Raldlo Faiite Teo IA company Ilmltud by no¢ 4 51wB ¢apllRI) TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for thg nnand81 yearend8d 31 Detxnber 2023 Tre trustses prnsont thelt Tnnteeg Annuol Rowt MbInj the Dlrecth. Ryrt sd TnJslg8g RepL¥(8nd the unaudlted fina141 8taiom•nts forthe finan(xal yaarer#J8d 31 Doeber 2023. Thg financial statomts are prep8rpd In ag>xdan¢o th th8 CiJmpanlo8 Ad 2006. FRS Iryi Yha Financl81 Reportlng StalaId applkble In th& UK 8nd ROpubr of IrelaTrJ' ar,d A¢ffunllng and Repcrtlng by Charitles: St&tThnt ot Rthmmentsj Prath ap1¢•b]e to tharllles wepathg thelr ffin4ndAI slatements In aardarth wlth the Flnandal Reportlng StaTrJ&rd 8ppllc4bltr In the UK 8nd RepubllG ol Ir8land (FRS 102). Tho Yrustees, Report ¢cntaln8 lThfom181ign rg4ukBd to be pro¥lded ID th8 Trustses, Annual Report under the gt&hent ol Rec4)rMrnI¢d Pradk8 ISORP) guld¢Un8& The trEBtees ol th? conpany are also charlty trustses for purp058 oftharity law aTrJ under lh8 companls congllwvon are known Ss member¥ of th8 bJard oflnrnEèeg. In Ihl$ report thB INthae8 ¢fRalllO Fall18 PTwnt a surnmary of8 purptsso, govomanc¢, ocuvilkn, athlevemenl8 gnd IInarS for the fmAn¢iel fingnoal year31 DeLwer2023. 171è cornpany18 a reglsterad ¢hdrfiyand hanc8 IM rep(ytand resuK8 aro PbE8arted In a fomi Lxmpll99 wlth Ihè requlremenlsof Iho.¢omp&nles.Act 20t%_ and, Although no'i obllged to pty wllh thè statnant of Rwnmondgd PrnclI Ichaililos SORP effecuve January 201b>. the QTgankaion ha3 bMplèJnDnted Its fecDmm9fKlatlDnN wherè relevant In Iheso ffinanclal S18tnls. Nlsslon• ObJoGtlv•4 qnd Stratsgy Nl681on Statoment Our mts$ion ly to prcfflote tl Irkh 18ngu8g8 ty prothF¥J ojmpmhenslve, Induslva communlty rad50 and madla 8grytCo5 IhroLyh the m&dlurn of IrAtL Cfjrft8blè obJocUv08 and Ofr#)m Key commitsnentfj Raldlo Faiita Too 18 r¢g18tsred as 8 (arlty by Iho Chorfty Commtsskn for Northom IroEand {gffecUv9 fM 18102J2015). The cornp8ny conUnu8s lo Maot{•xl exeaed) ch8rKabl8 ot$8drM3 In relatton to tha advancament ol art$. GluTe, herilago, pduraibn 8 In addltion, Of9anksillon me6ts ts otye(IIv88 and tgets sat out In lh• Olwm Kgy Commltments &3re•menl - Includln9 obleiv9s In telallon to LTo•JL8sling. ¢ornmunlty lTrlnlng In rndlo 8k]ILq and the prrMslon ol ¢ommunlty aLTh9910 the meda. Raltho Faiiio proacX(¥8ly engages h oUtr9h a¢llvltlo5 iherthy Incroagkn9 ts overall of th8 slaUrA) and InGTraslng Its è¢e43slbtity to a vAd6 r8nge olcommunlty Bl8keholdar8. As part oTour commthent to pYOVtde an 4litB¢Uve gnd wel(x>mlrvd spao forslsff, volunt8eT broadcasterg and vlellors allke 8nd to ¢ontr5buta to communlty regeratIon In an area of hlgh towls of depdv8tion. 8 coffèe 8hop'An Lon Pubh, Wa8 opèngd In thg buikjlng (Aprfl 20191. An Lon l)ubh café was ostabll8hed ay a $oelal enl8rpAso Inlllafvo. offeTtng qu811ty Cffee1Iea and Ilgh¢ 1¢hY lood thJlce8, provldlng a pleasanE spa (or lrfsh 8peakers, le8mws of th8 language, the loc41 cornmunlty other8 tr) meet fvrther Ir•XOa$ing acvsslhllty to the wlde range ol communliy f&dlllbs and seFvILg offoRd by R81d16 Failts, In fvrth8nc0 of t)ur tharltatlg o¥oct14 RaId Faiitg ¢anUnued lo operate An Ltsn Dubh ¢4mmunlty café thToughoLrt