The Corrymeela Community (a company limited by guarantee) Council members and advisers Council members The council tnembers who were in office during Ihe year and up to the dale of signing the financial slal¢m¢nts were: Francis Brady Sharon Crooks Brid Cullen (Chalr) Eleanor Hayes (Vice Chair) Edward Lane (Hon. Treasurer) Mary Magennis Duncan Morrow Sean O Baoill Lynda Wilson El¢cl¢d 23 November 2019 Co-opted 29 March 2022 Elected 24 September 2022 Elected 23 November 2019 Co-opled 22 June 2021 Elected 2.1 November 2019 Elected 24 Sepiember 2022 Elected 24 September 2022 Co-opled 29 March 2022 Company secretary Nicola Murray Appointed 17 January 2(X)6 Senior Management Team Execulive Director Leader Head of Finance & Business Developmenl Head of Programme Head of Hospilaliiy & Facilities Guesl Relations Manager Tim Magowan (resigned 31 January 2024) Alex Wimberly Nicola Murray Sylvia Gordon Michael Mccariney Kaiherine Murphy (resigned I l Mar¢h 2024) Registered office Investment Manggers 5 Drumaroan Road Ballycasile, BT54 6QU Evelyn (formerly Smiih & Williamson) The EwaTI l Bedford Sireel Bell'&8t, BT2 7EP Solicitors Independent auditors Edward5 & Company 28 Hill Sireei Belfast. BTI 2LA Moore (N.I.) LLP Waierford House 10-12 Lodge Road Coleraine BT52 INB Bankers Charity Commission Nl Registration Number NIC101597 Ulsler Bank Limiied 11-16 Donegall Square East Belfasl, BTI SUB HMRC Registration Number XN48052A The Corrymeela Community (a company limited by guarantee) Report of the Council for the year ended 31 March 2024 The Council members, who are also ihe direciors of ihe company for ihe purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their annual report and the audiled financial 5talements for the year ended I l March 2024. The infornialion wilh respecl to Ihe Council member5 and advisers sel oul on page I forms pari of ihis repon. The financial slalemenls comply with current slalutory requiremenls, the Memorandum and Ariicles of Associaiion. Ihe Financial Reporling Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effe¢iive l January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS102)). the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in (he UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102). Objectives and Actlvltles Corrymeela'5 objecls are to be a Chrislian Communily of peace and reconcilialion by engaging with difference, addressing division and 5UPPOrtin8 peace and reconcilia(ion in Northern Ireland and beyond. ThL Corrymeela Community is an open Chrisiian communiiy 01175 members. drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and faiih Iraditions. Members commii ihemselves 10 each oiher and io rhe work of peace and reconciliation. Our visivn fvr 2025. as siaied in our Siraie8ic Plan, 15 10 have conlribuied towards a more cohesive and hope-tilled soLi¢iy by welcoming Ihousands of people inio courageous conversalions which dL￿'pen our respect for each other so more people can live well together, We deliver this vision by,, welLnming ihousands of people from differeni backgruunds inio experii¥n¢¥'s i)r hospiialiiy, learning and communily al our residenlial Cenlre in BallyL&sile: d¥livL'ring pr()grammes alongsid¥ our parln¢rs al Ihe Centre and in the wider c()mmuniiy on mailers of seciarianism, marginalisalion, public theology, and Ihe legacies of conllicl; engaging in praciices as a cammuniiy and wilh oihers thai help us serve as cenlres of peace and reconciliation wherever we live, work and worship. To do this work, we rely on ihe commilmenl of staff, volunleers. and members of Ihe communily. Achievements and Performance l. We welcomed over S,0(Kl people Snto experlenees of welcome, learning and community al our Ballycastle Centre. During 202.Ir24 we hosled 5,016 people from 225 groups to our