Calli*zh W(miens Group
Galllagh Womons Group
Trusteels Report
The Irustees pr￿111 th¢ir report and the financial slatemefits for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Objeellves And Aellvi15os
Galliagh Woinens fjroup was establislied in 1995 and has been workin8 effeclivety with the community since
this ¢ime. Gtllia8h Women's Group aims lo incr¢as¢ th¢ C&p￿lty of women to contribute and parti¢ipal¢ in
their communiti&8, Incrn&8e repr&witstion of women in public life at all levels. support women's acc￿ to
resources. educalion, training and infomialion. improve women's health and social well beinB provide
opportunltles io prom￿¢ and ¢n¢outas¢ good cofftmunity relations. Galliagh Women's Oroup particularly
larget women from a disadvanlaged back8round. We offer training opportunities to the most dI￿ngaged and
marginalized in our ¢ominunilies who do not use malnstream servlce& This includes those suffering from
mental health issu¢4 addictions and depresslon. As a us¢r lead organisalion we tak¢ lead from project
beneficilwies and design programmes whlch en¢ourag¢ parti¢ipation, communication and peer support. We
promote the importance of good m¢ntal h¢alth and well being and hav¢ a loletanl open minded and positive
approach. We encournge pwplc lo talk about their ft¢linBs. helping to slren8then eommunicalion al home
belween frlends In s¢hOol￿wOrkp1a¢¢s ¢1¢ and r¢assure individuals that they do live in a caring community,
one whlch is responsive to their needs with a local resource whlch they can avall of fo( support through
difficull limes. This has resulted in people seeking lielp at an earlier sla8e in their mental distress helpin8 to
k¢¢p th¢m in lh¢ community. We aim to build upon our 8¢rYirKs lo dal¢ and inor¢05¢5 f4¢¢ess lo mental heallh
services by providing a free, ¢onfHlential ond acce55ible community counselling servlce within our
¢￿￿mUnIty faelllty in Galllagli wlileh began At the end of April 2010.
Charlty Number
XR37621
NIC102243
Trustees &Dd their ithltre81$
The I￿Slee4 of il)¢ ¢harity for the purposes of charity law and throughout this r¢port are ¢olleciiv¢ly referrcd
to as ihe trvstees.
The trnstees serving during the year and since the year end wer¢ as follows".
Margarei Siewart (Chairperson)
Lynn Mccarron
(Vice chairpe￿On)
Margo C¢)nnolly
(Secrew)
Mari¢ Gillcspie
Ann M¢Keev¢r
Elaine Young
Theresa Holmes
Sara Sally Tallon
Mari¢ Whit¢
Eileen Curran
Michaelo Harkin
Lorraine Carlin
Governlng Doeument
Th¢ organisation is an unincorporaled Association with Charitsble status. The Association WLS Cstsblished
under a Conslilution which outlined the area of benefit and the objects of the Gharitable organisation and is
governed under its Constilutlon.
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Reerulim¢nt and appointment of the management commltlet.
The managemeftt ¢ommitte¢ of th¢ Associalion consists of tsvelve m¢mbers and shall mcct at Icast nin¢ tim¢s
a year. The members of ihe manag¢men¢ committee shall hav¢ th¢ power to appoint any m¢mb¢r of th¢
Assoclation lo be a member of the managem¢tkt ¢ommitt¢4 ¢ither to fill a ￿Ual vacancy or as an addition to
(he exisling members. Any member may withdraw from the Ass(Kialion at any timc givin8 at least fourteen
days nolice to Ihe Association.
