Rath Mor 50+ Club
Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2017

Ratb Mor 50+ Club
Information
Accountants
McGroarty, Mccafferty & Cotnpany Ltd
Accountant5 & T&x Consultants
? Carlisle Te￿ace
tkrry
BT48 6JX
Address
Rath Mor Centre
Bligh's Lane
Dery
BT48 OLZ
Committee Members
Margaret McGlinchey
Donna Fahy
Pamela Quilln
Shiela Morrison
Bernadette Morrison
Muireannk Frie
Kathleen Clifford
Bridle Qui(rley
BaDke
First Tn]st
Me&dowbank
Strand Road
Derry
BT48 7TN
Charity reference
XT12948
NIC101843

Rath Mor 50+ Club
Contellts
Page
Management Committee Rcport
Independent Examiners Report
Statemeni of Financia] Activities
Balan¢¢ Sheet
Notes to the accounts

Ratb Mor SO+ Club
Report of Tbe M#nagement Committee
The Management CoFninitt¢e present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December
Principal 2etivity
Rath Mor 50+ Club established in ?004. The Inain priorities of the oroanisation are to empower local
people. raise awareness. promote new opportunitieg and give the community a collective b￿C from which to
proactively address their concems. It is mainly but not exclusively aimed at the over 50's in our community.
Management Committee
The members of the Charity for the purpose5 of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred
to as the members.
The members serving during the ye8r and since the year end were as follows=
Margaret McGlin¢hey
Donna Fahy
Pamela Quinn
Shiela Morrison
Bernadette N4orrison
Kathleen Clifford
Bridle Quigley
Muireanna Friel
Public Benefit
The preventioii or relief of poverty thereby ¢nabling over 50s to access proj¢cts, prO￿amMe$, activities or
services which would othern'ise not be available to them for reasons of cost, accessibility, isolatioii or
poverty. The Club also provides activities that bring agencie5 in to provide inforniation on subjects Such as
benefits, debL cooking on a budget, dealing with bereavemenl managing finances. The club also rnises funds
for local charitable purpose5. The advancemcnt of education is supported by activities organised by Rath Mor
50+ Club. The club re.(Fularly orCranis￿ talks and visits by a range of educatsonal speakers on historical /
heiitage I cultural and other subjects. These talks and visit5 engage people in group activity and enable
isolated people to interact with others while leaming about V8rious subjects. Rath Mor 50+ also provides
IcarnÉng / education and training opportunities in areas such as b￿Se IT, First Asd, and inter-cultUra￿ learning
and community relations. Many of tlies¢ activities are open to the wider public. The advancement of health or
the saving of lives is supported by a range of activity. Rath Mor 50+ regularly bring health professionals in to
talk to participants or to talk about speoific issues. For example the club works with a local chemist lo learn
about the dangers of having or using old medicines and the Club also has a specikl box for the return of
unused or unwanted medicine5 so the9e ¢2n be prop¢rly destroyed. There are tslks and training on depression
and dealing with beTeavemeJJt I cancer / other life thre&tening illnesses etc. The club provide5 first aid training
and some members have compl¢ted defibrillator training. A buddy service operates an)ongst participants and
we signpost people to other specialised services and provide sUPPOrt for those ￿rIth cancer or other life
threatening illnesses. The club fundraise for cause5 such as the local Hospic¢ I Can¢er charities I Chest Heart
and Stroke and Foyle Search and Rescue eie. These activities are both for members but also for the wider
good. Our ￿ndraIsing brings us into contact with everyone in the wider community and encourages greater
interaction between younger peopl¢, older peoplc ad society general while also helpkng good causes.
Risk Management
The members have assessed the majoT risks to which the organisation is exposed, in particular those related to
the opcrations a￿d finances of the &s50ciation, and *re satL5fied that systems are in place to nJitigate the
exposur¢ to the major risks.
FillaD¢ial review
The financial perf0rn18nce is summarised in the enclosed accounts.
Plans for Future Periods
The organisation plan5 to continue the activities as outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to
satisfactory funding a)Tangements. The organisation has accumulated reserves of £14,408, however these
monies ar¢ designated to future expenditure.
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Members Respon55bilities In Relatlon To Tbe Financial StAtements
- The members are required to prepare financial statements that oive a true and fair view of the state of the