Ballycasile Cenire. These numbers renecl Ihe excellent work of our Cenlre teams who inspire groups to relurn and who deliver our services consisiently well despiie a significani number of unfilled pos(s throughoui ihe year. Our gucsts cvalualcd the quality of the welcome, hospitality, accomm(Klaiion. and programme we prowided as being 94% posilivc on avcragc. Welcome Accommodatlon Mettin8 ces Fotsd & Olnl 4.38 Team's su ort Nurturè Relatlonshl 4.83 faclliiator chlevement o Alms 4.06 Group Interadlo¢) 4.69 Programme Impact 4.66 ¥•ra (scale.. ¢> 51 4A3 4.53 4.74 96.6% 90.7% 94.8X 87.6% 96.8% 9&7% 95.3% 95.1% 93.8% 93.2% Individual guests reported thai: "You are a shining example of uninhibi*d welcome, sharing and respeci in ihe grace, warniih. and ordvr of everyday life. "Siaff and volunt¢er5 were (wiihoul exception) helpful, supportive, and welcoming. "The communily have been so friendly* kind, and caring. Greal lo be parl of hospitalily loo," "Thc overall eihos. coinmunity life and viewsllocalion. "l always felt respec(ed and iried 10 be always respeciful.. The respect for others here is palpable and deep in the DNA. The Corrymeela Community (a company limited by guarantee) Al Corrymeela, guests receive allentive hospitality and are able lo be Ihetnselves wiihin the contex( of & community's shared rhythm5 and customs (sel meal limes, sel times for opl-in wor5hiplrefiection; rituals such a5 OUT 'moment of silence, regular invitations 10 help with dishes. eic.). It is an experience thal clearly has a wsilive effecl on guests. Our bookings fall wiihin a wide range of categories across society. from schools and universities lo family groups, suppori groups and communiiy-based groups. Resldentlal and Non Resldentlal Groups Groups 18% •Nfy Re51dentel Nc(trRethiiil 82% 150 2C(1 250 Giond T￿￿1 Categories of Group Types 24 25 26 25 20 15 io 15 io Cateiory RsSdent•l • N*TrResdthiBI Nearly half of Ihe groups who book a Slay al CorrymLela deliver their own programme - choosing io come (o Corrymeela because ihe Cenire provides Ihe righi selling for their work. A majority of groups requesl a Corrymeela Programme delivered by cO￿Ymee1a-ba5ed personnel. W¢ work lo design and faciliiale prosrammes Ihat Makes sense for Ihem, bringing in addilional ouiside (aciliiaiors (arrilialed wilh Corrymeela) whenever appropriate; Programmed and Non Programmed Pro8rammed and Non Programmed 19 29 • ProyanTh*d NcnProyaMmed.' 48% 2% NsTrRe9deDto1 Group Status •NctrProyJnm&l • Prwm)med The Corrymeela Community (a Company limited by guarantee) More ihan a ihird of our work is focused on youth and childre Category dults {18+) outh (12-171 Kids15-11) oddlers (2-4) Babies (Under 2) OTAL umber 156 Participants 1354 79 35 12 035 63% Athjts •YLXrth •KKls •Uncler4 ThL' ability of Corrymeela lo host all ages demonslrales the positive influence Corrymeela can have on both the preseni and future of Norihern Ireland. The wide age range indi¢aies ihe l¢vel ol iesource n¢ed¢d io mainiain a safe and engaging environment for all our guesi.s. +++ Hoiizoiis iioliiiifeers The work ai the Cenire benL(ils .%ignifiLllnily from the Horizons Volunteer Programme, which has broughi logeiher i¢aiii of 10-12 long-term rL'sidL'niidl volunieers 10 pmvide additional suppc)rl for groups and to enga8e in praclices of h05pilalily. In 2021-2024, Ihe HorizoTJs IL4im conlribu(ed OVLr IS,200 hours of volunteer work lo the CenlrL. The presence of ihis team of volunleers allows us io crLalL a sense of communi(y and welcome fDr those who come 10 Corrymeela. The posiiive feLdbÉlLk we receive from guLslS monihly aboui our volunieers is excellLnl. volunleers were (wilhoul excepiion) helpful, supporiive, and welcoming. Respect permeales Corrymeela. I hope you are proud of ihis. nd "Every encounier with volunieers was