THE HARMONY COMKtTNrrY TRUST
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL
The trnstees present their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
REFERENCE AND ADMIMSTIiATIVE DETAIIS
Charity name:
Harniony Cornmunity Trust
Charity registration number
XN48510
Company registration llmmber
Nt010639
Charity Commission Nl numb¢r:
MC L02523
Registered office and
operational address:
Gleb¢ House. 23 Bi5hops¢ourt Roa& Kil¢lief,
Co. Down, BT30 TNZ
Auditors:
BakeT Tilly Mooney Mwre, 17 Cluendon Road. Clarendon DOCL
BeIfasL BT13BG
Bankers:
uISt￿ Bank Limit￿ 11-16 Donegall Square E4 Belfast BTI SUB
Solicitors:
Edward% & Co. 28 Hill Street Be]f&8t
DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
The directors of tEe charitable company (the charity) are its tnthes for the purpose of charity law and througbout
this report are collectively refe￿ed to &% the ttijstees.
The ts1￿CeS who served during the year were:
Mr S Camplisson Ichairttwl)
Mrs Judtth Thomp50n
Mrs S Heaney
(Tesigned 17 January 2024)
Ms M E Ridgway
MrDSBoyd
Mr R Sterrett
Dr Margaret Boyle (Tesigned 17 May 2022)
Mr Paul Thompson
Mr N Lougbrin (appointed 10 April 2022)
Mrs EJ McDonald (aptK)illtsd 5 Septe￿ber2022)
Mr WB Osborne
(appointed 5 September 2022. resigned 29 November 2023)
G Morgan
(appoittted 8 January 2023)
Governing Documellt
The organisation is a clwitable cornpany limited by guarnitee not baving a share capital. incorporated on 8th
ApriL 1975 and registered as a charity. The company w&s established under a M¢morandum of Association whiGh
established the objects a]]d powers of the ¢b￿ltable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.
In the event of the company being wound up members are required to colltribute all amount not exceeditLg £1.
The Memorandum and Arti¢les of Association were updated in FebThary 2016.
Apw)illtmeut of Couneil
As set out in the Articles of Associatio￿ members of the trust are itidividuats who agree to serve on the Council
or otle of atly other Kcognised committees (pr¢5entty none). The CounciI ci)nsists of not more than 15 members
and it can co-opt additional members to fill aJJy vacallcy up to that maximum. Co-opted tttembert llLUSt stand for
election at thc next aDnual geneTal ttleeting. Councit ffjember5 are elected for varying p¢riod5 to ensure that one-
tbird of Mernbe￿ retire every year in rotatio￿ so that no member can serve more than 3 years without re-election.
The ch￿Tty'S work focuses on Good Relations programrnes with childreo young people. adults alld seniors. The
Council seeks to en5UTe that the needs of this Work are appropriately reflected through the diversity of th¢ tNStee
body. The more traditional business and community work skills are well TepreseDted on Council.
Trustee Induction and Training
New trustees undergo an orientation to brief them on their legal obligations undeT cbarity and ¢ompany law, the
content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee alld decision making processes and the
business plan and recent finallcial perfomance of the charity. DuTing this induction they meet key employees.
Truste¢s are ¢nGouTaged to attend appropriate external tszining events where these will facilitate the undertaking
of their role.

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Organisation
The Council administers the clwity and sets the strategic direction and policy of the charity, meeting around 6
times per year. A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibiltty for the provision of the services
rest with the centre manager together with the administrntton and PTogrdmme manager5.
Related parties
The charity has a close relationship with tbe Department of Healtty The Executive Office and BBC Chilthen in
Need which have provÈded funding in support of the pr0￿MMe$.
Rtsk management
The In￿te¢S have a risk management strategy which encompasse5:
An annual review of the risks tbe clwity may face.
The establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the plan" and
The implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potentlat impact on the charity should those
Tisks materialise.
