Charity Registration Number 102155
SUICIDE DOWN TO ZERO (SDZ)
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31ST MARCH 2024
EAMONN P MCGRADY & Co
Chartered Accountants &
Registered Auditors
4-6 Market Lane
DOWNPATRICK
Co Down
BT30 6TH
Tel: 028 44614340
Fax: 028 44614408

SUICIDE DOWN TO ZERO (SDZ)
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31ST MARCH 2024
CONTENTS
PAGE
Charity hrfornmtion
Trustees, Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Receipts and Payments
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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SUICIDE DOWN TO ZERO (SDZ)
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31ST MARCH 2024
COMPANY INFORMATION
Suicide Down to Zffl>
CHARITY REG NO:
NIC102155
REGISTERED OFFICE:
Pepper Johns Memorial Community Centre
DOWNPATRICK
Co Down
BT30 8JL
TRUSTEES:
The following served as charity trustees during the y&4r and up to the date of this report
Patrick McGreevy
Alison Carson
Kevin McGuinne
Following a change to the Governing Document the following served from February 19 2024 up to
the date of this ￿port
Joseph Canavan
William Fyffe
Martina Clendenning
Darran McQuoid
Ursula Tumelty
ACCOUNTANrs:
Eamonn P McGrady & Co
Chartered Accountants &
Registered Auditors
4-6 Market tan¢
DOWNPATRICK
BT30 6TH
AIB Bank
4446 Hill Stre&
NEWRY
Co Down
BT34 IAU

Suicide Down to Zero (SDZ)
Annual Trustees Report for the Year l Apri] 2023 to 31 Mareh 2024
Suiclde Down to Zero - Charity Number 102155.
ACTIVITIES
SUMMARY OF MAIN ACTtVITIES
Suicide Down to Zero (SDZ) was set up in the Downpatrick area by a group of people with an interest
in tackling the issue of deaths by suicide. The membcrs involved include those who have been
bereaved by suicide as well as those involved in supporting those who have self-harnied. attempted
suicide or have a personal or profcssional intcrest in prcventing deaths by suicide. SDZ was
rccognised &$ charity by the Charity Commission in May 2015.
The charity Board now applies a seven-element framework to all its work whcther it is in supporting
schools, sports clubs. or workplaces. The elements are Leadership & Accountability. Mental Health &
Wellbeing Promotion. Suicide awareness and prevention. Training ' Suicide intervention & ongoing
community support. Postvention and Evaluation.
In July the Charity, with the help of a good friend of the Charity. drafted a new strategy and
forwarded it to some 50 stakeholders for feedback. When the feedback was received the strategy was
redrafted and agreed by the Charity Board. In Febrnary a new governing document was adopt¢d by
the Board. A copy has since been forward¢d to Charity Commission Northern Ireland.
In the same month a new Board member joined and has mad¢ a significant contribution to the work
of the Board since. One large post primary school with over 700 pupils agreed to pursue our seven-
element Whole School Approach. To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day. the charity
relaunched a refreshed website. Through the website and social media the messaging about suicide
pr¢vention potential rcmained strong and conSL￿t.
The charity agre¢d a pilot project with a counselling organisation to make counselling provision more
a¢cessibl¢ for people in Downpatrick and provided a setting and funding to enable this.

Suicide Down to Zero (SDZ)
Annual Trustees Report for the Year l April 2023 to 31 Mareh 2024
Suicide Down to Zero - Charity Number 102155.
saftTALK 60 people attended the 3- & 112-hour workshop that enabled them to be suicide alert, to be
able to spot the signs of suicide. ask clearly and directly and get the suicidal person to a keep safe
connection.
ASIST 58 attended the twfrday workshop people and were trdined to be suicide first -aiders and
enabled to intervcne with ￿pIe with thoughts of suicide.
SafeTALK Training for Trainers 20 people were trained to be able to deliver the safeTALK
workshop.
ASIST Training for Trainers24 people wer¢ trained to deliver the 2-day ASIST workshop.
In September to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day. the charity organised a series of events
in the week leading to September 10
In October a support group for those who have lost a loved one or friend to suicide. The group now
meets monthly for one and a half hour and is facilitated by Board m¢mbers, one of whom is a suicide
survivor. She lost a family member to suicide over 25 years ago.
An evaluation of the Board's work is expressed in the Impact and Benefits section below.
The schools clubs and workplaces were provided from the stock of 5,000 'We need to talk
about.....suicide' booklets.

