CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Marcus ONeill (chairpo￿n) Don MeLèish Seamus Farrell Domlnlc Joseph Fttspatrlck Anne Dufy Ashl8yYou Liam Nells Damian Colllns Cllonagh Boyl8 Anna Mulvenna Bemadatte Brtywn (Apwnt8d 1 May 20241 Charlty numb•r NIC101412 Cornpany numb•r N1054061 Regl•t•r•d offlca 2 St Jogeph's Av8nu8 DERRY BT48 6TH Audltor Moore (Nl) LLP 21-23 CLqr8ndon Stre8t Deryiondond8ry BT48 7EP B•nkorn Danske Bank Donegall Square W88t Beffa8t PO BOX 183 B8nk of Ire￿nd 27 Culmore Road Londondery BT48 8JB CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 Th8 Trustees present thelr annual rerth arKI financial st8tsm8nts for the year ended 31 March 2024. The flnanaal 8tatements have been prepared in aC¢>)rdan￿ wlth the a￿)untIng polld8S S8t oul In not8 1 to thg financial statements and comply with the chariivs goveming dOcurW￿ the Companies Act 2006 and 'Accounting and Reporting by Chariti8s.' Statement of Recommended Praclice app￿Cable to charftl8s preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial ReiMJting Stsndard applicab￿ in UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021. (eftoctwe 1 January 2019). ObJecllvo8 and actlvltles Establish•J in 1996 bome of a (x)nvkkn that chiklrnn ever￿there hav8 the right to d8v8k)p to th8ir full potential and Ilve a happy Iwe, Children In Crossfire ￿￿1￿8 to brfNJ po8rbvo and 8U8taSngbie chang8 to the liv08 of childrnn who are c4uoht In the crossfire of kThty. We strive for 8 compa88ionat8 world where every thlld (xn reach h18 or her F￿ntIal. thlng other to tsckl the Inju8tice8 of povety affecllrKJ chlklren whll8 upholdlry our cue valuès of 1latr￿rati0n between vulnerabl& familles, (x)mmun￿les, civil lety and g(Nernment towards meeting agreed needs. For exampl8. at the natlonal level In Tanzanla vrn hav8 been a signlficant player in the campaign advocating for both recognthn and more Inv88tment Sn the rights of young Ghlldren has 88en greatsr fundlng In prwrlmary educallon arKI development of nallonal chlld protectlon system8 In Tanzanla. In the UK I Ireland our deVel0prr￿t educatlon and publlc engage￿￿nt wogr8mrnes saeks to b&n8fit the general public through engagement in increaslng Unde￿landIr￿j of and taking actlon lo d)ange the undowng cauBe8 of global justic8188U8s that have gfven ri88 to our intsmational prcN3rammes. Publk benèfft The Trustèes have paid due regard to guidance Iss￿1 by the CFAnty commi￿on in decidiro what activiti6S the charity should undertake. CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Voluntee The trust88s are very grateful tt) Ihe volunteers who pro%lde assistm at fundrai8irKJ events gmng fre8ty of their time to ensure activities are a sucw. Achlevèments and performarKe Slgnific8nt actiwlios and achievgmgnts again8t obiecbb We continue to work tirelessty alongside our partners and (x)mmunities to 8ddre88 the needs and i8su88 aff8cting our ban8fici8ri8s. We hav8 workad clo88ty with our programme partnws to strengthen wlicy arKI capaclty In the areas of safeguarding. govemance, human rosouri￿ and ffinan(*. all of vthich ultlmalety lead to thè eff￿1ve use of rvdources and procèdures to ensure the most SUStainable approoth to programme implementation. We also undertook to review all pol￿1&5 rosulttng in the