Thi5 work has identified only a few minor new Tisks but it has resulted in better emergency procedures and
contingency plans and has given the impetrjs forbetter planning. Particular attentioD has focused on nOn-f￿ancial
risks arising from fire, health and safety of residents and staff and food hygiene.
A key clement of financial risk is the setting of aTeserves policy and its regular Teview by knjstees.
OBJECTIVES AND AC[M￿Es
The company's objects and principal activittes are the:
Promotion of mutual tolerance and understanding through the provision of cross-community programmes for
children, young people and adults based at Glebe House.
Improvement of social welfare, heahh and pbysical well-being and advancement of ethication through the
operation of the residential centre.
The rnain objectives for the year focused on the provision of crnss-comtnunity programmes for disadvantaged
childreJ young people and adults iD¢luding senTor citizens. The trnst i8 very involved in the cottununity and is
dependent on voluntary help in all aspects of its activitics. Significant numbers of volunteers involved in the
management of the company and in the delivery of its PTogrwnmes.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Pro ¢¢ts and centre aetivities
tn 2022tt3 the trnst continued its recovery from the low levels of fa¢e-to-fa¢¢ activities imposed during the
paLden)ic, and progressed the irnplernentation of the recommendations of the Williamson Review of governance
and management in the TnisL working towards a more sust&inable full￿¢. We filled the newly restored post of
Director and Andrew Mccracken took up the at the beginning of April 2022.
During the year we strengthened our Council of Management by briDgiDg in four Dew members. In doing so we
added significantly to our collecttve skill seL
With a new Director in post the trn5t was better placed to deliver on our Strategic Platl 2021-24. and to plan alld
build for our second half-century of progranuues at Glebe House. This work included tbe estsblislllnent and
nurturing of new partuerships with organisations across the region more locally.
An important new vertt￿e that we ernb8Tked on in April 2022 is the Seedbed gardening aDd environment initiative.
This volunteer-led project has added a new dimension to the work of Glebe House and has attracted people who
had no previous experience of Glebe House, increasing our cohort of volunteers. This has been crucial ill the
trust's response to events itL the 2023f24 yeaT. The Seedbed has contributed significantly to our efforts to more
fully realise the potential of Glebe House as an asset foT the local communty in the KiIclieflStraTLgfoTIVLecale
area and ha5 brought many participan￿ working together. It h&s also welcomed 50m¢ Syrian refilgees who have
played a role in the dev¢lopm¢ut of the Seedk

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Pro
ects and centre activities
Cont'd
We continued to create, expand aod deliver our suites of progrdtDEtLes foT young ¢kLildr¢n. t¢¢Thagers and adults,
addressing the effects of ]ife in our divided so¢i¢ty. deprivatioD aDd TUTal isolation. In spring 2022 we recruited a
third pmgranllne worker wbose focu5 was the programmes for younger Childre￿ We had around eighty children
and young people alld similar numbers of adults taking part. The very positive feedback from participants an(L in
the c&8e ofthe children and young people. their patents and guardians is powerfid testimolly to the transformative
Arapact of Glebe House in the live5 olindividua15, fatnilies and conununities.
tn September 2022, with the help of an ad hoc group of local volunteer5. Glebe House become home to a family
of Ukrainian refijgees. With professionally qualified volunteers the Trust provided English language thition to the
paT¢nts and to several other Ukrainian rnfvgees in the are&
One element of our efforts to pui the T￿st on a more sustainable foottng has been the development of a new
website and a more impactful presence otl 50cial media.
After the year end, in April 2023 the Trust W&5 advised by The Executive Otyice tbat fimding from the Central
Good Relation5 Fund was under thTeat as a result of the budget reductions being imposed OD Northern treland by
Whitehall. This loss of our largest single grant ofTecentyears was all but Conf￿rned in the summer and conf]Ttued
on I September. Thi$105s, alld associated further losses, necessitated the temporary cessation of our programmes
for children and young people and forced the Tn￿t to rnake all five remaining staff redundant.
