Registered number: N1048343 Charity number: 101717 HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING {A Company Limited by Guarantee) UNAUDITED DIRECTORS. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING (A Company Limited by Guarantee) CONTENTS Page Reference and Administrative Details of the Company. its Directors and Advisers Directors. Report Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet 9-10 Notes to the Financial Statements 11-22
HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING (A Company Limited by Guarantee) REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY. rrs DIRECTORS AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Directors Dawn Purvis, Chairperson Claire Hackett Hedley Abernethy, Honorary Treasurer (appointed 14 Dember 2022) Alexander Bunting Brandon Hamber Irwin Turbitt Geraldine Smyth Brian Lambkin Oliver Wilkinson, Honorary Secretary Philip Dean Conor Keenan Anna Louise Purbrick Company registered number N1048343 Charity registered number 101717 Registered office Gordon Street Mews 27-29 Gordon Street Belfast BT12LG Company secretary Oliver Wilkinson Chairperson Dawn Purvis Accountants UHY Hacker Young Fitch Chartered Accountants Gordon Street Mews 27-29 Gordon Street Belfast BT12LG Bankers Ulster Bank 91-93 University Road Belfast BT7 1NG Solicitors CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors 18 May Street Belfast BT14NL Page 1
HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING (A Company Limited by Guarantee) DIRECTORS. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The Directors (who are also Trustees of the charity for the purposes of the Charity Act) present their annual report together with the financial statements for the 1 January 2022 to 31 Dember 2022. The Directors confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice ISORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). Since the company qualifies as small under section 382 of the Companies Act 2006, the Strategic Report required of medium and large companies under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors, Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted. Structure, governance and management a. Policies and objectives Healing Through Remembering (HTR) is an extensive cross-community project made up of a range of individual members holding differing political, social and religious perspectives who come together to focus on the issue of how best to deal with the past relating to the conflict in and about Northem Ireland. Through on-going intemal discussions, research, roundtable discussions, conferences and outreach programmes, HTR produces a range of reports, options papers, exhibitions, dramas, discussion papers, events and audits which continue to inform discussion throughout society - this includes community groups, political parties, statutory and govemment policy makers. b. Strategies for achieving objectives HTR'S key strength lies in its diverse membership who come from a range of backgrounds - including loyalist, republican, British Army, poli, church, media, victims, academia and community activism - who work together on how best to deal with the past relating to the conflict. Thus HTR addresses issues with the full range of views and opinions as part of the debate. HTR'S success relies on an inclusive and bottom-up approach which facilitates the development of innovative mechanisms and best praCtiS. Vital to the work of HTR is the building of trust so as to form a safe space in which dialogue can be open and honest. The work of HTR addresses five particular themes, each one identified following a public consultation in 2002. These are Storytelling, Day of Reflection, Truth Recovery & Acknowledgement, Living Memorial Museum and Commemoration. Membership consists of individuals who hold very different views and perspectives on the themes they are discussing, but who agree on the need to create a better future. Examples of work done include an Annual Day of Reflection on 21 June every year since 2007, an exhibition entitled 'Everyday Objects transformed by the Conflict. and the report 'Are we there ye, a document outlining proposals in regard to dealing with the past. c. Policies adopted for the induction and training of Directors The Chairperson, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, the directors and five trustees with responsibility for the five areas of work were elected by the membership of Healing Through Remembering at the Annual General Meetings held on Tuesday 6th October 2022 on a virtual platform (Zoom) and Tuesday 14th December 2022, in room BD07 004, Ulster University, York Street, Belfast. New directors are sought and appointed by the Board as required. Page 2
HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING (A Company Limited by Guarantee) DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Structure, governance and management (continued) d. Organisational structure and decision-making policies The day-to-day responsibility for the provision of services rests with Ms Cate Turner, who ensures that the charity delivers the services specified and that key perf0rrnan indicators are met. She supervises any staff and the volunteer team and has responsibility for the financial management and control. e. Principal activities Healing Through Remembering is an extensive cross-community project made up of a diverse range of individual members with different political perspectives and social eXperienS. They come from across Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland to focus on ways of dealing with the past relating to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland and to build a better future. The organisation addresses the recommendations outlined in the Report of the Healing Through Remembering Project 2002 and aims to widen the debate. To do this, Healing Through Remembering delivers a variety of activities to encourage dialogue and development in the five areas of work from the 2002 Report - namely Living Memorial Museum, Truth Recovery and Acknowledgement, Storytelling, Day of Reflection and Commemoration. Healing Through Remembering also offers conversational workshops and arranges public events. The membership of the organisation to the end of December 2020 was 78 individuals. The Board of Directors is the ultimate