GORTALOWRY HOUSE PROJECT LIMITED Registered number: N131871 Trustees. Report The directorltrustees present their report and unaudited financial statements of thè charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. Objective and activities Gortalowry House Projects Limited provides a neutral venue, rent rooms to local community and charitable organisations under the general ethos of those providing suppori for the community. This includes migrant workers, childcare facilities, advice and support groups. Training organisations use our building regularly to provide a range of both personal and career enhancement training. Alongside this some recreational groups use our facilities, including a local children's dance group, a gardening club and inter-church forum. There are a number of groups who use small room for individual counselling and advice on everyihing from mental heath to drug and alcohol abuse. Given the level of expertise that has arisen over the years we do provide additional support at no charg8 lo a number of local community and charitable groups in help with govemance and policies and procedures to ensure that they are in a position to move forward within their organisations, The Trustees have paid due regard to guidanc8 Issued by the Charity Commission In deciding what activities the charity should undertake. Achlevaments and performance Th8 advancement of Education Gortalowry House is a community resource building whose primary aim is to provlde a neulral venue for the community to assist them towards working together across th8 traditional political division in our community. This meant that since our building was opened in June 2000, and even before when we wer8 in the mobile units. we provided a usaful resource for the communlty. Gortalowry House believes that over the past years we have built and maintained a useful community resource not only In the fabric of the building itself but in the skills and expertise that the many individuals connected to the building have. There are a range of Tenants and Casual users and they work endlessly to support the local community through advice, service and assistance. Vve provide rooms for a range of community organisations including childcare organisations, migrant workers and their families, grief and bereavement groups, training organisations, support groups for illness including MS, Mindwise and Epilepsy Action, Resident associations, Welfare and Advlce groups, Church Forum, Speakers Club, Food B8nk Group, Women's aid, Gardening Club and other local voluntary and community groups. There are rooms for individual counselling services including Relate, Dunlewey Substance Abuse Group, Zest, Youth Justice Agancy a5 well as Independent counsellors. Gortalowry House does charge a small fee for this hire, although for some groups Ihat have limited resources we will discuss reduction of charges for a period to allow them to get established. The stsff and management committee of Gortalowry House have worked alongside other local 9roups. helping with 9overnanc.e, Operational matters ar)d on occasions with practical help in organising events, loan of crockery, tables and chairs and other equipment, the advancement of Education particularly involving lifelong learning. There are a variety of Trainlng sessions held within Gorialowry House, general organised on behalf of local groups or training organisations. they include Northern Childcare Partnership, Cornmunity Foundation, Diversity Challenges and other organisations Gains from this range of training may include the following benefits for the Gommunity: increase in knowledge. Working alongside others, increase of self confidence and self-esteem, provide training specific lo career development, and
GORTALOWRY HOUSE PROJECT LIMITED Registered number: N131871 Trustees. Report group development including capacity building, looking at governance and assisting where necéssary. The recent AGM report demonstrated the range of organisations who utilise Gortalowry House. Financial review The company is a nol for profit charitable organisation whos8 purpose is to provide a neutral venue to local community and Gharitable organisatlons. The charity aims to maintain funds at a level equivalent to three months expenditure. The Trustees consider re3erv8s of this level ensure that in the event of a significant drop in funding. they will be able to contlnue current activlties while Gonsidering how additional funds can be rai86d. The Trustees have assessed th8 major risks to whlch the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems ar8 in plac8 to mitioate exposure to those. Trustees Structurei governance and rnanagement The charity is a company limited by guarant8e incorporated on 29 January 1997. The company was established by a Memorandum of Association and is governed under its Articlas of Association. The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statem&nts were: D Barry O'Hagan Trevor Rollins Elizabeth Baxtèr resigned 23 December 2022 William Stewart Patrick MGGuckin Small company provislons This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies A 2006 appliGable to companies subject to the small comp8nies reglme. Thls report was approved by ttte board on 10 May 2023 and signed on its behalf. All the members of Gortalowry House Project Limlted have consented to the preparation of the Unaudited Abridged Report of Accounts statement of the financial position for the current year in accordance with Sectlon 444 (2A) of the Companles Aci 2006. Barry O'H Director