills and increase knowledge. Self-eSt￿nIcOnf1den¢e
Eincourage progression to emploNneni opportunitics and ac¢reditaJ qualificatiOE
Develop networks and create & multia8ency approath, delivering innovativ¢ holisti¢ pro8ramm¢s impactin8
positively on health and wcll-bein8
Challeng¢ th¢ statutory wlor to wpport wmInuDity. ¢redtin8 publicity opportuniti&S g4nd primnoting the idea'getting
lo know your local councillor5'
Support d¢Y¢lopfft¢nl work ffl th¢ ground that Wtll help to ¢￿te opportunitLe5 to acc¢s5 education where ir is
needed, to nieet the chall¢ng&% fa¢ed by th05e ivlio live in Isolati￿ and who are excluded through lack of support,
lack of knowledge, lack of In￿me. lack of S(Kial integrati<M), lack of family and build capaLiry helping to engage
the community to share
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Community Focus Learning
known as CFL
Trnytees, Report
Publlc benefll
2 The advancement of Educati
3 The advancemeni of Health or the saving of lives
4 Th¢ advancement of citizenship or community development
5 Thc relief of those in need by rtrdson of youth, age ill health, disobility finan¢ial hardthip or other disadYant8g¢.
The benefit that flows from purpose 3 is incr¢as¢d accrss to traintng programmes addressing disability aM'arcne5&
he£llth relat￿ issues in particular mentsl hvdlth. Increased projttt fvnding addressu)g issues around mentsl health,
infortnytion sessions creating awarenesq of programmas
Evidenced by.. r¢gist#s of parlicipants ai various prograinm4 numbers of people gainin8 eMplO￿ent and numbers
moving to other programmes. ￿onitOring forn]s identifying make up of p4rliripan
The trfftefii that flows from purpose 2 4iid 3 include improved access lo training opportwiitie5 in informal
environments in both urban and rural areas. The Eenefjts will be evidenced by improved knowled8¢ ai)d skills,
improved opportunitie5 to access qualifications. improved access to ¢mplo)qn¢nt and improved health and wellbeing
Thc trustees confirm that they have complied with the requircmcnt5 of section 4 of the Chllritias Act (Northcrn
Ireland) 2008 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance publish￿ by the Charity Commission for N(prihem
Ireland.
Striicturt* govtrDin¢¢ and m4nogemen¢
Noiiire ofgoyernlng docunxnl
C(xninunity l.'ociis Learning set up in 2001, is a company limiiod by guarantee cottstitui￿l under the Companies A¢1
2006 and is R regi9tered Charity (Charity no NIC 100428) and Tax nUrnb￿ XR 56584., it is governed by a
McmorandLlln and Ani¢les ofAsg0¢iation.
The trustees (who 8re a150 the dire¢tors of Community Fo¢iL8 Imrning for the purposes of ￿MpanY lawl are
responsible for preparing the Tn￿Lee'S Annual Report ond finan¢i41 $tatemenlg in accordance with applicAble law
and United KingdLKn Generally Accepted Accoun¢ing Practice.
This report h&$ been prepard in acC(￿danCe wth the special PTovisions ￿ small comp&nies under PE4rt 15 of the
Comparti<% Act 2006
ReerulimeAI ttnd appolnlmenl OfIn￿let3
Trust¢es are..
Mr Fergal Curran
Mrs Sandra Millar
Mrs T￿5 Corry
Secretary '.
Mrs Mary Mc Dermot
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COm￿ll￿1ty Focus Learning
known as CFL
Trustees, Report
FlnanelAI InstrthmeDts
ObJeclive5 andpollcles
The charitys activities expose it to a nu]nkn of financial risks including credit risk, ￿sh flow risk and liqiiidity risk.
The use of financial derivativ¢s is governed by the tharity'5 policies approved by ihe board of truste4 which
provide wyitten principl&s on the use of financial derivatives to manage these risk& Thc tharity dots not l15e
derivalive finan¢ia] instruments for speculative purpox8.
Credlt rls16
The ¢hority's prin¢ipal firt￿¢18] assds are bank balances and cash, trade and other r￿e1Vable5, and iDvestments.
The charity'$ credit risk iy primarily Aiiribuiable ¢0 its trade receivables. The amounts presented in the balance sheet
are nct of allowances for doubtfvl receivabl¢s. An ollowance for itnpainneni is mad¢ where there is on identified
loss event which, based on previous experi(¥J¢( is evidcn¢¢ of a rcdu¢tith ui the recoverability of the ¢a$h flows.
The credit risk on liquid ￿ndS and duivaiivc financial instrumajis is limited Lxeaus¢ t])¢ coui)terparti# are bajiks
with high ¢r¢dit-rALings assignttl by inlematicmal credit-ratin8 agencies.
'rhe charity hay no signifi¢ani ￿l¢¢nIratI[￿ of ¢redit risl with ¢xposur¢ spread over a lar8e nUrn￿ of
counterpartie8 and customcrs.
Llquldlty rlgk
In order to maintain liquidity to ¢nsure that suiTi¢ient fitnd$ are available for ongoing operations and fijwre
developments. the charity use5 a mixture of I¢xJ8-tenn and short-tffm debt finance.
riirther details regarding liquidity risk be found in the Sthternajt of accounting policies in the finan¢i&l
stalemcnts.
The annual report W&8 approved by the trustxy of the charily on 6 August 2018 &nd signed on it5 beh•lf by..
Mrs Sandra Millar
Tnistee
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Community Focus Learning
known as CFL
Slatement of Trnstees, Responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the direa<Ys of Community Fm15 Lcarning for the purposes of cfflipany law) are
regpoiisible for preparing the trustees, report and the financial sratements in accordanee with the United Kingdom
Accounting Standardg (United Kingd¢Jn ￿￿￿allY Accepted Accounling Practice) and applicable law and
regulations.
Company law requiras the trusLees to prepaTe financial statements for each financial ycar. Under coinpany law the
trust￿ must not approve the financiRI statemajts unle55 they are satisfjed that they give a truc and fair view of the
state of affairs of the chLritable company and of its incoming resour¢es and appli¢o1i(x) of resourc￿, including its
income and expenditure, For that period. In preparing these finan¢ial Stale]nen￿ the trusiees are required ¢0:
select suitable aLciiunting poli¢igs and apply than consistently-
observe the methods 8nd prin¢iplu in the Chariti&4 SORP.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
te whether applicable UK A¢counting Standards have been followed. subj¢ct to any maierial departures
disc105ed and explained in the fiftan¢iai ststements. and
prcparc the finan¢i81 s¢atements on the goinB concffli trAsis unless li is inappropriatt to pr￿UMe that the
charit8ble wmpany will c£Mtinue in busine&8.
The trustees are responsible ts keeping adequaie Ae¢ouniing re¢trds that are sufficient to show and explaln the
¢httritAble cornpang5 transactions and disclose wt¢h r¢ason8ble accuracy at any time ihe fin8n¢ial po$ilion of the
¢haritable compaiiy and enable th¢m to ensure lh￿ the finon¢iai statemen¢5 ci)mpl) wilh the Comp2nies Act 2006.
They are Also respvnsible for 5af¢guardin8 lh¢ assds of the ¢h8rilable company and hence for takin8 reas()nahle
steps f￿ ihe preventi￿ and detecticA] of froud and Ixher irregularitie
Approved by ih¢ trustees of the ¢harity on 6 Augusr 2018 and sign￿ on irs behalf by..
Mr8 Sandra Millar
Ti'ustoe
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