ttp pettod JanUY to Oecember 2023. Th8 Blre¢tors & Manwent wlsh to thank the staff (p2sl and present) of An Lon DutL fa for Ihelr work and commltment piowlng a welcimnlng se(vM%. The model for the op8raUon ofAn Lon Lxibh café ¥11 bg subjgri lo review In the new llnanrAal year. SttQldeo Fetr8ts a rOrdIng sluth, was offlclally launclled In Dewnbgr 21Y22 8TrJ ntInUes to provhjg eceS to lo7 musklans, ¢knr medla oryanlsatlon4 school and communlty groups thrB wha can avall of sound-rerIjl s8Nicey at afftirdable rats5. With Input Irom 8¢>xmpllstd, profesgiondly trdned sound ewlneers. Forexample, In blls period. mombers of the Chlnese ¢ommunlty w8r8 In ta Ihe stauon to PBrtlclpalè In BoufKkrocor¢lno 2nd languapl8fjrrlr¥J proieGts. Tho Dlrgdor8 of RahJiO T60 can report 8T80 that tho 91alion ¢onlnug9 Its Invofvemonl in 8 range of cros3•communllylwtrea¢h I11$, entoJraglrvJ parbdp91n ol merrtjws OF Ihe wider communlty In thfrwurk Rgtdlo Faiite as bro&J¢asler4 IlsnerJ and 08 v15115 to Ihe Station. For examplg. o vary 8UeL6S8r cross4ommunSty txCt (An Gort) based on Ihe kjcal hlstory of Iho Di¥t816hankll ateg was held. Raldlo Fante continue8 to colkbor81o wlth RalthS na Life (the only olher lILrd KMUnIty radlo slall¢M on Iho Island of IrelarKI Ihat tmadcasts on the Jitwaves through Ihe medbjm of 1rf8h) and support a number ol oo4nlsalor throUghrt the north of Irelamd to prndLK8 radlo contsnt (BubieGt lo avallablllty of resources). We are pka%ed 8bo tD r8POrt on•ing co118k)ration wllh Raltho na G80lt&le vtho now use R8*J Faiik broodca6Ung
RaSdi6 Faiite Teo (A Company lknltd by guarant, not havlng a sh#r¢aphall TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the flnanGL31 er8nded 31 December2023 fa¢tllties on a regularbasl& Raldlo Faiitè contlnuès to explore new mthods of eng8glw th our volunleorbroadcaatèrs and other8takeh(Aders- Induthng by h08tiro small Community even15 at Ihè stallon, the of 81)tkn&sed aThJ onllne tralntng In G¢thmunlty radio broÈdcasllng sk1115 qnd by rneans ol onO¥j In1d818$ for on989ing wlth the ccynmunfw, Buch a8 the wadlo sories Guth an Phoball (Voli% ofthe Commurty). Raldl6 Faiite18 ¢ommltted io strengthening wmmunity gngag9m8nt on an onolny ba819, with Cfill and Off1t tralnlng kYogramme3 d0ve1lIng vAth Incre19 v&16 of stLJdloth&J radlo wryJuc11on and lacè4048t• ctmmunlty engagement projecls. Manogemenl and steff of tho stalton contsrtuously seek new OPptlIfe8 lo and co15aboTaf8 with lrtsh languwde eommunSty ol speakers and leamors of thg languagg, both lo¢ally and YAd9r afigld and wilh the bcal communlty, includlno on a cros8weornmunty basb, In pursLWlC8 oftb& ovafall charltsUe 0¥0¥85 ollhe organLgallon. A8 part rf Ils remll 88 a communlty radlo 81afton trj SUPPOrt othèr eommunlty l•ngw8 orgamlsauons, slaif ond V9JnIg&r$ from thg $14tson attend entS and cond( Inlervlgws wSth Tepresgnlallvg4 gt numer5 org8nlsatlrin8 ori an oTrualng basli throughoul the year. Tha enhanced troadcast]nxJrdEng fadllueg at Iho Blatlon enoble3 Ilva broadcaits from rnmoto lorAtlon¥ 85 wfjll as Yecordlngs o11nt8wS. book launth&s Ok for broadcast on RaldVJ Fallte, lurthor1nwaSlng accass to a vrtde range of badcasts In