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2025-12-31-accounts

Derry & Raphoe Action Limited

Trustees' report and financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

Registration number: NI048102 Northern Ireland Charity number: NIC102476

McFarland Arnold & Co Chartered Accountants

Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

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Contents

for the year ended 31 December 2025

Page
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees report 2-3
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Accountants' report to the trustees 4
Statement offinancial activities 5
Balance sheet 6-7
Notestothefinancialstatements 8-16

Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Legal and administrative information for the year ended 31 December 2025

Legal status

The company is a private limited company, limited by guarantee, which was incorporated on 3 October 2003 under the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and the Companies Act 2006, under Registration Number NI048102. It is also recognised as a charity by HM Revenue and Customs under Reference Number XR83440. The company is a registered charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland since 8 June 2015 under registration number NIC 102476.

Trustees Kate Allison (resigned 8 January 2026)
David Bradley
Richard Campbell
David Clarke
Trevor Donnell
David Dunbar
Colin Hamilton
Robert Hill
David Mitchell
Ruth Monteith
Company number N1048102
CCNI Charity number NIC102476
Registered office The Somme Memorial Hall
3 Douglas Road
Newtownstewart
Co Tyrone
BT78 4NE
Accountants McFarland Arnold & Co
8 Main Street
Newtownstewart
Co Tyrone
Business address The Somme Memorial Hall
3 Douglas Road
Newtownstewart
Co Tyrone
BT78 4NE
Bankers Danske Bank
Business Branch
Donegall Square West
Belfast

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Trustees’ report for the year ended 31 December 2025

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Directors

Officers of the company, known as directors for the purpose of company law and trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page | of the financial statements.

Members of the charitable company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of winding up.

Charitable objects

Derry & Raphoe Action Limited was set up under the supervision of the Church of Ireland, and in particular the Derry & Raphoe Diocese. The object of the company is to promote the regeneration of the area, in particular ensuring that the marginalised communities within the counties of Londonderry, Tyrone and Donegal play their full role in the overall regeneration and in cross border activities, through promotion and development of social and cultural identity, advancement of education and provision of recreational and other activities in interests of social welfare.

Derry & Raphoe Action Limited is a registered charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland since 8 June 2015, under registration number NIC 102476.

Organisational structure

The trustees meet regularly, administer the company and make all policy decisions. A development officer is employed to co-ordinate activities and manage the day-to-day running of the company.

Review of activities and achievements

The results reflect the activities carried on within the charitable company during the year. The trustees are pleased with the level of community development activities carried on during that year and the grant funding achieved.

During the year ended 31 December 2025 the charitable company secured funding from the Ulster Scots Agency towards the community impact plan. In addition the charitable company also secured funding from Derry City and Strabane District Council, Arts Council NI, DAERA, Irish Government, SSE Renewables, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council and National Lottery Community Fund to provide cultural development, educational workshops and for various community festivals.

Going concern

The Trustees are confident that further funding will be secured from the Ulster Scots Agency to continue with the community impact plan and are therefore satisfied that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.

Reserves

The results for the period are set out on page 5 of the financial statements. The purpose of the funds are outlined in the notes to the financial statements.

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2025

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law and charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice’ (FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’). Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Accountants

The trustees recommend that McFarland Arnold & Co remain in office until further notice.

Special provisions relating to small companies

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102) and in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

This report was approved by the trusteeson ([& Merrett, Jo2G and signed on its behalf by

Signature:

Rand Bsodsor

Name (in block capitals): DAVID Gun BAR,

Trustee

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Independent examiner's report on the unaudited financial statements to the trustees of Derry & Raphoe Action Limited for the year ended 31 December 2025

We report on the financial statements of Derry & Raphoe Action Limited for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages | to 16.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As described in the statement of trustees’ responsibilities the company's trustees (who also act as directors for the charitable activities of Derry & Raphoe Action Limited) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

It is our responsibility to:- examine the financial statements under section 65 of the Charities Act - follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act

Basis of independent examiner's report

We have examined your charity financial statements as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. Our examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters.

Our role is to state whether any material matters have come to our attention giving us cause to believe:

  1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act

  2. That the financial statements do not accord with those accounting records

  3. That the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

  4. 4, That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

Independent examiner's statement

We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.