Since then a growing group of volunteers been ¢r¢atiD& planning and delivering programmes foT adults and
fimdraising activÉtie5, and has been preparing applicatiODS foT futkding to Testart programmes for children and
young p¢ople.
rammes
Funding
During the year our programmes and operatiOll5 were 5UPPOrted fjnancialty by The Executive Office; the
Department of Health. the Deparlment for Communities. the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. BBC
Children in Need. the Arts Council for Northern Ireland. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, the Halif
FouDd&tiou. Coop¢rativ¢ Alternatives (througb the Cultivating Community FaTming progr8nune), the AXA Parks
Fund, PowerNI.
Children andyouih
The Children aDd Youth Programme had avery successful yw. We stsrted a dedicated prograrntne- Youth Impart
- desigtLed by tecllagers forteenager5. In Decernberwehad our fjrstresidential weekend iince before the pandemic.
We were able to ¢ngag¢ with 78 young people over tbe course of the year. filling 310 child space5 on 16 different
programmes. Thts included a fLve-week Sullllner scheme" Faster. Halloween and Cl)ristmas schemes. a series of
day trips. and several one-off events including a fun day which welcomed oveT 200 people to Glebe House.
Progrdmme participants came from Ballgor. Newtownard5, Killyleagty DownpatricL Castlewel1a￿ itrdglass,
Saul, Straugford and Kilclief.
Our programmes offered the young people a selection of fun and inclusive activities desigtted to provide
opportunities to meet new friends and have the freedom to express themselves in a safe, supportive environment.
Tbe participants look part in a variety of programrnes throughout the year. These progrnnmes focused on topics
such as online gaming aWa￿lless nature and wellbein& Creative thinkin& positive relationships, social
development and tea￿WOrk.

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Adultprogramme
2022123 had a very full prograrnme of activities forthe participants ofthe A(￿lt Programme with tbe Combination
of themed events, work5hop5 and study tOUEsproving very popular. This programme tsrgets disadvantaged people
of aIl ages who have Iimited opportunities for SOCTal and educatio[￿1 inteTaction and relevant and positive cross-
community engagement The majority of the participants iu this project were aged over 60. as this was identified
as 8 5¢¢tor of the local community m05t interested in tbis programtue. There weTe approximately equal numbers
of participants from eitber side of ow traditional cott]munity divide, mainly from working cl&ss ba¢kgrounds.
though a number were of other soci￿ecO[LOmic ba¢kgroun¢ls or did not identify with these cla55ification5. We
aimed for an equal mal&lfemale balance, but a large majority were women.
We worked closely with small voluntary community grnups and isolated individual4 in the Newry. Mourne and
Down alld the Ards ond North Down eouncil aTea5. The partictpants Would not have had th¢ opportullity to meet
outside of their own ar￿ tlor had auy other contact with'others" apart frorn through this programme.
We organised more thatl 100 workshops on a wide range of topics iuclllding circus for older adults. crafts, Chi
Mc. cxploring arE pottery classes, photo￿aphY cl&8ses. boccla (a game like bowls). cookery cias5¢5, an RNID
workshop, genealogy. and ChristD]as Decorations. Our longeT day eveffis included a Chinese New Year
celebration. International Women's Day, an Easter EvenL a HailoweeD event and a Cbristm&8 Celebration.
Trips included the Con O'Neill Tour of east Belf&s¢ Belfast Harbour commissio￿ Sinclair SeamaDS PresbyteTi8n
Church & St Joseph's. Sailor Town. two plays by Patricia Downey. one about QDline bullying and suicide and tbe
second focussed on the Shankill bombing, Belf&5t City & MiIltown Cemeteries. and Qtteens Universty and
BotanÈc GaTdens.
