Devenish Partnership Forum Company Limlted by Guarantse Trustees. Annual Report {Incorporatlng the Directorfs Report) (condnl Year ended 31 March 2023 cture• governanc• and management (eontknKdJ vernan venish Partnership Forum (DPF) has a responslbility lo corKlucl Its buslness efllclently. The tablishment of. and the stricl adherence lo sound financial managem8nt policles is an integral part the organlsatlon. Th8 Board of dlrectors and Managament Commlttee of DPF are commltted to tabllshlng, rnaintslnlng and applylng all necessary good pracllce to ensure that their duty of care to management of finances of the organlsatlon are fulfilled. The Board of dlrectors are responslble for Ing the strateglc dKlsions of how the Charlty wlll movo fomard and who also are responslble for poSntments to the board. s essentlal that DPF contrd 811 op8rallonal risks a8 far as Is possible. Thls Includes the partldpatlon all those Snvolvad dlreclly or indlrecty wlth ihe banklng arrangements for the organlsatlon. Along th thé financlal SySt8ms of the organlsatlon. thls pollcy aims to detsil responsibilities, risk nagement, Internal controls, and audlt requirements assodated with the use of online banklng. J•ctlv•8 and actlvltlas n¢lpal actlvlty e prlnclpal aclSvity of the company is lo promote the benefft of th8 inhabitants of Kllrnacormlck l and Comagrade and Hillview astates In Ennisklllen by a650ciatlng Ihe ststulory authorities, community voluntary organlsations and inhabltants in a common effort to:. advance communlty development provide and malntsln a forum where member organlsallons can Joln log8lher to find mutual support elleve ttrK)8e In need advance health and promote physlcal wall-bolng advance educatlon and tralning romote the enhancement and protectlon of the nalural and twlli environment g)develop the capaclty d skllls of residents provlde facilities in th8 Interests of soclal welfare romote good community relations romote other such charitable purposes as may tfjme to tlme be detemiined e Board of Tru0e8 wlll alm to meel these obfrecttves by seujrlng fundlng to enable It to conllnu8 to er a wlde range of programmes for tho benefit of those that it has been set up to help. i) rnt•glc report e followlng sections for achlevemonts and pwfomim and financlal revlew ftxm the strdtegtc port of the charity. hl•v•rn•nts and p•rfornian e Charity has once agaln been successful in attracllng funding durlng the year. Incoming resources £232,000 were secured durfng the year. This enabled the Charity to delrver many programmes ring th6 year to meet its objeclives as stated above. The most notable of the programmes being, 8rly Days, and 'Homework Club, both supported by the Department for Communities and The ROES Project funded by the Special EU Programmes Body. The Charity continues to be held in gh regard by both Ifs funder5 and the local communty in vthich li operates. raft Accounts 11:53 on S December 2023
Devenlsh Partnership Forum Company Limlted by Guarantse Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Directorfs Report) (¢onllnu Year ended 31 March 2023 Fl nctal revlew jew of the Buslness inst the backdrop of limited resources and insecuritles over funding, the charity, with the aid of nd financial managemenl and the support of both its stsff and volunteers have continued to plan develop our seNlces. Ag Prl Clpal Fundlng SourG•s princlpal funding sources for the charity are currently by way of grant income from Department for munities and Children in Need. We also receNed grant income from the Education Authority and managh and Omagh District Council. Currently we are working with Supporting Communities Nl entlfy p¢)ssSble opportunities for a wider range of funding for the fijture. Co Fe tol orves Poll¢y trustees of DPF hav8 set a reserv88 pollcy whlch require that reserves b8 maintaln8d at a level ch ensures that the charltys core a¢thilty could contlnue durlng a perlod of unfore8e8n dlfficultly to asslst In the future strateglc development of the organisatron. Tr trustees have agreed that the rlty should endeavour to hold resee5 at an amounl not less than £60,000 In an effort to mlnlmlse rlsks Identlfled by the charity. an th pi n• for futur• perlod8 charfty plans continulng the aclivlues ¢utllned above In the forthcoming years subject to Isfactory fundlng arrdngements. Plans are also beiry doveloped to work on a number ol licatk)ns In the hope of obtalnlng additional funding. sa ap Tr st•es R•8ponslbllltl•8 trustees (who are also the dlrectors of Iho Devenlsh Partnershlp Forum for the purposes of pany law) are responsible for preparlng tha Tntstees Annual Report and Ihe financial statement In ordance with appllcable law and regulauons. Company law requlres the trustees to prepare nclal statements for each financlal year. Under the law the trusteas have elected to prepare th8 ncial slatements in accordance with United Kingdom Accountlng Standards and applicable law). der cornpany law the Irustees must not approve the financial stslements unless thoy are sats'sfied t they give a true and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the chartty and the Income and expendlture the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:. lect suitable accounting policles and then apply them consistenty. Obserwe the methods and nciples in the Charities SORP ake judgernents and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent: arKI' Prepare the andal slatements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume to that charfty I continue in operation. The trustees are respSIble for keeping adequate accountlng records thal sufficlent to show and explain the charity's transactions and disdose with reasonable accuracy at y time the financial positson of the charity and enable them to ensure that th8 financial statements mply wllh the Companles Act 2006. They ara also responslble for safeguarding the assets of the arfty arKI hence for taklng reasmable steps for the preventk)n and detectlon of fraud and other ularities. th of raft Accounts 11:53 on 5 Decomber 2023
Devenish Partnership Forum Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report {Incorporatlng the Directorfs Report) (eontlnu•d) Year ended 31 March 2023 8 trustees. annual report arKI Ihe strategk roport were approved on 5 December 2023 and slgned behalf ol the board of Iruslees by: rfan Hagglns arity Secretary ft Accounts 11:53 on 5 December 2023