courteous, open hearted and spirited." Along wilh providing a benefit lo the Centre and io Ihose slaying with us. the Horizons Programme uims to provide volunieers wilh an experience thai informs their own sens¢ of self. their under51anding of community, connici, and reconciliation - and lo help build up the next generation of peacebuilders. Volunieering has always been a( Ihe heart of Corrymeela- as we work lo creale communilies ol. collaboraiion and service, and as we seek io model a dirrereni way of being. Instead of transaciional relalionships, we look 10 comrnii 10 each oiher's well-being and io compleie qhared objeclives Ihrough mutUk)I consenl. 2. We developed innovative programmes with partners; dellvering them •t our Centre And In eommunities around Northern Irelond. We havc four distinct areas of programme, each managed by a member of slaff- Seclariani5m, Marginalisation, Public Theology and Legacies Df Conflicl. The Programme leam works closely tngelher with our Head of Programme lo support one anoih¢r in Iheir area5 of focus and lo identify opporluniiies for collaboraiion. Seclarianism Our Iniernaiional Moving Beyond Violence Consor(ium of Ulster University. Bradford Universily. Mershon Cenire for Inierna(ional Security Studies, The Norihern Ireland Execulive and The Uniied Stales Insiituie for Peace continued to meei logeiher and in June 202.3 we hosted a residential at Corrymeela called Rires. Ritt4dls aiid Troiisfornwttve Processes. We inviled parlicipants from Nepal, Nigeria, Lebanon. USA, The Neiherlands, Palesiine, Columbia and more locally lo engage in a conversation about how (his was applied in oiher countries. There were academics, policy makers and praetilioner5 preseni and the learning eslabli5hed in Ihai space was Ihen wrillen up and will be published in 2024 through the United Stales Inslilule for Peace. Following Ihis process, we then co-hosled an Academic saiherins in November 2023 to eslabli5h a re￿arch projeci in partnership wilh Duesto Universily, Mershon Centre for Inlernalional Security The Corrymeela Community (a company limited by guarantee) Siudies and ihe Ulster University. Please note thai Ihis is an example of coproduction belween Corrymeela Staff and Corrymeela Community Members. In partnership wilh Communiiy Members, we coniinued io work with Friends who meel in Farsel, a cross cornmuniiy church based projecl froffl the Fa115 and the Shankill. The group eslablished their relationships through Decade of Cenienarie5 and Moving Beyond Violence and we have conlinued to build relalionships l(x)king at Culture and Religion. We also continued io work closely with the Shankill Women's Cenlre concluding wilh a Tesidenlial in Corrymeela which resulted in the women consulting wilh government deparlmenls regarding fiuslralions wilh violence in Iheir area. (Th¢y also f¢alur¢d in Songs of Praise which was a greal b(x>sl!) We h05led our Ihird Courage to Larnent service in St Anne's Caihedral on Ihe 21 June 2021 in parlnership with the Wave Trauma Cenlre and Healing Through Remembering, Si Johns on (he Falls and Belfasl Cathedral, The service was allended in person by over .l(M) people ¢offling logeiher lo reflect on live5 losl in (he NorihLrn Ireland conflicl. The evenl was allended by past and present politicians. Many ihanks lo all communily members involved with ihis projecl. The Programme Manager for Seclariani5m is an aclive member and regular chair of #stopattacks, a pressure group of church. youth and community worker5 focussing on the residual violence thal we have failed lo move beyond. This year we have aclively influenced onlirje and in person with the Police Service for Norihern Ireland (PSNI and Tackling Paramilitary Programme (TPPI. In February 2024, and in partnership with Queens Universi¢y, we hosled