COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: N1028825
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC101634
AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland)
Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
31 March 2024
Finegan Gibson Ltd
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
Causeway Tower
9 James Street South
Belfast
BT2 8DN

AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland) Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
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Independent auditor's report to the members
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Statement of financial activities (including income and
cxpenditure account)
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Statement of financial position
Notes to the financial statements
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AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland) Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law. present their report and the
financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland) Limited
Charity registration number
NIC101634
Company registration number N1028825
Principal office and registered of8a High Street
office
Holywood
BT18 9AE
Northern Ireland
The trustees
G Crothers
T Kerr
S Semple MBE
T Colman-Black
C Sweeney
(Resigned 4 December 2023)
Company secretary
Isabel Cabrey MIATI
Auditor
Finegan Gibson Ltd
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
Causeway Tower
9 James Street South
Belfast
BT2 8DN
Bankers
AIB (Nl) Limited
11-15 Donegall Square North
Belfast
BT15GB

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Structure, governance and management
Governing Document
ACET (Northern Ireland) Limited is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and
Articles of Association dated 30th September 1994. ACET is a registered charity with the Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland, Number 101634. In 2006. ACET adopted the National Occupational
standards for Trustees and Management Committee Members of Voluntary Sector Organisations, to
act as a guide in governance of the company. The company has a governing body which comprises
o parts.
Board of Trustees
There is a Board of Trustees responsible for oversight of company policies, and procedures, each
Trustee agrees to contribute up to £1 in the event of the charity winding up. The Trustees, elect a
Chairman from among themselves at a meeting of the Board of Trustees, to act as Chair for a period
of 12 months.
Members of the Company
In addition to the Trustees. there is also another body. the voting Members of the Company. the
equivalent of shareholders in a private company. to whom the Trustees are accountable. This body
appoints the Trustees, approves the Audited Accounts and appoints the Bank, Auditors and Solicitors
to be used by the company, on an annual basis at the Annual General Meeting. The members of the
Company also agree to contribute up to £1 in event of the company winding up.
Appointment of Trustees
The recruitment procedures for new Trustees are laid out in ACET'S Memorandum and Articles of
Association. New Trustees are recruited on the relevan￿ of their professional skills. and their
potential to be able to make a helpful contribution to the governance of ACET. As part of the
recruitment process they are made aware of a Trustees, legal obligations under charity and company
law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee and decision making
processes, the Strategic Plan 2nd racant financial perfomiance of the charity.
Role of the Members of the Company in appointment of Trustees
The Members of the Company vote at the Annual General Meeting on whether or not to appoint the
candidate as a Trustee. The appointment is valid only after a majority vote in favour from the Members
of the Company. All serving Trustees are required to stand for re-election each year, by the Members
of the Company, at thc Annual General Meeting. All Trustees are required to have a majority vote in
favour from the Members of the Company, to continue as serving Trustees. Trustees cannot be
appointed, or continue in office, without the majority vote in favour from the Members of the Company.
Appointment of Members of the Company.
The recruitment procedures for new Members of the Company are laid out in ACETS Memorandum
and ArtIGle5 of Association.
Trustee induction and training
New Trustees undergo an orientation prO￿S5. During the induction they meet key employees and
other trustees, and again they are made aware of a Trustees, legal obligations under charity and
company law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee and decision
making processes, the business Plan and recent financial pertOrMan￿ ol the charity. I rustees are
encouraged to attend appropriate extemal training events to assist in the undertaking of their role.
ACET covers the cost of approved extemal training for all Trustees.

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structure, governance and management (continued)
Organisation
The Board of Trustees, which must have a minimum of 3 members, administers the charity, assisted
by the Members of the Company. with a minimum of 5 members. The Board meets quarterly, or
more frequently as required. The Board has the flexibility to meet either in person at the ACET office
or online.
A Director is appointed by the Trustees to manage the day to day operations of the charity. To
facilitate effective operations, the Director has delegated authority. within terms of delegation
approved by the Trustees, for operational matters including contracting for services, fundraising,
finance, employment, strategic planning. service development and delivery, evaluation and
maintenance of quality standards.
