Devenish Partnership Forum
Company Limlted by Guarantse
Trustees. Annual Report {Incorporatlng the Directorfs Report) (condn￿l
Year ended 31 March 2023
cture• governanc• and management (eontknKdJ
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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 Tru￿0e8 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.
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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 rese￿e5 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.
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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 resp￿SIble 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.
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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
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