The Dry Arch Children's Centres Compan!" Limited bv Guarantee Truste, Annual Repurl (IllLorpor3tin% Ibe Direclor's Report) l'ear ended 31 Nlarch 2023 The Inislees, wbo &-e alio t.ie dire¢io-.s lor the purpose> Ot company law: present their report &lnd the tinancial siatemenl.) of the chAn'ry for iP,e fvear er.ded ."} l Nlar-tr, ?n?.i. Reglstered ¢harlty name 'I'kn L)r%" Ar-È L'.knldren's C'entres C.'h2rlty' reglstratlon niimber Nlf101761 Cutnp#ny rlItrAlIn number NlQi1540 Priiicipal orricc amd rexistered office Unit 150 Le8a5711on Road Glenshane lJiisiLeSs l'ark t)UllbfjVin Cv Derry BT4 1 4QL The trustees s B NIacquknell Its J lItes]de Ir D WThit&fide IES M Carey T hlccloskey C"omp2ny secretary Nlrs Fl Auditi)r ClarettM)unt Cknrtered Account2nts & 5Tattnory Auditor Ib 14roolThoimt C.cent Otna¥h Co Tyrone II'IT8 SLIG Banker UlylLr BuDk W'aterside Lo Lkrrv BT41 1,48
The Dri. Arch Children's Centres
CompanN' Limited by Guarantee
Trustees, Allnual Report (Incorporating tbe Director's Report) (ropDiiJJwed)
l'ear ended 31 Trlarcb 2023
Stru¢tur¢? %overnan¢e and mrdnagement
Goverlliii% Dociiment
.1 he ornaniqAnon is a charilahle cnmpany limitcd by g¥uanmwL': inLUry)uraiL.d on i 1996. ThL' LUlI]puny'
'11% kn'thbli&liL,d und¢r u ML'iiIuru(Lull of.45socialion ifvtiich ¢stabli>l)ed the objects )d poM'¢rs ot the charitable
ompaLIN' oiid is govemed under ils ¢tri¢l¢s of .4$5rtialion. In the event of the compan> being N¥ound lip members
are reqiiired to conlribuie an amounl Iiot exceeding £ l.
l¥lanaRement
SubjeLt to the pro%isions of the C"ompanies ACL the mernordndum and the articles of ASSOClation and lu an!,
direclinnf gii'en by SPCLial rcsolulii)n. thL busin5 vf thL Cvmpantr bhall bL tnunugLyJ bj thL dirLLlors wlio in&v
.XLfLi5L thL PLiierb of tac Loinpaiib.
Risk ),IanagemeDt
Th¢ trust=es of The DL} .4rch Clll"Id-en's centr acknowledge their rebTronsibilitv in identitwing and mitigating
the varioiis risks which the kompan}' ro be expLi%ed [0. Thel. haFe cOndted a relie. of the rnajDr rik-8 tii ih1C
the Charit 1% XIm)SL.
01 strategic plan has been created betttllg out the ke)1 aims. obJectiie5 and poliLies tor tbe compan}, as shown in
this re.port. '1'h strat.gic plan ib OrL%(r.tl1" eTroliinti kn retlect t4e changiniTr need% at faTnilie4 in The T)unglell and
l.irnaTr"ady Thi% pl2 thal thL Lhurilfv hab. a ¥leat focus- lo proAde qualit%, sUPlX)rt services to erLable
and enrich the developmental opp)rtum"ties of clll.ltre
(Quarterli financial bijdgets ani4 variance reDofts are PTcpaTcd in n]1tion Mith thc L1)rnpan,5 ndIng P¢ArtrJLTr.
This pr(TriiId5 fLLbL.k iiito tse per.onnkuice ofdie cliarits ar.d addresi arL¥s foi polential iiiwroi'ell)ellt. Budget
prepartslioll ensures that IEe chari is constJr.IlTr- 1wkn.ng torward and doe> nLiI rest on it> laurelb as knr_dints ib
dependent on fiinire actiilties. Perfonnance repDrLS are prniided the tnLgt
The Dry'.4rch Children's Centres
CompAn)' Limited h)" CKuarantee
Truslees, AJ]lliial Report (Incorporating the Dircctor's Rcport) Ceiwliue4j
I'-ear ended 31 Nlarcb 21J23
ObJectI.¢S r•nd activltles
ThL' prinLipJl dim uf Dr L'kli CliilJreii's CeIil' es is tlle eiyipoi%'erinent of fan111 niembers ihrougli tlie proirision
of a continuuin of l)iglL qualit support sernices that enricb the liTres and improve deiielopmenr81 oiileorr.es for
children.
