Belfast Belfast Civic Civic Trust Trust Limited Limited (A (A company company limited limited by by guarantee) guarantee)
REPORT REPORT OF OF THE TRUSTEES THE TRUSTEES FOR[FOR] THE THE YEAR[YEAR] ENDED[ ENDED] 31 .31 JANUARY[JANUARY] 2026[2026]
The The trustees, trustees, who[who] are are also[also] the[the] directors[directors] for[for] the[the] purposes purposes of[of] the[ the] Companies Companies Act[Act] 2006,[2006,] present present their[their] annual annual report[report] together together with with the the financial financial statements statements of of the the Belfast Belfast Civic[Civic] Trust Trust Limited Limited for for the the Year Year Ended Ended 31 31 January January 2026. 2026.
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE,GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE AND[AND] MANAGEMENT[MANAGEMENT]
Governing Goveming Document Document
Belfast Belfast Civic[Civic] Trust[Trust] Limited[Limited] is[is] a a company company limited[limited] by[by] guarantee guarantee and[and] does does not[not] have have share share capital.[capital.] It[It] is[is] governed[governed] by[by] its[its] Memorandum Memorandum of[of] Articles Articles of Association.[of] Association. The The liability[liability] of[of] each[ each] member member is[is] limited[limited] to[to] an an amount[amount][ not] not exceeding exceeding £1. El. The The Trust[Trust] is[is] also[also] a a registered[registered][ charity,] charity, charity[charity] number number 102456.[102456.] Method Method of of appointment appointment or or election[election] of trustees[of] trustees The The management management of[of the] the company company is[is] the[the] responsibility responsibility of[of] the[ the] trustees trustees who who are are elected[elected] and[and] co-opted co-opted under[under] the[the] terms terms of of the the Trust Trust deed. deed. The The trustees trustees during[during] the[the] reported reponed year year were: were: David David Flinn Flinn Patricia Patricia Moorhead Moorhead
Organisational Organisational structure structure and and decision[decision] making making
None None of[of the] the trustees trustees have have any any beneficial beneficial interest[interest] in[in] the[the] company. company. Decisions[Decisions] at[at] General[General] Meetings[Meetings] shall[shall] be[be][ made] made by[by]
passing passing ordinary ordinary resolutions resolutions requiring requiring a a simple simple majority[majority] of[of] members members present present and[and] voting.[voting.] Objectives Objectives and and activities activities and and Public Public Benefit Benefit The The principal[principal] objective objective is[is] to[to] promote[promote] preservation[preservation] of[of] the[ the] build[build] environment[environment][ largely] largely within[within] Belfast.[Belfast.] This[This] is[is] achieved achieved by by educating educating the the public public in[in] the the need need for[for] protection protection of[of] building building sand sand architectural architectural value value and[and] importance.[importance.] Achievement Achievement and and performance. performance.
The The trustees trustees are are satisfied satisfied with[with] the[the] results results for[for] the[the] year year and[and] the[the] year-end[year-end] position[position] of[of] the[ the] company. company. Financial Financial review. review. The The net net decrease decrease in[in] resources resources for[for] the[the] year year amounted[amounted] to[to] (£20)[(É20)] which[which] was was credited[credited] to[to] funds funds brought[brought] forward.[forward.] Total[Total] funds carried funds carried forward[forward] at[at] the[the] year-end[year-end] amounted[amounted] to[to] £2,719.[E2,719.] The[The] results results for[for] the[the] year year are[are][set] set out[out] in[in] the[the] income[income] and[and] expenditure expenditure account. account. Plans Plans for for the the future future The The trustees trustees will[will] continue[continue] to[to] promote[promote] the[the] objectives objectives of[of the] the charity[charity] in[in] future[future] years. years.
Going Going concern concern
After After making making the the appropriate appropriate enquiries, enquiries, the the trustees trustees have have a a reasonable reasonable expectation[expectation] that that the the company company has[has] adequate adequate resources resources to[to] continue[continue] in[in] operational[operational] existence existence for[for] the[the] foreseeable foreseeable future.[future.] For[For] this[this] reason, reason, they[they] continue[continue] to to adopt adopt the the going going concem concern basis basis in in preparing preparing the the financial financial statements. statements.
