GLOIR Trustee5' Annual Report Ilncluding Directors Report and Strategic Report) Year Ended 310ecember 2023 The Trustees present iheir repon and the independently examined financlal Statements of the charity lor the year ended 310ecember 2023. The trustee5 have adopted the provisions of the Statement ol Recommended Practice ISORPI 'Ac¢ounting and Reporting by Charities" In preparing the annual report and financial siatements of ihe charity. Trusieès of the charity The directors of ihe chaiitable company are its trustees for the purpose of tharity law. The trustees who h•ve Served during ihe year and since the year end were ès follows,. Sr. Catherine Teresa Martin Si. Gay Barry Sf. P3uline Cowie IChaifptTsonl IAesi8ned on 31 May 20241 Sr. Olive McConvlle Sr. Patrlcia Daly (Treasureil Sr. Re8ina McGeowTr Sr. Anne Mccarthy (Resigned on 31 May 20241 Sr. A8nes Hannon Sf. Marearet O'Reillv Otyje¢t4ves and activities GLOIR mainly aims to advance educofion an¢Y provide leadership and iiainln8 to those Commilted io de¥elopin8 a fulure marked by ereater sf)cial justice and specifically lo acjdfess Ihe emer8+ftg needs ol a multi<uliural socieiy. We have one rhi5 by facilitaiiTh8 numeiotss leadef5hip training wofkshop5 in adult education. Our PLtipost is to provide le)der5hip and trainin8 lor rnen and women omitted to deweloplng a lutufe marked by 8reatei Social justice and speesfi¢ally to address the emergin8 needs ol a multi-cultural Society. We work with people who believe in p•rticipaiinB the the shapin8 of a lulure marked by ifeater social justice. We work with ihose who hold LeJdeiship/M•na8erial roles to enhan¢e their ability in working cre•lively and elfe¢tSvlv with their teams. We particularly support women who strive to lind new models and style5 of leadershiplmanagement. Public benefit Statement We have a¢hieved our public benefit particularly by working with comrnuniiies in aTea5 of social and economic disadvantJ8e. Thou8houi the year we have worked in Aepublic ol Ireland, Vntted Ktn8dom, iialy and Qarar and have rhefelore been sucessful in achievin8 OUK 60)15. We have reviewed The Charity Commission of Northern Ireland guidance on public benefit an(1 can confirm that we believe that we hove satisfied the public benelit requirernent. Sirate8ic Report Achie¥emenis and performance The charity succeeded in offerin8 Adult Education and provided leadership and traSning to those committed to developin& a lulijfe marked by greater social justlce and specillcally 10 add¥ess the emergin8 needs of a multi-culi¢Jial societv. We have done this by facilitatin8 numberous leadership iratning workshops in adult education. We have achieved our public benelit particularly by workin6 Wlth communities in areas of social and economic disadvantage. Thoughout the year we have worked in Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy and Qatar. quite often and have therefore been Successful in achieving our goals.
GLOIR Tru5tee5' Annual Report {Including Directors Report and Strateglc Report) Year Ended 310ecember 2023 Financial review Reserves Policv The Board of Directors have examined the charity's requirements for reserves and consider the current level to exceed the requirements to continue operation throughout the 2024 financial year. The current level of reserves available to the charity is £61,293 and these are all unrestricted. The current level of reserves awailable to ihe charity will be able to absorb any def icit that may arise throughout 2024. Plan5 for f utuie perlods The directors met remotely in June 2024 and it was agreed that GLOIR would continue. at the current pace, as lon8 as Sr. Mary Harrington and Sr Gabrielle Stuarl are able and happy to continue with the support of Sr Mary Conway. The convenience of workin8 via 200m is still attractive to some congregalions to save on travel costs, so this option will remain, although some con8regations still do prefer the face to face facilitation Struclure, governance and management The board of directors can only appoint new trusiee5. A motion must be put forward by one director and a show of hands determines if the majorily agrees. The charity is a charitable company limited bv Euarantee and was incorporated on 12 June 2006. It is governed by a memorandum of association. The charitable company's registration number is N1059695 and its re8lStered office is 27 Catherine Street, Newrv, Co Down, BT35 6JG. On 3 November 2015 the charitable company registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and its NIC Number 15 101529.
GLOIR Trustees, Annual Report (Including Directois Report and Strategic Report) Year Ended 31 December 2023 TTusiee5' Responslbllites Statement The Irustee5 (who are also direcrors of GLOIR for the purposes of company law are reponsible for preparine the Trusiees, Annual Aepon lincludin8 Ihe Slrategic Report) and the financial stètemenis 11) accordance wilh applicable law and ijnited Kingdom Accounlins Standards (United Kingdom Geneially Accepted Accounting Praclicel. Company law requires the trustee5 to prepare financial 5tatemenis fof each financial year, which give a true and laii view of the State ol affairs of the charitable company and of the incornin8 fe50urces and application ol resources, including the income and expendtiure, of the chafltable company lor that peiiod. In preparing these financial statemenis, Ihe trustees are required to.. seleci suitable accountin8 policies and then apply rhem consisrenily,. obseive the Methods and principle5 in ihe Charities SORP 2019 IFRS 1021 make jud8ements and esrimaies that ale reasonable and prudenr,. slate whether applicable UK Accountin8 Standards have been followed. 5ubjec( to any material departures disc105ed and explained in Ihe financial siaternents; prepare che financial siatemenls on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate io presume that the charitable company will conlinue in operation. The trustees are responsible lor keepin8 adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy ai any time the financial position of the charirable compony and enable them 10 ensure that the financial slaiements comply with the Cornpanies Aci 2006. They are also responsible lor safe8uardin8 the assets ol rhe chariiable Company and hence lor takin8 reasonable steps lof ihe prevention and deteciion ol fraud and other iire8ulaiities. The report ol ihe trustees has been prepared iaking advania8e of Ihe small companies. exemption of Seciion 415A ol the Companies Act 2006. Oisclosure of inlormation t¢ the Independent Examlner We. the directors of the company who held office ar (he date ol appioval of these Financial Siaremenis as sei oui above each confirm, 50 far as we ale aware, rhai.. there is no relevant inloimation of which the company'5 Independenr Examiner 15 unaware. and we have raken all of the steps that we ought to have taken ès direcior5 in order lo make ourselves aware of any relevant informarion and 10 esiablish thai the company's Independeni Examiner is aware ol Ihot inlormolion. In approving the Tru5tees' Annual Report, we 0150 approve the 51raiegic Report included therein, in our capacity as company irectors. Approved by the Board on and sign on bts behalf by.. Sr. Re8ina Mc wn