Gasli
ht Media Trust
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present iheir
report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have
adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).
INCORPORATION
The charitable company was incorporated on 20 March 2007 and commenced trading on the same date.
ORJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The C.nmpany's principal activities are concerned with the advancement of education of the public by
(d) Ilie Lu-uidiiialivii diiJ develvyiiieiil vf Ili¢ use or riliii ￿ld •aily oiliel fuiiii of dudiu-ViSUdl
communication for the purpose of education and research and in particular to promote:
(i) the production and broadcast of films and doCumenL￿leS that advance the knowledge and understanding
different cultures, traditions, beliefs and polilical, social and economic developments within ihe
island of Ireland.
(li) the collection and dissemination of educational material;
(b) helping or co-operating with other educational institutions, centres, agencies or bodies.
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Gasli
ht Media Trust
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
As reported last year, after the death of our project manager in November 2022, Jim Keys initially stepped in
on a voluntary basis to pick up the pieces of the current project- 'Epilogues: The Human Face of Conflicl,.
Thereafter, in consultation with our funders, he took on the management of the project from Apri12023 with
a new completion date of 3 1st March 2024.
'Epilogues'. The Human Face of Conflicv comprises twelve epilogues deliveries in residential settings. a
follow up workshop and thereafter gatherings of graduates from each of the previous four deliveries. With
five of the twelve deliveries to coniplete. delivery eight took place in June 2023. However the pr¢p work
involved in setting up delivery nine was lost when the host organisation cancelled at the last minute.
proved extremely difficult to find and prep a new ￿0UP and secure new hotel dales that suited. This meant
that delivery nine only took place in November 2023.
Given this combination of the difficulties listed below. appareni by November 2023:
ideiilifyiiig aiid PlLppiiig addilioi)al ￿'OupS iii arcas that both expwidcd Ihe geographical spread of the
project, and
yet ful filled the funding criteria of a balanced PULICNR group makeup in the current climate, and
hotel availability that suited the group
Jim flagged up thc nccd for a further cxtcnsion with the funders - The Joseph Rowntree Charitable (JRCT)
and the Irish Government's Department of Foreign Affairs- Reconciliation Fund - and secured an additional
£6,000. This was agreed and the project was exlended to August 2024.
Delivery ten took place in this funding period on a weekly basis from January through to March 2024.
Sub5equently> delivery eleven took place in April 2024 and delivery twelve in May 2024. Finally, a
gathering of participants from all twelve deliveries took place in June 2024 and the project completed in
August 2024.
At the date of writing this report no projects are ongoin& however, should any opportunities arise in the
future the Charity wil I take these on if relevant funding is available.
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Gasli
ht Media Trust
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Statement of Financial Activilies, on page 15 indicates that G&8light Media Trust had incoming
resources of £35,974 in the year. This relates to deferred income released in respect of the two inain funders
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) and the Irish Government's Department of Foreign Affairs
Reconciliation Fund (DFA). The JRCT funding consisted of £189,220 to be paid quarterly over three years
from January 2020 to supply twelve epilogues PrO￿amme51de]Iverles. At date of writing this report all of
Ihese pi'()gi'kLifiiTies Ii&ive beeii delivci ¢d by Augusi 2024. Tlie DFA fuiidiiig of £23640 (E28805) was received
in August 2022 which was in addition to funding of £18092 (E22000) received in January 2020 to help wilh
the delivery of these programmes. All of this funding has now been spent.
There is now a total of £34.331.67 of Deferred Income left on the Balance Sheel and this will be released to
cover the expenditure needed to complele the deSiveries up to August 2024.
The total expenditure for the year was £58,052. There was an overall deficit for the year of £22,078 arising
from progrdmmes SLheduled in 2023 bul Jiui (Jelivered uiilil 2024 ie fuiidiiig ieLeived iij 2023. Tl)is all
related to Rcstricted funds and was takcn off thc rcstricted rcscrvcs bolancc brought forward at 31 March
2023 of £43,230 - leaving a balance in restricted reserves of 21.152 at 31 March 2024.
Risk Management
The Managemeni Committee have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular
those related to the operations and finances of the Charity, and are satisfied ihat Systems are in place lo
mitigate the exposure to the major risks.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust. and constitutes a limited company,
limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Reeruitment and appointment of new trustees
There are currently 4 members on the Managemeni Committee and there have been no new appointl￿entS or
resignations over the year.
Orginisation
Day to day running of the cornpany is being managed by Jim Keys who was appointed Project Manager in
April 2023. Operational management of the project is delegated to an Operational Sub-committee which is
accountable to the Board of Direclors. The sub committee comprises of the project manager and a company
director. It meels mostly in person or on Zoom to monitor prO￿sS and stralegise next steps regularly.
Induction and training of neiv Irustees
New members undergo an orientation day to brief them on: their legal obligations under charity and
company law, the charity ¢ommission guidance on public benefit, and inform them of the content of the
Memoranduin and Articles of Association, the committee and decision-making processes, the business plan
and recent financial performance of the charlty. During the induction day they meet key employees and other
members. Members are encouraged to attend appropriate external training ¢v¢nts where these will facilitale
the undertaking of the role.
Related parties
None of the members receive remuneralion or other benefit from their work with the charity. Any connection
between a member or senior manager of the charity Wlth a contracted supplier must be disclosed to the fLIII
Management Committee in the same way &$ any other contractual relationship with a related party. In the
current year no such related party transactions were reported
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Gasli
ht Media Trust
Re
rt of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also the directors of Gaslight Media Trusi for the purposes of company law) are
responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and United Kingdom A¢¢ounling Standards (United Kiiigdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true
and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and appl ication
of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing
those financial statements, the trustees are required to
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently:
observe the rnethods and principles in the Charity SORP.
tnake judgements and esiimaies that are re￿onable and prudent.
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy
at any time the financial position of the Charitable company and to enable ihem to ensure that the financial
slalement5 comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of
the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for ihe prevention and detection of fraud and
other irregularilies.
In so far as the Trustees are aware..
there is no relevant information of which the ¢haritabl¢ company's independent examiner is unaware. and
- the Managemenl Committee have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of
any relevant infonnation and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ..?.C! kn0ow1.￿￿.,.1¥and signed on its behalf by:
Ronan Moyne -
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