Annual Report-Tres Dias in Ireland- NIC No 101593 Period - 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 a) Purpose of the Charity - Tres Dias is a faith based organisation open to people from any Christian denomination. It has both a men's and a ladies. programme. The purpose of the charity is to provide training. programmes and events which encourage greater cooperation and collaboration between Christian Churches in Northern Ireland and to give opportunity for adults from different traditions to come together to develop their leadership skills and get more involved in leadership roles. b) Trustees for this Period - The following were the Trustees for this period - Mr A Baillie, Mr C Maxwell, Mr B Maxwell, Mrs C Black and Mr A Paul. c) Financial Year- This report covers the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 d} Summary of activities to further the purposes of the Trust- The Secretariat continued to struggle with getting events fully operational again post Covidl9. Our'in person, training events in 2022 had been postponed and pushed forward into 2023. Within this reporting period we had set up a Ladies, Weekend. planned for 4th to 7th May 2023. Unfortunately. this was cancelled due to illness and withdrawals from the team close to the planned dates. The Men's Weekend, planned for 5th to 8ih October 2023. ran as planned and was enjoyed by all.
Our monthly men's reunions were run on an irregular basis to offer support and to give opportunity to members to share their faith stories, to encourage each other. and to cement friendships across the denominations. Some of the members took part in the annual peace walk on Good Friday walking from Clonard Monastery to the Shankill Road with the aim to promote friendship and understanding. We also held a meeting at Clonard to encourage members to meet up again, but this was poorly attended. The transfer of the ownership of properties on the Springfield Road, as these are a big drain on finances, to YWAM (Youth with a Mission), was completed during this reporting period., as approved by the Department of Communities. Future Targets to achieve the purposes of the Charity- We consider that Tres Dais is at a bit of a crossroads with aging membership and falling attendances at events. The Secretariat is considering the way ahead including the option of closure, possibly in 2025 as well as looking at trying to continue to establish a fuller programme including training events. e) In regard to the Commission's Public Benefit requirement- The Trustees are fully aware of the need for the activities of the charity to be wholly for the Public Benefrt. No Trustee benefits financially from any activity of the charity. The programme is developed with the sole aim of benefitting participants though training, personal development and cross community support. fl Financial Position - The Charity began this period with a balance of £1494.45 and ended the period with a balance of £1203.33. The charity only used its funds to run the programme. The charity does not commit itself to any expenditure unless
funding is available in advance to ensure that the Charity always acts with a positive balance. g) Funds in Deficit- The charity has no funds in deficit, nor any binding commitments that would put the charity in deficit. The following Trustees sign this report on behalf of all the Trustees, confirming that the information provided accurately reflects the work of the Charity- Signed Brian Maxwell. Hon Treasurer Signed Colin Maxwell, Hon Secretary Date zo