devekjpment ar*d str8ngthenlng of our partner approach. We cgjntlnue to U8e the Partlcipalory Barriars A88e88ment IPBA) methodokngy in our int8mational prts3ramme thls approach consults dSrecty with target gr￿pS in ordor to Mlentlfy any barriers whth pr8v8nt young thildran from fully b8neffting from partldpthn In th8 ECD Fxogrnrnm Tanzanl8 contlnu88 to be our largest over8ea8 programme. Implem8nt&l through a team of 13 staff worklng d080 wlth a r8nge of local partners In our tsrget reglons of Dodoma and Dar 8s Sal88m. AloNJslde thIB, we continue to be 8 leadlng natlonal 8tskelv)Ider in Improv6ng the IW ol all young chiklren. We combine a strong track record dellverino strong Impact trj hundreds of thousarmts of thildren In our taw 8r8a8, wlth 8UPkX)rt for, and engagement wfth, nats'onal wllcy and in advocatlng for all childrgn in Tanzania. In Dodoma, our Pr&Prfmary Education progr8mm8 8ucc8ssfulty 8cal8d to all 832 8chool acr088 8 councI18 In th Dodom8 reglon. A systéms Strar￿h8nInQ approach to scallng this progranTh means C8paclty18 SU8tained In th8 govemment 8y8tem and 8118chool8 acr088 th18 18rp& roglon are Implomenlng quallty pUqy4>ased 18amlng In the 8arly years. In Dar e8 Salaam, we Initiated a naw FKogr8mme engaglng privats prolislon of earfy yearn aduc9￿On for &5 year old chlklren through Day Care Centres Sn hlgh densty urt)an ar889 crf Dar 88 Salaam. Havlng und8r8tood tho context of th18 88ttlng we Inlliated a pllot prcMJrarnme In 20 tsrget c¥ntres. Foll￿￿ng the 18unch In December 2021 of a new Natlon81 MulU-8eclornl Early Chlldhood Developm•nt Pollcy. Chlldren In Cro88fire Tanzanla Implemented a nallon81 progr8mme almed al brtnging th& pollcy Into practlc8. Through our partnership wlth th8 Tanzanlan Earty Chiklhood Deveknwnent Netr•ffjrk, havè built Ihe capaclty of civil 8odety partners In every reglon of malnland Tanz8nia and 8UPPOrt tPkgm to advocate locally for pollcy impl8mentaUon. Aongslde thi8, through pathershlp tha Unlon of Tanzanian Press Clubs, we have tralned loumalists in evéry r8gion are 8UPWted to engage Sn media content through all available channels to bring attention to the Importance of Investments in earty chlldhood develo￿￿ont 88 well as hohllng govemment accountsble to thelr (xjmmltments. Alongslde all of thls we th through perlners to tyjld thelr cgpadty to b8 Ihe (kn of chang8 In thelr (xxnmunltl88 through regular 888e88m8nt arKI 8UPPOrt for organi8atlonal devebprmnt. Over811 Key 8chl6vements indude: . g8,209- (48,122 glrls and 50,087 Iws)- read￿d In 832 schoob In Dodoma reglon. . 736 t8acher8 tr8ined in pre-primary education the Dodoma region. . 98% of teachers meetiTrJ the rninimum averap 8rx)re of kn￿. atUtsKIg and pracuce hlgh quallty standard8- o)mpared io 26% In 2018. Reglonal action plan5 for the National Muliise(knal Early Chikdhood Development Policy (NMECDP) launched In every reglon of Tanzanla, wlth Children In Crossfir8 playlng key n8tKsnal Cowordlnatlon role. . 2.000+ chlldran agèd &5 ￿r5 supFM)rte￿, and 40 day (xra centra own8rs and taachers train8d. in 20 ECD cantres in high density settings In Dar es Salaam. 9 dassrooms buitt in the ffjgions of Mwaroa and Dodoma. 