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 2023

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
11-23

HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Directors
Dawn Purvis
Claire Hackett
Hedley Abernethy, Honorary Treasurer
Alexander Bunting
Brandon Hamber
Irwin Turbitt
Geraldine Smyth
Brian Lambkin, Chairperson
Oliver Wilkinson, Honorary Secretary
Philip Dean
Conor Keenan
Anna Louise Purbrick
Company registered
number
N1048343
Charity registered
number
101717
Registered office
Suite 2.06, Custom House
Custom House Square
Belfast
BT13ET
Company secretary
Oliver Wilkinson
Chairperson
Brian Lambkin
Accountants
UHY Hacker Young Fitch
Chartered Accountants
Suite 2.06, Custom House
Custom House Square
Belfast
BT13ET
Bankers
Ulster Bank (Nl> City Office
11-16 Donegall Square East
Belfast
BT15HD
Solicitors
CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors
18 May Street
Belfast
BT14NL
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HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
DIRECTORS. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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 2023 to 31 December 2023. The Directors
confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the company comply with the current ststutory
requirements, the requirements of the company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of
Recommended Practice (SORP). applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 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 Northern Ireland.
Through on-going internal 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 government 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, police, 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 practices. 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 Conflicf and a range of published reports.
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 14th December 2022. in room BD07 004, Ulster University, York Street,
Belfast and Wednesday 6th December 2023, in room BC04-112. Ulster University. York Street, Belfast. New
directors are sought and appointed by the Board as required.
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HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Structure, governance and management (continued)
d. Organisational structure and decision-making policies
The day-to4ay responsibility for the provision of services rests with Ms Cate Turner, who ensures that the
charity delivers the seNices specified and that key performance indicators are met. She supeNises 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 experiences. 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 2023 was 77 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 peaceful 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 guidance 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 2023. 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. The Board. Members and staff continue to engage with a range
of local and international organisations and individuals.
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HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Achievements and perfomiance
a. Main achievements of the company
HTR operated largely in person meetings with only a few on-line meetings to reduce travel costs.
The 'Everyday Objects transformed by the Conllict, exhibition completed the year-long tour of LibrariesNI. In the
summer the Exhibition began a tour of venues either side of the border be￿een Northern Ireland and republic
of Ireland.
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 once again marked on 21 June 2023. 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 Corrymeela Community and other groups and individuals at St Anne's
Cathedral. The Day was also marked externally and promoted on social media by other groups.
The Stories Ne￿Ork continued to consider a resource to aid story gathering projects. HTR also helped
coordinate the Conflict Legacy Interpretative Network consists'ng of museums and exhibitions relating to the
conflict in and about Northern Ireland.
HTR helped host a number of international visiting groups looking at legacy of violence issues. These included
people from a range of other international conflict areas. The Executive Director spoke at virtual and in person
external events on legacy of the past issues. The Director 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 2023
Financial review
a. Going concern
After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees 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 concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.
b. Reserves policy
The charity has always tried to build up the balance of its reserves on a yearly basis so as to maintain funds at
the year-end equal to belween three and six months expenditure. For the year ended 31 December 2023, the
organisation's reserves are above this target.
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HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Structure, governance and management
Plans for future periods
Future plans include continuing to engage with the wider community on the issues of dealing with the legacy of
the past.
HTR will continue to meet with political representatives, hold workshops and seminars and produce reports.
HTR will also continue to work with a range of local and international organisations. The 'Everyday Objects
Transformed by Conflict, exhibition will continue to be publicly accessible as it continues to tour the border
region.
Given the changing political environment for dealing with the past, the Board continues to consider how best to
maintain the organisation with these limited resources unts-l 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 lawl 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 . 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 ststements, the Directors are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently..
observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 1021.,
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 COn￿M 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 hence 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..
Brian Lambkin
Director
Date. 2910812024
Hedley Abernethy
Director
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