tho1rtgh18nguago. The DSre¢tor8 & ManageMt woukl I tD rnMend R?IdlO Faiiie staff who have wothed tlrel83sty thfoughoul 23, tOW8rt19 pro19 a hh3hquallty Irlsh l&nguago comrnunlty radlo 6ervke to the Id511 laThJu8g8 and iha Icdlwld8r communlty Ilncltyjlng Ilw staff rnembers InvolThJ In flnanclgl wjmlnlstraucfi, tf8lnlng, bulldtng man&gèrn8nL technlral, communlty oulfeaeh, buslnass devolopmènc ¢munlty café and sound reojrdlng roles). Flnanclal Rwl•w The Dlreotors of RoldKs Faitte Teo gratefully a¢n(vledga an monelary SUPPDrt re¢elved $ln¢g the Incepuon of tho &)mmunlty rodlo geNh, towgrds th• furthor8n¢e of our tharftabla oWertlve8 and to ¢reollng communlty b&norrt - notably Ihf on.gc4ng 8UPPQrt ol For48 na Gaellgo 111 2008) &nd of NDrthem Ir01and Screen-An Clst8 Craoltoloachla Gqollge (ILBF) (slrKg 2011), The Ceclors can rewrt that tho vblectlNw and lets awB8d wlth For na Gaelb30 In retguon to the pr¢motlon and usage of the Irfsh language Ihrough Med[ Of cornmunlty have been met 8nd 8xreeded, wmh lh& input ond cOyeraHC of a rAffjè of lrfsh jaryuage or9anlsabcs and Indivldual speakets and lèam&r$ ol th8 langua0& dng thlB perlod, RakAbS Fallle gratafiJlly acknwlo¢ges COnlln(tatton fundlrfj reCad from Foras na Gaellg¢4célm RahJlO Pobell 2IT22-2024 {CoThmunlty Radio 8chomo). Suppong 4 posts and ongolng broad¢a511ng, Ifklningj vc4unt£edng. cxjmmunlty awaren888 ln9 (h rnlatlon to the lrt$h language and lo thg $14tion erchlvfvy 8nd the ongolno devekvnent and malnlongn(¥ of th9 oJmmunlty butkairKJ. RaldS0 Faiits was Su88fv1 In adracllnu fvndlro of £243,600 annually for the peiiod 21y2&224 {201&2021 £216,CI)o) The DIrect8 wl8h to gratefuty acknowbdge tho Siwt of Colmdllm fundlw Inlllallve adrnlnlstered by Fora5 na GawhJe, for a prol8¢t carried out kn 2023. 16 a partnefthip FW3ramm befvtson Fuas ng Ga&ll9e ond Btsd n8 Gatdhllg, pFIOIg the u8e of lrtyh G8911c and ScottlBh Qaellc In Iroland and SLY)tlaTrJ and bort Ihe (>)unldegl. Fundlng of £8,966.43 was gr8nt8d by Colmctlb in Ihls perlcd, wllh a further £1,924.80 oratefuffy rncolved l(om Manx H•rflag6 FoundallofyCultur8 V8nnlTh ltrard¥ the Manx Uage element ofth& wdocl. Furthemore. th¢ Dlr¥¢tors grabfulty a¢knowledge Forag na G8ellge supwi In the fcxm of GlM Ta¢aloL#ita FulnnlmlK toward6 88-Iating enolgy WSts (£7,86&65 recotved 24104r2023) ThB DIrr¥ eased also Io (*rt the cThrfnuafjon of lundlng fmm NoTlhem Ireland S¢rgen - lri$h Language Broadcast Fund for a fitrther yoar (AprN 2023 - March 2024: £85.OCQ). Th8 ongolng 5tsPPOrt of Northem Irefand sgen-111$h Langu8g8 Breadcagl Fund for Reldlo Fa]lts Broadeqst Tralnlng Schgmels a hlghly Valu and ilt8] ebmenl In the suc£88s of Rakllo FaiRe, s(4)poiffjng empbymgnt and o)nlributino to thllS4Lld1r wthln tho Irl speakjng rnMnIty gnd to U)e grtswlh 8nd develorAnerrt of thè overall Irish language rnedig Infraslfudure. Award1 on a wnlrad basls. for the devalopment OF tho traIn0. {a(r produclion and archknng Caty of Iho slatioN, It 1$ a ry valua0 support paage lor thp provi¥lcm of communlty rgdlo seThrfc4s èy Raldh5 Fall, Regular workshopsi group and Ontr tr8lnEni sesglons In aound reco1. broadca51ing. sound edliing and mlxlno podcaxtlng are on 