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Annual Trustees Report for the Year l April 2023 to 31 Marcb 2024
Suicide Down to Zero - Charity Number 102155.
IMPA(T AND BENEFITS
SDZ activities during 2023-24 have contributed to fulfilling our public benefits as follows:
Enhanced awareness of the causes of suicide- achieved through enabling 60 people
to be suicide alert through attending safeTALK training. 58 people were enabled to
become suicide first aiders through attending the 2-day ASIST workshop. 20 people
were trained to deliver the safeTALK workshop and 24 trained to deliver the ASIST
workshop. In May 2023 the charity held an Out of Darkness dawn walk to
symbolically encourage the topic of suicide to be brought out of the darkness and into
the light where it can be talked about openly and clearly.
Access to relevant and accurate infonnation- achieved through continued distribution
of inforn]ation in the 'We need to talk about.... suicide.. The interactive session that
emerged from this resource w&s delivered in two settings and provided to a large
school to enable them to deliver it independently. Some film clips were produced to
assist the explanation and encourage adoption of our approach in the school, sports
clubs and workplace settings
Access to holistic care" improved self-care strategies and self-help strategies. reduced
levels of stress, anxiety, and suffering - As part of our seven element Whole
Schoovsports Club/Workplace we continued to promote the robustly evidence based
5 ways to Wellbeing. The charity, s development work contractor introduced several
schools and sports clubs to the Whole School and Whole Club Approaches and
enabled them to begin working on making their environments suicide safer. A Keep
well.Keep safe health fair was provided for the school undertaking Whol¢ School
Approach.The entire pupil population attended and gained inforniation about the array
of helping agencies.
Increased efficiency and effectiveness of cornmunity and voluntary organisations,
resulting in enhanced outcomes and service delivery and consequently an improved
quality of life for those who benefit from the work of these organisations - SDZ
representatives continue to attend and collaborate with local suicide prevention task
groups in Downpatrick and Ballynabinch and to assist them in their suicide
prevention activities.

Suicide Doivn to Zero (SDZ)
Annual Trustees Report for the Year l April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Suicide Doivn to Zero - Charity Number 102155.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
2024 Suicide Down to Zero - Charity Number 102155.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The receipts and payments accounts are b&sed on I￿Orn￿tiOn from an Excel maintained cash
book which matches the charity's bank statements. The year saw a income decrease from
£59,599 to £45,135. Expenditure for the year was £30,769 The year finished with a cash
balance of £36,827.
Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Receipts and Payments Accounts
Income
During the year £45,135 was raised through some of the following activities :_
New Mourne and Down s￿rts Awards collection £1,633.04. Belfast Marathon relay team
sponsorship £1,632.04. Captsins Charities, Ardglass Golf Club £1,600. Newcastle and
District Amateur League charity collections £1,265.72. Vintage car rally & dance £820.
ASDA Foundation £600. Out of Darkness Wall( £1,070.58; (2uiz Horatio Todds £384.00.
Saul Patish Church £200.
A significant amount of funds came through online donations via Localgiving which totalled
£3.430.79.
The then Chair of Newry Mourne and Down Council, Mr Michael Savage made Suicide
Down to Zero one of his three Charities of the year and in addition to the Sports Awards
collection £5,250 was received from the proceeds of the Charity Ball & raffle.
Expcnditure
Expenditure related to bank charges of £131.85 and a payment of £1,006 for maintenance and
hosting of the charity's w¢bpage.
The largest element of expenditure w&s to Livingworks Education for the provision of
safeTALK Training for trainers which tOt￿led £13259.23

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Suicide Down to Zero - Charity Number 102155.
Stat¢m¢nt of Assets and Liabilitie8
SDZ'S only assets are cash funds held in the charity's AIB bank accounL The cash &ssets at
st
31 March 2024 consisted of cash at bank of £36.826.60 an increase of £14,365.26 on the
balance at 3 i$t March 2023.
Notes to Accounts
In assessing the fmances and assets of SDZ it must be noted that no trustees or members
claimed or received any payments from SDZ funds. Members also give generously of their
time in meetings with extern￿ groups and individuals as well as research, advocacy and
training. The Independent Examiner also did not charge for the examination of the accounts
for the 202312024 year and trustees wish to place on record their acknowledgement of
Eamonn McGrady and Co for their work.
The trustees as always are grateful for all those who made a fu￿icial contribution to the
work of the charity.