AS)Ll1L.d Aim%:
l. To ¢iR¢ow'age child.-ell trom an earl age to al'oid risk>, behaI10ur and to rnoderate or overcome and all
physic2& l. nkental, emotional, educational #ndior moiiN'2tional harriers lo imprnved self-c8tCL"m and PLTS()n&l
dei'elopment.
i11ng rulL thL' pinw>' LArers and ¢oablers of their cbildrcii'i dei'elopnient.
. To pmrnnle and SUp)rt pa-.
Dr¥ ArclL Children's Centr¢s proi.ide fi11- integrated. seamlesi and non-sngmatising iViceS that tle.xibly meet
the needs of clllldTen. young people and their tamibes. 'I'hese senyces h21'e been develnped in parnierThhip with
oiir local ¥ommuniti&s. i01h uibL T indiiqdui (wd a¥ellLith i¥iib wliolii we share i.espolbilitrj' foi.
rd. TnIli.5.
The Dry" trlr¢h Cb.ildren s Lentres mod=1 deb"iiers a holisTiC p-.oach meeiinn indiidiJal. famil. and cl1,1n7ry
needs rhroiioF, Ih- Joint plannir,g and deliery Df Iii inl'yulL SL1¢55 ¥ippn)aLh aLllle¥es Iiior-
th .%urn ul its parLi. This IrarkedlTr¥ ¥ontrasts disaggteoated ar[e]nellt H.herein separate services are proiided
fro.11 a cot]]mon Jase. tn thorL tamilies ger jOll-p from one place ensurino the righr help at rhe nght
time.
%aTEwI.. SLfviLth PrLiiqd¢d:
- Full Dal Car&rylur5ery.
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The Dn'.4rch Children's Centres Cornpani, Litnited b.v Guaranlee Trustees, Annual Report Uncorporating the Directvr'& Repurl) (eoiiAPIAed) ear ended 31 Trlarch 2023 ALhiL''¢lll¢llts aiid p¢rform#ll¢¢ All objeciii.es sei thu) The prelious }"ear have achiei'ed. IIL additioll lo ihe objectives outlilled the Organisatio in continuing to listen to our conmiimiry and their ne$. hai'e dei'eloped a r.Iimber o. nem, project areas and nude N'ery siic¢es>fiil ap?oinmient.£ to ensiire these nhjecriiia set for 2n21,V4 can he met accordingly. NcTh' proj¢cts And initiAtiv¢s illcludc: . Laiinehing our HF.F.-I.ONCT C.'ampaign to creatj a cDnnkcli(L CompLy%iunaiL Cornmunil} l.iiiJnLhinbp i>ur NeumJi¥eThil% C.lipaln to 8UPPOrt Familics strugglAn8. ihist ai*aitin4 a di&g.nosis or those ii'ho have had a recent diagnosis. Laiinching a specifi- Prograrnme Tn tsckle-I1ental ill-Halth" and hiLTh ufaULKiIY nTr¥. IhL I"vun¥L'r generation
The Dr) Arch Children's Centre5
Cotnpan!. Limited bv Guarantee
Trllstees, Annual Report Uncorporating the Director's Report) (COAiiAed)
l'ear ended 31 March 2023
The organtS?L lion had another successtiil Ear in Kthich the lee1 ot Incon received illcreased orLe acwain and diev
invested in a fiirr.her £ l.$ ?.$4 of fixed &sets. The net &
'rhe Dri. Arch Children's Centres C'.ompan!' l.imitcd hy fvuarantce Truslees, Annual Report (Incorporatintr tbe Director'5 Report) (r14¢4) l'ear ended 31 Trlarcb 2023 PIAns for tuture perlods RL'I'iL'i¥ ufobjLX¢iL's 20??QO:3 The dem?.nd tor our serviLes has coLtilliied throiighour the ivili] mott and more C.'hildren. Younbr Penplc and IIArenl,s presenlino wirh Anxiets related collditii)n% and mLLa7 ill-hLalih. In rL'.:polliL i¥L. IuLi'¢ d¢v¥lopea -5 botli ill house and wiiliiii the Faniily. nurtibLr ofiiLK' dnd bL5yukL a¥L 2pprvprial¢ proR.Nmn¢s d¢lii'¢ied kn F111- Hoine as i%"ell as a¢rosi all schools in the cat¥bJnent are4. This Iw lllUded appoir.Iments ot Iwo new staff with very spe¥itl¥ skills sets 'I'he number of Partner agencies has also .tfOiim i¥it, A Ivreatdr numbcr ()f rL'fLrral% madc ID EhL F.drlv InicTh.