PRS Patton Rainey I Stenson Limited CHAR TERED ACCOUNTANTS & riEGISTEFIED AUDITORS REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBIR." N1043785 (Northern Ire12nd} REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 101144 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 FOR ELY CENTRE-THE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Patton Rainey Stenson Lirnited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 6 East Bridge Street Enniskilleii Co. FenllanaJo BT74 7BT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IRELAND Chartered Tax Advisers Regist8r8d to carry out audit work and regulated lor a range of inveslm8nl busin8SS activities in the United Kingdom by the Inslilute ol Chartered Accounlanls in Ireland ELY CENTRE-THE CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 MARCH 2024 Page Report of the Trustees Report of the Independent Auditors Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement io Notes to the Cash Flow Statement Notes to the Financial Statements 12 to 18 ELY CENTRE-THE REGISTERED NUMBER: N1043785 REPORT 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 their 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). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and ailns The Ely Centre is a registered charity that provides support services to civilians. ex security force personnel and their families who have suffered as a result of the troubles. The Ely Centre was fornied by the families of those bereaved and injured in the 1987 Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb. The Ely Centre also aims to advance the education of the wider community on the effects of the troubles and especially the effects of te￿OrisM on victims. their children and the impact of trans {inter) generational trauma on families effected by the troubles. Signifie2llt activities The charity provides evidenced based treatment. prevention and support services that address issues of declining psychological, physical health, social and financial difficulties Over the past year, from our centres we have delivered funded programmes of Health and Well Being services, Social Support activities, Welfare and Benefits advice, a listening ear and drop in centre. Open daily offering a space for victims and survivors to come together. a family 5UPPOrt project and a community befriending network to support isolated and vulnerable victims and survivors. The services have achieved all estirnated uptake arnongst service users. These services are delivered by Ely Centre staff, outsourced providers and volunteers. These projects are supported financially from multiple funders. The Ely Centre continues to develop an innovative veteran's support programme which addresses veterans, physical and psychological wellbeing through military scale model making workshops and educational outreach programmes. The charity aim5 to continue to provide the same level of services to its users artd grants have been secured to enable this. In April 2023 The Castlehill Foundation reached the decision to merge their services with The Ely Centre. leading to the sustainability of Services within the upper bann area for victims and survivors. All previous funding directed to The Castlehill Foundation is now being directed to The Ely Centre. Public benefit The Trustees seek to ensure that the Public Benefit requirement is considered and The Ely Centre facilitates the support of victims having due regard to the Charities Commission Northern for Ireland guidance on public benefit. The main public benefits which the charity aim5 to achieve are as follows: The improved physical and mental health wellbeing. This is achieved through our support programmes including professional counsellin& completnentary therapies and respite trips. The recipients of these therapies benefit from lower levels of stre55 and anxiety and will also feel less isolated and lonely. The advancement of community development. This is achieved through services and programmes offered within the wider community to promote tolerance and positive cross-cotntnunity relations. The public benefit is a strong community spirit and the empowennent of victimslsurvivors. The easement of financial difficulties. This is achieved through offering skills-based training progrdmmes and support with essential outgoings. Advice and assistance is given in relation to benefits available and securing entitlement to same. Page I ELY CENTRE-THE REGISTERED NUMBER: NI043785 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 MARCH 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial position The results for the year ended 31 March 2024 are set out on pages 8 and 9 of the financial statements. Income consists of grants and donations and amounted to £811,732 for the year ended 31 March 2024 (2023 £683,057). After deducting expenditure of £813,314 (2023 £679,267) a deficit of £1.582 arose for the year (2023 surplus £3,790) At 31 March 2024 the total funds of the charity amounted to £11,440 (2023 £13,022). Reserves policy It is the policy of the Charity that reserves that have not been designated for a specific purpose should be maintained at a level equivalent to between 1-2 months expenditure. The Charity considers that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding. they will be able to continue some activities however this would be on a greatly reduced scale. The Charity aims to achieve these levels of reserves in the following financial years. Going Concern After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in accounting policies. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The company is registered with the Charity Commission Nl under charity reference 101144. The management of the charity is led by Lee McDowell. New trustees are nominated for consideration to the Board based on background, interests and experience. New trustees receive an inhouse induction and there is ongoing training for existing trnstees. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number N1043785 (Northern Ireland) Registered Charity number 101144 Registered office 83 Tempo Road Enniskillen Fernianagh BT74 6LD Page 2 ELY CENTRE-THE REGISTERED NUMBER.. N1043785 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 MARCH 2024 Trustees Mr R E Crawford Mr W J Dixon Mrs A Dixon (resigned 18.4.23) Mr A Coulter Mrs E Lappin Mrs R Barton Mr J Mullan Mrs M Black Mr A G Mccrum Ms V Craig (appointed 1.4.23) Mr N Gracey (appointed 1.4.23) (resigned 24.9.24) Company Secretary Ms V Craig Auditors Patton Rainey Stenson Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 6 East Bridge Street Enniskillen Co. Fernianagh BT74 7BT STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees (who are also the directors of Ely Centre-The 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 Accounting Standards (United Kingdom 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 application 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 methods and principles in the Charity SORP. make judgements and estirnates that are reasonable and prudent- prepare the fmancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charitable Cotnpany will continue in business. The trustee5 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 them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Cornpanies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other iffegularities. In so far as the trustees are aware: there ts no relevant audit infortnation of which the charitable company5 auditors are unaware- and the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit inforniation and to establish that the auditors are aware of that infonnation. AUDITORS The auditors, Patton Rainey Stenson Limited. invited for re-appointmnet at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Approved by order of the board of trustees on 25 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by-. Page 3 ELY CENTRE-THE REGISTERED NUMBER: N1043785 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31 MARCH 2024 Mr R E Crawford - Trustee Page 4 PRS Patton Rainey I Stenson Limited CHAR TERED ACCOUNTANTS & AEGISTERED AUDITORS REPORT OF THE IINDEPEI NDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF ELY CENTRE-THE Opinion We have audited the financial stateinents of Ely Centre-The (the 'chaiitable company,) for the year ended J l March 2024 which comprise che Statement of Financial Aclivities. the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial staleTnents, includin4y a summary of Silynificanl accountin policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United KingdoTn Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountincr Practice). In our opinion the financial statements.. give a true and fair view of the slate of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its incoTning resources and application of resources, including ils incoine and expendityre, for the year then ended- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kinodoin Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. and have been prepared in accordance witli the requtrements of the Companies Act 2006. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditino (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standai-ds are further described in the Auditors, responsibilities for the audit of the financial statetnents section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevarLt to our audit of the financial staletnents in the UK, includin4J the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilitics in accordance wilh these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suffiLient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to goina concern In audttin(r the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees. use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have perfOr[ne￿ we have not identified any material uncertainties relatino to events or conditions that, individually or collectively. Inay cast si