Belfast South Network Company Trusteesl Report The Iru8tees, h0 are direLtors tor the purposes of cotnpany law, prescni ilie annual report togeihcr with the financial %iatcnicnls ot thc Lliariloble compan>, for thi year ended 31 DecLiiibLr 2022. Trustees Ms L M Sillcry Dr l R Taylur, Trea5uI'¢r Mi. 8 Al(()rd Mr l M()ftiti. S¢¢rLlary RL%VCI'ciid l-, Hyland, (.'hairp¢Tson Mrs S Kwl'l. (appuiiil¥d 31 Mai'Lh 20221 Mr A Kei'r (li PPI)inlLd 14 Jiin¥ 20221 Dr ti M L l-liiids (rLsigned 20 %cpieiiibcr 2022) Structure* governAnce And mAnAg¢inent Nrtlure ofgovernlnR do¢'uiNenl Tliu ¥omp&iiy is 8VVLrn¢d by tliL M¥moi'andum und Articles ot As8oLi&lion, Orgfiiilsn¢loiial.slrMclure 'I'h¥ Ll)arily was iiilorpoi.t¢d on 3 Jiiii¢ 2010 urtder th¢ Cc)iiipanics Act 2006. beiiig a con)pany lii))iled by gU(Iruniei not liuvin8 u ghur¥ cupilal, The coinpany is r¢Lognis¢d as u chHrily Ivlth I IM Rcv¢iiuc & Custoins und¢r i'¢gistroiion nuii)b¢r Xl'29315 ond with Ilic Q'.liarity c.oinini351011 l'or Nortlicrn Ireland uiidLr regislralion numbcr NIC 101506. Th¢ company is maiiaged by a Bourd of Dii'c¢lors. Three of th¢ Directors are vle¥lLd as I lonoi'ai'y ofii¢¥ B¥ai'ers, Il)cs¢ bLiiig Chairi)cr81)n, SLci'¢lary and Honordry I'i'ca8iir¢r, 'riie role of Ihc trustees is 10 eiisui'c Ihal Bclfa81 Souili Nclwork C.onipany 18 cfleulively 8overncd., lo ensure Ilial IIIL ¢liai'ily ¢uiiiplic5 willi all rLlcvuiit Icgisllllion, 115 oiviI ML'I))()riindiiiii un(1 Ai'liLIL8 1)I' A85OLi1c tiui) ond th¥ I'LquiI'ei))¢nls ol'good i)ruLlic¢', and lo ¢nsur¥ that thL charily woi'k,4 t() agrccd Slralcgic aiid opLrali()nal plan.%. Pagc 2
Belfast South Network Company Trustees, Report Objectlvt$ and activities Oljjeels alins I'he Agape C¢i)tre 18 opei'alcd by Ilie Belfast Soutli Nelm'ork Company. The C¢nlre's mission 1$ io- CrLaie oppoitunitiLs for partncr8 and th¢ loral coinmunity to work iogeth¢r to fosier srcater understanding und iiiieraclion b¢tween dilYci'¢nt culiural, cilinic, religious and soLial 8roups', Provide opporluiiilies for cr05S-Ll)mmuiiity pariiiei'81iip ii¢lworking to ¢nable collaboratioi) and r¢soui'ce sliiiring am()ng tli¢ stalut()ry, voliiiiiary and coii)munily s¢clors' aiid Providc acLoiiii))odalion ai)d services 10 a muliiplicily of USLrs. including Ltliiiic rninaritics. parcnls, young p¢(Iple and children, th¥ cldcrly und disadvantaged group8. I'he inlLI)tioii is to huild on eiiicrging rclationsl)ip8 and lo foster iicw oncs, with Ili¢ idco of incr¢a.$ing social coli¥sion. I'he cliarily's main llssLI is ils Ihree-slor¢y preniisLs th¢ Agupc Centi'¥ whiLh is situaied in a densely populalL.d arLa on tli¥ Li81)urn Road, Bellaqi and ,171¢1] IN us¢d f()r a mixliire Of aclivilics whiLII SCLk In aLIIiLVC IIIC charity'.% objeLIiv¢5, Page 3