=r.liDn Famil}. 8uppL)rt HUB. NlorL and rnLITL Fuiiuli¥s are slru8.gliug 'lik the cost of Iivillg ¥risi5 alld as sulli we lia¢ partnered _Nlone)' 2nd PerLSiOLS to traln statt. in nionev managenient and b¢tlei' iiiforiiiillg Parents of what is avadable lo them in umes ot-financial cri>lS. Ab fur YL4)pvfL &er¥'Lces illLreases we continue to d¢i'¢lop and dii¢wt services and programmes to wbere 'e are needed n)ost. SL"TViLL¥ ITILlud".: SurLSillti Pru¥iiion IntLTrLnlion Famils Supwrt HLB C.'hild C.'are and Nurs=ry' Pmvi8iDn t of bcIKiols Ivrap around Care acd support Youth N4eJrtoiillg and Piogtammes FaEiiily support Ho.ry Ili>ltino Tb,LfdPLuIiL SupFK)rl in gt()up a1 olle lo one basÉs Play Therapy 'I"herapeiiliL inteiTrenrion wiln S-bools Health and Nutrition ProgYammes All LifiFies¢ heauiiw. uKlude a K'ta(h of progranur.es wthich can be YiewEd oli our n¢Tr website and .4pp. Vision for 202'11?4 Tlie visioii fcpr the incoming. year ahetsd ier(]ains sieadtssl in ensurin.4 we develop and deliver .4pproprialA timely luid Liiewiillgful seTrices aud support sysien]s to our Families. Il'e ii?ni to slrenothen oiir L'omrniittil}' throiigh the LJL. I,'.LUNlJ carnpaign and Inrend TO gn on the rnad a nurr,heT of crpmmunits l..d Inili¢ilivkn'S 5uppurliIi_4 111¥ nr)tIDn of "Lyinnccl and comp¢L%%i()n ' in an allkmpl Iv bi¥hli¥lil th¥ ISSU¥ uf1svl&liuii aiid IA)fAeltn¢ss and Iiow this iIIIP¥lTr&'lb our eiiiotioiwl pl)Nsical iNEllbeir.g at anN age and stage of our lives. For loo long e have become disconnected trom el4 ch other. commiinicating onlN ibrough aiTr%7¥rs. IVL. waul Iv Iii¥llliglil slt¢r4tli Én the PtlCEs A?end& linked to the .ICEs .Igei)da but fc¢using more rni tlie positives of resilience and less on the adversities ot'.4L Ls.
The Dn,.4rch Children's Centres C'ompany I,imitcd by Cvvar2ntce Truslees, Annual Report (IncoryoratinfF tbe Director'5 Report) ( ear ended 31 l¥larcb 2023 Dernand ThLre knUiI(iJiu¥y lo b¢ all itlknieas¢ in deM)d for Chil&-eu pre5ei)lii)g wid) high levels of alIery froni all early age as well as high reterral rate tor yoiith and tamil} sUPFM)rt Jervitts wirhill all S-hOOl age groups. li is iniended ro conliniie %lJPPOrt ih-. oiinh va-. ioii.% plaifi)rniN hul prinwil), m"'."lingi and %upp(Ininfi ChilLrLn, I'i)unu PLi)p1 F&Tiiiliiy fdLL lts I-IILL in u ¥ruup v." oiie lo oue plaiforLlI. OUL" sen'i¢es liave ¥Olliiiiu¢d alld will do so iLi dle tijwi'e, as long as we are needed! Il'e haw'e dei'elop:d a new website and l.'amilv Sirnport .4PP to enable u8 to re2ch oiir familie¥ qiiicker and eisier. (Trther plaifinmi% include: Social media plartorn]s ro intorn ParenTS of M'hat 1% ai?Ilable. Sure Start Provision for O 10 4 Near olds L)Aily relephone calls to -lienlA CLTltrL B&xI Pru_witUllL Home N'isltlllg Support 'I'berapeLIti- s.prts Neur(MIiCTr1li Supp()rL% TberapLuii'" Pro¢5 withill khools OnliLeiZoom SupwJ1 Kthere appwpriale l ood parcels ati.d