678 article8, features and interviews highlwJhting IMp￿￿nc* of earty chihIh(￿ development across multiple Communi￿tionS platfonns in parti￿1￿p *ryth Unlon of Tanzanian Pr8ss Clubs (UTPC). CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Ethio iaP mrne During the reFX)rbng year and follrAving forn￿1 r8glstration as an Intemational NGO In Ethiopia In 2022, we were able to estsblish a ojunty office and empby our first staff member. This mada a signlfic4nt impact in our capacity to support partners and engage in the sector reglonally and natlonalty to make the case for Investment In earty childhood development. Our programmes continued to work v￿th I(￿1 pathgrs to address th8 education, nutrition and health needs of young thildren in our tsrget region8 of Addis Ababa and Oromia. Challenges remsin In tha Ethlopian context and especialty in Oromia region where ethnic tanslons and travel r8strictSons impact our ablllty to roll out programme actNibes. However. Stro￿ local partners and inv8stsnents in k)cal &9pa￿ty to délivar th8 programme means thls Impact has been mlnlmtwj. In Woll880, In th8 Oroml8 region arKI th ￿1r locol partner8. W8 have InN18ted 8 3-y88r 2￿enorsti0n programm8 that ha8 stsrted working wSth chlldren In 85 s(*Kx)Is and wrth th8 par8nt ￿MmunI￿aS attached to those schools. Over 200 teachers havo b8en traIT￿d alongside local education officials to 8Stabli8h 21 mcxyel classrwms in targeted sch¢x)Is. Vllthln these communSttes ￿ 8ryage parènts through Coffee Cer8monies to build peer support nelworks and to Sharè kno￿odge and g(M>J p8rentlng practFce. 75 families are al80 eng8glng in Village Savings and Loan8 cooperatlv88 for increased In￿Me o8n8ration. Com￿&mentIng thb ts our partnérship with St Luke's hosplt81 who continue to provlde 11188aving nutrltlwl 8UPPOrt for severely malnourished children through the Therapeutic Feedlng Unit and In suptK)rtlng health extension In weventing malnutrttion and provislon of access to 8afe water to Several VUIr￿d)I6 communrtles. In Addls Ab8b8, durlng the re￿￿ng y￿r we o)mpleted the rollout of our Play-bas8d earfy ￿amIng mod81 to 12 large schools in Addis Ababa. This was a challenging ￿nteXt, slgnlficanty Impacted natlonal In$tabllty that r88ult8d on signlfic8nt Increases in the population ol Addis Ababa wlth refug088 and Intemalty dlsplaced famllles. Th18 In tum Impacted the schools we w8r8 wthlng In. As 8 r88uIt, wo t8mFwarfty paused thè programme at the end of the year to revlew how b8st we ￿Uld serve the most vulnerabla famllles In the target area8 and how bétter to engag8 in these large schD)18. (knrall key achlevements: . 22,321 (10,907 girf8 8fKI 11,414 tw) chlldr8n beneffted from our éarly chlldhot)d oduc8tknn progr8mmo In 8chool In Addi8 Abab8. . $41 teachar8 in target sclKxJI In Addls Ababg traln8d. 6,967 (3,383 glrls and 3,584 boys) chlkjren ben8ffted from quallty 88ty1oaming In 128 School In Woll880 and Dellla woreda In the Oromla regton. 344 chlldrnn given IFfMaVlng trealment at St Luke'8 Ho8pttal'# Thornp8utlc F8odlrKJ Unlt In Wo118SO - mortality rate of 3.4%. Ongolng 6UPPOrt for 240 health extensk)n *Drkèrs to (x)nduct ￿rnMunty engag8mènt on nutrltlon. 