Belfast Buildings Trust Trustees, Report The Iruslees. who are directors for the purposes of compan}, law, present the annual report together with the financial slaieinenls of the charitable coinpan! for tlie year ended JO September ?02? Trustees note the significant impacl of Covid-19 on regular activity from March ?O?O. Objectives and activities ObjeLlS all(1 aiiiij Belfast Buildings Trust delivers ph)sical. social. and economic regeneration through tlie reuse of historic and landmark building5 in Belfast. It ivorks with local conimunities, often in areas of high deprivalion, 10 find and develop sustainable uses for buildings which are perceived as having no viable econoinic use. Objeclives, -slralegies an(1 (Iclivilies The Trust supports and advances tlie developmeni of a confidei)i and maiure civic society in Northern Irelaiid throuu .h the delivery of en¥oagement activities relalinu 10 heritage, regeneration, urban development, and civic society issues. It hosts lectures. conducts research. provides information. and engages with the public on a range of issues relalino to the development of Belfast and wider reoeneralion and heritage issues in Northern Ireland. The Trust also provides mentorino and advice lo a ranoe of community organisations relatino to heritage, regeneraiion, urban developmeni, and civic socieiy issues. This can include ilie esiablishment of other charitable or02nisaiions or advice on liandl ino a specific reueneraiion or capital works issue. PubliL' bgiiefil Belfast Buildings Trust Ineets tlie public benefit requireinenl bs, providinu benefit to the general public in Belfast and in Northern Ireland as a ￿'hole. Through the nature of specific capital regeneration work, some benefits are focused on a particular geooraphic area, bul Ihese are in such a way as to maximise the broadest public benefit as possible. Some privaie benefil is generated Ihrouoh employing individual contrdctors on specific capital works, but Ihis privaie benefit is incidenial and is sionificanily outweighed by the ivork of the Trust in achieving its purposes. Benefits arising froTn the Trust's purposes and aciiviiies include economic development, the improvement of the physical and built environment. increased community cohesion, job creation, an improved sense of place. the protection of the character and fabric of places in Northem Ireland, protection of the built environmeni, the deliver), of sustainable and appropriate development, a strenotliened civic society. a sirenorhened voluntary and coinn)unity sector, and a more enga£ed public. Tliese benefits are demonslr<21ed throiigh feedback from communiiies in which Ilie Trust has worked. in feedback from slalutory agencies relating to the work of the Trust, in suTh'eys of people who use the Trust's services or buildings. 11 can be turiher evidenced Ihrouoh public suppon for Ihe reuse of hisioric buildinos, t]irou￿ the clear support for buildings 10 provide a reueneralive purpose iTt areas of deprivation, and Ihroygh increased levels of public enuauenienl iii issiies relating lo buildingJ a confident civic society in Northern Ireland The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2008 to liave due regard to the public benefit guidance publislied by The Charity Commission for Nortliern Ireland. Page I Belfast Buildings Trust Trustees, Report Achievements and performance C42rlisle Memorial Churcli Carlisle Memorial Churcli remains at the core of the Triist's current activity on capital project developmeni. As issues relating lo Covid-19 eased iii Ilie second half of the FY. tlie potential of Carli51e MeTnorial as a meanivliile space for liii'e was a sitsnificanl liiglilight. Developing on loiig-standini? engageinent aiid development woi'k, the Trust continued project planning and developnieiit work to refocus Ilie future use of Carlisle Memoi'ial on ciiliural and creativ¢ skills. The Trust has identified vitcll potential parlnei-ships for tliis. notably witli Nortliei-n I I'eland Opei'a. As Pc1rt of this developiiieiit. Ilie Trust prepared and subim itled a second capital funding application to the UK Government's ' Levelling-up, fund dLlI-ing SLiniiiiei- 2022; the oiitcome remaiiied pending al the end of tlie FY. Also as part of the development work, the Trust convened a Ci'ealive Carlisle Roundiable, in partnersliip with Nl Opera, in Septeinber ?0?2, and iiivolving a range ot local, skills, and cultural organisations to refresh how engJagFeiiieiit is designed aiid delivered. The buildino was successfully iised for 'Dreainachine', a major UK-wide creative exhibition, between June and September 2022. Tliis pi'ovided a hi.1i-level of public attention and footfall, with over 20,000 visitors over 6 weeks. Trustees acknowledg7e the positive P<1rtnerships thal made the project a success, notably with the Dreaiiiacliine 1( lid Noi1h¢rn Ii-eland Science Fesiival leaiiis. • A yei1r-lono hire for a miilii-seiisoiy Van Gotsh exl)ibiiion commenced in mid-sepieniber 2022. The oiitdoor areas were again successfully replanted and Inainlaiiied during spring and slimmer, with an additional wildflower area planied between Il)e building and tl)e Iiidian Coimmunily Cenlre. Trustees tliank Mailina Bellew for her effoits and are gJraleful tlial she reinains coinmitled to Ilje TrLlSt's work here as a keyl)older aiid iiiainleiiance support. Ongioing Imaintenance che¢Ls lo the roof wei'e coinpleled; Trustees thank David Hamilton and his colleagues at Martin & Hainillon for their coiitinued and I'esponsive etyorls. Gate Lodge Tlie Trust noted the conlinuiiigJ use of tlie Good Shepherd G