Belfast South Network Company Trustees, Report Objecilve.s, slrutegies acilvltles Objectlve l.. To provide #nd maintAill buildings to be used for plaees of worship or for ¢8rrying out or furthering th¢ other obJectiv¢s of the f onip*ny The priinai'y bcnclit which floivs from tliis purposc is the advancemcnt ot religion, namcly Clirislianily aiid parli¥ularlv Meiliodi.%iii. wiihiii ihe Souih 13¢lfd.St ai'ea. Thi8 ben¢fil 15 sliowii Ihi'oiikili tIiL I'egiilar altLii(lan¢L or pL()plc al a Suiiday sci'vic¢ of ivorsliip. TIIIS 8¢1'vice lias als() b¢¢n available ()iiliii¢ via Youtube lo ii)cinhLrs ()I' Ihu L()n8r¢gatioii, the widcr circLiiI ol. Meihodisl Chiii'chL8 and liirthei. ulield. Pasl()rcil ¢lLlSters cL)nlinii¢' lo ol'ler 8lll)i)orl lo all meinbcrs al. the coiigregaiion ivliLtI)er IhLy ar¢ ahle Iu diieiid wcckly 8LfviLL% or noi. 'I'lii4 18 onL Ot. niiiiiy ways IliL con8rcgatioii seLks lo providL ()Uli'cach. 'I'h¢rc 1.% an annual 'l.iviiig wilh I,oss" 8¢fviLL l()r tlios¢ wliii 114¥L b¢Ln I'¥i¥nily l)Ll'Liiv¢d. I'h¢ I'iud pi'ogrnmmu ol. aLlivili1g, whi¥h ol'e widely adv¢rti8Ld and opcn lo bi)Ili InLiiibir$ aiid iion-iiiLmb¢r5 (Il. IhL Luii8r¥g1c lion. inLludc.s u wL¥kly l)r()p-in ses4i(In, a viry 7¢ Ltlvb l(IdiLS' 8r(iup. BiblL SILidy, l>ublic 'l'he(Ilngy 8cniinar$/leelurc81work8hops, hook club and friday cvcning iiie&l. OIliLr Chrisliaii Gr(iups sucli as (h¢ Hai'bour Team aiid the Russlun Orthad()x chiircli al.qo iiyed th¥ wor.$hip cci)ti'e. An intLrd¢nominutionul Cci)l¢rin8 pruyur groiip m¥Lts weekly. Our" I'liiiikiiig Alolid" .8Lfi¢8 01.iiiiliiiu di8LL188iOI).% ()ii Ihei?lugy ai)d ¢iliics in Ili¢ piibliL bquurc ¢(Iiiti11LILd iviih un oiiliiic joiiii scriLS willi Illc Longi'¥gialioii Iron) Dun Laogliaii'c MLiliodig1 Lliiii'LlI Lnliil¥d 'l.,IlgagTlllb) M'ILII oui, WL,jOi1I with oiher suuih B¢lfa81 LhurchL8. in a small numbLr ul'yharcd Cvciits, i?drli¢ularly iii the i)Lriod (Il. LLnt. 'I'IiL M¥thiidi%l C'.hLirLh iii IrLllliid u8cd ili¢ Agape CeiilrL fi)r vari0118 meciiiigs thruiighc)Lli IhL ycar. Page 4
Belfast South Network Company Trustees, Report Objcctive 2: To pdvance educAtioni promote heAlth and well-being and to provide fAcilities in the Interests of social welfAre for r¢creAtion And leisurewtime occupation with the object of improviiig the conditions of life of the commllnity. Tlie Agape C¢nii'¢ Iiosl8 Statiitory and Loiiiinunity bodies providing public services in¢lLiding Belfast l-l¢iiLlI & 80¥ial Car¢ Trusi C,oinmiiiiity Mcnlal Health T¢am, the AA and South Belfast Yoiiih F'ootball L¢agLie (SEIYF.'LI wlio arL all basid al Ilie Ccntye. Witli moi'c proaLIivb u8L ol. so¢ial InLdia, ii)Lluding) lh¥ dcvclopineiit of ihL C.