Charity number: NIC101816 Company number: N141767 Omagh Volunteer Centre Trustees, report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Omagh Volunteer Centre Contents Page Legal and administrative infonnation Trustees, report tndependent examiners, report Staiement of financial activities Balance sheet Notes to the fmancial sta*ments 9-14
ongh Volunteer Centre Legal and administrative inforn)ation Charlty number NIC101816 Company reglstratlon number EII 41767 Registered office 2nd Floor Anderson House 41c Market Street Omagh Co Tyrone BT78 IEH Trustees Monica Coyle Nicholas Cassidy Colin Kerrigan Pauline Mcsorley on)mittee Membe Kate Mcmackin Eithne M¢Anespy Cllr Alan Rainey Secretary Nicholas Cassidy Accountants O'Donnell & Mellon 19121 Castle Street Omagh CO. Tyrone BT78 IDD Bankers 24 East Bridge Street Etmislillen Co. Fernwiagh Page I
Omagh Volunteer Centre Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 The trustees present their rew)rt and the financial sta*ments for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees , who are also directors of Omagh Volunteer Centre for the purposes of company law and who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out below. Structurfy governance and management Monica Coyle Chaitperson Nicholas Cassidy Secretary Colin Kerrigan Treasurer Pauline Mcsorley onllnittee Members Kate Mcmackin Eithne McAnespy Cllr Alan Rainey The trn8tees llet on a monthly basis to receive 3 report on the clwity's operdtional and financial activities. Objectivu and activlti£s Volunteering is the comtnitment of time and energy. freely given, without financial gain. using individual'5 skills for the benefit of the local comrnunity. Omagh Voluttteer Centre works to promo¢¢. support and develop volunteering across Omagh. activities include registering volunteers 2nd mat¢hiT)g them to volunteering roles. PTomoting and developing opportUDiiies. supporting commullitylvoluntary organisations in all aspe¢t of volunteering practice, volullteer recognktion and sourcingldeliveriug training. Omagh Volunteer Centre (OVC) is an umbttlla body for Access Nl and pmcessing standd and enhanced disclosure checks for registered communitylvoluntary and private or8aw5ations. The Centre delivers a befriending project for older peopIe, supported by a team of trained volunteers fro acros5 Omagh, Fern)anagh and Strabane with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund Page 2
Omagh Volunteer Centre Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 Achievements and perforniance During the 23124 year. OVC continued to provide a responsive service to develop and support volunteering across the Omagb area using a diverse range of methods including ta]ks, promotional stsnds, face to face lljeetings and QDline. Promotion of volunteing and our services continued with nwketing and social media eampaigns. ptomotional videos, events and quarterly newsletters. We continue to promote and develop volunteering, representing tbe Centre on the community and voluntary sector Fonlln for Community planning, Neigbbourhood Renewal partnersbips, FODC inter-agency fonllty on tbe Management Con)mittees of registered con)muDity groups. The Centre registered 230 new volunteers 2nd hosted a recognition lunch event for 67 volunteers to celebrate Volunteers Week (June 2023). with over 50 appreciation treat boxes and 305 certificates distributed to support groups with their own recognition activities. The EPIC recognition award8 was delivered to 157 volunteers duTing the period. Four "Turn up and Try. volunteering events and four employer supported volunteering events were organised with ongoing tailored support with good practice. training iDfornTrtion and guidance delivered to 172 registered organisations. 360 Access NI disclosure checks were processed and 92 volunteers availed of courses including Safeguarding, Fst Aid and Food Safety funded by the Halifax Foundation. Year 2 of the parthersbip befriending project "Beyond the Call Project" provided telephone, home and peer group befrtending activities across Omagh, Femianagh and Strabane, for 300 older people. supported by a team of 60 trained volunteers. The Centre continues to receive core fijnding from the Department for Communities (Dfc) for the delivery of the Volunteering Infrastructure Support Programme (VISP) as well as the National Ix)ttery Conllnunity Fund for the Beyond the Call Project. Additional funding was PTovided by Dfc for Volunteers, week recognition activities and from the Hallifax Foundation to deliver certified and accredited trailling Plans for future periods Future plans for the Charity include: In¢asIng the number and diversity of people who register to volunteer. Targeting groups that are under-represented in volunteering, including ethnic mtnority and refugee community, people with a disability and otheT health conditions aDd ongoing partnerships working with specialist services. l¥omotion of the EPIC volunteer recognition awards and the Volunteer Friendly programrnes. Explore funding opporttu)ities to deliver a range of traiFJing courses for regÉstered groups, including Safeguarding. First Aid and Disability Awareu¢ss. Exploring new ways to raise the profile and uptake of volunteering across the area. Continued engagement and collaboration with the Independent Volunteer Centres (Volunteer Centre5 M). Working in collaboration with Volunteer Centre partners and Dfc on the Refresh of Infrastructure Support PrograMn. Delivery of the Beyond the Call Project, funded by the National Lottery Commurrity Fund with ongoing exploratioll of mainstream funding for &8sociated services. Build new and existing partnersbips and relationships with statutory and voluntarylcommunity groups in our local area in¢Luding WHSCT, Fermanagh On]agb District Council. NIFRS et¢., engaging at every level for the development and promotion of volunteering good practice througbout the area. Page 3
Omagh Volunteer Centre Report of the trnstees for the year ended 31 March 2024 Statement of trustees, responsibilities The trustees (who also directors of Omagh Volunteer Centre for the purpose of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trnstees, Annual Report and the fllW]cial statements in aeeordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Conwany law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each fin8ncAal year which give a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the ckwitable company and of the incomitig resources aud application of resources. including the income and expenditure, of the clwitable cornpany for that period. In pIeparing these finallcial statements. the trusffts are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles in the Clwities SORP. make judgements and estimates that are Te&souable and prudent: state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subj¢¢t to any material departures disclosed and explained Én the financial statements. and prepare the financial statements on the golng concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will ¢QDtinue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial positton of the cljaritable company and which enable tbeEn to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also r¢spoDSÉble for safeguarding the assets of the charitable cornpany and hence for taking reasonable steps for the pttvention and detection of fraud and other irr¢gulaTities. The trustees have complied with the duty to have regard to the guidance issued by the Commission under section 4(b) 'of the ChltieS Act (the publi¢ benefit requirement statutory gutdan¢e) Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions for small Companies undet Con]panies Act 2006. On behalf of the board Nicholas Cassidy Secretary 9th December 2024 Chatity number: NIC 101816 2nd Floor Anderson House 41¢ Market Street Omagh Co. Tyrone Page 4