Charity number: NIC101816 Comp4ny number: N141767 Omagh Volunteer Centre TrllSte' report and fmancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
Omagh Voluntser Centre Contents Page LLgal and administrative infonnation Trusttts, report Independent examiners, report Stalement of financial activiti&8 Balance sheet Notes to the financial statements 9-14
Omagh Volunteer Centre Legal and administrative infOrntIOn Charlty number NIC101816 Company reglstratlon number NI 41767 Registered office 2nd Floor Anderson House 41c Market Street Omagh Co Tyione BT78 IEE 028 8224 0772 Trustees Monica Coyle Nicholas Cassldy Colin Kerrigan Pauline McSorl¢y Dympna Devlin Appointed 12 Decenkner 2022 Appointed 13th March 2023 Resigned l August 2022 Commlttee Members Kate Mcmackin Eithne McAnespy Cllr Alan Rain¢y Secretary Nicholas Cassidy Aceountants O'Donnell & Mellon 19121 Castle Street Omagh CO. Tyrone BT78 IDD Bankers Fjrst Th]st High Street Omagh Pag¢ I
Onragh Volunteer Centre Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 The trustees present their report and the financial Ststements for the year ended 31 March 2023. The tru8tees , who are also d1CtorS of Omagh Volunteer Ccntre for the purposes of company law and who served during the year and up to the date of this report are 8¢t out below. Structure? governance and management Monica Coyle Chairperson Nicholas Ca88idy Secretary Colin Kerrigan Trasurer Pauline McSoTley Con]mittee Members Kate Mcmackin Eithne McAnespy Cllr Alan Rainey The trn&tee8 meet on a monthly basis to receive a report on the charity'8 operational 2nd financial activities. objectiv and activitles Volunteering is 'the CollnIttnent of time and energy, freely given, without financial gain, using individual'8 skills for the benefit of the local commuwty. Omagh Volunteer Centr¢ work8 to promote. support. aod develop voluntrering across Omagh. Our activities include recruitinp1aclng voluntecTS, dev¢lopinglpromotin8 volunteeling opportunities. recrnitinglsupporting good practice in volunteer involving org&ni8ations. deliveringlsourcing training, promoting tbe multiple benefits of volunteeting for the volunteer, organisation, and society, and delivering progratnmes which support volunteering, for example The B-Friend Hub befriending project for older people. Omagh Volunteer Celltre is an umbrella body for A¢cess Nl for the area and processing standard and enhanced disclosure checks for registered groups Page 2
Omagh Volunteer Centre Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 Achlevements and perforniance During the 22123year, OVC conlinued to provide a responsive service to develop and support volunteering acros8 the Omagh area using a divcrse range of methods in¢luding talks, promotional stands. face to face meetings. and online. Protion of volunteering and OUT services conlinued with marketing and social media campaigns, promotional videos, even18, and quarterly newsletters. We continue to promote and develop volunt¢erin& i¢prescnting the Centre on Community Pknning, Neighbourbood Renewal. parlnerships, on the Management Committees of registered community groiips. The Ceutre registed 225 new volunteers and hosted an appreciation lunch event for 40 voluuteers as part of voluntee Week in June 2022, 150 appreciation boxe8 and 200 certificateB coordiuated to support groups with their own reco8Dition activities. Six "Turn up and Try" volunteeriag events were organised with ongoing tailored support with good practice. training inforniation and guidance delAvered to 89 re8iStered voluntary and community groups. Building upon the 8uccessful delivery of the B-Friend Hub befriendyng project for older people across On)agh, Fern)anagh and Strabane, OVC made another successful application to the National Lottery Community Fund, for a new follow up project and in August 2022. were awarded £455,851.76 for the "Beyond the Call" project to provide tslephone, bome and peer group befriending activities for 300 older people. supported by a team of 60 tratned volunteer, for a further 3 year period. The Centre continues to receive core fllnding from the Department for Communities (Dfc) for the d¢Jivery of th¢ Volunteering Infrastructure Support Programrne (VISP) as well as the National IA)ttery Community Fund for the Beyond the call projeGt. Additional fi]nding wa8 provided by DFC for Volunteer8 wk recognition activiti and from the Hallifax Foundation to deliver certified and accredited training. Plans for future periods Future plans for tbe ChaTity include: Jncieasing the llumb and diversity of people who register to volunteer. Increasing the numbei of community and voluntary groups registered to avail of ow Tange of services. Continued Support to the minortty ethnic and refiigee commuDity, disability piojects including the NOW Group and partllership working with specialist services including the Cedar Foundation and Disability action. Promotion