¢ntre's i%'cE)qit¢, usage ofthe Agape C Lnirc by Lomniunily, v(ilunlary Iiiid c()Iniii¢r¢ial gr()up8 iviili a ivid¥ varicly ol. inlLr¢8ts contiiiuL% Ii) grow. A numbLr of I lousiiig Manug¢iii¢ni CJroups ond RLsid¢nls' AssoLiulions u.8C OLII. preini8¢s lor regul&i' and annual nii¥liii8s wliilL Ic>¢al bu.%inL8ses aiid LharitLible orgoni8ali()n8 suLli thL Sirokc Ass(ILiali()n, Barnard(1'8, Woiiicn'8 Aid, Adoplivn UK and fuiiiily iiiedialion lii¥ik¢ Ll.%c of oiii. (4icilitie.% for oly-silc i))eLlingb ui)d Iriiining eoui's&8. Boili through Ccnli'e aLlivities and Ilie u88oLialed chiircl), wc Loiilrihuled cxleiisively 10 batli loLal and wider d¥v¥lniiiiiLiii prc>je¢l8. We cL)IleLl¢d rLgLilill'ly lor %i()rLhaLI.q¢, u$8isliiig tlinse in 13¢ifasl rbqLiiriiig eiii¥rgLIILy food und ii¢ling U I'il¥i'rul poini, 'I'hr()Iigh SLIPPOI'I fi)r E4¥ifus1 LLlllI'ul MibS1(111, W¢ tissistLd willi Ih¢ir C'hi'istllll<S Ciill pi'ograininc aiid alsn LOlltril)Iil¢d lo tl)e ai)iiuul Cliri8tl&ili Aid ioll¢Glioii. Supp()ri lor global dcvLIopi))Lllt WU8 71180 pi'()vided tlir()Ligli SLII)slanlial LhLlI'ch c()nli'ibutioi)s. or piirliLLilur iii)IC ib Ilii '%iive a I Icai'l" Lliai'ity Icstablislied by a meinbcr of th¢ ¢oi)gregali0i1} M'liich h&8 be¢n dclivcriiig aiid supportii)g liLai't surgLry in NigLriR. I'IIL C.¥iitl'C Lonlinucs lo bL a Lenlru l(Ir Viirious groups itnpaLILd by Bi'¢a&l C'lliiL¥r aiid is used l)y various gLIicic3 us a sufL ploc¢ foi. coiiluLI gruupy 1¢ sup¥rvi,8¥d Incciiiigs b¢lw¢ci) pur¢iils ui)d childreii ii,hc) live apart. Forwllrd South Purtnersliip liosled a Cuininiinily Hcllltli Duy li)r local re3iduiits. Iii response to Ihc risiiig Losl of living Lris¢s Ili¢ church ran a w¢¢kly warin spaLe tram OLlobci' to the cnd ()1 thc veal.. Ali AgapL l.¥ctur¢ was li()slcd in whlLh Sl()bhaii O'Ncill addrcsJ¥d ilic isJuc ol. Mciilul I Iculili und a hialtl)y suLiLly in Nl. Objective 3.. To encourA%¢, i)romote fiiid foster irciit¢r mutuAI understftndlni And betttr eommunlty I'elatiolli by intermctioll bclweeii dtffereiit rmciiil, tthnlc, cultiirlll Anil soclHI L¥roups. II%NL' lia¥ un ()PLn-I)11(Ii' poliiy, wclknoming aiiyuiiL in tor Iririidsliip, a chut ojid K'(rL8hin¢nts. 