The majority of the participants of the Glebe House Adult Programme ]ive alone. with a sizeable nurnber in n￿al
sitsations. Many hav¢ 5bied away from social contract since the pandemic but this programme provides vital
opportunities to conllect atLd bave fun with others from both their own and other communities in a safe setting.
IKJokin
ahead
The people who have feltthe worst impacts of the pandemic and the continuing cost-of-living crisi5 are those who
were alrcady the most disadvantaged in our sociery and who experience the daiIy re￿itieS of povety, social
exclusion and inequalities. During 2022123 the cost-of-living crisis became even more acute.
In addition, in Northern treland the barrier5 and distances Ixtween our commwiities ar¢ still real and are reflected
in the tw(￿year pcriod of pojitical vacuum and stand-off. Building positive community relations is a Work in
progress.
Loneliness is recognised increasingly &8 rnajor isslle impacting many people'5 well-being, particularly (although
not exclusively) among older peopl¢. The problem of isolation is all th¢ more acute and chronic in rural areas.
This is reflected in the higb level of demand for our Adult Programme, and the value of the programme for th¢
people who take part is evident in their conllnents at the end of this report.
Th¢ need for what we offer at Glebe House h&s never been clearer than it is now. Our work at Glebe Hwse is
ultimately about relationships: the friendships that begin and grow" the 5elf-esteem that ￿e0vers and flourishes.
the joy of being together and discovering things together.
Staff and voluDteer5
The loss of our staff in autumn 2023. with their extraordinary dedicatioffj expertise. knowledge, creativity and
energy, was a major Setback for the Tn￿t and the whole Glebe House cornmunity, particularly in view of the
growing need for the WO￿ that we do. All who are involved in Harniony Coll]rnunity T￿￿ including all those
whose lives are changes by our worl are in their debt.
Volunteers are essential to every aspect of the WO￿ of Harniony Community TrusL We are gratefijl to the
volunteers who work on ourprogrammes, who help with fundraising and other aspects of our worL and who since
our financial challenges of 2023 have worked hatd to make Sure that Harmony Community Trust can continue its
work into the ￿t￿re.

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PUBLIC BENEFIT
The diTectOT3 that they have had due regard for the guidance produced on Public Benefit by the Charity
Commission for Northern Jrelan(L and are pleased to rep￿ that during 2022123 they have continued to meet the
Public Benefitrequirement by the provision of PTo£rammes aJ)dactivities for adults andyoung people as described
in detail above which expose the participaots to differetkt communities and culttwes. offering edu¢ational
workshops and opportimities for individua]s in the local cornmunity to participate in a social environnent.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The financial ststements have beffl prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by ch￿Lties.
Statement of Recommended Practice appli¢abl¢ to charities preparing their accounts in accordallce with the
Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable tn the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)- Chartties SORP (FRS
102). Couneil reports that the Statement of Ftnallcial Activities reflects Net Outgoing Resources in 2022r2023 of
£56,484.
Post April 2023 a significant fijnding cut was imposed and in September 2023 the decision was reached to make
atl stsff r¢dUnda￿t and reduce our programme activity to those tbat could b¢ operated by our entbusiastic
volunteers. The Trustees are looking iuto all rneans of generating fiwding to enable the Tntst to continue to
achieve its charitable objects, whilst at the same ttme containing rllnni￿ costs tLece5sary, so that the Trust may
continue to operate within its available fmancial faciltties to enable the Trust continue to meet its liabilities as
they f￿1 due.
The propety was revalued professionally in 2023 rasulting in a value of £6LM).000 being ret]ected in the accounts
by way of a prior year adjustment ￿ is Tequired for a change in accounting policy. Net assets at 31 March 2023
were £601.080.
Principal funding sources
Harmony Cornmunity Trust was funded and supported during 2022r23 by The Executive Office" the Department
of Health. the Dep￿elltfQr Coullnunities" the Departmentof Foreign AffaiTS and Trnde. BBC Children illN¢ed,.
the Arts Council for Northern Treland. Newry. Mourne aDd Down District Coullcil. the Halifax Foundation.