hot nTr>ls deliTrered to tk(Kse in need; SuLl411 Supknnllarkel CDnlinued ielationship HUB partners to ensure 2mle55 delii'eTr. F.ar1 InlcrvkntiDll Suppuil The vision of reaching 311 ChiEI-Iren. Yoijno People ard thyir FamTlie¥ is alive Trit4in OUT iiKion. Ille need to reaih F2milTes befiifL' t:iei' ari in r.Lixi Ll. iUPWrt. WL I1 io ¥ei th¢ IIUL ibai are bo Jt]atiy >upporl available to FlIA¢S.O are strUoI1g and inretvene a1v. -Nlonitoring (Paperless bi 21124) Lfiilising Digital IL Ic(hods to adapt to thc Dccd5 of 5cDif e useTS le continue lo operate s>stemi that allow. lis to reach oir target audience dittl plarfornis from initial cnntacl tn final audit. Thi% is in kl7n¥ WiLh uur %i)iun Iv i. # pap¥wI¥ urg¥DibuiioD ¥ud vf20J. Our ¥urrellt plattorJis include.. Ho. did we ¢ommunl¢te Thlth our parellts, familles and the communiry". Instagram Mailchimp
The Dry Arch Children's Centres Conipany Limited bTr" Guarantee Trustee&, Annual Reporl ncOrpOratin tbe Direclor's Report) l'ear endul 31 JIarLh 20?3 Hiiw ve are delierin¥ unline yervIL. nd ¥uypurlin¥ Ta111(). wiattsaF9 Ptroie Calls Em•ll Facetlne Zwm Text Service Delivery EdmL¥Jo SeÉSaknV Z(KITfL Pro LnlLbl". .5 u% Lu JLllLr a run¥L' vf fur pleLI kuld }liout liilliL These haN'e beeli especially beThefiiial tor >uch as BreastteoJir.g SupporL h&pnokn"nhmty aTIery proallreS ind reachino those who stnigg1 r.o join a griiup a) a rasult of fear Of the &inL& and. s(Kial iitU2tiDTLS. II'L I71] Ll)ntinu tu %twport PaTlt ChililtL this anxiet% e.tiSLS. Ldmodo has been excellent in setting up raining programmes for parents Ththich can he d21ivered both. liw'e or Stafl. adapred well to implenMiiniF digital plattOrn TO eTreryday b.te at the l)ry Arch centTe. wpporting nur prnEr.otional channels such FacL.hil()k 2nd Ins[XallL Projected actt.vity tor ?U2i.Q4 Our &¢r¥iw¢i fvill Collliiiue lo be I'esp0115ive to Ihe r.eeds of local Fajnilies. Il'ith our HUB partners we aini to address the crisis telt by man% due to ihe increase in the co<1 of living. Faw.ili&s are to chrf)osc hcm'ecn FLeating their homes or feeding tiieu families. This should neiieT be a cboice an>or.e ha> lo ike,. I'he L)ry' ArLh ED is a inL'llibL'r R¥¥liTri1 Childreii aod Youll% P¢opl¢s Sirni¢8i¢ Parttlersliip aiid the Regiollal lo%'ety'i'Ask and I"inish fjroiip in tie Il'e.stern Tru.%T Arca charbied tacklingy Ihc i&SUL' uf rL'al p()v¥rtw f..Ii witliill our coiiwllunities today. More than in the past ?5 ears. W'e will dei'elop and deliver more Parenting Proornmmes ha4ed nn the '"ifamil)'., and Mthai il mLyn% to bc Parent of the igeneralloll. I'raininty for I'eachers in School> to enable them lyetter re¢¥ulale Hthle cl&sqmD.ms tn allDK hr m()rc rclaxLd ¢ai'ning ei)wtroi)n'.¢nts and less atLxiery and stress aroong Teakn-bers and the Ckn'ldren Kithin their cla&sf(y)ms.. ljed pol'eny campaign to continue to highlight and addrts8 the numbtrs of c.hildren and Parents sleepin&v thn sofa5 aiid floors. . PACL-'s .4genda to highliJo r the nttd for better communiry connection a1 enagement &5 ¢11 as hetter understanding of what isolatioD ad loneliness is doing to our menlal health.