Aehlevtments & Perfornian¢e
The main ar¢&s of Charilable actlvlty Is provldlng S￿la1 s¢rvi¢es. ¢du¢ational, environmental and re¢reational
facilitics in th¢ Galliagh are&
Publlc benefit
The advancemen
f ¢du¢at"
The direct benefit flowin8 from this purpos¢ is an in¢r¢as¢d opportunity to be involved in infornial and
fomial learnin8 f(x the residents of the Gallia8h area. Participants can increase their litera¢y and numeracy
and IT skill levels by attending cl&8s¢s at our cenlre and also galn new skills in Area such arts, crafts and
sewing. This leads to InCre￿d confidence In porticlpants. a reduction in experlenelng feelin8s of isolation
srtd incr￿ed nuinber of residents obtaining quallfKations in numeracy. Ilteracy and Inforniation
T¢¢hnOl0￿. Tli¢s¢ b¢nefits arc evidenced through altendance sheds at all ¢las$e$ and ¢onlinuaI monitorin8
and evaluation of ihe scrvices provlded from both participanls and iutors. There is no wenlial ham) arising
from Ihis pur￿)se The beneficiaries of this purpose are adult resldents of the Oallia8h There is no
private benefit artslng from this purpos¢,
van¢e
The direct benefit arising from this purposes is an increased knowledge of healthy lifestyle options through
h￿1th promotlon programmes, sv¢h as w¢ight managemenl and healthy ￿tIng progrnmmes. Also, the
reduction of slress through th¢ provision of complimentary t11erapi￿ in conjunction with Aclion Can¢er and a
ounselling s¢rvi¢¢ lo Ihe women of ihe Gallia8h area, who may be 5uffcring from ill health. Thes¢ IKn¢fits
are evidenced ¢hrough regular evaluation of the services thal we provlde and through the use of feedback
froin p&rticipants involved, and our Annual G¢n¢ral M¢¢ling r¢port which ￿PtureS our outcojnes. With
r¢8ards to harni, we lry to minla8e any Poiential harni by using fully qualified counsellors and theraplsts who
are fully insU￿d fow th¢ work that they carry Out, Th¢ b¢n¢fi¢iari¢s of ihi5 PUTPOSC are the residents of the
Galliagh ar¢a. From time to time, A private benefit fflV4y arisc if commitlce members who are 8Lw members
and volunleers and therefore are entitled io avail of ihes¢ ￿Thic¢s, but this benefit is purely incidenl81. To
ensure fairne5S. they are placed on a waiting list and do not [￿e(Ye 74ny prefcrentlal trealment.
other
Klal welfa
The dltecl ￿nefit arising from this purpose is Ihe provision of a fa¢ility wh¢re Ihe women of the Galllagh
area can come togeilier to incr¢a5¢ their skilL8 and thelr level of personal wellbein& These benefils ar¢
evidenced through the r¢¢ording of numbers of servi¢¢ U￿15 passing through our centr¢ and thiough
feedback obtained from participants on the services that we provid¢. Wilh r¢gards to hami. with m¢mbeT5 of
the public entering our building Iherc could be a possibility of a fall or similar. We thoroughly risk assess out
building and activities and are ¢ov¢red by adequale insurance for this purpose. Tli¢ IKn¢fil of Ihis outweighs
and Poienllal Iiaml. There is no private benefit ari55ng from this purpose.
of facilitics for recreation
activitie5
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Flnanciil review
The Management Cominittee is empowered to re¢¢iv¢ money in th¢ form of subKriptions granls and
donations and to raise money by oiher lawful m￿1$. All mon¢y raiscd for AS5￿1￿110n shall b¢ us¢d io
rther the objectives of the Association and for no other purpos¢.
Slalemenl of trustees'responsibilities
Thc trustces are responslble for preparing th¢ annual report and the financial statements in accord&nce with
applicable law and Unit¢d Kingdom Generally A¢¢epted A¢¢ountlll8 Practice.
Th¢ law applicable to ¢l￿ri11e$ in Northern Ireland requires the trustees to prepare financial slatemenls for
that glve a iru¢ and fair view of ihe state of the affalrs of th¢ ¢harity al ih¢ end of the financial year and of its
surp1￿5 or d¢fi¢it for th¢ financial year. In doing so the trustees are required io:
- selecl suliable accouftting policies And apply them consistentty:
- obwve the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and ¢stimal¢s ihai are reasonable and prudent;
prepar¢ lh¢ financial slalemenls on ihe &oiTh8 concern basis unless il is inappropriate ¢0 presume that lh¢
harity will conlinue in op¢rntion.
Tho trustees are responsibl¢ for maintoinin8 proper aecountiftg records whiGh di￿105¢ with r¢wn8ble
accuracy at any tlme the financial posilion of ih¢ charity and enables them lo ensure il)at the financial
slaien*nls comply with the Chartie5 Act (Northern Irelond) 2008. The trusteos are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable sleps for the pKvention and detection
of fraud 8nd other irregularilies.
A resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meetin8 tliat McGroarty Mccaffety & Company Ltd be
re-appointed as accountants to the ¢harlLy for the ensuing year,
On behalf of ihe board
Slgned:
Slgned:
Date: 21 January 2025
Dgte: 21 Jvanuary 2025
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