75 vnmen supported to s81 up own bUs1r￿sseS through savlngs and loan a5￿￿atiOn. . Acce88 to sale water 88¢ur•d thr￿ provlskjn of a shalkw well for 1.500 familles In 2 vulnerable communltle8 in Woli880 CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Izenshl Ed Thls year ￿E8 a year of realignment of our Educating the Heart GCE wograrnme. fvuoss Ireland w8 work wlth teachers. Initial Teacher Education, students. prinapals and the wldw f(Thial edu(xtlon sector, to foster a deeper understanding and eNJagement with global citizenship across (yjrriculurn. policy and wactica. We reach teachérs and ITE student8 through wr Educating the Heart programme and $upport a whol8 sthool joumey as part of our Gompasslonate School Award stheme. Educatlng th8 Heart provides participants with th8 skills, knovA6dg8, nfidence and resounx lo actNdy engage students In ￿ltIvatIng the necessary skilL8 and values requSr8d to Partlclpate In the wodd as CcKnpaS￿Qnats gthal ctbzens. Al of our GCE programmes are rooted In the curriculum and designed to enhanc8 the prof688KJnal dovoboprnnt of taac*w8 and to 8upwi th8m to b8￿m8 activ8 global cltlzens. The GCE Th80ry of charye Is demand drt¥w, leameruntr8d. ￿TrI￿lurn fcus*J. avklenco basgd and Inform8d by Irel8nd'8 Intoma￿onal Ad polScy and fully alNJn8d with tho new GCE str8t8gy. Thè GCE Thaory of Chang8 modol Is transfonnative and seeks lo contribLrte to SDG 4.7 by brfNJlng 8tMXrt cFKgng6 through education and actlon leading to a peaceful arKI sustalnable global ￿MmUnty. Durtng the report year. paus￿ déllvery of Educatlng th8 Heart to compl8t8 a comprèh8nsNe review and redeslgn ol the whol8 programme. A8 8 response to the PC*t£OVlD (x>nt8Xt and r8cogni8ing the in¢re88ing demands of scPKols, we r8d8signed Educating the Heart to meet toachers where they are. evdve more digiti8ed content and io onhance the whol8 school ioumay as part of the Compassionate Schcols Award. Ovérall key achievements: . Completed 8 94nonth (XXnr￿eh8n81v8 and extenpive rovlv* and do8lgn of Edu￿tIng the Heart that consulted over 50 8tskeholderyd, te8cher8 and prof8881wl8 to reimage the pYogramm8 for a p08t.COVlD world. . Pllotad the new EducatlrKJ the Heart pnJgrnmm8 8(x)88 2 ￿rkshOpS. engaging 33 taachors acro88 17 8chool8 ROI 8nd Nl Embeddlng Edu￿ng the Heart Into rrE. p8rtnerfng wlth U18tsr Unfv8rnFty to pSbt EdLxaUng the Heart to 15 PGCE students at Ulster Unfverslty Col8raine Campu8 . We have b8gun to 8UPPOrt and nurtyJr8 our 8CtKo18 through the ¢xmp8881onate 8chcK)l award ￿MaY after 81gnfficant amount of ¢18ruptlon 8Th18(*KxJI (*)8ur8 Fundra181ng perfommnce We placed a rOnth￿l intemal f￿u$ on Improvlng I￿r exiomal (x)mmunlcatK)ns th18 5*8r. Children in Cr088fire'$ story is unlque arKJ uplrfbng. so there are great OPFX)rtunhles for us In tellln9 M to as many people as p0881bl8 88 profbsslonalty a8 we can. To take Steps towards this goal we developéd 8 u)mmunlcAlkJn8 8trategy, underpinned by a comprehensive pollcy that guldes our approach. Cr￿ONI1nated by our Communlcatlons WorkirwJ Group, this strategy seeks to dellver c18ar, consistent and ￿nSuMable messaglng 8tM)ut our work. We endeavour to be innovatlve and eye- catching in all we do. to M8￿MISe engagement ¥￿th the publl InteMa￿OnaI NGOS regularty share stoth of people and communltles they work In wlth supporters. In a bid to infomi and Insplre. As a reSpon￿￿￿e. respect-driven charlty, and as slgnatorlos to the Dothas Cod8 of Conduct on tho use of Images and Messages, Chlldren In Crossfirn take our