8 regulgr ba8ls throughout tho year. A pcwlar, ahvays ow-substtrtbod radlo broadcast tmlning Coufse for ale parttdpants was held for a Ihlrd year In SUessiOn during Februarylmarth 2023, wlth very pos118 Outcomes and feadback RaldlD Failtè ffalnlNd Gour868 Impart valuable. transf8rable thllls. nurturfng now tahnt and pr[ll hbgh quallly Gontent for bro?dcasL thw8by tncreasing Budn reath. The Olrectors cam report also trat the Nl 8creen4LBF Soélm na Lélrftheolrl Rakjio Faol Oih)Int (frah9 Radlo Prodwers sckn) has l8n r&tnstated, wlth ono trakngo to bg pla(¥d th BBC & RalcHO Fallte over lh8 wlod september 202Mugust 2024 (follovlng $ucG&s6f erMJagemenl beiwwb Raid6 Fallte management and Nl
Raidio Failte Teo
IA tompaNy Ilmtted by qu•Tanteei not4n9 a shar•
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
for the fin4noal year elld 31 Decemb8r2023
Scre8n.ILBF). Th18 tralnlng scheme, Inltwd In 2021-20t2, whoTrby 2 tralnee talo producets Wore aLd wlth
RaldkS Fllte fw a perlod of12 months, was proven lo be a great SUCts98 by Rthlo Faiiko, contribuung to 6krnkbJlkllng
In fadio b(cCasbnU tl¥ouph medlum of thè lrtsh languag8 aThd lo the growlng succwg of R8ldlO F81118, further
slrenglhenlng Its 8Fp8al to 8yi$ting and new IlsFMners. The Dltectots of Raldlo Failte very muth welo)m&g th8
re4nslgtoment of Scélm na Léltitheotrf Raldb5 Faoi OIIIOlnt and aro hop?ful that this tralnlng oppotbJnlty In radlo
prtsJu¢tlon sldlls WIH be0? F4 Q(4)8tanL ortrgolng eiern8nt of Nl SexeetFILBF sUPWt gotng forwartL
In thls p04 Raidio Fdlte ojnllrtues to benafit frn fvnd$ s8red fora Business D8velopment Officer IJw18 2022 -
arch 2024) and for a Socla( Ent8rprfse Development offI-Car6 An Lon Duth (August 2022 - Juty 2025). The
Board L8 very gratsful to Dyrtm8ni for Commuru'ios and to tho admlnlstr8tors of these funds - An ¢15te
Infftel8tlo¢hta Gaai& and Tha Rai Found8Uon (SptIV31v) for thk8 vory vabO 5upwi.
The Dlr8¢tNs are 8spedalW ploased to [pp thatdurfng thLq p1j Raldo Fallle was SUCC68sfiJl In 8ttracUrvJ (for Ihq
first Imel muthane8ded addlllonal rev8nue knndlng from Belfast Glty Coundl towarda Inceaslng runnlng co8t8
YSDclated wlth thè opErallon of the ¢(mUnIty lIdIng (8mountsrYJ b £20,OOD apprm thyarded on an annual bag18
for th8 Fwbd A11 2023- MaTch 21)26).
Furthermore, th_e Dlrectors 8rè cl8ltghted to report that fund1J_ of £1or).QQO ovor a Wear TIod has Ixgn 89uJred
frorn Dormant AOunt$ Fund Nl (i3g1ivored by The NaUonaT Lottery Comfflunity Fund) tftrds successbn Plannlng
for the orgarrisalion. The fundlng has b90n aw8[1 prfmariiy lo sumort mentorfng of new emptoyegs to bè apwlnted
In key tlnanceladrnlnlsirotlon and b¥oadca$tlng roles wlihln Ihe cryan1sOn41[1h addmlcfial budwts for
fa)anceladmln18tratIc, slaff, bu1[ng man8gBn8rt dlgltal Infra8tru¢Xuro 8nd Sadal 8nlorprls• dovelcyrent supwrt,
o)nlrlbullng to the ov8rall ¥trenolhenlng ¥u8taknobllty of Ihe tyJ8nlsatl¢Jn Into t? future.
The Dlredors ar8 axtremety grateful also to Gaékhthrs8VDepartsm8nt for Communlll2$ for ernF4oyment 8UPPart over 8
94nonth (Octohr 2023June 20U> under the OBAIWJob Stsrt 8chem?. 8upportlnq a young Irtsh 8péaker to
pur£ ftirther tralnlnglornployment opwrtunltbs.