Dr Carlene Firmin who 15 an expert on Conlextual Safeguarding. This is a meihodology of working with Young People al risk of violence. The event was well attended wilh repreSen￿liveS from boih the Sialulory and NGO sec(or. In addilion, the Programme Manager is ll member of the Reference Group which is a non-governmenl organisaiion which engages wilh some of whom who are non-subscribers of peace and the advisory commiiiee ol Ihe Engage Project in the EA. and on Ihe advisory group of Ihe Cenire for Acknowledgemeni, Learning and Mcmory. Marginalisation In 2021-2024, we conlinued to deliver oui on Ihe Asylum Seeker and Refugee Trguma Support Programme. The programme is funded by Ihe Depanmenl of Health through Ihe Communiiy Foundation Norihern Treland. To dale wilh our partners Ihe Starling Colleclive, Anaka Women's Colleclive, CANS, Place to Wonder, LORAG and Ihe Hummingbird Projecl we have delivered Irauma informed training and Services lo 2(KJO people including Ihose seeking refuge and asylum, praclblioners in the voluntary, community and stalu(ory sector5 and academia. During Ihe summer of 2021 we hosied l irauma informed residenlials for u5ylum seeker men occommodaled in hole15 in the Causeway Coasi and Glen5. Ai Ihe invile of Ihe local auihorily, we planned and delivered re¢reals for up lo .16 men displaced by war and conflici from oiher parts of Ihe world. li was a humbling and enriching experience for Corrymeela. Wilh funding Irom our Together We Shelter Legacy and in parlnership wilh ihe VSB Foundation and the Blue Pilgrims Ihe Marginalisaiion team led on Ihe Voices of Migranl Women project which 50ughi lo increase the visibility, voice, and space for leadership by refugee. asylum seeking and migranl women. During Ihe summer ot 2021, we led on a leadership resideniial for women ai Corrymeela. Alongside Ihis Ihe Projeci Co-ordinalor conlinued io hold u very busy caseload involvin8 10+ individuals and families. We also aeiively promoied a holistic and colleciive approach lo trauma and coniinued to build a communily of practice, During Ihe previous year a series of inpuls on marginalisalion and trauma meihodologies were delivered wilh Queen's Universily Beifasi and Dublin City Universily. Ai Ihe end of this reporiing peri(Kl we were ready io deliver Ihe Transforming Trauma - Colleetlve Community Healing evenis wilh Ihe Cenire for Mind Body Medicine. which look place in April 2024. Public Theology ThL PriigraniinL Miill(i&TrLI' l(Ii' PubliL Thiiili)¥y ILd (111 SLVLfc?l iniliaiivLN i n pai"InLr%hip w'iih Ihc LLÉidLI' ()r IhL Ci)rryniLLI C()iiiiniiiiiiy. Bi'rylLllin¥. dnd %i)Li()-p(Iliiical and IhL'()logiLal rLIILLli()n. has I￿.￿n li¢ld in IhL, Piivilion B¢ir ()n ih¢ ()rnicau R()ad wilh n aY¥i'4g¥ aiii'nddnLc (11. 60 ￿￿pIC, PLf L vLnl. .Sp&lL'L bL'Ln LIL'kil¢'(I l(Ir dial()ouL ari)und coniLinp(>i'ury is%u¥i including ihc Gai.¢l L(InJliLI (ind IhL inlluLllLL Llnd SiLyniliLanLL ()[ IhL lilL ()I' SinLad C)'Ci)nni)r. I￿Or IhL %LYond yLur WL ILLI a Ll)IlcLIii'L nLlw()I'k in1i0sling 4111 Lv¥ning L'v¥nl lo ni4rk thi. UN Jnlernational Day of Peace. ()ui' iiiiiin P&wlnLIN in Ihis nLlw()rk- WLrL IhL. Nl InlLr-Faiih Fi)I'uin. B¥yi)nd .8kin, T(Triniii), ,Sund% (Il. Arl.% A WDndLI. Ihc The Corrymeela Community (a company Ilmlted by guarantee) C()Inmunily RLl&ilions Council and Fr Marlin Magill ()l-.Si Johns (Trn (hL Full% R()ad. ()n Ihc 218LPILmbLf WL gaihLfL¥d 2(K) PL(IpIL <11 Si Aiin¥'s Caih¥drJl lor an ¢'VLni ()l- ini¢'rlaiih relleLli(>n%. In IhL SLL()nd yLar ol. i)ui' International Seed Group. I'iindLd by ihL HLnry LIILL F()undalii)i). WL ha&L L()nlinuL.d ()ur work will) a gri)Iip ()f LmLrgingJ laiih ILadcrs in oihLf L()unlriL.4 iTnp41LILd by Liiiillicl, ()ur lir%1 Lohi)I'1 had 7 purliLipiinlN. Chrisiian and Mu%lini. Iri)ni l.Lhaii()n 12 ). .S()Iiih Ali-ica. Liihiiania. A f¥hani%lan. K611akhNliin, and ArmLni¢l. (Jur ￿'Lond Liihori hi1S PdrliL'ipanl% I r()Til LL'h4in()n. Syri(I, LlkiainL. Kyi-gyi.