SHARING FAIR
TRUSTEES REPORT
Strncture, Goi'ern2nct & Managcmeni in Northern Ireland
Falr iiTas foJmallv establishcd in Northern Ireland on 29 January 2009
folloivknu applicatson for it to be recouni7£d b% HMRC as a chaTiiV under the
proi'isions of the Income and CoTporation Taxes Act 19S8. Its inceplioD and
dei'elopment had been motiNated by a desire to engLoe in ￿￿rnatIonal initsatii"e to
5UPPOrt th'omen, girls, children and llrfants: and their familics: lii.ing in extremely
drfficult and impoi"erishcd circwnsLTrccs Mithin dei'elopino CDunkn"es.
The CWTcnt members of the Management Boatd of Shanng Fw are:
Mr Anthony Brcnnan
Sister Cathenne Hughes (frcasurer)
Geralyn Woods (Secretary)
Mr LaiTrTence Purdv
Mr James ToolaD (Chawperson
The Man￿emellt Board meets at least 3 tiJDes each TrFeaT.
Thc d￿. to dal. running of the charitv is managed b!" ST MfvTiaD] McLaughliD
(EKccutsi"c Officer)
Mr Jude Mccann resigned from the Board on I l October 2023.
Charitable Ststus
Shanng Fw has becn acccpted as a chani?, for tax purposes by the Inland ReN¢nue.
The HMRC reference number is". - KAU14XG.
Sh￿ing Fair h&8 becn registered iTrith the Conunission for Northem Ir¢l&nd
from 5 FGbruaN 2016 under the Chantv number 101168.
Staieiiicnt of Con)pliaDce
In setting our objectives and planning our actiTritscs for the vear the trnstecs haNe
gii.en ¢￿tful CODsiderauon to the Chantli CoM￿ls510n for Northern Ircland's
gwdance on public bencfil to cnsuTC that the actsl'ities hale helpcd to achieTr"e the
charity's PUTposes and proiidc a bcD¢fil to tbe bcncficiatics.
McDoDald o'Ntill & C(k
Chartered AccuuntaDts

SHAIUNG FAIR
PriDcip21 AcllTrlties: Puryoses &nd Benefiu%rit5
The Shanng Fair Association iiTas egtablished to". -
relieiie poTr-erty'
promote ihe adi'ancement of education. the presen-atton of health and
the iniproTrement of lii.ing conditsons ￿ deTr.el0p￿g countries ￿,here
thc Sisters of the Good Shepherd are actii"c.
o to taruet thc aboie allns partscularly lo￿ardS Thomen. girls, infants and
other persons ￿h0 are suffernig from the effects of adNerse social and
economic circumsianccs.
to promote, faulitate and support the mamienance, operation and managen)ent
of a centre or centres in such deNclopmg countnes for actiiitscs promoted b
Sharing Fw.
to support and enable the mstruction and training of beneficianes in
sustwnable trades through the teaching and deielopmcnt of skills in
man￿aCture. productson: rcpw: project manL(FemenL administratson and
accountancy.
to promote. facilitate and support thc es1abhs1￿ettt of educational facilittes in
tbe interests of economic and social %velfaTe of beneficiaries and iiTith the
object of impro%ryng their conditions of lrfe.
to enable the recruitmenL selection and sending out of Nolunteers for sbort
tenn ser*'iC¢ such ￿eaS i￿hen necessaTh in the interests of the
Association and for the promotion of Ats obJectsNes and actii:ities the
area CODcenied.
to educate the general public as to the existence of adi'erse or detrlloental
social and ecoDOmiC circums(ances ￿1th1￿ such d￿'cloplng cowitnes and to
promote avAareDess among the pubhc. &nd adi'ancement of the iNork
undertaken bv Shanng Fair i•¥ith such d￿'cl0p￿g countnes.
Activities and Results for the tnded 31 December 2023
We are happy to share iiith !Tou knghlights of our iNork" m Shanng Fair dunng
2023.
Thxnk"s to our i"olunteers iiorLJng iiith the s￿teTS. through donaiions, we hai"e
the follo}Tr￿g results.
£ 18,071
Total income
Sharing fair returns io producing centres
£ 47,208
Donations to ccntrcs
McD(bDaJd O'Ntill & C
Cbartertd Accowiiants