Cooperative AlteTnatives. through th¢ Cultivating Commulliry F8rnLiDg programme. the AXA Parks Fund,
PowerNI' and tbe Public Health Agency Clear Project.
As in the past we bave relied on donations from participants and donations from numerous individual donors and
friends. We thank all our funder5. large aud small for their continued support without which the continuing
provision of services by Harn]ony Community Tn]st would be impossible to maintsin.
The hard work of the srnaIl team of 2 fi￿-time and 5 part-tirne staff assisted by nuruerous volunteers and
committee members ill 2022r23 is acknowledged. Without their committnenL adaptability amd thrill it would not
have been possible to maintain the faciltttes andn￿ the programmes. The Trustees are working to secure fuudillg
to re-establish staff positions and re-build the programme5. Thanks ￿￿t a]so be given to the many childre
young people and adLLIts who passed through our doors and continue to be the inspiration that kceps us goitlg.
IDvestment policy
tn the present f￿anCIal positio￿ llo investment policy is cunrntly relevant.
Reserves policy
The Teserves are Cu￿entlY invested in the pri)pety and fire reserves are not anticipated to be available for a
number of years. Th¢ trustees are currently negotiating and considering the disposal of assets which are surplus
to requirelnents which will generate resources to create an adequate level of reserves. tn achievement of tbis the
trustees are conccntrating on keeping tigbt control of costq whilst seeking additional Sources of funding and
fjjndraising opportunities.

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PLAJYS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
The major financial target for the trnst is to ensure sustainability for our programmes. With ollgoing tightening of
statutory fi]nding availability and the short terni nature of such thding. parti¢ularly the lack of funding for
Co￿nU￿[ty Relations prO￿amm¢S with young people. the trustees continue to develop PTogratDmes which will
generak additional direct fimding and attract gratLts from non-statutory souwes.
We aTe optimistic that in spite of the setbacks of 2023 we will continue to meet the chaUeng¢s that 2024 and
beyond brillgs, ready to adaptto the changing position of the community in Northern trelanl but only too aware
that the demand for the services we offer is undiminished 3Dd indeed incre&%ed by the ongoiug effects of the
pandemic, even if changing in ernphasi5. The demand for Glebe House and our progrdmn]es and the ideas that
have been irLcorpordted into our fjjture plans are indications that there is still an important role for Harnlony
Community Tn￿ to play in the life of Northern Ireland.
As well as continuing our ongoing ¢ross-comrnuffjity programmes with childTen, young people and adults in
2023124, we will be developing the followitkg ]Dit￿veS to b¢ iEnplemented as and when possible:_
Expanding our programme throughout the Newry Mi ourne and Down Council are4 &8 well &8 adjacent
COD]munities in Ards and Nortb Down and Lisburn and CastIeteagh. with a focus on promoting good
community relations in a Shared society.
aniBing residentiaI community relations programmes for children, young people 8nd adults from
disadvantsged communities.
Developing adult programmes including thdy seminar4 wojksbops. work-study progrdD￿e5 and study
tours.
Restoring a Teenage Programme with a focus on citiZCD5hip aud volunteering.
Continuing to provide respite breaks for children from the Health and Social Cat¢ Trusts and umbrella
Care OrgarLisations.
Developing an integrdted programme of independent living jnd new opportunities for child￿￿ andyoung
people with learning disabilities.
Promoting the inclusion of the etE￿IC and national minorities in our cou]￿u￿ity.
Recruiting, and 5UPPOrting more volunteers and prOvId￿g Leader Traitling.
Organising ¢ross-CODununity day events for senioT5 in Newry Mourne and Down District and Ards and
Nortb Dowll.
Marketing Glebe House and encouraging the use of the frdCi]ittes by self-progr8mming groups supported
by Glebe House staff.
Developing the Seedbed communty gardening alld environtnentaI stewardship Project.