%liill. (Iiid GL'(Iigia. ()ur PuhliL 'II)c()li)gy Pr(igriifJiniL. M&indgLI- pruvidL% %uppiirl l() lh¥ bontm for Discussion on Isracl aTrd Palestine 11-.I)I)IPl wliiLII %L'L.ks li) gJuihLr Brili%h 41nd Irish Muslini%. JLW% un(1 Cl)ri%li(In% Icb lind Piiil)Wily% l()I' diali)guL aiDund ¢iTrnlLnli()u% Ci)Ill'LI'%uLii)n ()n l%rrryiiiLX.la C()mmunily IllLmlK'f. WL hLld ¢)ur annual rL%i(ILniial loi. L'hurL'h ILad¢r.4 and IllLn)hLf% whi) l)IlVL IK'Ln 4lLIv()LcllLS 1(iY IhL LGBTQ+ c()n)munity. Illessed Are The Brave OllLL l)ri)vidLLI a 4ali iind rL'IUl*Lliiiling %paLL. WL Iil%i) I'L¥uliii'ly hi)%1 dnd I&Lilii4ilL an i)ngiiing p()IiiiLal cl(ILI'% gi'()up whicli ha% hcLn %i&¥nilicanl in h()Iding r¢luii(1114liip.% in IhL iil)SLnLL (Il'.Si(Irnioiii. Legaeies of Conflict Since ihe start of March 2021, we facilitaled five Facing History residential programmes with cross-communily school purinerships involving 280 studen(%, delivering sessions dLsigned lo promote and dL'velop Ihe civic awareness and CTilical thinking skills ol'sluden15. The schools involved havL been Ballymena Academy. Slemish Integrated College. BaThbrid8e High, Newbridge Integraied, Si Louis Dundalk, FriLnds' School Lisburn, and St Dominic's Grammar School. Belfasi. A5 Ihe year prugr¥ssed, we held muliiple meelings wilh F&¢ing History US and Facin8 Hislory UK lo explore opporiuniiies io share resources, coll&b()rale on ieaLher Iraining sessions. and offer professional devLlopmen( opporiuniiies for cO￿ymee1a slaff. In March 23, wc dclivcrcd a workshop on ¢rLaling r¢s￿lIful classroom communilies al the Que¢n's University Belfast F¢ininism lil S¢hool$ Nl ConAereiice. In March 2024. we hcld the firsi Corrymeela Facing History Iraining eveni for sevLral years. 16 posi-primary teachers and 4 researchers from QUB allended Ihe evenl, The 6-hour training covered each LILimeni of Ihe scope and sequence of the Facing Hisiory learning journey (idenlity and belon8ing; us and them; historical Lase siudy; memory, legacy, and judgemenl; choosing lo parlicipale). With funding from ihe Deparlmenl for Foreign Affairs we marked alongside wider society, Ihe 25th Anniversary of Ihe Beifastl Good Friday Agreement in April 2023. '25 YeArs On... was a large-scale programme of public evenis aiiended by 676 people. The Service of Recommilment on 16 April 202.3 in Clonord Monasiery was ihe centrepiece of Ihe programme. Thcre. 12 years before Ihe Agreemeni was signed. Fr. Alec Reid held crucial conversaiions iha¢ moved socieiy from violence io peace. During IhL sL'rvice. we rededicaied ourselves 10 a jusl and lasting peace and soughi 10 remember Ihai peace is noi an event bui a journc'y. Those in attendance were peacebuilder5 from arr055 comrnunily backgrounds and generalions. We were also joinLd by political leaders from across the islands a5 well a5 US Special Envoy lo Nl Joe Kennedy Ill. US Consul General Paul Naiain: Minisler ot Siale Sieve Baker and the Chair of the UK Commii(ee for Nl Affairs, Simon Hoare. Depuly Leader of the Irish Scnale, Mark Daly, Claire Hanna MP, Mike Nesbiit MLA, Andrew Muir MLA. and others. During this year we were also invited by the Office of ihe Norihern Ireland Executive in Brussels lo facilitate Ihe Messines Youih Symposium and mark ihe 25, anniversary of ihe Island of Ireland Peace Park. The Youth Symposium broughi iogeiher young adul￿ from diverse nalions 10 create a colleciive. contemporary Peace Pledge io sii alongside ihe Peace Pledge wriiien 25 years before. The group mei wilh several represeniatives including members Dr ihe Barr and Harie families (who were insirumenlal in the esiablishmeni Ihe park). (he four Irish Church