Charity Registration Number; NIC 101766 Divis Joint Develo ment Committee Trustees, re ort and financial statements ear ended 31 March 2024 A th4LI Ch PJL3 c NT Page LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TRUSTEES, REPORT ACCOUNTANTS REPORT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES BALANCE SHEET io NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 11-13 vi JOINT DEVELOPMENT cOMMI￿EE Status The committee is recognised &$ a charity by the commissioners of the Inland Revenue. Truslees Maura Arterton Martin Voyle F Mccann Jeanette Leckey Chairperson Treasurer Seeretary F Mccann Charlty Registration Nurnber NIC 101766 Accountants DMW Accountants (2011) Lid Townsend Enterprise Park 28 Townsend Street Belfast BT13 2ES Business Address The Frank Gillen Centre IA Cullingtree Road Belfast BT13 2ES Bankers Bank Of Ireland Belfast City Branch 4-8 High Street BTI 2BA DIVIS JOINT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31. MARCH 2024 The Comtnittee present their report and the audited financial statements t.or the year ended 31, March 2024 Reference and Administrati nDe The reference and administrative details of the charity are as shoiTr'n on page l. Structure, Governance & Management Organisational StrLlCture The organisation ivas established as an unincorporated organtsation and is governed und¢r its Lonstitiition. The organisation is governed b). a Management Cotnmittee. Any person ivishing to beconie a committee niember must apply in Nvriting prior to the AGM. A vote is (hen taken at AGM as to Nvhether they are to be appointed. iss Statement 'The aim is to provide, develop and enliance cor¢ progratntnes and activities that meet the needs ot-the local commiinity., wl)ich Lontribiite to improvinoy tlie quality of their lives in a real aJ)d meaningful way" Cost of Livin Crisis A LO%t-of-livin¥ crisis has contlllLied to impact on iiidividuals, commlinities aiid oriyanisations supportinb7 local people. ()n¥oing financial challenges remain to the front of every orbyanisation's thoug( l)Is and actioiis, and we are tackl ingy an increased demand for Olif SLlPPQrt. Ongoing Lincertainty ¢re¢ited by the lack of a functioniiig F()vemmLnt has had an impa¢l on gFovemnicnt %LlPP()rt from a Lentrdl and local g()vernment perspeclive righi dolvn to OLir loLality levels and Nvhi 1st iio speci fiL contr¢lLts look under tlireat (1( I thi5 Point in timL') delays in issuing agFreements arL' causing difficulties as Ive continue lo deliver mLich needed (public tacing) scrviLes. Increased operatingi L()sts aLross illl our areas of rLsponsibilitv has meanl difficulties created for OLir oivn st(Itt lind voILintier%, additioiiallv this also had £1 dL'trin)cntal impact on oiir or&Tanisational ability 10 continuing io SLlPPOrt Iociil people. We did hoiTrever continiic Olir ¥vork' Nvith Bryson Charitable CJroiip distributin&y emergency cost of living support under Il SLheme tor those oli beiiel Its and w itll a Bcltast City CouiiL il for the "working poor, We reTT)ain comniittcd, Ivithin oiir limitations, to develop Loordinated responses ivithin oiir organisation and across our locality betsveeii partners, initial ly Nvithiii OLir direct locality but also in partnership aeross the West Belt:ast area. We eiideavolired ivherc possible to act as a direct support and often a8 a condiiit of behalf of others lo reach those in need. It shoiild be stated this is an on{Foing issiie and it is not Llear ivhen it wil l ea%e in the Lurrent cl iinate. Core Focus Divis Joint Development Commiltee focused on ? maiii straiids of ivork throughout the year, althoiigh this was Iieavily impacled by Lovid in terms of type but also nurTibers involved- Programme, activities and services provided dircctl J throligh the Frank Gillen Cenlre lind ihroiigh on line activit! and outreach SLlPPOrt (Ivith partners in other faci lities: at home or throuJu onl ine contact) E.xternal coiitact- developmcnt of activih and partnership approaches continLied unabated aiid remaiiied central to ihe id¢ntifiLatioii and continLiity of siipport for vulnei-able people across oiir comtnunity- Both strands continLle to demonstrate the extent of resoiirLe that the FGC provided both as a practical resource and as a hLiman resourL¢ in th¢ forni of development. siipport and guidance to loLal and broader oroanisations lo increase their capacity to deliver better quality pro(Frammes to local people and increase access for local people to those services. parti¢ularlN, during another difticLIIt year. Our MAill Aims remained; To provide, develop and enhance core programmes and activitie% by the Frank Gillen Centre and its team of staff and volunteers. Practical projects and activities that met the needs of the local commlinity during a cost-of-livinil crisis, Ivhich Lontributc to siipporting vulnerable people and sustakninu the quality of their lives in a r¢al and meaningful ivay. To liaise. advise and guide loc￿ community organizations in the strategic development of ¢ore programmes and activities. To develop platforn]s for discussion and co-ordination bethveen IoLal cotnmLLnity activisis aiid gTOiiPS, .