Pag• 2 ALL SAINTS YOUTH CLUB TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The trustees present their report and fin&ncial ststements of the charity for the year ended 3141 March 2023. The trustees have adoptsd the pmvisions of the Statsment of Reeomrnehded (SORP)"Ac¢ouftiing and Roporting by Charities" (FRS 102) in preparing th¢ annual r¢port and financial slatem¢nts of thc arlw. Th¢ financial stat¢m¢nts hav¢ be¢n prcpdt¢d in accordall with thc accountin8 licI¢S sct out in note5 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing do¢um¢nl, Charity law for Northern Ir¢lond and and applicable ac¢ounting st8ndard4 Aceounting and Reporting by Charities: Ststem¢nt of Recommended Practice applicAble to charities prq)aring their cOunt5 in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢l4nd issuqd in OclDber 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republi¢ of Ix¢land (FRS 102), th¢ charity's governing document, thc Charitics Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, Charities Act (Northern Irel8nd) 2013, The Chariti¢s (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern I14nd) 2Q15 and UK Generally A¢¢¢pt¢d Accounting Practice. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATtVE DETAILS Rcfercnce and adminislrative detsils are shown in the hedUle of trustees oflh¢ charity and professionol advlsers on page l of Ihe financial slatements. ReKbl¢rwl ¢h*rity Da¢ All Saints Youth Club Ch#rlty number NIC 100793 ReglBtered Offlce 2 Cushendall Road Ballym¢na BT43 6HE The ttwstees who served during the year were as follows: A Lindsay R¢sign¢d 25 MAr¢h 2021 P McAuley Fr P Dekrgy E Ferriy B McKee B Keen J McGany S Mcmahon Fr M McGinnity ReBi8ned 23rd November 2022 Resigned tyh October 2023 Appointed 28th Novembèr 2022 PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT Th¢ Board of Trnste¢8 of lh¢ All Saittts Youth Club confJrn] that they had due gard for the guid8n¢e pr(Kluced on public ben¢fit by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and ar¢ pleased to report that during ihe year the ¢tArity has continued to provid¢ pubJi¢ nefits and we refer to th¢ guidan¢e wh¢n r¢v1¢wIg our aims and Obj¢GtiV and in planning our tUr¢ activities. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The puryN)se and ¢hariTable objective of the charity is to provide, maintain and promote facilities and activities of a social. spirial, educational and re¢atIOnal natur¢ With thc objectivc of improving th¢ nditions of lif¢ of th¢ ¢hildrM and young pwplc within thc kKality of All Saints Parish and Ixyond. WItho distirtctioh of sex, politi¢aL liS1OuS or other opinion.
Pag• 3 ALL SAINTS YOUTH CLUB TRUSTEE8 ANNUAL REPORT{¢oniinu•d) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 OBJEcfivES AND AcfIviTIES The ditsct benefits whi¢h flow from this purpose include An increase in social skills, improv¢m¢nt in ¢motional w¢ll-b¢ingy improved positive edu¢ats"onal oul¢om¢s and in¢r¢ased spirithal dev¢lopmMt in the live% of local youn8 people. Thc b¢nefits Can be thmonstrated throu8h a number of eval1{1ve m¢ans includin& COrdIngS and observ£tionY of stalT n7¢mbers, Oth qualitstive data from parents, tshers and community representatives. STRUCWRI, GOVKRNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlllg document The All Sainls Youth Club is a charitable tnvtst Constitut under a trnst de&4. The ehstity was r4gist¢ with The Charity Commis$ion for Northern Ir¢land on Ill Octob¢i 2014, und¢r r¢f¢r¢n¢¢ NIC 100793. Retruitmentl appolntmenl, Indllcrfon and tralnfiD8 Th¢ pr¢knt trust¢¢s hav¢ b¢en involved in th¢ chirity for a number of years and so are familiar with Its work. The truste¢s re8ularly review Ihe requirernents of ihe charity and th¢ possibility of a n¢¢d for 8ddltional tNstees. Any new trustees would be ap)Inted by resolmion of 2 meeting of all the tnistees pas8•J by a majority of those present. Appropriate trainin8 and induction is available to all tNslees. Flnan¢lal rljk m*Da2em¢Dt obJectlve8 and trailling The trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the charlty h8s in pla¢e an appropriate system of controls, financial and otherwise, to provide &ssuran¢e that: the charity is op¢ratin8 eff¢¢iivolyy ils assets ar¢ safcguard¢d