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
Obje￿iveS 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