Related parties
ACET (Northern Ireland) Limited participates in a range of Health Education Fora in Northern Ireland,
from both the statutory and voluntary sectors, on issues relating to Sexual Health, RSE, Mental
Health. Drugs & Alcohol and Parenuchild Communication.
Risk management
The trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises:
an annual review of the risks the charity may fa￿.
the establishment of systems and procedures to mttigate those risks identified in the plan., and
thc implcmcntation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should
those risks materialise.
A key element in the management of financial risk is the setting of a reserves policy and its regular
review by the Trustees.
Attention has been focused on risks relating to Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults, Lone
Working and Health and Safety in the workplace.

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Company Limited by Guarantse
Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public
benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning oui future activities.
ACEfs mission statement
Our mission is to promote health in Northem Ireland by empowering people to take responsibility for
their own health and to make informed choices in relation to HIVIAIDS, Sexual Health, RSE, Drugs &
Alcohol, Parent￿een Communication Skills and Mental Health, through the provision of community
based Health Education, and Open College N@Iwork accrodit@d Personal Development Programmos
& Training Courses.
Main Objeetivcs for thc pcriod
ACET continued to provide some of the most at risk groups in the community with Health Education &
Training relevant to their needs.
The strategies employed to achieve the charity's objectives are to"
Offer opportunities for Health Education and Personal Development Programmes to young people
and adults across the six counties
Provide OCN accredited Training Courses for Community Workers & Caring Professionals who
provide seNices to at risk young people & adults in Northern Ireland and overseas
Concentrate on involving young people, particularly disadvantaged young people. in the full range
of services provided by ACET
Celebrate the diversity of our society by providing services to all sections of the community
Present a broad range of Health Education & Training services designed in response to the
expressed needs of disadvantaged young people and adults and in line with the goals of
Department of Health and Public Health Agency Strategic Plans for Northern Ireland.
ACET aims to promote the development of younq people and adults to make healthy choices. This
includes aiming to reduce the spread of HIV&STls. reduce Teenage and Unplanned Pregnancy
and effects of the misuse of Drugs & Alcohol and aims to promote Parent￿een Communication
Skills and positive Mental Health.
The major focus of our activities will be to address the above mentioned local needs in Northern
Ireland, but has also included support for similar projects overseas in developing countries.

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Objectives and activities (continued)
Activities in audit period
ACET Health Education & Training Services are ac￿Ssible across all six counties of Northern
Ireland, in both urban and rural communities, and by all sections of the community.
ACET is an Approved Centre with the Open College Ne￿Ork and offers a wide range of
accredited Health Education & Training ranging from Entry Level to Level 3.
ACET service users include Youth and Adult Community Groups, Job Skills Projects, Colleges of
Further Education, Community Groups, Homeless Nostels. Industry. Parent Suppnrt earoijpq
Schools, Community Workers, Nurses, and Social Workers
Services are targeted mostly in disadvantaged areas and with people deemed most at risk. i.e.
young people and vulnerable adults, but also includes provision of accrcditcd Training Courses
and Training Resources to other Community Health Educators.
More than 268,000 people across the six counties of Northem Ireland have accessed ACET'S
Health Education & Training Services since 1991.
ACET has been Core Funded by the Department of Health (Nl) since 1992 to provide our
province-wide Health Education & Training services.
ACET'S Health Education & Training Services are commissioned by the Public Health Agency anij
local Health Trusts in the form of funded service agreements to provide services to young people
and adults in community based projects and support facilities.
ACET is also assisted with operating costs by a range of local Private Sector donations.
ACET adapted to online delivery of services for both young people and adults during the COVID
pandemic in line with govemment guidance at the time. ensuring that ACETS services continued
to be accessible and could be delivered safely. ACETS OCN accredited training courses for health
and caring professionals, community workers and volunteers continued to be delivered online in
2023-24. Feedback from our course partiClP2nts suggests that this delivery method has increased
accessibility for our learners, particularly those in rural areas or with caring responsibilities. This
is reviewed on a regular basis with our service users and PHA funders. In line with funding
requiroments, sorvico user feedback and best practice guidelines, 211 of ACETS programmes for
young people are delivered in-person in community organizations throughout Northern Ireland,
with online delivery an option should the need arise.