Leaders. the Head of Ihe NI Civil Service. and the Leader of Ihe Corrymeela Communiiy. Through connections made through previous programmes (Shared Educaiion in Youth Work. Nurturing Hope) Corrymeela contributed to a successful applicalion for ihe Shared Learning Together strand of PeacePlus. Using experience from previous projects, Corrymeela was inslrumental in th¢ planning of the Projecl and Writing of the application alongside Youth Action. This application wa5 successful and ihrough this projecl (Shared Agenda for Peace), Corrymeela and oiher proje¢l partners will work alongside up to 50 youth clubs per year. delivering cross- community youth programmins and developing Shared education parinership praciice. The Corrymeela Community (a company lirnitsd by guarantee) Coffymeela. in partnership with Understanding Conflict Trust, Medialion Nl and TIDES Training, developed and piloied an experiential programme for young adults called Seeds of Hope. This has emerged from the Nurturing Hope resources and decades of experience from previous Corrymeela "seed groups." We recruited 17 young adults (aged 18-25) 10 reflect the demographic profile of contemporary Northern Ireland. The gmup spent 75 hours in sessions exploring Ihe dynamics of interpersonal relationships, politics, conflicl-affecled socielies, and dynamics that grow hope. The Seeds of Hope Programme is SUPPQTted by Rotary Inlernalional and oiher Rolary clubs from ihese islands, Europe and USA. In this financial year 202112024 Corrymeela and parlners conlinued to deliver the Our Places Our Pasts Our Perspectives Programme funded by the National Loltery Heritage Fund, Deparlmenl of Foreign Affairs and the David Tyler Tru51. Using conte51ed herilage as a lens we Worked alongside Ardcarn Isouih Belfasl), BOMOKO Nl, Save Our Sperrins, Posilive Carrick and Newlownards lo resource local projects. 3. We committed ourselves as a community to the work of peace and reconciliation. Corrymeela began with Ihe idea of 'communily' with individuals, inspired by Iheir Christian faith. agrceing to be in respeciful relaiionship wilh each oiher as an expression of a new way of being human iogeiher. Corrymeela continues to have an active membership al ils heari. Alihough we do not require individuals to identify personally as Christian lo be a member of Corrymeela. we coniinue (o journey as a Christian communiiy iowards reconciliation: 'seekin8 guidance frorn Ihe ieachin8s of Jesus, Ihe wisdom of oiher Iradilions. and Ihe lessons of our encounters. At the end of March 2024. Corrymeela had 166 voiing members, 9 provisional members and 100 ussociaie members. Members commii annually io Ihe values of Corrymeela, promising 10 live oui the purpose of CoTrymeela wherever they live. work and worship. Provisional members lake on a year of aciive involvemeni before deciding whether lo commit more fully io Ihe community. Associaie members eleci 10 remain in close coniacl wilh the life of Corrymeela, bul recognise they are unable 10 commil 10 ihe level of involvement expected of members. Members contribute more Ihan 5,000 volunteer hours per year 10 Corrymeela's work 21 Ihe Cenire, alongside pro8ramme siaff. and Ihrough Council and ils commiiiees. 'fhe membership provides cO￿Ymee1a wilh conneclions across various strands of socieiy - with over 2(M) direci links wilh church, civic, educaiional, and professional or8anisa¢ions. In eommilling 10 being in relaiionships of difference, Ihe Community serves as a contrasi io the harmful divisions of our society, Members meet monthly in Cell Group5 online or in each other's homes and gather regularly in lopic-focused discussions on mallers such as Climale Juslice, Public Theology or parlicular conflicts. Through Ihese microcosms of the larger communily, members have opponunily