'I"IIL Lcnti'c is viiiu¢ lor Ll'ciils ()r8lJlllSLd by ili¥ Lliiircl) aiid otli¢i' og¢nLiLS such os 13¢ifasl Foiir CoriiLrs Cros.s-C.oiiiiiiuiiily I'istival, Iosiii'ing thL advunc¥m¢nt ol. hLimun rigl)Is, rcconcilialicin, the pron1(Ition ol. rLIi8iOII% dnd rucial liarinony. ¥(iuality aiid dIV¢Ily. We Lonliiiue tn h()8t %pcclrum. providiiig iiil¢r-d¥i)oniinalion<il w()rship l(Ii' IIIL .Cffl3'1- coi)ImLinilv, laimily uiid frieiids. I'hc l)eilC¢ ljluyers use ilic preiiiiscs lo briiig Iccnugci's Irc)iii div¢r8¢ uuii)iiiuiiilics Ii)gctli¢i' Ii) i)ron)()Ic uiiderstanding. Tli¢ Agapc C¢iilrc autlVLly s¢¢ks to oi'gaiiisL events ivliiLI) .111 briiig logeiliLr I'¢pr¢s¢iitutivLs Ir()In Inany dill¢rLnl baLkgioiiiids ag p08sibl#. I'h¢ InLol Mu,slim L()minunily 11.%cd lh¢ CLntru lor th¥ir l-, ID ccl¢brution8 in May and foi. mb¢lings of ihu fii'sl Islainic .$coul Iroop in Norihei'n Ii'eland. Mermaids a support group tor parcnls of childrcn going through gend¢r change also Ineets in (h¢ ccntrc. Objective 4., To help young people, espetlAlly but rtot exclusively through leisure time xctlvltles so As to develop their si)irltUAI, pliysic*l and mentAI cApacitics tliAt they nimy grow to full mgturity as IndividuAIs Md responsible Inembers of society 'I'he centre is not only the headquartcrs of Ilie SB YI-,l. bul also scrves os & v¢nuc for Tae Kwan Do, Irish dance 1&%8cs and similar ci'cnts l-or children and young people. Programines proinoling educatioii have includ¢d AQl", tllition. 'fhe Suzliki mcihod, assisting tlie developinent of young Childi'cii, is promoted in a weekly ev¢nt. Tlie ccnti'e hosted little kickers, a post-COVID group to hclp ¢hildren'5 development via mini tootball. Pag¢ 5
Belfast South Network Company Trustees, Report Objective 5.. To provide and promote the provlsion of fAcilities for recreation and other leisur¢ time oe¢upotions 'riie Agape Centre hosts a i'ariety of programm¢8, as illustrated und¢r earlier obj¢cliVCS, tliat providL ali oppcirtunity lor tlie public in South Bcltasl to d¢vblop their leisure iiine inlure81s, Wc li(>8t w¢ekly Dog aiid piippy training, Pilaics cla8scs (tor canc¢r survivors), Slimining WL)rld gi'oLlPS and Barnardo evLnts. 01)jcctlve 6.. To preytrve and sAfeguard th¢ h¢Altli of All persons who Ar¢ or Are in donger of bet(Jniing Addicled to or dcpeiidellt upon drugs of Any deseription, Alcohol, solvents or other A(Idictive substmiices 'I'hL promotion of heulih flows from thi8 PLirpo8c ond th¢ C¢nii'L has pi'ovided a I'angyc (yf aLliviliLS io niLLt this (IbjLLliv¢ in¢ludiiig Al¢()holiLs Ai)i)iiyiiic)us (curr¢nily iisiii8 nine SLSSILins i)cr W¢Lk), a lorliiigliily Aware mcLiiing (A Depr¢%si()n s¢if- hclp supporl sroiipl ond Making 2nd$ Coiinl (u iiionihly qec(irtdary ¢lln¢¢r groiipl. I'he Agap¥ C.LiilrL 18 us¥d by orgJiiisalicin8, %11¢11 Il)L %lr()kc Assaciatioii aiid Wuiii¢ii'$ Aid, lo provide iiieLling pIu¢c5 tor weLkly or monihly groups. onu-oll ¥VLnl8 &ddr¢ssing reluv&nl i8SllLS. A