duty to maintain human dignty vary Seriously. We 888k 'infomied consenv from photo and video participants, meanlng they ar8 aware of and &)ntent with how we intend to uso their or their children'8 personal stories in our communication$. Our goal is always to generate goodwill and 8UPPOrt, not plty. CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Our website Is a key gateway to our worK so Ills (xuryal that is up to date. ewaging and acx88siblo. Soclal media is equalty vitol in th8 modem *x#*l. W8 curronty mak8 u88 of Facètrx)ok {induding for fundraising), Instagram. TwTtter and Linkedln. We plan to devekjp our pr8Bence on TikTok and other platfom8 in the tlme ahead. creating content that ThK)tDiates arKI mobilisas supw)rL As ￿ do so. ￿ wlll afvvays tske a(xount of our reswnsibility to be constructbve. indusive and r8spethl. Flnan¢lal revlow Totsl Income for tho year was £2,612,769 of whk* £2,138.434 w88 generated from grant fvndlNJ. and £470.540 from donallon8 and fundraislng actlvltl88. Tt)tai exp8ndtture w88 £2,796,996 of whEth £2.459.383 w88 exwded on dlrect charFtable actIV￿a$ and £337,613 on r8i8ing funds. These figures represent a su8talned hKJh k8vd of dlrecl charilable interyentlons. Rastrlcted fund8 8ccount for 81% (2023: 80%) of totsl InC￿ming r8sourt*8 in the under revlew, wlth slx major funders accountlng for 82% of restricted IncDming r881)urc88 (2023: slx major funders accounting for 77% of restrlctsd incomlng resourc8s). Efforts continue to redress thls imbalanco and there havè been a few mid-titir Trust grant funders secured In thls year. The Board recognises thè ne&J for a balan(xl portfolio of Institutional funders and hence the Investment In strateglc grant fijndralslng to redress. Slgnfflcant worf( has also been done In th• area of managlng costs where the Iru8t888 undertook Wofk to realign the oper8ting Mst b886 and programmè 8cope. Work is stlll b8 cathed out wlthln thls ar88, tC*38th8r efforts to seek new ￿d-lefrn funders. Unrestrlcted funds accounts for {2023'. Th) of Incomlng resources which Is In Iln8 wlth the ry8vlous yèar. reflectlng the ch8118nges of aperallng In the communlty and voluntsry 8ector amld8t tho ujrrent cost of Ilvlng crt818 whlch 18 Impactlng the charlty through reductlons In voluntsry Irwme g8n8r8tlon. The 808rd r8cogni8Q8 the importance of conlnuing to invest in fundr8i8lng 80 that we ccnllnue to dev8lop, dlversfy and grow regular glvlng Income. Investment f￿8 alm 1$ to continue to inuea88 our profile gen8rat8d through ￿MmUniCatIOns, ongoSng fundralslng, our enoaglng events. an Incre88e In corporats portnershlps and our cbse *Tr*lng relatlonshlp8 Intsrnalty wlth our Fundr8181rvJ Deparlment. The balance on total funds at year4nd was £1.362.610, of whlth £M,610 ware general unr88trtcted funds and £1,066.000 V￿re restricted fund8 held at the year and. R8s8rv8s polky Unrestrfcted Res8r4es are defined by the Trustees as those fvnds fr88ly available for us8 a8 the organisatlon 80 detsmilnes and thereby oxcludes any restricted or deslgnatad funds. Swaficalty, the Reseries are required to.. malntaln the equlvalenl of three months. running costs In cas9 Ot any unfor8se8n or statutory commltmont8: have 8 r&88onabl8 18vel of bridge furKllry to 8UPPOrt c88h4kYw for projects or programme8 