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
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Omagh Volunteer Centre
Legal and administrative infOrn￿tIOn
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
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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 d1￿CtorS 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 Coll￿nIttnent 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 recruitin￿p1aclng 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
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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.
Pro￿￿tion 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 regist*ed 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 w*k 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
Don￿8Tht account application.
Delivery of the Beyond the Call project, fimded by the National LDttery con]nm￿ty 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.
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Omagh Volunteer Centre
Report of the trustees
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Statement of trustees, responsibilities
The t￿st¢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 ch￿Itable compally for that period. In preparing thes¢ financial statements, the trustee8 are
required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consi8tentiy'
obsC￿e 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 Safegu￿1ng the assets of th¢ charilable compglly and hence
for taknng reasonable steps for the prevention detection of fraud ond other Irreg￿￿Ities.
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
Ch￿lty number .' NIC 101816
2nd Floor Anderson House
41c Market Street
Co. Tyrone
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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 ge1￿al 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
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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&
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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 th￿e finanelal 8tat¢meDts.
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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 p￿paration 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 $igned On Its bebalf by
Monlca Coyle
Director
Nicholas Cassldy
Dlrector
The notes on pages 9 to 14 fonn an Integral part of these llnanclal statements.
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Omagh Volunteer Centre
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Accounting pollcies
The PIinCApai accounting policies are Sumn￿8ed below.
1.1. B&sis of accounting and a￿￿$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 ch￿lty 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 th￿C 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 tI￿e 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 r￿UrceS 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 ch￿l￿bIe activiti￿ Includ￿ those activites undertaken to fithet the pU￿OSe8 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.
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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:
F￿tUreS, 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
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Not&s to the f￿anCIal 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
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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 & SaI￿leS
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.
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Oll￿gh Voluntser Centre
Not&s to the fu￿nCIal 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 I￿stee 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
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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.
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