TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT for Kinawley Community Partnership for the year ended 31 St March 2024 The trustees present their Trustees, Annual Report prepared in accordan with Charities SORP (effective January 2015) and the independently examined statements for the year ended 31st March 2024. Structure, Governance and Management Kinawley Community Partnership is govemed by its Constitution that was adopted on 13th September 1995. The trustees at the date of this report and those who served during the financial year together with the dates of any changes are set oul are listed below. Trustees l Directors The trustees who served during the year are as follows: Michael Curry Jemina Wilson Margaret Burleigh George Graham David Burleigh Mackey Breen Maureen Maguire John Patrick Breen Mepryn Gould Ernest Breen Kinawley Community Partnership is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland since 14th March 2016, under referen number NIC102250. Principal Address Kinawley Community Partnership. Unit 3, Kinawley Enterprise Park, Kinawley, County Fermanagh BT92 4FH Objectives and Activities Objectives The Objects of the Partnership shall be:_ To promote the benefit of the area of benefit without distinction of age, sex, ra, political, religious or other political opinion, by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntsry organisations and inhabitants in a common efft)rt: a} to advan education; b) to maintain, improve or provide public amenities and the improvement of the physical environment to which the public have free access; c) to provide and assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of the area of benefrt; d) to promote all or any objects for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit which now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable.
Key Activities in this Year Kinawley Community Partnership was established as a cross community partnership in 1995 to represent the interests of the inhabitants of Kinawley Village and surrounding district in rural County Femianagh. The partnership applied for charitable tax status from HMRC in 2004 and when this was granted in 2005 we adopted an updated constitution in January 2005. Examples of courses and activities that Kinawley Community Partnership have worked over the years to provide for the local community include; Yoga, Pilates, First Aid, Flower Arranging, Keep Fit, Basic Food Hygiene, Fly-tying, ESOL, Calligraphy, Painting, Information Talks. The Partnership have worked with Kinawley Enterprise Limited, Local Churches, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and grant making bodies to provide facilities for recreational activities, and fflake improvements to the physical infrastructure of Kinawley village and surrounding distrid including a Playpark, Barbecue and Picnic Area, provision of Hanging Baskets and Flowerbeds and currently are engaged in proposals to develop a multi-use games area. The partnership provides and l or signposts to services and advice that may be of benefrt to the local communty such as farmers support. housing support, enterprise support and council support. Kinawley Community Partnership Trustees have considered Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our objectives and in planning our future activities to ensure that these achieve the association's purposes and provide a benefit to beneficiaries. Financial Review Review of Business Kinawley Community Partnership is non-profit making with net income and resources in this year of £181.75 The trustees continue to mange resources in an efficient and sustainable manner. Reserves Policy Kinawley Community Partnership have a Reserves Policy, which requires that reserves are built or maintained at a level which ensures that the organisations core activities could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty and that the organisations known liabilities will be paid should the organisation ase to trade. Future Plans Kinawley Communty Partnership plan to continue to focus on controlling costs, while maintaining the high standards of service to our beneficiaries. Kinawley Community Partnership is currently waiting on the outcome of their Rural Mico Grant Application. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES for the year ended 31 St March 2024 The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordan with applicable law and regulations.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements compty with all appropriate regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hen for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as the trustees are aware: there is no relevant infomation (information needed by the charity's independent examiner in connection with preparing the independent examiners report) of which the charity's independent examiner is unaware, and the trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant independent examiner information and to establish that the charity's independent examiner is aware of that infomation. On behalf of the Trustees Michael F Curry Trustse