lo building deeper relalionships with ethch other, to refleci on the practices of peace and reconcilialion, and to develop projects within pailicular areas of concern. Among the highlighis of the members, involvemenl Ihis pasi year were (he Friends 101 resideniial, OTgani5ed by the Ballyhackamore Cell Group, which broughi families connecled through Ihe Farmbox food bank in Belfa51 up lo the Cenire for a weekend of shared experience and relaiionship-building. Members also helped lead the week-long Nurthring Hope conference in July. Nurluring Hope hosied an inlernational gaihering of over 60 scholars, praclilioner5 and everyday peacemakers who look io creaie spaces through which people who are divided can "experience the intimacy of our honesi diflerences." Oiher member-led iniiiaiives included Ihe Corrymeela podcasi, an online conversaiion aboui ihe war in Gaza, Ihe monihly Corrymeela in Ihe Ciiy ecumenical services, and Public Theolo8y series cenired around Brian McLaren's book. Faiili After Doiibt. Members have also become more involved through Community Presence Ihis pasl year. This is a form of short-ierm volunieering ai the Cenire in which members work wilh other volunteers and alongside staff io provide a positive experience for guesis and 10 'nuriure respeciful relaiionships, with one anoiher. A major developmeni in Ihe life ofihe communily in 2021124 was Ihe adopiion of the Corrymeela Community Charter. The Charter seis out on Iwo sides of A4 siaiemenls explaining Who We Are. Whal We Do, Why We Do li, How We Do it, and How We Know Il's Working. Clatifying the relaiionship beiween members, staff, volunleers and partners. Slressing Ihe collaboralive approach to our work: and laying out our expeeied behaviours, the Charter will serve as a tool for holding us all accoun(able in our shared work. The Corrymeela Community (a company limited by guarantee) Financial Revlew Incoming resources for Ihe year were £1.928,284 (2022- £1.707.788). an increase of £220.496. Resideniial income has conlinued lo grow. up by £79.783. as Ihe negalive effecis of covid recede. Grani income remains s(rong at £668.12912021: £609,307) as we coniinue 10 deliver project and programmes boih ai our resideniial cenire and in ihe community. Fundraising income rose by £142.986 ihanks io increoses in both donalions and legacies. However, the fundraising environment Slill remains challenging. especially wilh ihe cost-of-living crisis which is affeciing donors. disposable income and Iheir abiliiy io make donalions. We have also benefited from coniinuing higher inieresi raies on our deposiis. which has given us on increase of £11,141 in income from our investments. ExpLDdilurL has increased by £189,486 (a rise of I1.2mply wilh Ihe Companies Acl 21)n6. They are also rL?iponsible for safcguardinB IhL asseis of Ihe chaTilablL c()mpany and hence for taking reasonablc slLps for ihe prevention anil dLbieciion of fraud and oih¢r irregularilies. In so far a5 Ihe council membLrs are awaie., Ihere is no relevani audil informalion of which ihe charitable company's audilor is unaware; and Ihe council members have (aken all sieps Ihai they oughi lo have taken io make Ihemselves aware of any relevanl audil information and lo esiablish thai the audilor is aware of Ihat informaiion. The Council mLmbers are responsible lor the maintenance and inlegrity ot. the chariiable company's websile, Legislation in Ihe Uniied Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial slaiemenls may differ from legislation in other Jurisdiciions. Small companies, exemption This tepoTt has bLLn prepared in accordance wilh Ihe special provisions relating 10 small companies within Parl 15 of the Companies Acl 20ffi. By order of the Council Brid Cullen Chair The Corrymeela Community Date 181h June 2024 12