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Belfast Belfast Civic Civic Trust Trust Limited Limited (A (A company company limited limited by by guarantee) guarantee) REPORT REPORT OF OF THE TRUSTEES THE TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR[YEAR] ENDED[ENDED] 31[31] JANUARY[JANUARY] 2026[2026] (continued)[(continued)]
Risk Risk management[management] The The trustees[trustees] have have assessed assessed the[the] major major risks risks to[to] which[which] the[the] company company is[is] exposed, exposed, in[in] particular particular those those related[related] to[to] the[the] operations operations and[and] finance finance of[of the] the company company[and] and are are satisfied satisfied that[that] systems systems are[are] in[in] place[place] to[to] mitigate[mitigate] exposure exposure to[to] these[these] major major risks.[risks.] Reserves Reserves policy policy
In In relation relation to to financial financial planning planning the the Trustees Trustees strive[strive] to[to] achieve achieve a a goal goal to[to] provide provide a a cash cash operating operating reserve reserve of[of not] not less less than than 90 90 days days operating operating funds funds at at the[the] financial financial year year end.[end.] Funds Funds are are retained[retained] in[in] order order to[to] provide provide sufficient sufficient working[working] capital capital[to] to facilitate facilitate ongoing[ongoing] activities. activities. Funds Funds held[held] as as custodian custodian No No funds funds are are held[held] as as custodian.[custodian.]
Responsibilities Responsibilities[of the] of the trustees[trustees]
The The trustees[trustees][(who] (who are are also[also] directors directors for[for] the[the] purposes purposes of[of] Company[ Company] Law) Law) are[are] responsible[responsible][ for] for preparing preparing the[the] trustees’[trustees']
report report and and[the] the financial financial statements statements in[in] accordance accordance with[with] applicable[applicable] law[law] and[and] United[United] Kingdom Kingdom Accounting Accounting Standards[Standards] (United (United Kingdom Kingdom Generally Generally Accepted Accepted Accounting Accounting Practice) Practice) Company Company law[law] requires requires the[the] trustees trustees to[to] prepare prepare financial financial statements[statements][for] for each[each] financial[financial] year year which[which] give[give] a[a] true[true] and[and] fair[fair] view view[of the] of the state state of[of] affairs[affairs][of the] of the charitable charitable company company as as at[at] the[the] balance[balance] sheet sheet date[date][ and] and of[of] its[its] incoming incoming resources resources and and application application of[of] resources. resources. Including Including income income and[and] expenditure expenditure for[for] the[the] financial financial year. year. In[In] preparing preparing those those financial financial statements, statements, the the directors directors should should follow follow best[best] practice practice and:[and:] — Select Select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and[and] then[then] apply apply them them consistently consistently — Observe Observe the[the] methods methods and[and] principles principles in[in] the[the][Charities] Charities SORP SORP — Make Make judgements judgements and[and] estimates estimates that[that] are[are] reasonable[reasonable][ and] and prudent,[prudent,] and[and] — Presume Presume that[that] the[the][charitable] charitable company company will[will] continue[continue] in[in] operation.[operation.] The The trustees[trustees] are are responsible[responsible] for[for] maintaining maintaining proper accounting proper accounting records records which[which] disclose[disclose] with[with] reasonable[reasonable accuracy] accuracy at[at] any any time[time] the[the] financial[financial] position[position] of[of the] the charitable[charitable] company company and[and] to[to] enable[enable] them[them] to[to] ensure ensure that[that] the[the] financial[financial] statements[statements] comply comply[with] with the[the] Companies Companies Act[Act] 2006.[2006.] The[The] trustees[trustees] are[are] also[also] responsible[responsible] for[for] safeguarding[safeguarding] the[the] assets[assets] of[of the] the
charitable charitable company company and[and] hence[hence] for[for] taking[taking] reasonable[reasonable][ steps] steps for[for] the[the] prevention[prevention][ and] and detection[detection] of[of fraud] fraud and[and] other[other] irregularities. irregularities.
Small Small company company[provisions] provisions
This This report report has has been[been] prepared prepared in[in] accordance accordance with[with] the[the] small[small] company’s[company's] regime[regime] under[under] the[the] Companies[Companies] Act 2006.[Act][2006.]
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This This [report] report was was approved approved by [by] the [the] trustees [trustees] on on ht . mani 222 24 | . and and signed signed on on its its behalf behalf by: [by:]
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“DoT.David David Flinn Flinn Phi CaPatricia Patricia [ine] Moorhead Moorhead
Trustee/Director Trustee/Director Trustee/Director Trustee/Director
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