of the BPIC volunteer recognition awards progran)me in partnership with the independent volunteer ceotre8. Continued engagement and collaboration with the Independent Volunteer Centres (Volunteer Centres NI), including the Don8Tht account application. Delivery of the Beyond the Call project, fimded by the National LDttery con]nmty fimd with ongoing exploration of mainstream fundiug foi associated Services. Build new and existing partnerships and relationships with 8tatutory and voluntarylcommuDity groups in our local area including WHscf, Fetmanagh Omagb Di8tiict Council, NIFRS etc., Gngaging at every level for the development and promotion of volunteering. DeIivery of tailor¢d training for groups and volunte¢Is, nded by the Hallifax Foundation. Actively participate in the Revlew of Infrastructurc programme (RISP), a review of infrastructure support across NI, led by DFC. Page 3
Omagh Volunteer Centre Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 Statement of trustees, responsibilities The tst¢eS (who are also directors of Omagh Volunteer Centre for the purpose of company law) are responsible for prepAting the Tru8teu' Annual Report and th¢ finallcial statements in accordaJLce with app]icable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Ac¢ounting PT&ctic¢. Company law require8 the tru8teeB to prepare finan¢ial statements for each financial year which gkve a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure. of the chItable compally for that period. In preparing thes¢ financial statements, the trustee8 are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consi8tentiy' obsCe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. state whether applicable UK Accountiog Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial Statements; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presun]e that the charilable company will continue in operation. The tn]stees are respoD8ible for keeping proper Counting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tin the financial position of the charitable company and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with tbe Companies Act 2006. They ar¢ a]50 responsible for Safegu1ng the assets of th¢ charilable compglly and hence for taknng reasonable steps for the prevention detection of fraud ond other IrregIties. The trustees bave complied wKth the duty to have regard to the guidance issued by the Commission under Section 4(b) 'of the Charities Act (the pubjic benefit requiren)ent 8¢atutory guidance) Small company provtslo This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions for small Companies under Cornpani¢s Act 2006. On behalf of the board Nicholas Cassidy Secretsry 4th Decenther 2023 Chlty number .' NIC 101816 2nd Floor Anderson House 41c Market Street Co. Tyrone Page 4
Onmgh Volunteer Centre Independent examlner's report to the charity trustees of Omagh Volunteer Centr& I report on the accounts of Omagh Volunteer Centre for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages Respective respo]Islblllties of cbarlty trustees and examiner As the charAty's trnstees (and also the directOTS of the company for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the prep&ration of the accounts An accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having sati8ifed myself that the charity Is not subject to audit under company law, and is ekngibIe for independent examination, it is my responsibility to.. - examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act - follow th¢ procedures laid down in the ge1al Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Jreland under 8ection 65(9){b) of the Charities Act - State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basts of findependent examiner's report I have ex8JDiued your charity accounts as.requiTed under sectii)n 65 of tbe Charities Act and my ex8n]ination was cattied out ill accordance with the general Directions given by the Charities Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities kn.The examination included a review of the accountTng recoids kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts pmented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual iteDL8 or di8¢losure8 in the accounts, and seeking explaDations from you as trustees concerning ally such matters. My role is to state whether aay material matters have come to my attention giving mc cause to believe: l. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the ComEMnie8 Act 2006 2. That the accounts do not accord with those a¢counting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 aud with th¢ methods and principles of the Charities Ststement of Recon]meuded Practice applicable to chaTAties pwparing theiI accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting StalldY applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland 4. That there 18 no further inforn)ation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my exan)ination and have no concen)s in rupe¢t of the matters (l) to (4) Jisted above and in connection with following the Directions of the Cknity Con]mission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matter8 that Tequire drawing to your attention. Independent Mr, Brian Mellon F.C.C.A. O'Dom]ell & Mellon 19121 Castle Street OMAGH Co. Tyrone 4th December 2023 Page 5