where donor funding may be delayed or funded in arr8ars; and . have a level of iJ)ntingonvy funds to proteci agalnst any 8hothll In expèct￿ d(XKrfundlng. Th8 Flnance & G8neral Purpo888 Commltteo whlch n￿lIOTS r888N88 M behalf of th8 Tn18t808 have not&1 that Unr8strict8d re8eN88 have decr8888d by 25% to £296.610 (2023.. £394.205> ovw the o)ur8e of the year and attribute this to investrnent in the ¢haiiVs fundraisiro aclthiies. CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Plans for futur• porfod• 202415 will see th8 Lx)ntlnued growth of our irt6malTonal prc*Jrarnn￿. In Tanzanla. SLxllng of our Pr&Prfm8ry Education model in over 800 sthools in regw)ns of Dodoma wlll be 8UStaFll8d and consolidated through the government educatk)n system. In Dar es Salaam we wll scale our Dar Urban programme to 50 Day Care C8ntra8 and improve th8 qualFty of pro￿s1on slgnlfipAnty. Wè axpect to reach over 100,000 childrnn during the year, as well as the children from the current year progressirKJ wlth improved18aming txrtc￿m8$. W8 wll also conttnue to deliver th8 Mtoto Kwanza (Children FSr5t) programme nationalty advocatlng for the implem8ntsth)n of the Natlonal mu1￿3eCtor8J Earty ChikJkKxxI Developrnent p￿n. In Ethiopia we will continu8 to fa(* 8 fr89118 reo11ty on the grouThl. meanlng we wlll continue to bulld knc81 cap8uty and government systems to sustain ¢Jur Impact. In Wolisso (Oromia rngion) we will reach an estimated 25 000 chlldren as we scale to all 85 8choc48 in the arèa. In Addis we wlll initiats prrh3ramming In target schools to reach a further 5,000 chlldrnn. Organisallonally we wlll conllnu8 to leverap Ir￿COuntry capauty to bring technical expertise and quallty to the ovérall programmè and Start 8dvoeAting for inv08tm8nl8 In Y￿n9 thlldren for a bètter future. There affj ambllou8 ￿an9 for our GCE wogramm8 gotng Into 2024 and beyond. We wlll roll out our the r d88lgned Educating the Heart programm& to 25 target schools and slgniflcanty deep8n the loumey of these schools. All of them wlll embark on a vthole approath towards becomlNJ Compassionate School Award nners. meanlng that all students, an 88timated 15.000. wll be aware ol Issues of global Iu8tl¢x and begin taklng action towards 8UStalnabl8 development. Beyond thls w8 Wtll conne(* schools through an Educating the H88rt net4vork and continu8 to make the case for GCE wlthln tho educaoon system. We wlll avofva the programmè to offer bl8nded programme that can raach more target groups In ways that meet ltrdr need8. Structurni govomanc• and manag•m•nt The organlsatlon 18 8 Ix)mpany Ilmlt8d by guarantse In(x)IW8tod In June 2005 and 88tsbll8hod under Mèmorandum 8nd Artlcl88 of Aswclatlon ￿there th8 oblacts and power8 of the (xgan18atlon and Its dlrector8 arè defined. Tha dlrector8 of the wmpany are akn (tsrty tru8tee8 for the Wrpo￿8 of charty I￿. Th8 Tru8te88, who are 8180 the dlr8cior8 for the purpose of (xxnpfiny law, and who 8eNed durtng the year and up to th& date of signaturè of the thanclal statements were: Marcus O'Neill (Chalrperson) Don McLelsh Ro88 Kel Seamus Farrell Domlnlc Joseph Fitzpatrlck Anne Duffy Ashley Young Liam Nells DamSan ColHns Peter McEvoy Clionagh Boyle Anna Mufvenna B&madette Brown (Resigned 19 April 2023) (Reswned 31 January 2024) (AppOInt￿ 1 May 