2025-04-05-annual-report

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership

(NIC 101593)

Trustee’s Report

Financial Year 24/25

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership Address: 5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF Telephone: [phone]| Email: [e-mail] Register Charity: NIC 101593

Contents

Reference and Administration Details

Administration details

Trustees Report

Objects of the Charity

Activities of the Charity

Achievements, Performance & Public Benefit

Financial Review

Structure, Governance and Management

Going Concern

Governing Document

Compliance with Public Benefit

Statement of Trustees Responsibilities

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership Address: 5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF Telephone: [phone]| Email: [e-mail] Register Charity: NIC 101593

Reference and Administration Details

Name Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership

Charity Number NIC 101593

Charities Principal Address

5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF

Independent Examiners Karl Black

Principal Bankers Barclays Bank

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership Address: 5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF Telephone: [phone]| Email: [e-mail] Register Charity: NIC 101593

Trustees Report

The trustees present the annual report and statements of Receipts and Payments, and Assets and Liabilities for Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Objects of the Charity

The objectives of Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership (CRCP) are to provide facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Corcrain and Redmanville area without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinions by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, youth organisations and inhabitants, in a common effort to advance education, protect health and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisuretime occupation, with the object of improving conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular

• To support the development of a cohesive, shared and integrated community and promote the wellbeing of those living in the area of benefit through the provision of educational, social and recreational activities

• To relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing them with information, representation, and advocacy with issues such as housing, community safety, the environment and community relations;

• Recruit and train volunteers with relevant skills to carry out the objects of the CRCP;

• Promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above objects and to that end to work in CRCP with local authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of the above objects in the area of benefit;

Activities of the Charity

The Corcrain and Redmanville Community Partnership has made a significant contribution to improving the lives and conditions in the area by providing facilities and services for the people of the area. The group offers three programmes weekly relating to Education, Health and Recreation, which have 100% attendance, and these includes community café, Yzone after school’s club, craft club & Intercommunity Sports Camps. CRCP also represents residents in the area on various inter agency forums. It also offers seasonal gardening projects for inhabitants of all ages and is working closely with the Woodlands Trust to set up a "Friends of the Woodland" group. CRCP have also piloted a successful maintenance programme proving street cleans, gardening, community DIY/Maintenance. Added to this, there are several events organised throughout the year to promote community spirit within the area Including Easter events, Halloween Event and Christmas outings.

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership Address: 5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF Telephone: [phone]| Email: [e-mail] Register Charity: NIC 101593

Achievements, Performance & Public Benefit

The activities outlined above demonstrate how CRCP continues to implement its charitable purposes.

Benefits to members of the public include:

• Increased opportunities for residents to meet and reduce social isolation

• A more connected and safer community

• Increased opportunities to volunteer and engage in community activities

• Personal development of the young people

• Improved life outcomes for young people

CRCP has mitigated any potential harm from the activities through child protection training, AccessNI checks, other relevant training, insurance cover and observance of good practice

Financial Review

The principal source of income of CRCP continues to be from Donations and Grants. The principal expense of CRCP is in respect of payments regarding general running and activity costs.

• CRCP opening balance for financial year 25/25 is £232.64

• CRCP continues to be in a healthy financial state at April 2025 with a closing account balance of £558.79

• CRCP had no unaccounted expenditure or bad debt for accounts closing March 2025

CRCP aims to retain sufficient reserves to meet its expected future expenditure requirements as well as potential future capital projects

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership Address: 5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF Telephone: [phone]| Email: [e-mail] Register Charity: NIC 101593

Structure, Governance and Management Going Concern

The trustees have reviewed its planned expenditure for the year ahead and are satisfied that there are adequate funds in place to ensure that the Charity can continue its activities and the financial statements for the year ended March 2025 can be signed off as a going concern.

Governing Document

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership is a registered charity and is governed by the terms of its constitution, which was formally adapted on 3rd September 2003

Compliance with Public Benefit

The Charity has given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities entered into during the year have helped to achieve the Charity’s objectives, as well as providing public benefit.

Statement of Trustees Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the statement of receipts and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with Income of less than £250,000 requires the trustees to prepare a statement of receipts and payments and a statement of assets and liabilities for each financial year.

The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are enough to show and explain the Charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets and liabilities of the Charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership Address: 5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF Telephone: [phone]| Email: [e-mail] Register Charity: NIC 101593

Signed on behalf of CCRP trustees

John Stevenson Secretary

Anne Gillespie Treasurer

Corcrain Redmanville Community Partnership Address: 5-7 Corcrain Avenue, Portadown BT62 4AF Telephone: [phone]| Email: [e-mail] Register Charity: NIC 101593