Chartered Accountants

Date: . I Marcha Qa he

McFarland Arnold & Co

Chartered Accountants 8 Main Street

Newtownstewart Co Tyrone

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Statement of financial activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2025

Unrestricted Restricted 2025 2024
funds funds Total Total
£ £ £ £
Incoming resources
Donations 1,358 - 1,358 1,145
Charity cash collections 1,000 - [,000 -
Grants - 147,117 147,117 122,450
Investment income 378 - 378 319
Other income 812 - 812 2,358
Total incoming resources 3,548 147,117 150,665 126,272
Resources expended
Staffcosts 35,757 - 35,757 39,603
Advertising 600 - 600 1,200
Rent and rates 6,195 - 6,195 7,467
Insurance 502 - 502 479
Light and heat 2,706 - 2,706 2,223
Somme memorial hall repairs 29,977 - 29,977 6,432
Printing, postage and stationery 1,240 - 1,240 1,260
Telephone 921 - 921 1,167
Computer costs 55 - 55 188
Somme memorial hall equipment 2,506 - 2,506 4,037
Donations made to charity 1,000 1,000 -
Travelling 764 - 764 1,052
Community festivals and workshops 67,529 - 67,529 52,511
Consultancy fees - - - 4,085
Accountancy fees 2,296 - 2,296 2,346
General expenses 851 - 851 153
Cleaning 780 - 780 390
Depreciation and amortisation 6,582 - 6,582 8,524
Interest and charges 110 - 110 122
Total resources expended (160,371) - (160,371) (133,239)
Net incoming resources before transfers (156,823) 147,117 (9,706) (6,967)
Transfers between funds 158,480 (158,480) - -
Net movement in funds 1,657 (11,363) (9,706) (6,967)
Total funds brought forward 16,031 72,770 88,801 95,768
Totalfundscarriedforward 17,688 61,407 79,095 88,801

The notes on pages 8 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Balance sheet

as at 31 December 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 7 34,815 41,397
Current assets
Debtors 8 4,258 7,176
Cash at bank and in hand 45,594 42,635
49,852 49,811
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year 9 (5,572) (2,407)
Net current assets 44,280 47,404
Net assets 79,095 88,801
Funds
Unrestricted funds 10 17,688 16,031
Restricted funds 1 61,407 72,770
79,095 88,801

The company is registered as a private limited company in Northern Ireland under Registration Number NI048102.

The trustees’ statements required by Section 475 (2) and (3) are shown on the following page which forms part of this Balance Sheet.

The notes on pages 8 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Balance sheet (continued)

Trustees' statements required by Section 475 (2) and (3) for the year ended 31 December 2025

In approving these financial statements as trustees of the charitable company we hereby confirm:

(a) that for the year stated above the charitable company was entitled to the exemption conferred by Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006

(b) that no notice has been deposited at the registered office of the charitable company pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 requesting that an audit be conducted for the year ended 31 December 2025 and

(c) that we acknowledge our responsibilities for:

(1) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records which comply with Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006, and

(2) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of the financial year and of its surplus or deficit for the year then ended in accordance with the requirements of Section 393 of the Companies Act 2006 and which otherwise comply with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’) and in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Boardon 14 March, 2e2£ and signed on its behalf by Signature: 0 Set \ a oboe C Signature: swans — . f) ML, Name (in block capitals): DaNID DUwp Rae Name (in block capitals): Aun OT DH Trustee Trustee

The notes on pages 8 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

LL. General information The company is a private limited company, limited by guarantee, which was incorporated on 3 October 2003 under the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and the Companies Act 2006, under Registration Number NI048102. It is also recognised as a charity by the HM Revenue & Customs under Reference Number XR83440. The company is a registered charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland since 8 June 2015 under registration number NIC102476. The address of the registered office is The Somme Memorial Hall, 3 Douglas Road, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone, BT78 4NE.

  1. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’) and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

Accounting policies

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’)

The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 Section 1A from the requirement to produce a cashflow statement because it is a small charity.

The presentation currency of these financial statements is sterling.

3.2. Incoming resources

Income from donations and grants, including capital grants, is included in incoming resources when these are receivable, except as follows:

When donors specify that donations and grants, including capital grants, are for a particular restricted purposes, which do not amount to pre-conditions regarding entitlement, this income is included in incoming resources of restricted funds when receiveable.

The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

3.3. Interest receivable

Interest is included on a receivable basis.

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes VAT which the company is ineligible to recover, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

3.5. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and included at their purchase costs, together with any incidental expenses of acquisition. acquisition.

|| any incidental expenses of acquisition. acquisition. | Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected | useful life, as follows: | Hall - 8% straight line

Hall - 8% straight line Fixtures, fittings and equipment - 15 % reducing balance

No depreciation is charged until the assets are brought into use by the company.

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The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed annually for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged against income on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Unrestricted funds relate to general funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or | which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds : are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

| 3.8. Taxation | The company is registered as a charity for tax purposes under reference XR83440.

As a charity, Derry and Raphoe Action Limited is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Section : 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these : are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have therefore arisen for the company for the year ended 31 : December 2025.