2024) CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Rec￿ltment and appointment of trustees in The management of the charity 15 Ihe responsibilty of the Trust￿. who are elocied and (xK)ptsd under the term8 of the companVs constliutth. IJ rthein on nd Iraini The charity provides n8w Trustees w￿h sp8th d8lalls of Ih8ir rol8 8ntall8 arKI also thalr respon8ibilitl88 in tenns of governan￿ wlthln the organisatk)n Org8nis8tlonal stnthre The buslness of the Charlty, whlch cornprfses four kgal antltlos In UK. Ireland, USA and Tanzanla. Is dlrecled by what Is effectively the same Board of Trustees. Th8 Board, vthich m88ts 4 tim￿ per y8ar. alms to have a minimum of 10 m8mber8 wlth 8 V8rW of expefl8n(* and 8klll-88ts to help d8fine and lrnplement the strategic dlrecUon of tho Ofganisalon. Th8 Board Is further SUPF¥)rted by a numb8r of 8ub ccrfnmmtees ￿mp￿sI￿a t￿th Board arKI relevant 8taff repr888nta￿vQs which provide a m8chan18m for morn 8ffertive gov8rn8n(x ond Input of thé Board on 8x8cuUvè matters. am Operational re8pon8lblllty has boon 888igned to Exa￿11¥8 Dlr8(kn. appolnted ty but not 8 memb8r of th8 Board, who Is supported by a senior team of dopartm8nt managers. The op8ratlon81 business of thè organi$atlon 58 man8ged through a County Programm8 Management Group (CPMG) 8UPWrted by Indivldual programme Focus Groups. MonIto￿ng and reporting structur88 have been simllarly r8allgnwJ using Results4ased Management IRBMI tools. Colledlvety these m8a8ur88 enabl6 8 dearer focus on Te8uits throughout th8 organisatlon and wldér und8rstandlng of how the org8nl8atbn work8 togather trNArd8 ovarall Outcrn and Impact. Children In Crossfiro Is rnglstered In Ireland wtlh tx>th tho Nl Charfty Crynmlsskn and tho Charttles R8gulatory Authorlty (ROI) and fulty compty In meetlng 811 reporung & dlsc108urn réquirements. Chlldr8n In Cr088firn li an acth8 mèmber of 8 nurn￿r of relevant 8ec*or nefvmrks Indudlng the Instllute of Fundra181ng (loF). North8m Ireland Communlty & Voluntsry A880dalkn (NICVA). Coalltlon of Ald and Development Ag8n¢le8 (CADA), 1rf8h Devolopmont EducAtion hA8od8lon (IDEA), BOND UK {m8mber8hlp b￿lY for Bdtlsh Ov8r8aa8 NGO'S for Devek)pmant), and tho Irl8h A880ciatk)n of Nonthiemmontsl D8velopm8nt Org8nlsation8 (Docha8). Chlldren In Crrmfflre collaborate8 wth th828 network8 to both self-regulate acttvlt188 to develop and btsnchmark our goveman(* actlvlt18s agalnst peer cKg8nlsaUons. Chlldrèn In Crossfire 18 8180 a slgnatory to th8 Dochas Code of Imag88 and Mos88ge8. Chlldren In Cr088fire exerd80 our reSp￿sIbIlIty to safeguard the welfare of all vulnerable people through 8 commltmént to Imp￿rnentatIOn of rig￿u5 poIKa88, cod88 of b8h8vlour 8nd ImpleMents￿on pro(£dure8. We are wnmltt8d to 8 zerrptolar8nce approath of m18conduct. We have 8afegU8rding policies in place wlth c￿r pro¢odure8 lor handllng dlsckn8urg8. Chlldren In Crossfire also adh8r8s to a Chlld Protsctlon Pollcy in all of the countrf88 In whlch ￿ wTh*. W8 have 8lign*J our pollcy, all our trainlng and implantation procedures to the UN Conventsn on thè Rlthts of Chlkj (UNCRC) and spedfic county kn and policle8. Chlklren In Cro88fire Is wholly o)mmthd to 8ffe¢kn lrnplementatlon of all fts polldes and 8x(*edlng Its regulatory requirements. CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Induction