Bleary Farners Hall ManagemeHt Committee Annual repurtfor iheyear ended 31 December 2023 Page 2 Bleary Farmers Hall ol the Tru ees For the Year Ended 31 December 2023 The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year end 31 December 2023. The Trustees who served durin8 the year and up to the date of this report are listed as:. Mr David Malcolmson Mr Willlam Robinson Mrs Helen Campbell Mr John Harrfson Mrs Heather Wilson Mr James Blane Strurturei governance and management Bleary Fam)ers Hall has been in existence since the mid 1961Ys serving the needs of the rural Bleary community. The Hall wa5 formerly the Baldougan Public Elementary Schoolhouse. The Bleary Farmers Hall Management Committee is a registered Charity INIC101715) since 9 sep.tember 2015. The Bleary Farmers Hall Management Committee is also a regIsted Company with Companies House Registration Number: 615610. The Farmers Hall is governed by a trust deed and the Farmers Hall Management Committee. Objertives & Artlvities Bleary Farmers Hall Management Committee provide for community development work within the local neighbourhood. The Famers Hall Management Committee are providin& maintaining and managing a rural Hall facility to ensure local community organisations have adequate, modern and Sufficient facilities to meet the respective needs of each organisation to help ensure active community participation. The Famers Hall Management Committee also organise lectures, classes, meetings and community fundraising events and other forms of leisure-time arKJ recreational and educational devek)pment. The objectives are specificalty restricted to the advancement of community development, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty. sickness and the aged and the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants of the Bleary area and its environs in County Amiagh, without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effortto provide facilities in the interests of Social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation. with the object of fostering a community Spirit and improving the conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular to:
Bleary Farniers H11 Managemenf Commillee Annual reportfor theyear ended 37ODecember 2023 Page 3 al The Provision, maintenance and management of a community educational resource hall facility for the use of the inhabitants for activities promoted or facilitated by the Company including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other fomis of recreational and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants- bl to support community development, social inclusion and well-being activities and to work with partners to support and improve the conditions of the inhabitants in rural life; cl to promote or assist in the promotion. facilitation and organisation of community capacity building programme and projects for the benefrt of the inhabitants within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age. disability or infimiity, or social and economic circumstances, in a effort to increase the abilities, skills and self-confidence of such inhabitants; dl to advance any other exclusively charitsble purpose as the Directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity. Revlew of Oper*lons arKI future development The Trustees are content with the income generated by the existing Farmers Hall facility in the year to end December 2023. The Farmers Hall Management Committee operate under a financial reserves policv. Review of Finances The Company income forthe year to 31 December 2023 was £10,579 with private and government grants totalling £3,161. Other income generated amounted to £7,418. Government and private grants were obtained from: Armagh City 8anbridEe and Craizavon Borough Council FAP Community Development Grant Ulster Scots Agencv DAERA Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme Asda Foundation To all these funders, The Bleary Farmers Hall Management Committee are most grateful. Public Benefrt statements The Trustees consider they have complied with their respective duties to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit as published by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Statement of Trustee's respon5ibilitles The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom accounting standard5. Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financTal statements for each financial period to provide a true and fair view of the affairs of the company for that period.
Bleary Farmers Hall Mano8emeni Commitlee Anrtual relrtfor theyeor ended 31 Dec¢mber2023 Page 4 In preparing the financial statements, the tru5tee5 are required to: Make estimates that are reasonable and prudent Select most appropriate accounting policies and apply in a consistent format Clarify that applicable accounting standard5 have been followed and further explained in the financial statements and have prepared the financial statements. The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2(Ki6. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities. Policies are also in place for such issues. Approved by the Trustees Mr William Robinson Chairperson th 12 March 2024