ACET also provides support to an organization working with care-experienced children and
homeless adults affected by HIV in South Africa.

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Achievements and performance
ACET maintains detailed statistical records on sessions delivered in the community and numbers of
participants for all of our Health Education & Training activities.
The following information provides details on achievements and performance of the numbers of
sessions delivered and the range of people accessing ACEfs Health Education & Training Services in
this Audit period 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2024.
ACET (Northern Ireland)
HEALTH EDUCATION & TRAINING SERVICES
1st April 2023- 31st March 2024
SERVICE USERS
Youth Community Groups/Furth¢r
Education Colle
es
Ilcalth & Carin
Adult Communi
Homcless Hostels
TOTALS
SESSIONS
731
ATTEINDANC
7022
Prof¢55ionals
Grou
163
10
15
919
1250
187
135
8594
TIUININC SESSIONS SHOWN IN PERCENfAGES
ACET Health Education and Training 2023-24
90.Tr)%
80.CK)%
70.Q)%
60.(X)%
50.W%
30.1X)%
20.(X)%
io.cx)%
o.o(y
Youth & Community
Groups
Health and Caring
Professiorbals
Adult Community Group5
Homeless Sector

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ACET Health Education and Training 2023-24
In Person ¥ Online
ACET HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2023-24
Regional
io%
Westem Trust
16Yo
Northern Trust
21/0
Belfast Trust
Southeastern Twst
Soutlierii Trust

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Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
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ACET Health Education and Training Programme Delivery 2023-24
rfgn&È¥ry
IfasE
Financial review
ACET has been able to secure significant levels of Statutory Funding in this audit period to enable us
to maintain our be￿i￿S across all six counties of Northem Ireland. This is due to ACEfs proactive
approach, the strategic nature of our work with disadvantaged young people and adults. and our
consistent ability to deliver ServI￿S efficiently and within agreed timeframes and targets.
This audit period has been good in tems of income secured for provision of ACETS Health Education
& Training Services across Northern Ireland. We have maintained our operating costs in line with
available statutory funding and have been able to maintain substantial financial reserves equivalent to
more than 3 months operating costs.
In addition to existing contracted SeNi￿S Wlth the Public Health Agency, we have also secured new
Public Health Agency Funding extensions to existing contracts for provision of additional in year
services. In this Audit Period Income was £ 299.423 and Expenditure £276.829. We have maintained
Reserves of £174,306.
The principal funding sources were from the statutory sector, namely the Department of Health which
has Core Funded ACET since 1992. and from servi￿ Agreements for Health Education & Training
with the Public Health Agency.

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ACET secured Core Funding from the Department of Health in this audit year worth more than
£20,000.
ACET had a pre-existing contract with the Public Health Agency for ACETS Open College accredited
Training Courses worth more than £77.000.
In 2021-22 ACET had secured two new contracts with the PHA and Department of Healthlcommunity
Foundation which continued in 2023-24.
ACETS RSE Programmes worth almost £90.000
ACET'S Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Programmes worth £47,000
ACET secured funding from DHCNIIPHA Short-Term Funding to deliver Mental Health Programmp
worth £15.000
In addition to pre*xisting contracts ACET successfully secured new Public Health Agency and
Department of Healthlcommunity Foundation funding in this audit period for provision of additional
services..
ACET'S Open College Accredited Training Courses on Sexual Health, additional Training Courses
worth a total of £10,000
Relationships and Sexuality Education Programmes funded by the PHA worth a total of £18,800
Mental Health Programmes funded by the Department of Healthlcommunity Foundation worth
£5,000
In addition, ACET continued to be proactive in fundraising from other non-statutory sources in
2023-24. We made applications to Trusts and Private Sector Companies and secured additional
income to support our Health Education Services and to off-set the reductions in available Statutory
Funding. doubling our income from this Sour￿ in the previous year.
