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| 01 | April | 2016 | 31 | March | 2017 |
Charity Details
| Charity Name | St Marys Altinure Youth Club |
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| Registered Charity Number | NIC102134 |
| Charity’s Principal Address | Old School Lane |
| 192 Learmount Road, | |
| Park Village, Co. Derry | |
| Northern Ireland BT47 4BA | |
| Postcode BT47 4BA |
Names of Charity trustees who managed the charity
| Names of Charity trustees who managed the charity | Names of Charity trustees who managed the charity | Names of Charity trustees who managed the charity |
|---|---|---|
| Trustee Name | Office (If any) | Dates Acted if not for whole Year |
| KEVIN HICKEY | Chair Treasurer |
April to August 2016 September to March 2017 |
| TERESA MC CLOSKEY | Chair | September to March 2017 |
| KAREN O’KANE | Secretary | |
| SEAMUS DONELLY | Treasurer | April to August 2016 – stepped down from position |
| KATIE MCLAUGHLIN | ||
| KAREN MC ELHINNEY | ||
| FIONA GORMLEY | ||
| ORLA DEIGHAN | ||
| SHARON MC LAUGHLIN | ||
| DONNA O’KANE | ||
| MARTINA MOORE | April To September 2016 – Resigned |
Name And Address of Advisors
| Name And Address of Advisors | |
|---|---|
| Danske Bank | 46 Catherine Street, Limavady. Co. Derry BT49 9DH |
| Accountants | TBA |
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Charity Structure, Governance and Management
Type of Governing Document Constitution adopted January 2016 How the Charity is Constituted Association of paid up Members
Trustee Selection Methods Trustees are appointed or reappointment annually at the Annual General Meeting held in September
Additional Governance Issues
There is a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy in place – updated, revised and adopted on February 2016.
Criminal record checks (Access NI) are carried out on commencement of volunteer and/or trustee appointment. These checks are carried out again every two years in line with statutory requirements.
St Mary’s Altinure Youth Club is a member of Youth Action Northern Ireland which provides helpful advice and keeps us informed of opportunities for training and legislative changes. Our membership is renewed every April.
St Mary’s Altinure Youth Club also works closely with Learmount Drop Inn for teenagers, and the local Learmount Community Development Group and the Rural Area Partnership in Derry to explore opportunities for joint programmes with other groups.
St Mary’s Altinure Youth Club rents the use of a local hall (from the Park Hall Committee) to carry out its activities.
All trustees and leaders give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits.
The trustees are assisted by parents of members – who take turns in helping to supervise the children during their activities.
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Objectives and Activities
| Objects of the Charity as stated | 1 - To provide opportunities for young people aged 8 - 13 to come together for |
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| in our Constitution | play, to advance their social and personal skills and to explore issues that are |
| relevant to this age group. These young people will be drawn from Park Village | |
| and its surrounding areas. | |
| 2 - To provide a programme of social, spiritual, educational and recreational | |
| activities within a safe and secure environment which will meet the needs of | |
| young people aged 8 – 13 | |
| Main Activities Undertaken for | In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s |
| the public benefit in relation to | guidance on public benefit at our Trustee meetings. |
| these objects. | The focus of activities remains providing a safe and secure environment for a |
| programme of youth events and activities. This benefits young people by | |
| developing their self-confidence and social skills alongside life skills such as our | |
| indoor games and swimming. | |
| We welcome all young people regardless of background, faith, gender or | |
| personal circumstances. This philosophy enhances and enriches everyone | |
| involved in the Club including volunteers, trustees and parents. |
Additional Notes
A great contribution is made by our members parents/guardians who volunteer weekly to help with supervising activities. We are grateful for the many hours given listening and encouraging our young people, and to the volunteer trustees who help to run the club annually.
Any surplus funds not needed to pay for activities are placed on deposit to earn interest. As our grant is less than expenditure we have been unable to do this during this time.
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Achievements and Performance
Summary of the Main Spring: For the Easter Trip we went to the Foyle Arena for a climbing wall experience achievements of the plus lunch. This was fantastic for the kids and they all loved it. Charity during the Year Weekly hall games and activities, and bus to Foyle Arena in Derry for swimming continued during this period. Additional activities were assisted by the CHILD Project which we participated in. Summer Camp: Trustees decided to promote and support local businesses by having activities centred around the village. We used Sperrin Fun farm, Park Golf, Craigbane Inflatables, and the Park hall and former Park FC club house. Autumn: Weekly hall games and activities, and bus to Foyle Arena in Derry for swimming continued during this period. We held our annual Halloween and Christmas Discos. Both very well attended but no doubt the children love the dressing up at Halloween. November - Access NI checks completed Winter: Annual New Year day trip to Cinema and bowling games Weekly hall games and activities, and bus to Foyle Arena in Derry for swimming continued during this period. Fundraising –
No additional fund raising activities took place during this period as the Trustees were focused on registering the Group as a Charity, finalising a new Constitution and a new Safeguarding and Child Safety policy was adopted and implemented.
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Financial Performance Review
| Statement of the | We hold cash at bank of £ 15,000, all of which is unrestricted funds. These funds are |
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| charity’s policy on | held in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur. |
| reserves | The funds held in reserve have remained unchanged during the year and will remain so |
| at year end. | |
| Details of any funds | Not Applicable |
| materially in Deficit | |
| Principal Source of Funds | Our main source of funds this year has been the grant funding received from the |
| Educational Authority , annual membership fees, trip fees and discos. | |
| All of our income is used to cover the operating costs of the club. Insurance, rent, bus | |
| hire and activity costs. |
Future Plans
The trustees acknowledge the important EA grant the Club is in receipt of and recognise that the entire grant is used to hire transport for swimming, hence leaving no scope for material investment.
It is the intention of the Trustees to continually review this over the coming years with an eye to increasing the benefits gained from spending the grant.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signed on behalf of the charity’s trusteesgned on behalf of the charity’s trusteesned on behalf of the charity’s trusteesy’s trustees’s trustees | |
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| Signature | Kevin Hickey |
| Full Name | KEVIN HICKEY |
| Position | CHAIR |
| Date | 12 September 2017 |
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