Developing the natural habitat at Glebe House for ellvirollmental and educational projects.
Continuing to build on our fimdrai5ing and marketing strategy to increase our income generation.

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RESPONSIBILifiEs OF THE COUNCIL
Coullcil isr¢sN)ll8ibl¢ lorpreprin8 the R¥wiaThl th¢ *t¢nlentgin￿Th1￿￿ with 4)plit*ible
law TrguIalion8.
CDmp8oy law tcquiKs dir¢ctors to p￿￿re fimnciai slate1￿ R)r each fi￿￿la1 yeHr. UndN I]Mt law th¢
direc￿rS havL' Llc*ted t0pr¢￿e the fiew￿l81 statsments inaewr(lw￿c withuuited Ki￿d0￿ Ge￿[allY A¢¢ept¢d
A¢¢ounting Prnctic¢ (Unit￿1 knngdom AwOu￿1Dg SiaTh1￿ ond appli¢abk law). The fi￿ne1￿1 st8t¢m¥nt5 tve
réquired by law lo give a tnK 8Th1 fair vi¢w of IhE Stale of 8fFairs of aNI of the Inooll?¢ 8nd
Experttlittye of the t￿￿1Y for Ijmt peii4xL In IbcsB fmollcial Statem￿ the dI￿t￿¢S￿r ffguittxj to..
select suitable pokni¢s 4nd Ih¢nupply them ¢on8islellily"
niake judgm¢Dts ¢￿im* tbai are Tras0￿ble pnKl¢rt'
pJEpNre fi￿nCl￿7 3tstwllents on the going ¢owkm ￿lesS il ts irAVP¥Dwi4le io Pres￿1¥ tIMI t
comwy ivill w￿Allue in bwiJtss.
COU￿11 is ￿spO*s1b1e for keeping ptow u¢u>untityg rwonls thai disc108e wilh reasonabl¥ ac¢urdCy 41t iil]y tiin¢
fiimncidl position ol tIK COM￿n5 artd eDable to ensure thot th¢ fftlancial ststeme1￿ ¢ompty with
Accounting a￿1 Repo¥iiry by c1wil￿.. Ststem¢nt of Reconiinvnded PTh¢tic¥ fipplicable tg chanti¢8 pr¢ydring
their account$ in a￿OnI8r￿ with the Fironcial Reporting sta￿[d applicobie in the UK R¥yubltc of
I￿lAnd (FRS 102) - Chrities So1￿ (FRS 102) anil Comiw)i¢s A¢1 2(KTr6. They 8Je alsy) tt4)onsibl¢ for
8#F¥gu4rdin8 the assets of the Com￿nY For tekirg reasonabk s¢PS tbe preventiollaTMt detecliots of
frau(l other irre%ulaTiti
AUDITORS
A resolution for th¢ rwintmert ofB&k¥rTilly M(M)ney MooTr a￿a￿lIt0￿ oftho is to k prow¥8ed atthe
Eorthcoitiing Annual btheting ID with Section 485 of thE Cfxll￿I1Cs Ari 2(X)6.
ACKNOWLEDGEMEIYTS
"Fo everyone WI￿ Vol￿1￿ servw tiilxts is The MM)rk of tlK Trwt could nol go on without
¢onlinued aiml (Wicai¢d ¢ffort&
"ro everyo￿ wh[> generou81y ¢onlribuial to our lund& graieful that)ks aTV given. tr) knrge or
doi)atio￿ it 15 not practicable to recolli all in this IH)thL A lisl ofdottatiQll8 of one ￿undS or over
i8 giv¢n in note 2 to the acco￿lts.
To lh¥ all the 1¥n￿1paI FwyJ¢r81is￿I in the Financrdl Review above t1&￿&S for genero￿ grant-asd tQMryr(Is tlw
opttalit]g costs of thtrTrwL
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By orthr ol the COW￿11
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Registercd inNorthem Iwl8Th1 No: Nt010639