Projection for 2024 - 2025
ACET remains in a healthy position as we move into 2024 - 2025. ACET has been proactive and has
secured continuing statutory contract funding for 2024-2025. to provide Health Education and
accredited Training Services across Northern Ireland. This includes current PHA funding contract for
OCN-accredited training courses and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE), providing
significant confirmed income for 2024-25.
This is most encouraging in view of the economic situation and restrictions on government funding.
In addition. ACET will continue proacttve fundraising from other statutory sources in 2024-2025, to
negotiate contract extensions and respond to any new opportunities.
We will be making a range of new funding applications to Grant Making Trusts and Private Sector
Companies to generate new income streams to support our expanding services and to off-set the
reductions in available Statutory Funding.
ACET will also continue our fundraising appeals to local private sector companies and interested
individuals to support our service provision during 2024- 2025.
ACET remains in a healthy position as we move into 2024 - 2025. ACET has been proactive and has
secured continuing statutory contract funding for 2024-2025, to provide Health Education and
accredited Training Services across Northern Ireland. This includes current PHA funding contract for
OCN-accredited training courses and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE), providing
significant confirmed income for 2024-25.

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Investment powers and policy
Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the charity has the power to invest in any way the
Trustees wish.
The Trustees, also aim to work towards keeping available funds in an interest-bearing deposit account
and seek to achieve a rate of deposit interest which matches or eX￿edS infiation as measured by the
retail prices index.
Reserves policy
The Trustees continue working towards increasing reserves, which is a requirement for charitable
organisations. as well as sound business practise. Reserves are needed to bridge any gaps be￿een
spending on provision of Health Education & Training and receipt of agreed payments from our
funders. ReseNes will also be held in readiness to cover operational costs which may result from
repairlreplacement of company equipment, or other needs. The Trustees consider the ideal level of
reserves to be equivalent to 3 months operating costs, i.e. approx. £71,000 for 2024-2025 made up
from cash reserve funds in addition to funds confirmed in advance from Health Education & Training
contracts and service agreements.
Plans for future periods
Having again ended the audit year with substantial reseNes. we will continue to build on this Suc￿ss.
We will be reviewing our income and expenditure budgets on an ongoing basis as usual and respond
accordingly to developments.
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AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland) Limited
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Director's Annual Report
Year ended 31 March 2024
ACET has delivered almost 17,500 Health Education & Training Sessions to more than 268.000 young
people and adults, since beginning servi￿5 in Northern Ireland in 1991.
With service users exceeding /4 million over the past 33 years. this is a significant achievement
resulb'ng from consistent service provision across all six counties of Northern Ireland since 1991.
In this audit period ACET delivered 919 Health Education & Training sessions across all six counties
of Northern Ireland. in both urban and rural localities, a 19¥0 increase on 2022-23.
In this audit period 8594 young people and adults across all six counties of Northern Ireland have
accessed ACETS Health Education & Training Setvices.
In the Audit Period April 2023 - March 2024 ACET has not only maintained pre-existing funded Iraininq
contracts but has also successfully applied for and secured £17.000 of new statutory funding from
contract extension5 to provide additional in-year services, due to high level of demand across
Northern Ireland for these servI￿s.
In this Audit Period ACET more than doubled private sector funding income, securing grants worth
approx. £8,000.
ACET'S Health Education and Training SeNices have been delivered in response to consistent
demand for our community-based services across Northern Ireland.
ACET has been proactive and has successfully attracted substantial statutory contract funding plus
private sector fundinq in spite of the reduction in statutory funding available to all Voluntary Sector
organisations resulting from cuts in government budgets.
This has enabled us to continue to provide our Health Education & Training Services in the community
across all six counties of Northern Ireland. maintaining consistent service delivery Province Wide
during times of uncertainty-
Income has remained secure during audit period
Funding from the Department of Health and the Public Health Agency for ACEfs Health Education &
Training Services in Northern Ireland remain our main sources of income in this audit period and up to
end of March 2024.
ACET also again successfully secured private sector funding for our services here in Northern Ireland
to assist with operating costs, and will continue to explore other funding options from grant making
trusts in the year ahead.
ACET is an Approved Centre with the Open Colleqe. which means that we can offer a wide range of
Accredited Training Courses and Personal Development Programmes from Entry Level up to Level 3.