against unauthorised use or disposition; proper records 4re maittlained and financial inf0mtIOn us¢d within th¢ ¢harity or for publication is r¢liabl¢' the charity eomplies with l¢vallt laws and re8ulaiion4 and th¢ charity's sy5tem5 of financial control ar¢ d¢sign¢d to provide re&soTrabl¢ but not absolut¢ . assur4nce againsl material misstatement or loss. Th¢ trus¢¢¢s have &&8¢&s¢d the major risks to which th¢ ¢harity 1$ ¢xpOs, in parti¢ular th0 r¢lated to the operatiotts and finances of the charity. The trustees Are satisfied that syytem8 are in place to mitigate any exposure to major risk8. ACHIEVEMEiYfs AND PERFORMANCE Total income ftlr the year was £136.656 (2022- £176,788). Income derived from doThAtlons and legacies amounted to £130.924 (2022 - £170,150) and other income totalled £5.732 (2022- £A638). Total expendlture for the year anwunled to £134,475 (2022- £173,436> The cost of charitable activities amounted to £134,475 (2022- £173,436). The Jrf in¢om¢ for th¢ year amounted to £2,181 (2022 w net income of £3352).
Pag• 4 ALL SAINTS YOUTH CLUB TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT(¢ryrfhu•d) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACHIEVEMEIYTS AND PERFORMANCE (cortl#MedJ In the pen'od April 2022 . March 2023. All Saints Yoyth Club reached and achieved all p¢rforniances dictated by our funding CTiteria for the yearly oul¢omes set by fynders and the Management Committee. Covi&E9 t4)titinued to have an impact upon the activities of the centre, but the commitment and prof¢ssiona]ism of oyr st4ff team ¢nabl¢ us to provid¢ an efFJ¢iellt outr¢Kh outlin¢ and irt person wh¢n governm¢nt Kuid¢lin¢s allow¢d. Th¢ OUtrh of th¢ ¢¢ntr¢ lo our young p¢opl¢ during the pa year ha5 received widespread gratitude from youn8 people and their pjrentg alike. The Committee secured funding of £85.593 for 23124 and £104,536 for 24125. In response to the ttduc¢d EA funding available. the charty de¢Te&%cd staffing levels hours available for current staff. and reduced expcnditure relating to programme and support costs in lin¢ with th¢ funds available. Thi5 has had th¢ impa¢t of ssgnifi¢antly lowering th¢ overall a¢tivlties offered within the club. This will b¢ kept under review by the Management Committee in partnership with key staffmembern. It is important io hl¥hli¥ht that ihe young people partlcipatln8 have a lead rol¢ In desFgnln8 and shaping the programmes as a way of self.dire¢ting their own learning. Many of the pro8rnmmes highlightrd and covered in this report are to benefit the youn8 people and wid¢r community. The youth club has been very fortunate to support young peopk to universiry wjd further education by working alongside side them. Th¢ Manag¢ment Committ¢¢ Jr¢ very wateful io Ihe leader in char8e and staff for the excellenl work that they continu¢ to d¢liver within the community and surrounding areAS. W¢ ar¢ also v¢ry grateful to tke young ppIe and parents who continue to support the WO of the stsff team. I wou)d like to thank all tho various funders who continue to provide fiDan¢ial support to our or8anisation to allow us to . provid¢ th¢ v¢ry b¢st servic¢s to young p¢ople. The Mana8ement Commitlee also very grateful io the many fund¢rs and supporter8 who enable ovr servtce delivery. We thank you and hope that you will wntinu¢ to support our growth for the years ahead. FINANCJAL REVIEW , RerVeS pollcy It is the poli¢y of th¢ ¢harity to maintain free reserves which matches th¢ needs ofthe organisation, Ix)th It the current time find in the fores¢eabl¢ firture. This provid¢s suffi¢i¢nt fvnds to ¢ov¢r running costs which include maTragement. administration and support costs. Free re*etves are th0 unre8tri¢t¢d reserves not designated nor invested in fixed assets which are gvailabk for general u$¢. Following ¢ontinu¢d growth in All Saints Youth Cellt and un¢ertaiAty in the funding ¢nvironmen¢ All Saints Youth Centre aim to keep reserves equating to tIe¢ months iotal ntnniTr8 ¢05ts for the organisatiOA. The charity has a surplus in unrestri¢t¢d funds carried forward at 31 mch 2023 of £4,543 (2022: surplus £2,362) and T¢Strictyd funds carried forward at 3 I March 2023 of £NIl (2022: £Nil). Fandillg The Principal funding is from the Education Authority.