Omagh Volunteer Centre Statement of financial actlvlties (incorporatlng the Income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2023 Year eDded 2023 Year ended 2022 Unrestricted Restrlcled funds funds Notss Income and endowments from Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other 70 1,752 2,571 182,269 2,166 2,641 184,021 2.166 215,928 3,045 Total 1.822 187.006 188,828 218,973 Expellditure on: Charitable activities Other 20.137 470 187,002 207,139 470 217.701 499 Totsl 20,607 187,002 207.609 218,200 Net Incomel(expendithre) (18.785) {18.781) 773 Net incoming resources for the year I Reconcllatlon of funds Total funds bTought forward 18.824 131 18,955 18,182 Totsl funds carrled forward 39 135 174 18.955 The statement of financial activitie5 includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. AJI of the above amounts relate to ¢ontinuing activities. The notes on pages 9 to 14 forni an Antegral part of these Ilnancial ststement& Page 6
Omagh Volunteer Centre Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023 Notss 2022 Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets Current assets D¢btOl8 Bank alld ca8b li 4,531 4,531 12 4.399 24.307 8,126 50.926 Creditors: amounts falling due withln one year Net current Oiabilitles)lassets Net Oiabillties)lassets Funds Unrestricted Income fi]nds: Restricted income fund8 28,706 59,052 13 {33.063) (44.628) (4,357) 14.424 174 18,955 39 135 18,824 131 Totsl funds 174 18.955 The Balance Sheet continues on the following page. The not on pages 9 to 14 forn] an iDtegral part of the finanelal 8tat¢meDts. Page 7
Omagh Volunteer Centre Balance sheet (continued) Trustees statements required by the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023 In approving these financial statements as lrnstees of the company we bereby Confirm: (a) that for the yeaT stated above the company wa8 entitled to the exemption under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2(M)6 relating to small companies: (b) tbat no menthers have required the comparLy to obtsiti an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 (c) that we acknowledge our re8ponsibAlity for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting Tecords and for the pparation of accounts. These flljancial 8tstsments are prepared in accordance with the provi8ion8 applicable to companies subject to the small companies iegime. The fmancial statements were approved by the board on 4 Decemb¢r 2023 and $igned On Its bebalf by Monlca Coyle Director Nicholas Cassldy Dlrector The notes on pages 9 to 14 fonn an Integral part of these llnanclal statements. Page 8
Omagh Volunteer Centre Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Accounting pollcies The PIinCApai accounting policies are Sumn8ed below. 1.1. B&sis of accounting and a$Sment of gofing concern The fmancial statetllents have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and ReportAng by clw1tie. Statements of Re£on)mended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable ID the UK and Repub]ic of Ireland (FRS 102)(effective l January 2015) - (Charlties SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standatd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Compallies Act 2006. The chlty constitutes a public benefit entity a8 defined by FRS 102. Assets and liabAlities are intially recogni8ed at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise staed in the relevant ac¢ounting policy note(s). The tsustres consider that thC are no material uncertainties about the ch&ity8 ability to continue as a goin concern. 12. Reconcill&tion with previously GenerdlEy Accepted Accounting Practlce In preparing tIe accounts, the trustees have Considered whether in applyiDg the accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 the restatement of comparative item8 was needed. No ie8tatnients 1.3. Cashflow The charity ha8 taken advaotage of the exemption in FRSI from the requirement to produce a cashfiow Statement because it is a Small charity. 1.4. Tncoming resources All incoming rUrceS are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amouut can be quantified WAth reasonable accura¢y. The following specific pojicies are applied to particular categories of income: Voluntary Incon is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of 14nattGial Activities when receivable. Gifts donated for resale are included &% income when they are sold. Donated assets are included at the value to the charity whew this cau be quantified and a third party is beari the cost. The value of services provided by volunteers h&8 not be¢n included. Incotne from inve8tm¢nts is included in the year in wbich it is receivable. 