ACET has written and produced accredited Training Courses and Personal Development Programmes
on Sexual Health, Drugs & Alcohol, ParenUTeen Communication Skills and Mental Health, and
qualified to provide PHA Mental Health First Aid Training Course.
ACET'S Team of Health Educators and Trainers have been able to successfully respond to diversity in
demand in developing and delivering such a wide range of services.
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AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland) Limited
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Director's Annual Report (continue
Year ended 31 March 2024
ACET offers quality Health Education and Training Services designed to assist..
(a) In the prevention of the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and blood bome
diseases, and assist in the reduction of unplanned & teenage pregnancy rates.
(b) Promote an integrated approach including personal development & healthy choices in relation
to RSE, Sexual Health, DruglAlcohol use and Mentsl Health.
(c)
Promote understanding of effective care for individuals and families affected by HIVIAIDS,
Sexual Health issues. Drug & Alcohol Dependency and Mental Health issues.
(d) Develop Parenting Skills on how to effectively communicate with young people on Sexual Health,
Drug & Alcohol Use, Mental Health and other ￿lated health issues.
ACET Health Education and Training Services are targeted to meet the needs of."
(a} Young People, particulady young people in recognised disadvantaged areas with higher than
average access to illegal drugs and a higher than average incidence of early sexual activity and
teenage pregnancy and adverse mental health and emotional wellbeing.
(b) Vulnerable adults, particularly homeless adults with a higher than average risk of acquiring HIV,
other STIS, unplanned pregnancy and Drug & Alcohol Misuse and adverse Mental Health and
Emotional Wellbeing
(c) Parents. Community Workers & Caring Professionals working with young people and vulnerable
adults on these issues.
(d) Open College Network Accredited Training Courses for staff from other Youth & Community
organisations and the NHS to provide Relationship Sexuality Education and Parent￿een
Communications Skills Education in their own projects and communities.
HIV and STI infections continue to be a real health concem in Northem Ireland. Local rates for
unplanned teenage pregnancy remain challenging, particularly among disadvantaged young people.
Illegal drug use, binge and underage drinking continue to be real issues affecting health and
wellbeing.
Growing evidence reflects a need to continue to address mental health issues and emotional
wellbeing, with both young people and adults in Northem Ireland. Research evidence confirms a
higher rate of young people and adults in Northem Ireland are affected by Mental Health issues than
in other parts of the UK and Ireland.
In response to these needs."
ACET has provided a wide range of Health Education & Training Services across Northern Ireland, to
address the above health issues in direct response to demand from the Public Health Agency, and
local community groups.
ACET also provides support to an organization working with careexperienced children and homeless
adults affected by HIV in South Africa.
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Director's Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
ACEfs Pmgrammes for Young People
ACET secured a 2-year Public Health Agency Tendered Contract for provision of Relationship &
Sexuality Education Programmes for young people across Northem Ireland, effective 1st April
2022 until 31st March 2024. The first 2 years of this contract has been successfully delivered and
PHA have confirmed that this contract will be extended initially by 1 year until 31st March 2025.
During 2023-24, due to the demand in the community and ACEfs ability to deliver the service
ahead of schedule, ACET re￿iVed service pressures in-year funding to deliver additional RSE
programmes.
ACET secured a 2-year Department of Healthlcommunity Foundation contract to deliver Mental
Health and Emotional Wellbeing Programmes to disadvantaged and uncmploycd young people
across Northern Ireland, from 1st April 2022 until 31st March 2024. This 2-year project was
completed successfully and ended as scheduled on 31st March 2024. Again. due to the demand
in the Gommunity, ACET successfully applied for an additional in-year uplift to enable us to deliver
more programmes to these vulnerable young people.
ACET secured funding from the PHA Making Life Better through Short Term Funding scheme
through the CLEAR Projec( enabling us to deliver additional Mental Health Programmes to
disadvantaged young people.
ACEfs Programmes for Homeless Hostel Staff
PHA funded ACET to deliver on line Sexual Health Training Course for Hostel Staff across
Northern Ireland.
