Trustees Annual Report for Arbour House 2024-2025
Period: 1[st] May 2024 – 30[th] April 2025 Charity Name Arbour House Registered Charity Number 100578 Principal address 16 Great Georges St Sth Warrenpoint Co. Down BT34 3HR ~~—_——~~ Name of the Charity Trustees: Trustee Name Office (if any) Sinead Drummond Acting Chairperson/Secretary Colette Lock Treasurer Sinead McGrath Assistant Treasurer Anne Woods Donna Dooley Fiona Maguire Carolyn Ross No. of paid staff 0 Names and addresses if advisors: Type of advisor Name Address ~~a~~ Bank AIB Hill Street, Newry Structure, governance and management:
Type of governing document Constitution adopted in 2014 How the charity is constituted Registered charity consisting of 8 members Trustee selection methods Appointed at AGM Additional governance issues (optional) n/a Objectives and activities: Summary of the objects of Arbour House provides weekend and summer respite to the charity set out in its adults with a learning disability in the Warrenpoint area. governing document Summary of the main In the last year we provided social inclusion activities for activities undertaken for our guests (service users) in line with our public benefit the public benefit in statement. We provided regular day respite for our relation to these objects guests, all adults with learning disabilities, through a range of social and leisure activities including arts and crafts activities, social activities (e.g. bingo, dance) and day trips (e.g. cinema, shopping) including a Christmas ~~[fT~~ meal. These activities also provided support for the
families and much needed time for themselves through the respite provision. We encouraged opportunities for guests to come together to build social skills and ~~pf~~ confidence through attendance at the activities. Additional Details of objectives and activities (optional information): Further statements, where Our volunteers have made a fantastic contribution to the relevant about Policy on charity by supporting our activities. This included grantmaking; Policy on planning and organising the trips, contacting families, programme related providing transport and facilitating the sessions. With investment; contribution this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise ~~pf~~ made by volunteers we would not have been able to achieve so much. Achievements and performance: Summary of the main The main achievements of the year have been being able achievements of the to continue our activities and provide much needed day charity during the year respite to guests and their families. ~~a~~
Financial Review:
| Achievements and performance:performance:erformance: Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the yeary during the yearduring the yearg the yearthe yearyearear Financial Review: ~~a~~ |
Achievements and performance:performance:erformance: The main achievements of the year have been being able to continue our activities and provide much needed day respite to guests and their families.pite to guests and their families.ite to guests and their families.guests and their families.uests and their families. |
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| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves |
We hold cash in the bank of £3014, all of which is unrestricted funds. We do not hold large funds at any time as moneyis used for the runningof the charity. |
| Details of any funds materiallyin deficit |
n/a |
| Further financial review details (optional), where relevant information about principal source of funds, how expenditure has supported the key objectives fo the charity; investment policy |
Our main source of funding this year continued to be from donations received from the local community. We received a grant of £500 from Warrenpoint Harbour Authority. We also received a donation of £1000 from a local business. During the year the landlord undertook most of the costs associated with running the building, with our only remaining expenditure being electricity. Otherwise all expenditure was directly related to the social activities for theguests(cinema entry,craft materials,catering). |
Declaration:
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
| Signature | |
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| Full name | Sinead Drummond |
| Position | Acting Chairperson |
| Date | 12/02/2026 |