1.5. Resources expended Expenditure is recognised on an ac¢ru81 basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported a8 part of the expenditllre to which it relates. Costs of chlbIe activiti Includ those activites undertaken to fithet the pUOSe8 of the charity and their a880¢iated support costs. Other expendtture iepresents those items not fauing into any other heading. Support costs are thos¢ nCtiOnS that as818t the work of the clwity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs. finance. persomiel, payroll and governance costs whcih support the charity's a¢tivities.Th&se costs h&ve been allocated between cost of raising funds athd expenditure on charltable activities. Page 9
Omagh Volunteer Centre Notes to the financlal statements for the year ended 31 March 21)23 1.6. Tangible rued assets and depredation Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to wrAte off the cost less residual value of each asset ov¢r its expected u8eful life, as follows: FtUreS, fittings and equipment - 20% Reducing balance 2. Donations and legacle5 2023 Total 2022 Total unrestrlcted restrlcted OVC donation Beyond the Call PTogramme 70 70 2,571 1571 70 2,571 2,641 Income from Charitable activltles Unrestrleted Restricted fund8 funds 2023 Total 2022 Total Fcrnwiagh Omagh District Council Department ft)r Communities National IA)ttery Community Fund Natioll Lottery Community Fund BTC Access NI Access NI contribution 1.500 43,377 44.625 85,507 7,260 1,500 43,377 44,625 85.507 7.260 1,752 1.500 44,212 160,794 7,365 2.057 1.752 1,752 182,269 184,021 215.928 Other income Restrlcted funds 2023 Total 2022 Total DES support st&ff 2,166 2,166 3,045 1166 2,166 3,045 Page 10
Omagh Volunteer Centre Not&s to the fanCIal statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Expenditure on Charltable actiwlties Charltable aetivlties Support Governance costs costs 2022 Total Totsl Volunteering Infrastrncture Support The B Friend Hub programme Beyond the Call programn ACCESS FtI Access to WOTk Volunteer recognition events FODC Volunteer sllpport programme COVID 19 Omagb Volunteer C¢ntre 35,580 40,930 70,476 7,260 7,406 3,697 16,126 389 43.375 44,627 88.079 7,260 2,166 IA95 44,212 160,795 IA77 7,431 3.425 2.166 1,495 20,137 1,500 338 20,137 155,741 49,532 1.866 207.139 217,701 Other expenditure Unrestricted funds 2023 Total 2022 Bank charg¢8 470 470 499 Page 11
Omagh Volunteer Centre Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Analysis of governance and support costs The breakdown of sUPPOrt Costs and theyt allocation to governance costs are shown below. Other support costs 2023 Total Monagement fees Staff Costs Rent & Service charges Training Heat & light In8urance Accountancy Advertising Hospitslity Telephone Other office expenses Support costs (see below) 5,000 21.718 7,026 83 1,004 1.353 5,000 21,718 7,026 83 1,004 1,353 1,866 1.866 46 3,792 4.910 3,393 3,792 4,910 3,393 1,207 1,207 3.073 48.325 51.398 Support eosts: Wages & SaIleS Rent Heat & light Insurance Telephone Other offi¢e expenses 370 53 71 258 365 1,207 Avernge staff lime has been used as the ba8is of apportionment. Employees Employment costs 2023 2022 wag and salaries Pension costs Other costs 147,746 2,980 14.696 164,391 165,422 169,316 No employee reeeived emolunwnts of more than £60,000 (2022 . None). No trustee received any remuneration during the year. Pag¢ 12
Ollgh Voluntser Centre Not&s to the funCIal statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Trustees, expenses The charity paid a total of £81 to one trustee in the year. The expenses paid related to properly approved costs inCu¢d by Istee relating to their work WAth the charity.The expense8 consisted mainly of travel c08ts. 10. Taxatlon The charity's activities fall within the exemptions afforded by the provisions of the Jncome and Corporation Taxe8 Act 1988. Accordingly, there is no taxation charge in these accounts. 11. Tanglble fixed assets ures, flttings and equfipment Total Cost At l April 2022 and At 31 March 2023 4,531 4,531 At l A?1 2022 Net book values At 31 March 2023 4,531 4531 At 31 March 2022 4.531 4,531 12. Debtors 2023 2022 Department for Communities Dfc - Access to work ACNI fees Prepayments 3,124 152 1,027 96 7.405 625 96 4,399 8.126 Page 13
Omagh Volunteer Centre Notes to the financlal statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 13. Credltors: amounts falling due withln one year 2023 2022 ACNI National ttery Community Fund Halifax Foundation Taxes and social security creditor 627 28.455 3.870 iii 44,625 33,063 44,628 14. Indemnity Insurance The charity paid for the insurance prerniums to indeD)nify tThstees and Senior staff from any 1055 arising from neglect or defaults of trustees or stgff and any consequent Ios8. Page 14