%haring infornlation. experienuc and resources (via the Fal Is Partnership lllitiative. Greater Falls Neigyhbourhiiod Partnership and the West Beltast Partnerships Health Group, in Nvhi¢h we chair all 3 stiuctures) ort Aims DJDC attempted in a difticult and challengin(v J'ear to adheres to the folloNvingT 3 support aims.. I, Facilities, Resources, Investment- to secure and manage human, physical and financial resources to enable us to achieve our long temi aims, ? Sustain, and Improve Governancl. & Organisational Structures- to ensure effective organisational striictures, managT¢ment and administrative proLedures and controls for the efticient operation of Divis Joint Developmeiit Committee. 3. Maintaining and Build Supportive Partnerships - to maintain support and enhance muliially bLneticial relatioiiships w ith comniLin ity, st partners 'ork'ino touether and colleLtI￿eIY make a greater impact on iwellbeing and redLicing life inequalities across the citN'. We have been foiTnall)' included in the membership of UNESCO s Global Ne￿Vork. of Learnino Cities since ?018. We noiv have a i￿,Orkin￿ netii'ork aiid an aiJreed MOU ivith Cork. Derryl Strabane, 4tWatertord, I,imerick and Diiblin learninu cities N&ho have dcvelopcd a similar approaLh in an all-Island netswork ofLearnin&y Cities. *Watert"ord canie on board as a UNESCO designated member at the tail end of ?02J. Administration and Support Role We pro￿.Ide additional aiid free adm ini5tratiV¢ 511PPOrt to DJDC.'s Lore projeLts listed c2bove and to Iocc21 oruaniscocions ivhen required. We direLtlJ' support. I'-alls Kesidents Absociation ImmaLulata Junior Football Club Greater Falls Neiohbourhood Partnership (as lead agency) We continiied to act as an umbrella oriyanisation for the processingi of the Access Nl applications acros5 the West BL'ltast geographical area for IoLdl Lommiinity. livingF Lentre initiative ba.sed in a L()mmLinity health comple.x, tlie Maureen Slieelian C entre delivering social prescribing, hc Cities. o As part of the Connected Care Hub. 4 keN' link iworkers are emploj'ed throu(Thout the city.. tlie Wesl contact is based at the Maureen Sheehan Centre and this conneLts to ihe dementia navigators and the BHSCT reablement teani as ii'ell as a range ot"community deliverers and service providers. We continue to be involved in Conversations ivith the CCC Hub to develop a stronger oruanisational relationship bettveen them, GP Federations and the West Belfasl Health planning approach. Divis Joint Development Committee has had another very. challenuincF and ditficult year and reniained activel!. involved in facililaliiig) discussions around col laboration betiveen commun itN' and .statiitoTr' providers at several levels locall J,, cit%Tri'ide and reoionally. This period of course was dominated bj responses to the cost-ot"_living crisis but L2S our I￿.0rk on the Il'est Belfast H¢alth frameivork LontlllLies to demonstr(Ite leadiiig the ivav to recoverv and long-term development. rin and eTr'aluation Monit Oiir organisation is SLibject to both internal and external inspectioii and revie1￿. DJDC has an internal programme of service development and revi¢Nvs involving all statt, manaLyement and volunteers. Additional l J., ur¢ siibject to periodic revieiN's and inspeLtion bv a range of statutorN oruanisations inclLidinb? the Ediication Aiithority,, Department for Communities and the Belfast Health and SoLial Care Triist. l Revi The organisation is a charitable orbyanisation. -l-he Kesults for the year are set oiit in detail on pages I I to 20. Principal sources of tundiiiby and hoiv this has support¢d the kej. objeLtives ot-tlie charity are disLlosed in the notes to ihe tinanLial stalemenls. A sisynificant proportion ot, ¥wab?eb and sala￿ Losls (ire Liirrentl! L()vered by restriLtL'd ftinding, hovvever iii the CLirrcnl and prior yLar some ivaiFes and %alary Losts had to be paid t.rom unrestriLlcd liinds. ThL' Mana¥ement Commiltee ackiioivled(7e the ciirrLJni ILVLI ot I ree re%erve.s is NN'ell beloiv Ihc dLsired level. ThL' LharitN' continiies to seek additional soiirLes ol" l iindingy and appliL£ltions for t'uttire t"undiiig in relation to forthcoming years. unsibilities of IhL' Mana ement Commi ee The Committee arc rL'sponsible for prLparing ihe I'rustees, Report and the tIn<￿LIa] stateinL'nts in aLLordanLc ivith appl iLable l