SHARING FAIR
Donations
From donations received during 2023 and previous years. the following distributions
was made:
Paraguay
£5,000
Survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Restoration of the dignity of girls in the Rosa Virginia Shelter.
Creating new life projects for survivors of human trafficking etc.
Columbia
£5,000
Migrant womcn and families.
Supporting Venezuelan women towards safe migration.
Karala India
£5,000
To strengthen and build the capacity of youth/childr¢n to know their
rights.
x120 Youth, 170 children (6-15 yrs), 15 staff and volunteers
Indonesia
,000 (£4J12)
Violence against women.
Empowering con]munity for the prevention and intervention of
violence against women.
£6,826
Summer camp children in a precarious situation in Mt Lebanon.
Lebanon
Thailand
£1,679
Youth Centre CCTV camera.
Kenya
£4,079
Economically vulnerablc women.
Strengthening women's capacity for climate change, adaptation in
Embu country.
Thailand
£1,000
Repair roof damage from recent heavy rains at Fatima Training
Centrc.
El Salvador
£5,000
Women social enteTprising fostering resilience.
x20 women social enterprising fostering resilience
Pern
£5,000
Facilitating productive training processes.
Initiate income-generating activities.
Provision of Literacy training.
Increase women's livelihood.
Philippines
5,000 (£4,312)
Social Enterprise projects. Supporting a Youth Centre for
unemployed young people
McDonald O'Neill & Co.
Chartered Accountsnts

SHARING FAIR
The i'arious projects we haTr"e supported has resulted ID happier lii.es and increased
empoTrA,'ern]eni for ￿'0mcn, young
irls and their familics: Tesults hard io quantsfv.
With the possibilits. of th'iersified actii'iti gii.en our chantable status. lie M'ollld hope
lo continue our COTllmitn)cnt to helpin4¥ our mission for M"omcn and families m 2024.
Finanual Revie
The Trnstees hai"e a procedurc in place to reNievé the accounts annuallv. Th¢ accounts
for the year to 31 Dccembcr 2023 shom. a positiNe balancc of £ 17,800 (Sterling
Account) and Euro Accourtt E 14,)22 {£ 12.628 equii"alent).
The current f)nancial position of Shanng Fair is in a position of being able to meel its
commitmeDts.
The TTUStees conf]rn] that no hann has flou'ed from the achiei cmcnt of the purposes.
bcnefits or outcomes associated th."ith the actiiities undertakcn by Sbanng Fair nor has
any prii.ate benefit accrned to the Tn￿teeS 01 members of Sharing Fw bv reason of
its acttNities.
Risk M2nagemeDt
The Trustees are aivare of the risks to W￿Ch the chanty may conceivablv be exposed
but are satssfied that undu CU￿ent a￿angeMents this ts set at a low leid.
Rcqucsts for &ssistance are carefullv scrntinised and outcomes aTe monitored.
Safeguards are further promoted by the supeThisinu presence of Sisters of the Good
Shepherd in areas of benefit ￿7th ￿.ho￿ close contact is maintwned. A fonnal risk
assessment process and stra[c￿eS for dcaling l¥ith identsfied nsk areas is cwrentlv
being addressed.
Condusion
Th¢ Trnstees of ShaTing Fair togcthcr with the Sisters of the Good Shepherd here at
home and Lndeed in so mall). parts of our WOTld, Mqsh to thank the membcrs.
"olw]t¢ers: donors. benefactors and fnends of Sharing Fair: for vour on-going
practic￿ iTrteTGSt and sustaming iVOTk on bthalf of Shanng F￿r and its mission.
Because of vou, over time and to the present daN: cowitless inth"iiduals and fallAdies in
remote Nillages bcnefitmg fmjn the i7iork of Shanng Fw and the presence of Good
Shepherd sisteTS haTr"e been able to expose and cxport their traditsonal Crafts V*ith
pridc. Those who hai"e Come to our partnerslu"p ccntres haNe achici.ed and contmuc to
aC￿e}.¢ training. education and crncialll, the realJ"sation of certalll indepcndence and
escape from fmancial and social impoNcrishlli¢nt thmugh digwficd Mork and the
opportunitsT lo maTket their creations.
SIGNED
DATE: ..
rnstee I CH+RI K_
SIGNED..
McDoDald o'NeilJ & C(k