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Suicide Down to Zero - Charity Number 102155.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity Name
Suicide Down To Zero
Charity Number
102155
Prineipal Address
Pepper Johns Memorial Community Centre,4 Church Avenue.Downpatrick B T30 6AG
Email: pat@sdz.org.uk
Tel: 07809441950
Website: I￿Yw.sdz.0r .
Charity Trustees as at 31 March 2024 are, Chair Pat McGreevy, Alison Carson and
Kevin McGuinness Joseph Canavan Martina Clendenning William Fyffe Ursula
Tumelty
Structure and Governance
Constitution
SDZ has a written constitution which is typical of those of small voluntary organisations. A
copy of the new document approved by Trustees on February 19 2024 was supplied to the
Commission
Meetings
There were 2 Zoom board meetings and 8 face to face meetings of Suicide Down to Zero
during the year l April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Minutes were kept of all meetings.
Approved by the Trustees on 27th September 2024.
PATIUC
CHAIR
MCG
DARRAN MCQUOID
SECRETARY

SUICIDE DOWN TO ZERO (SDZ)
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
IndependeDt Examiner'$ Report to the Trustees of Suicide DOWD to Zero
Eamonn P McGrady & Co wort on the ￿coUnts of the Suicide Down to Zero forthe year ended 31
March 2024. which are set out on pages 9 and 10.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity's truste¢s you are resw)nsible for the preparation of the ac￿Unts in a￿rdance with the
Charities Act (NI) 2(M)8.
It is the restx)nsibility of Eamonn P McGrndy & Co to."
examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act
follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 65(9) (b) of the Charities ACL
state whether particular mattffs have Lx)me to our attention
Basis of independent examiner's statement
EaTnonn P McGrady & Co have examined your Ch￿Tty accounts as requI￿d ￿der section 65 ofthe
Charities Act and an examination Commission Nl under section 65(9) (b) of the Chariti¢s ACL
The examination included a review of the accounting reconls kept by the charity and a comparison of
the accounts presented with those ￿cOrdS. It also included consideration of any unusual ttems or
disclosures in the ac￿U￿￿ and seeking explanations fiDm you as charity trust￿5 concerning any
such matters.
The role of Eamonn P McGrady & Co is lo state whether any mat¢rial matters have come to our
attention giving cause to believe:
l that accounti￿ records WaE not kept in acCOrda￿e with section 62 of the
Charities A
2 that the accounts do not accord with those accounting records
3 that the accounts do not comply with the ￿)untIng requirements of the
Charities Act
4 that thetE is fiwther Inforn￿tiOn ￿eded for a prow understanding of the
accounts to be r￿h¢d
Independent examiners statement
Eamonn P McGraly & Co have completed the examination and have no concerns in respect of the
matters I to 4 listed above aTKL in connection with following the DiTections of th¢ Charity
Commission Nl have no matters that require to be drawn to your attentio
Famonn P McGrady & Co
Chartered Accountants &
Registered Auditors
6 Market tAne
DOWNPATRICK
Co Down
BT30 6TH

SUICIDE DOWN TO ZERO (SDZ)
STATEMENT OF RECEivfs IIND PAYMENTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Rostricted
Funds
Unrestricte41
Funds
Totsl
Funds
Total
Funds
RECEIPTS
Donations and Legacies
Fundraising Activities
Grants
Totsl
19.463
24,860
19,463
24,860
812
14,909
200
812
812
599
PAYmE￿rS
Direct Charitable Activity
Website Costs
Promotion
Membership
Administrative Costs
Bank Charges
Totsl
812
28221
1.006
29,033
50,744
2,321
25
1275
166
285
313
132
285
313
132
812
Net Re¢eiptslPayments
14,366
14,366
5,068
Reeoneiiiation at: 31March 2024
surp1￿$ for the year
Bank balance at 31 March 2023
14J66
14,366
s,￿8
Bank balance at 31 March 2024

SUICIDE DOWN TO ZERO (SDZ)
STATEMENT OF IISSETS AND LIABILITIES
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
2024
2023
Unrestrieted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Cash at bank 114120223
22.461
17,393
Surplusyear Ended 3113124
Total Cash Funds at
Liabilities at 3110312024
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