ACET s Programmes for Parents
Ac￿ has secured PHA funding again in this audit period to deliver Parenting Skills Programmes
based in community organisations to assist parents and carers to communicate effectively with
their teenagers.
ACETS Training Courses for Caring Pmfessionals & Community Workers
ACET has been active in providing Accredited Training Courses to other Community Workers,
NHS staff and Carinq Professionals. to enable them to become qualified providers of Health
Education. All ACET Training Courses have been accredited by the Open College at Level 2 and
Level 3
The aim of ACETS Training Courses is to increase the number of qualified people providing good
quality health education to help address local needs and play a strategic role in meeting the local
demand for quality health education in the community, and thereby preventing many otherwise
serious 2nd life threatening infections and health consequences.
Public Health Agency funding remained in place for this audit period and is continuing in 2024
2025, for delivery of ACET'S Open College Accredited Training Courses for caring professionals
and community workers.
ACET has on-going contracts with the PHA to provide the following Accredited Training Courses
for Community Workers, NHS staff and Caring Professionals which have been accredited by the
Opewi College at Certificate Level 2 & Level 3-
Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Facilitatofs Course
HIVISTlslC0ntra￿pti0n Training Course
Parent￿een Communication Skills Facilitatorfs Training Course
Parentrreen Communication Skills Training Courses
ACEfs Overseas Partnership to Support Young People and Adults affected by HIV
ACET (Northern Ireland) continued to support an organisation working with care-experienced
children and homeless adults affected by HIV in South Africa. Services were funded by Private
Sector donations.
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Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Developments during Audit Period (continued)
Summary
This was a successful year for ACET both in terms of income and volume of sessions delivered. ACET
delivered a total of 919 sessions in 2023-24, a 19% increase on 2022-23. ACET continued to
successfully deliver contracts with PHA and Department of Healthlcommunity Foundation which
enabled us to maintain and expand our work with disadvantaged and vulnerable young people across
Northern Ireland, focussing on the areas of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and Mental
Hp21th
ACETS OCN accredited Training Courses continue to be regularly oversubscribed. ACET was
successful in securing in-year service pressures Mnding from tho PHA to deliver additional courses to
help address the demand in the community. These training courses are delivered online, increasing
accessibility, particularly for those in rural areas.
ACET remained the leading independent source of community based accredited Health Education and
Training on the combined issues of Sexual Health and Parentlchild Communication Skills in Northern
Ireland.
ACET provided support to an organization working with care*xperienced children and homeless
adults affected by HIV in South Africa
We worked hard to maintain an increased level of local funding to enable us to build on these
succasses and ￿rther develop our services in the year ahead.
We would like to acknowledge the commitment of the ACET Trustees, Core Staff and Education &
Training Team to provide such quality services and to continue to develop new services.
ACET has maintained its commitment to promote Health and Wellbeing for disadvantaged young
pooplo and adults most at risk in our community
In the year ahead we will be reviewing our income and expenditure budgets as usual and making any
adjustments necessary in response to the outcome of new statutory contract applications. We will also
be exploring new funding options from major grant making trusts to assist us with possible future
developments in Servi￿ delivery of Health Education & Training Services.
We have now been providing services continuously in Northem Ireland for more than 33 years and are
excited to be still evolving with each passing year, in response to local demand for our seNices.
We are very happy to have been able to maintain delivery of our Health Education & Training Services
during the past year and look forward to continuing to do so in 2024-2025.
We are confident that ACET will continue to make a positive contribution to the field of Health
Education & Training in Northern Ireland, and overseas, for many years to come.
Jonny Mitchell
DireGtor
ACET (Northern Ireland) Limited
Date: 24 June 2024
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Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
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Trustees, responsibilities statement
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law. are responsible for preparing
the trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and
application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.
In preparing these financial statements. the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistent￿-.
observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
prepare the financial statements on the going con￿rn basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assots of the charity and henco
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confims that..
so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit infomation of which the charity's auditor is
unaware" and
they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of
any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that
information.
The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies
Act 2006.
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to
the small companies exemption.
The trustees, annual report was approved on 24 June 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of
trustees by..
G Croth
Trustee
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