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2022-03-31-annual-report

NIPSCBF Company Limlted by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) Year ended 31 March 2022 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. Refvren¢• and admini8tratlve detsils Reg18tered Charlty name NIPSCBF Charlty reglstrdtlon number 101636 Company regl$tration number N1659055 Prln¢lpal offic8 and reg18terod HM Prison Maghaberry Oki Road Upper Ballinde Lisbum Antrim BT28 2PT offlc Tho tru8ts08 l Millar J Aicken R Atkinson P Brad J Burton K Clarke M Mcmullan R Murtagh D Saunderson J Simpson (Retired November 2021) Indop•nd•nt examln•r Johnslon Graham Limrted 2161218 Holywood Road Bewasl BT4 1P0 StruGture, governance and manag¢ment On 1 October 2020 the Northem Ireland Prison servi￿ Central Benevolent Fund, an unincorporated entity which is a registered chanty, transferred rts assets and liabilth.es in their enbrety to NIPSCBF, having first sought approval from The Chante$ Commission of Northem Ireland. The company has now been fomally registered with The Chartknes Commisston of Northem Ireland and rt's a company limited by guarantee, registered in Northem Ireland. The company was formed to Continue the objecaives of relief of poverty and need for its members.

Page 2 NIPSCBF Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) {¢onaFnu Year ended 31 March 2022 ObJ¢cllves and actlvltle• The objects are to prrynote the folk)wing purFoses'. the relief of povety or need by reason of age. ill health. disa￿'11ty, financial hardship or other disadvantage of those employees or former empbyees of the Northern Ireland Prison Setv1￿ who were or are members of the charity. and their wdows. wdowers and dependents and those civilian grades employed wrthin the Northern Ireland Prison ServKe who are current members of the charity and upon such civilian grade being medically rets.red from the employment of the Northern Ireland Prison Service or or teing deceased their wHJows. widowers and de￿ndents.. and - $u¢h other exclusively charitsble purpose &cording to the18w of Northem lTrland as the trustees may from tsm8 to time decKIe. In setting objectives and planning activibes for the year. the trustees have givèn careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland's guidance on publ￿ benefit lo ensure that the acts'vities have helped to achieve the Charity's purposes and provide a benefft to the beneficiaries. A¢hl•v•m•nts and perfomunc• The charity provides assistsnce to rts beneficiafie3 through the provision of donalions. annuitles, loans and other forms of assistance The charty also provides respite $eNices, accommodation and holiday homes to ils beneficiaries. There are now a total of 2327 béneficiaries of the fund. The Assistsnce committee within the fvnd have also spent another year working efficiently ensuring that the needs of any of our benef￿laneS who have requested a￿StanCe are met From April 2021 the directors met regularly by zoom stoll carying on all the dutses of directors. As Ihe year continued the directors We￿ able to meet face to face. During the year our Nl propertiès were used, unfortunately the properties on the main18nd and Spain were not used due lo all the COVID restrith'ons. November and December 2021 we wEre able to organtse 2 tn'ps to Killyhevlin and Christmas dinners were back on schedule. In addrtion, our l¢Kal commrttees contsnue to work in each establishment to look after the needs of serving slafr. Flnan¢lal rovl•w Incoming resources for the period totalled £344,93612021.. £110,206.) Resources of £372,86012021.' £114,820) were expended, resulbng in a deficrt forthe period of £27.924 {2021.. £4.6151 and a net asset sition of £1,345,123. Plans for futur• pèriods The chaTty will continue to build on the success to date in the cg)ming year by conbnuing to support its charitable ath'vities.

Page 3 NIPSCBF Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (¢onllnu8(lJ Year ended 31 March 2022 Srnall company provlsions This report has ￿en prepared in accordan￿ with the provtsions appl￿ble to C￿mpanieS entitled to the small companies exemptson. The trustees. annual report Was approved on 7 December 2022 and signed on behalf of the board of tnjstees by.. J Simpson Trustee