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

3.9 Impairment

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

3.10 Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomesa party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

4, Incoming resources

Incoming resources
Unrestricted Restricted Year Period
funds funds ended 01/11/23 to
31/12/2025 31/12/24
£ £ £ £
Donations 1,358 - 1,358 1,145
Charity cash collections 1,000 - 1,000 -
Grants - 147,117 147,117 122,450
Investment income 378 - 378 319
Other income 812 - 812 2,358
3,548 147,117 150,665 126,272
Grant income received is as follows:-
Unrestricted Restricted Year Period
funds funds ended 01/11/23 to
31/12/25 31/12/24
£ £ £ £
Irish Government - Department ofForeign Affairs - 5,183 5,183 2,880
Halifax - - - 4,415
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council - 2,069 2,069 -
DAERA NI - 1,703 1,703 1,993
SSE Renewables - 4,000 4,000 -
Arts Council NI - $27 527 5,161
National Lottery Community Fund - 18,746 18,746 -
Ulster Scots Agency - 75,438 75,438 76,187
Derry City and Strabane District Council - 39,451 39,451 25,914
Honourable Irish Society - - - 900
Children in Need - - - 5,000
- 147,117 147,117 122,450

4.1. Grant income received is as follows:-

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

5. Net movement in funds

5. Net movement in funds
Year Period
ended 01/11/23
31/12/25 31/12/24
£ £
Net movement in funds is stated after charging:
Depreciation and other amounts written offtangible assets 6,582 8,524
Operating lease rentals
- Land and buildings 6,000 7,000
and after crediting:
Transfer between funds:
Release ofrevenue grants 158,480 133,304
6. Employees
Number ofemployees
Year Period
ended 01/11/23 to
The average monthly numbers ofemployees 31/12/25 31/12/24
(including the trustees) during theyear were: Number Number
Trustees 10 10
Employees 1 1
11 11
Employment costs
Year Period
ended 01/11/23 to
31/12/25 31/12/24
£ £
Wages and salaries 35,757 39,603
Thetrusteesneitherreceivednorwaivedanyemolumentsduringtheyear.

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025

Fixtures,
7. Tangible fixed assets fittings and
Hall equipment Total
£ £ £
Cost
At January2025 42,897 38,404
At 31 December 2025 42,897 38,404 81,301
Depreciation
At 1 January 2025 18,644 21,260 39,904
Charge for the year 3,432 3,150 6,582
At 31 December 2025 22,076 24,410 46,486
Net book values
At 31 December 2025 20,821 13,994 34,815
At January 2025 24,253 17,144
8. Debtors Year Period
ended 01/11/23 to
31/12/25 31/12/24
£ £
Grants receivable 4,258 7,176
9, Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year Year Period
ended 01/11/23 to
31/12/25 31/12/24
£ £
Accrualsanddeferredincome 5,572 2,407

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

10. Unrestricted funds

1 January 2025 Incoming Outgoing Transfers 31 December 2025
£ £ £ £ £
General fund 16,031 3,548 = (160,371) 158,480 17,688
16,031 3,548 (160,371) 158,480 17,688

Purposes of unrestricted funds

General funds are funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

11. Restricted funds

Restricted funds
1 January 2025 Incoming Transfers 31 December 2025
£ £ £ £
Somme Memorial Hall kitchen extension and ramp 23,084 - (3,264) 19,820
Fixtures, fittings and equipment 17,820 - (3,208) 14,612
SSE Renewables 5,540 - - 5,540
Ulster Scots Agency 7,599 75,438 (77,442) 5,595
Derry City and Strabane District Council 3,450 39,451 = (38,575) 4,326
Arts Council NI 4,739 527 (5,266) -
DAERA - 1,703 (1,703) -
Halifax 4,065 - (4,065) -
Irish Government 2,634 5,183 (4,131) 3,686
SSE Renewables - 4,000 - 4,000
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council - 2,069 2,069 -
National Lottery Community Fund - 18,746 17,126 1,620
Children inNeed 3,839 - (1,631) 2,208
72,770 =147,117 (158,480) 61,407

Purposes of restricted funds

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the company for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund.

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

12. Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of netnet assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
Fund balances at 31 December 2025 as represented by:
Tangible fixed assets 383 34,432 34,815
Current assets 22,877 26,975 49,852
Liabilities (5,572) - (5,572)
17,688 61,407 79,095

13. Leasing commitments

At 31 December 2025 the company had annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

Land and buildings Land and buildings
2025 2024
£ £
Expiry date: 31 December 2031
Within one year 6,000 6,000
Between one and five years 24,000 24,000
In over five years 7,000 13,000
37,000 43,000
  1. Going concern

| The Trustees are confident that further funding will be secured from the Ulster Scots Agency to continue with the | community impact plan and are therefore satisfied that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared | on the going concern basis. | 15. Transactions with Trustees

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The trustees attend meetings and carry out the business of the company on a voluntary basis.

| 16. Company limited by guarantee | | Derry & Raphoe Action Limited is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capital. | Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £1 to the | assets of the charitable company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one | year after he or she ceases to be a member.

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Derry & Raphoe Action Limited (Company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

17. Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

Derry & Raphoe Action Limited is a registered charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland since 8 June 2015, under registration number NIC102476.

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