controlling party of the charity. The Board is responsible for the review of all activities, the setting of future strategy, and meets a minimum of eight times per annum. The Directors have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to these major risks. f. Objectives and activities The objectives of Healing Through Remembering Limited (HTR) are to promote, for the benefit of the public in Northern Ireland, the advancement of education in the purpose and methods of mediation, conciliation and reconciliation of disputes or conflicts and of all the means of managing them for peaful resolution in the interests of good citizenship and community relations and in particular to promote research and the exchange of views that help towards education into the causes, prevention and alleviation of destructive patterns of behaviour and into peaceful means of resolving conflict. In planning our activities for the year. we kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidan on public benefit at our meetings of the Board of Directors. The current objectives of HTR are being addressed under the activities of a number of projects,. most specifically, in 2022, the work of the organisation was again primarily funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade and the Stevens Legacy. This work involved ensuring that engagement and discussions continued on the issue of dealing with the past despite a slow return to public gatherings following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Board, Members and staff continue to engage with a range of local and international organisations and individuals. Page 3
HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING (A Company Limited by Guarantee) DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Achievements and perfonnance a. Main achievements of the company HTR operated largely on line and from home offices with in person meetings resumed during the year. The Board of Healing Through Remembering expressed concern at the British Government proposals on dealing with the past. They continued to meet Northern Ireland Office staff to Vol their resetvations about the entirety of the proposals. The 'Everyday Objects transformed by the Conflict, exhibition was hosted at St Anne's Church of Ireland Cathedral Belfast until April 2022 when it began a one-year tour of LibrariesNI. HTR continued to deliver items logged and catalogued for the HTR historic newspaper clippings database to the Linen Hall Library. This is an indexed collection that has proved to be a valuable resource for students, researchers and other interested parties. The Day of Reflection was On again marked on 21 June 2022. In conjunction with Belfast City Council a reflective space was created in Belfast City Hall and activities were run throughout the day. The HTR social media platforms also posted comments and information throughout the day. HTR also supported the ecumenical service of Lament held by Corymeela Community and other groups and individuals at St Anne's Cathedral. The Day was also marked extemally and promoted on social media by other groups. The Stories Network continued to consider a resour to aid and story gathering projects. HTR also helped coordinate the Conflict Legacy Interpretative NeOrk consisting of museums and exhibitions relating to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland. HTR helped host a number of intemational visiting groups looking at legacy of violence issues. These induded academics, artists and community activists. The Executive Director spoke at a number of virtual and in person external events on legacy of the past issues. The Director was also continued her involvement in a number of advisory groups for external projects. Existing local and international links were maintained with the local and international academics. Relationships were maintained virtually with local community organisations and groups. Publications Annual Report 2022 Financial review a. Going concern After making appropriate enquiries, the trust*s have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going cOnM basis can be found in the Accounting Policies. b. Reserves policy The charity has always tried to build up the balan of its reseprfes on a yearly basis so as to maintain funds at the year-end equal to between three and six months expenditure. For the year ended 31 December 2022, the organisation's reserves are above this target. Page 4
HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING (A Company Limited by Guarantee) DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Structure, governance and management Plans for future periods Future plans include continuing to engage with the British Government expressing community cOnmS about their outlined approach to dealing with the legacy of the past. HTR will continue to meet with political representatives, hold workshops and seminars and produ reports. HTR will also continue to work with a range of local and intemational organisations. The 'Everyday Objects Transformed by Conflict. exhibition will continue to be publicly acSsible during a year long hosting by LibrariesNI with the exhibition, in case and panel fom, visiting libraries across Northern Ireland. Given the changing political environment for dealing with the past, the Board continues to consider how best to maintain the organisation with these limited reSoUrS until more substantial future funding can be secured. Members. liability None of the Directors has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the Directors are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. Statement of Directors. responsibilities The Directors {who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Directors, 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 Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently., observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102)., make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent", state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., prepare the financial statements on the going cOnM basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hen for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by order of the members of the board of Directors and signed on their behalf by.. Claire Hackett Director Date. 19 September 2023 Page 5