affairs of the charity at the end of the financial yetr and of its gurplus or deficit for the financial year. In doing
so the members are required to..
select suitable a¢counling policies and apply thetn consistently-
make judgeinents aiid estimates that are reasonable and pnjdent:
prepare the financial statements on the going con¢ern basis unless it is inappropriate to presuine that the
charit)i will continue in business.
The members are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enables them to ensure that the financial
ststements cotnply with the necessary, legislation.The members are a150 responsible for safeguardinu the
assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other
]￿ecUlarIties.
By Order of the Managctncnt ComEnitEee'.
Member
Date: 7 February 2017
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Ratb Mor 50+ Club
IndependeDt Examiller's report to the eharity trustee5 of
Rath Mor 5(FF Club
We report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended J l March ?017, whi¢h are set out on pages 4 to 8.
Respective responsibilities of clkarity mem bers and examiner
As the charitys members you are responsible for the preparation of the account5 in accordance with the
Charities Act (Northem Ireland) ?008.
It is our responsibility to..
examine the accounts under Section 65 of the Charities Act.
follow the pro¢¢dures laid down in the general Directions given by the Commission under Section 65(9) (b}
of the Charities Act;
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independellt ￿#￿Iller's report
We have examined your charity a¢¢ouThts as required under Section 65 of the Charities Aci and our
examination was ¢arried out in accordance with the tseneral Directions given by the Charity Commission for
Northern Ireland und¢r S¢¢tion 65 (9)(b) of the Charitie5 Act.
Our examination included a review of the ￿Counting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the
accounts presented with those records. li also included considerations of any unusual items or disclosures in
the accoutjts. and seeking explanation from you as charity members concerning any such matters.
Our role is to state whether any material matters hav¢ ¢ome to our att¢ntion giving ￿ cause to believe:
l. That a¢counting records were not kept in accordance with Section 63 of the Charities Act.
2. That the accounts do not accord with those a¢¢ounting reeords.
3. That the a¢counts do noi comply with the accounting requiretnents of the Charities Act.
4. That there is further infonnation n¢ed¢d for a propel understanding ofthe accounts 10 b¢ r¢ached.
Independent Examiner's Statement
We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters 1 - 4 listed above and, in
connection with the following Direction5 of the Charity C0￿MiSsion Northern Ireland,. we have found no
mallers that require drawing to your attention.
McGroarty, Mc
afferty & cO￿pa￿Y Ltd
Aceountants and Tax Consultants
2 Carlisle Terrace
Derrv
BT48 6JX
Date:
IrlLlig
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Rath Mor 50+ Club
Ststement of Finaucial Aetivities
for the year ended 31 December 2017
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Fund5
2017
2016
Income 4nd Expenditure
Incoming Resources
Grants Received & Other Income
17,556
17.556
8.?56
Total Incoming Resources
17.556
17.556
8,?56
Resoure&8 Expended
Direct Charitable Expenditure
Management & Administration
13.738
1,590
6,96?
1,511
1.590
Tothl Resources Expellded
8,473
Net Incoming l {Outgoing) Resourees
2.228
?,228
(217)
Balances brought fonvard l January 2017
12,180
12,397
Balances carried forward 31 De¢emb¢r 2017
14,408
14,408
The above amounts relate to ¢ontinuing operations of the group.
The organisation no reco￿]sed gains and losses other than those included in the results above and
th¢refore no Separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented. There is no difference
between the net incoming resources for the year s￿ted above and their histori¢al cost equivalents.
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Ratb Mtsr 50+ Club
Balance sheet
S 9t 31 December 2017
2017
2016
Notes
Current assets
Cash at bank and ITr hand
14,648
1?.4?0
Cllrre￿t liabilities (note 61
Accn]als
Net current assets
14.408
Totsl assets less cMrreDt
liabilities
14,408
12,180
Capltal account
Restricted fttnds
14,408
12,180
We approve these accounts 2nd confimi that we have made availabl¢ all relevant r¢wrd5 and information for
their preparation.
Commi
Member
Committee Member
Dats:
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