Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) Year ended 31 March 2023 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 2023. Reference and administrative details Regislered charlty name Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association Charlty registration number 101765 Company regislration number N1046528 Principal offlce and registered 231 Victoria Road office Bready Strabane Co. Tyrone BT82 OEB The trustees Mr N Allen Mr. IA Henderson Mr SR Kelly Mr K McFarland Rhonda Shannon Independent examlner Keith McElhinney Chartered Accountant 42A Clooney Terrace Waterside Londonderry 8T47 6AP Structure9 governance and management The Charity is managed by an Executive Committee which consists of all the appointed trustees. and the selection of any new Trustees is dealt with by that Committee. The Charity was incorporated on 16 May 2003, and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated at that time. Objectives and actlvltles The purposes of the Charity can be summarised as follows. To facilitate the examination, exploration and appreciation by all of Ulster Scottish history. heritage and culture To promote Culture confidence and civic pride. bolster morale of the communily and harness the abilities of local people
Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (contlnued) Year ended 31 March 2023 ObjeiveS and activities (continued) To promote and preserve the culture and heritage of local people, and assist in social and economic well being through local development programmes To encourage the establishment, maintenance and development of other community associalions within the area of benefit, providing support, information and advice in furtherance of this objective Main Activities to further the Charity's purposes for the public benefit Bready and District Ulster Scots own and manage Ihe Sollus Centre which provides a space and support for connected groups which brings 300 people from the community into the centre weekly. We deliver outreach tuition programs in Ulster Scols Music and Highland dance lo over 500 children in various schools and community groups in the North West, as well as programs for good relations departments in local councils. promoting Ulster Scots Culture. We offer guidance on funding opportunities, governance, event planning and training needs as well as assisting member groups to access funding from a range of sources. Deliverance of talks and workshops to a wide range of audiences including local history groups and community organisations. as well as local heritage lours in the local area. Present interactive history, language and music workshops in schools. Produce educational material on a range of relevant topics as well as maintain an informative and current website and social media presence Provide, manage and resource local historical artifacts and databases that are used to assist visitors to research Iheir heritage and links with the area. Achievements and performance The main focus of the group continues the development of Ulster Scots throughoul the North West, as normality returns we have delivered history, language cultural workshops in the hall and with our outreach activities these workshops have been delivered across the region. With our Dance and piping project back teaching in schools, meaning we were able to exceed our target of approx 800 receiving dance and musical tuition. We have been lucky that our many volunteers have remained and are now busy with an increase in numbers in those young people attending our dance classes in the hall. and wilh increased number of showcase events and invitations from other groups for the dancers to enlertain has seen the hall back to its busiest with rehearsals since before Covid. Happily, the use of our hall during the day is increasing, despite many groupsl organisations slill using online meetings, we have been able lo this due to the use of our new audiolvideo equipmenl to host hybrid meetings in the main hall one ot the very few in the Council area. We continue to fundraise to maintain the activities we are delivering at Ihe moment, and with the support of all the user groups we continue lo meet the challenge. Financial revlew The Charity incurred a deficit for the year to 31 March 2023 of £8,75412022: deficil £9051, and at 31 March 2023 had net assets of £443.207 (2022: £451,961). As at 31 March 2023 the Charity had no funds in material deficit
Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (contlnued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance wilh the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. The trustees, annual report was approved on 12 December 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by: Mr K McFarland Trustee