and trnining of trustees All signific8nt areas underlaken are sul¥cl to rlBk rev1** wlthln the rlsk regl8ter8 detailed bel(AV. Senlor manag8ment rewow rlsk registers on an annual basls as a mlnlmum whare risks arml thelr Inherent risk levels are id8ntifi8d. mitigating actions agreed arKI r8sidual risk level populated. A dec18ion i8 rea¢had a8 to vth8thèr the r88idual risk level is tolerable by the thaiity and any futh8r actK)n agreed The overall ri8k management frarnthvork has be8n refined to Indude: 1. An Organisational Corporate Rlsk Reglstsr vthlch mitigatss risks f8dng tho Organi￿tK)n from a govémance, 8tr8tegic and flnanclal aSF*d. 2. An Organlsational Safe Guanling Rlsk Reglster m￿at8$ rfsk In relation to hlgh 18v81 poSlcy and practlc8 compliance. 3. An Ireland Rlsk Reglsler whbch mitwJatas strateglc. financial and safeguarding rfsks in relation to all operallonal a3tects assoclated w6th Devebpment Edu(xtlon, Publlc Engagemènt and Communty Fundraising. 4. A Tanz8ni8 Ri8k Regl¥ier wthith mrtWe8 operatlon rf8k8 re19vant to the strat8glc, financial. and s8fegu8rdlng 8SP8cts of the programme. 5. An Elhiopl8 Rlsk Register whlch mttigatss (4)eratlon ri8k8 relavant to the strateg14 finandal and safeguardlng a8P8cts of the programw*. 8tat•m•nl of Trust•••' re•ponslbllhlo8 Tha TTU8tee8, who are also the dlr8Ctors of Chlkjren kn Crossfire for th8 wrpmxe of company law, are re8wn8lble for preparfng the Tru8t888' Report and th8 financial statem8nts In 8(tordanc8 wlth 8ppllcable law and Unltod Kingdom Accountlng Standards (United KIr￿rn GenerallyAcc8pt8d A(xx)untitYJ Pr8cikx). Company Law requirag the Tru8tee8 to prepare financial Statements for 8a¢h finandal y88r vthlch glve a tNe and falr vlew of the stale of affalr8 of the tharlty and of the Incomlng r88oUr￿3 and appllcatbon of ro8ourc08. Includlng the Income and expondlture, of the ch8rrtabl8 ￿MpanY for that year. In preparlng th￿ flnandal 8tat8m8nts, the Tnth8s are requlred to.. - 801gct 8ultsble 8ccountlng pollcl88 and thén appty them con818tonty, . ob88rve the method8 arKI ￿nCIP￿S In the Charltl88 SORP; - make judgements and 88tlmate8 that 8r8 r0880nabl8 and pNden(' - state whether appllcable UK A¢￿untIng St8ndard8 havo b88n f(xkwed. subJ8ci to any matedal d8pathra6 disdosed and explaln8d In the financial slalom8nts,' and - prep8re the financl81 st8t8ments on the golNd Q)ncam ba818 unl888 M L8 Inaplxoprfots to pre8um8 thftt the charity vnll continue in operation. The Trust￿ are re8ponslblè for keeping 8d4u8t• accountlng re￿rdS that dlsc108e wlth reasonable accuracy at any ￿rne the finandal position of thè charity and 8nabl8 them to ensure that th8 finan￿84 statements ojmply wlth the Companles Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding tha 8ss8ts of th8 charity arKI hon￿ for taklng reasonable steps for the prevention arKI datsctlon of fraud and other itregularltle& Audltor The audltor, m￿re (Nl) LLP. is d8wned to be rnapFdnt8d undor Soction 487(2) of Iha Compan188 2006. Small company provl•l¢) Thi8 report has been prepared in accordance wilh the wovhKMI8 appli￿ to ￿MpanIeS entitl&l to th8 small companies exemption. 10- CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Dlsclosuro of Infomiatlon to audlic*r Each of the Trustees has c