In additkxTr, the Dlreclors gratefylly ackno
Raidio Failte Teo IA compqny lknlted by guarpntop, nothp•hry a slw• rApItRV TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for tho final yearended 31 Oecemb&r2023 In thalr d8¢191on Iseptember 2019) otcom granted an 8xt&n8ion of ¢c4nmunlty radlo servlce, wlth approval for per Incre. RartI Fa5118 wlll conllnug IE¥ lobby for (urther exienslons to Ihe coverdge area, In Ilne th demand communhks cAJtskle the Curnt broadc88t otpa In addltk)n, statlon m8nagemBnt contlnuo to monltor developm•nts 8nd exF4ore opporbJnitias (suwed to fiJW) In rololon to $moN-scaia DAB. RdI6 Faiiie Lg lundad prlmailly by Fwa8 nè Gaellge-S(lrn Rabjio Pobal aNI Nl Setse1rtSh Language Broadc351 Fund. We are hop8fiJl that fUrlr0 from the58 Wlos wll c))nllnue, and wo Jre always aw8re of Ihg n8cesslty to 56ok other addillon81 wrces of fvndhg. As rèrrt)rt 8boNY, Ra[d Faiite wag suc¢e8sful in attracuro >ygar kndlng from Belfasl CMY Councm and from Tho Nallonal Lottery Cornmunity Fund&imi8nt Accwnts Nl In th1$ perlod. Further ppOrtlI[eS th strthan lh8 cOmmuty raylo broad¢xsUng 8eNlp (an organ15attonal pllority) contlnue to bg 8QUghL Futuro Dèvelopments From 11$ baso at 30 &aid Ohubh4lw Béal Folr8ta, BT12 4AL. the tre0t0 manag8menl of Ratdkl Fail te Teo strfve lo m&xknN$e the benefits of locallon In a pufposfrbulll eentra for Irlsh languagg r&410 Ixoadca$tlng, tralnlngi sound editlng and sound arohfvln@ (op8ratlonat sln¢X Ociobor 2018). The R8ldhJ Fa1rt0 contrg is loGateA In Sn areo of mulllple dgpdyotton, PTovklln9 88Nitx8 ond lad111185 ihat contfibute to tr)e allevl4tlon ol rM)V8ty and soclal 6xduslorL Furth8rmora. by u9 of its locaum at thè edg8 of the clty c8ntro, Faite wovhjeg an Incluglv8, accesskjle (xmmunliy radlo sgrvlcg and afjsodat8d aclvll188 that 8551st In pdIty furth8r Impetus to Overall GaAllathl Quarter erKJnffnlc regeneration plan6, benefit119 Ihe oty as a who18. Th cèntre Alms ts èxpand lrfsh language medo end cMunItY Introstwcturo gTrJ to $upp¢xL wherè p058lbl4 olher commwJiU•$ whowlsh to Inwas8 Iholr capadty In Ihe Irtsh lanuuagè. Tha comtr perfod 11880 t malhallon of suCX8oTr pkn. pwucularty Iho mwllmont Df 2 new 4gnlor mgmbor8 ot 81gff {In flnanGél8dmlnigtratlon end bmadcaslkng rcA8s) and thg rolllng out of a Comprehen8 mgntorfng programm& to gn$uffj Ihal the new slaff mombers equtpped to Ihe organ1$411on fts8rd thelr respedlv8 roth. In 8dthlion, ur1rv contlnu8llon funthng from Fom rw GaelIDscalffl Raldlo Pobali (Ctmnrnunlty Radlo Scheme) 2L7254027 be a prk)rfty kn the Tr1701 year. TTU8t408 The current Iruatse8 am as 88t outon pege 3 Gear¢Yd O Cakegiiain Dr POI Mac Cana Atno Nlo G88rallt Claran O Pronntah F4rGU6 0'Ha Caolmhg Nl Chatham (Appolnt9d 12 8gptember 2tr231 Qearèld O Mullleotr (Appolnlod 12 Soptemter 2Q23) ITh accoTdarKo Wtth tho Artlolos of A660ciallM. th8 dlrèclors cetke gvery thlr(l Annual G8neTal Meoth)g and, belng èlloible, oifer them8th3 frJr r8é16cUon. The 58orekry who g¢rya durtni thg tlnancld year wa& DrPOI Maecang Compllance wlth Soctorwifde Lgglslatlon and St4ndard8 The ojnpany ongag6s pro4¢tlNly wllh legNalon, standards and oJde$ whlch are dmloped for thg seGtor. Ral¢YIO Fallte Teo subscrfb6S to and Is compwanl wtth lollowlng: The Comp4nlgs A¢1 2008 The Charlues SORP {FRS 102) Approvod by the Board of Trustses on 3 8¢plemb8r 2024 and 61gn8d on113 behalf by: Dr POI Mac Cana Dlro¢lor Ine Nlc Geara Dlr•¢tor