prograniiii¥ liir y()Ling iii¢n iii dung¥r ofbLconiing involvLd in criminulity was run by Ihe dcpurtlllLnl for eurly iiilei'veiili(In and 8&l¢gyu8rdiiig 141 ISLI., Publlc beiieJ71 'rhe oii¢ruliun (il. Il)e Agupc Cciilrc ¢onlributcs to thc ullainimeiii ol. the Belfusi South Nciwork Cciiiii)uny objeelivcs a8 laid oui abovc. In terms of m¥eling of IliL ohjLIIiv¥8 lislcd abovL, Ili¢ d¢tai15 inoliidcd ther¢in giv¢ u fluvthur of th¢ ILliviliLS wl)iu11 Ihc public iii 8()uil) B¥ll'asl cali parlicipcile iii a8 a rcsult ofiliL dttvLlopinciii ol. thu Ag<ll)c C¢iiifL. Althijiigli tli¥ individual oLtivilies iii'c only lislcd iind¢i' onc c)bje¢tiv¢, Inuny of Ihein hove overlupping rcsuli8, addrLs8ii)g niorL thali onL arca. 'I"hc Iru8lccs coiifirm tlial iliey hAvc Luinplied witl) tlie rcciiiircmeiit$ ot the Charities Acl lo liavc duc rcgard to t71 public bL'iiel'it guiddiicc issued l)y ilii Charity Coininisbion. Pag¢ 6
Belfast South Network Company
Trustees, Report
Financial review
'I'lIL 8iaikinent of Fin1¢ ncial Activili¢s is sei out on page I l of the accounts. Total iiicome has deLrea8¢d liom
£70,813 iii 202110 £63,619 in 2Q22. Total expLnditui'e lias incr¢ascd frM £99.308 in 2021 to £1.31.046 iii 2022.
ThL Cliai'ity lias Ihci'¥fore gLiieralcd a IiLguliv¢ Iiiiancial oiil¢oin¥ for the year with a net decrease iii fiinds of
£67,427, mudc up of a dccr¢aye in Linrustrieied flinds of £24,981 and a decreasL in ¢ndoivmLniS ()f £42,446, with
this laiter tigure accoiinling lar annual dcprecialion ()ii tli¢ properly.
Policy on reserves
I'hL B(iard hus cxumined ili¢ charity's rcquirements for r¢s¢rves in tlic light Dfthc iijain risks to the organiiulion.
It has e8lablish¥d a poliuy whei'cby Ili¢ uiire81riLl¢d funds riot d¢sigiiai¢d tor a partiLular purpose or iiivested in
iangiblc ass¢iis held by th¢ cliarily shuuld bc approxiinalcly six monilis of ¢xpendilure,
I'IIL rescrv¢s are i)e¥d¢d i() Inect Ilie w'orking Lapiiul I'equir¢iiicnlS ol. the charity and thu Bi)ard iq ¢oiilidLiil Ihul
i iliis Icvcl il would bc ablL lo conlinue ihe CLirrent &ctivit1¢5 of ihc churity in Ihc cv¢nt of a signili¢ant drvp in
runding,
A% (1131 DLLeinbci' 2022 Ili¥ ¢liarily licld CLirrLiII a%set8 ivI)iLli had iiot bL¢n dcsigiiaiL(I for ll pai'liLulai' pui'p
Belfast South Network Company Trusteesl Report Small companies provision stAtement This repoit ha8 b¢en preparLd iii accoi'dance with Ihc sinall coinpani¢s regime under the Companies Act 2006. 'I'he annual r¢port was approved by th¢ trustCC5 Ot thL chai'ily on 25 S¢ptLmber 2023 and 8igncd on ils bclialf by.. Dr l R Ta>lor I'rLasur¢r I'ruslec .>4,?0 R¢v¥rcnd F. Flyl Chnirp¢i'soii TruyiLL Page 8