The Dr) .4rch C'hildren's Centres Conipani, Limited by" Guarnntee Trustees, Annual Repurt {InLurpuratiD% ihe Direclor's Report.) (4'offlFUU4JIJ Year ended 31 l¥1arLh 2023 Parniership Ivorking 'I'ht L,'arl)' InTtTrenrion Famil} Supp(In HIIB Luntin'S IL) .¥row 1 ieferrals tliis service ll)¢rease weeklv. The nLLrnbkn'f Ulid 0.'Jer1¢S hale Ulcrea with nre and moAe primai. school aged Lhildren finding r.hemsele strugsling to cope eiiioiionall}'. lThe Arckn NlaTh2gement ar,d q12ft will nDt Icl d Cili)bal PdndLniiL pr¥v¢ul trom rethchillg l.aw.ilies. r.rtIllIar1>, IP.Ix4c FdmiliLS i¥"hu us nio>L Th.s¢ ieivi¥es will ii)clude' Equiiie Tli¢rapy . TlierdPN Dog within schools Play'l'herapy ThL Tapkutlkn Pla> . Art Tlierapy . Lego Tlierapy Resilienc based proarnme5 for all aoe L¥mups. All odier FainilTr Support serviies will continue. but 2 i>reater ettyhasis will be pl.4kned on therzpeutic proLFfdTllmL4 ill partnership lliih local prinTrry' schools. in an attemn.t Ip addrc&% thL inLTL2LNITl¥. llulliberb of referra15 for those Lhildren STggling with anxiet}. and Si)Lial i5011{7 Tlie Dry .irch Swe Start ankn4 Earl}. InteThenti( I amil), Siipporr. Programme uill cnntinue ts) pr()IqdL SilPPUrt un(L guidance to familieb in tP.e. l..irnaTr7dy Bori)u¥h CouDLiI uttx ihL Rigbl to Food "e hai"e establisk.ed links iiitE L hildren in Northern Tre13nd part nf a TTOal appr(YdLb kn tsckling food poTrertS' and holii4ay hunner. The CITIaln 11[ IK. lul bN Ihe YoullA_ Peopl= alld ainb to biillg the issue &ood poi'erty to ILILal hlLA's aiid ultiInately infortn wlic), in Northern Ireland a5 ha> been the c.ase in F.ngland. This wnrk ha seell mall} I'oung People tiourish Tbroutshout ?0?3 and continu2 thmuiFh()ul ?OL4. Trustee4' reqwin4ibililiey ¥laiemclll TEie tnistees. who are also di-ectors for the piirpose% nf compdn} la. df¥ TL.4PLiTh%iblL Ivr pr¢parip.g die tiustee5' report and the financial staternLnL% ip. IlL¥urd#nkn¥ .1(11 4)pli¢abl¢ law and United Killgdom Ilccounting StL2ndard5 (United Kinndom (Tenerally _4LLLyl¥d .4LLuwili4w. P[lleg). C.i)rnp&n>' luw r¢quir¢s lh¢ ¥harity' tLuslees to prepire tinancial stalemenls tor each vear which gil'e a mie and fair vi¢M' of ihe state ol. attairs ot itr.e charitable compan), aNI the iw)minb? re)nUTC5 und pliLuiioi) uf r¢sour¥es, incliiding ihe incon•.e and expevditure, fi>r thdl I11)d.
The Dry Arch Children's Cvntres
CumpanTr Limited bi. Guaranlee
Trustees, .4nnual Report (Incorporating the Director's Reporl) IcNIlTwiwdJ
l'ear ended 31 larCh 2023
Iu prLputuig Ihe5e tlliatlknial sta.1llts, t&ie tnts1ees are required to:
YLIL'LI ¥uiwbl¢ aLiounling w)li¥ies tli¢n appljp ihein consisteiitly:
()bxL'fvL thL mL'thvd¥ and priiiLipl¢b in th¢ 8pplicable Charities SORP.
make jiidgment8 and accnitnting e.%timat
-.% that arc r4x%I)nablL and prudkntkL
stale wheiP.er applicable UK Accounting SIAnd2rd$ have heen f()Ili)WLxI. sUbJ,l lo any m&lLriul departure
digL'lI)%Lxl LxplainLd in IhL' finunLiuI SuL..li1lS.
prepAre the financial $taiement4 thi gc)ing unlLsb it is inappropriat¢ to preswne that tlie
cbiant}' will conrinue in b{r.esS.
Th.: Iruslees are rponSIble for keeping adequate at01]tIng reco-ds are t•uftiLient to show and eyplain the
charilv's transactt.ons and disclose with reauottable akClI.cs, aT an lime the financial FK)sitio.n nf thc charity, and
enable Ihem to enlTe that the financial staternenLq LMITnpl}' with Ib,L CL)mpaui¥S.4cl
4006. Thes ale ali4) respoiisible
for -.ILIard7n thL ui iEL Lkwili lor taking. rea>Ollable step5 for the prelention and dete¥tion ot
traud aiid otlier i¥r¢gulatities.
.4uditor
Eauli of di¢ peL'sors is a trustee at the date o.
2pproval of this report ¢(hrn thar:
so &s ate aifviuE. there is llo relwlwlt audit lf0[]natiOn ot whicb tJe i-hari s auditor is unaii?r¢: and
thLN h&iL liikLn ull thaL thL'}' L>uuILI lo hawe t£eI1 as a ¢ruslee to inake thenL