Page 5 ALL SAINTS YOUTH CLUB TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT(conthuodJ YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS . The immediate plans for the future are to continue to grow, sustain and maintain the current level of support and provision of the seNices for all our m¢mber& service users and core olien¢ groups. STATEMENT OF RESP014SIBILTIES OF THE TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees are respongible for preparing the finan¢ial stat¢m¢nts in accordanc¢ with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally A¢¢epted Accounling PtIce). The law appIlble to charities in Northern Ireland requires the tr118tees to prepare financiRI ststements for each financial year which 8ive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of th¢ in¢oming resou¢5 and application of r¢sout¢¢s of the charity for that p¢riod. ltt preparin8 the8¢ financlal statemeM4 the trustees are required to: . select suitable accouniing policies and then apply ihem consistently; observe the m¢thods and prin¢ipl¢s in the Charities SORP (FRS 102) (second edition- October rnake judgements and estimat¢s that reasonable and prudent, state wheiher applicable a¢couniln8 sthndArds have been followed, subject to any material departures dAl0$ed and explained in th¢ financial stst¢m¢nts' prepare the finanGial statem¢nts on the golng concern basls unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continu¢ in operation. The trnstees are responsibl¢ for kPIng proper ac¢ounling ordS that disclose with reasonable oc¢uracy at any tirne ihe finaneial position of the charity and enabl¢ them to ¢nsur¢ that the financial Statements ¢ornply with th¢ ¢harilie$ legislation for North¢rn Ir¢land and the provisions of the trustdeed. They are also spOnsIble for safeguarding the assets ofthe tharity and hence for takxng reasonable steps for th¢ prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsibl¢ for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial infomiation included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the prepatstion and dissemination of finAn¢ial ststem¢nts may differ from legislation in other jurisdi¢tion8.
Py6 ALL SAINTS YOUTH CLUB TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (convnd1 YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILTIES OF THE TRUSTEES tson¢thtr•dJ Dlsclosure of Inforniation to indepemd¢pt examiD¢r So far as of the trnstees in office at the date of approval of these financl81 slaiements Is aware: lh¢ is no r¢l¢vant infornlation for ihe ind¢p¢ndent examination of whi¢h the eharity's indendent examiner are un8ware" and they have t8ken llll steps that they ought to have taken 48 truth¢s to mak¢ thenk*lv¢s awar¢ of any r¢l¢vant infornjation and to ¢&ablish that th¢ charity'5 independent txaminer are aware of that inforniation INDEPENDENT EXelMINER GM¢G Belfast will ntinUe irt offi¢e as ind¢p¢ndent examin¢r for the ensuing y¢ar. REGISTERED OFFICE BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES . 2 Cushendall Road Ballyfflefta BT43 6HE Fr M M¢Ginnity Trustee ApwoY•J by thetrustseson...... .....:..,.. ., .....,...........