CompaDTr RegislratKID No: Nl 0111639 HIIRC Charit). Pio: XN 48510 Charity Commission Nl No: NIC 102 523 "rHE H.IlL10.1I" COIIMI )I"ITh'"I"RI ST RLPOK'I'..IND TrI.N,K.NCI..IL SI'..I'I"L.NIL.N'I'S 31 llar¢h 2024
THE HARMONY COMMUNITY TRUST CONTENTS Page Report of tbe C.ollncil Independent,luditor'5 Rtport Statement of Financial .4c¢i%'ities (ineludints Ineome and expenditure #eeount) 10 Balance Shttt li Notes to tbe accoullt5 12-18 .Addi¢ional information- not part the st4tutory accounts and Dot filed with Tbe Registrar of CotDpaDie5 21k24
THE HARMONY COMMUNITY TRUST REPORT OF THE COUNCIL Thc trustccs prcscnt thcir annual rcport and thc audit¢d flnancial slaicmcnts for thc )"'car cndcd 31 March 2024. REFERENCE .4ND.4DNIINISTtL4TII'E DET.41LS Charity name: Hamjony Communit). Trust I11Rr Charity. registration Dutnber: XN 48510 CompaDy regi5tratlllD Dllmber: N10106J9 c.harity Commission Nl number: NIC 102)23 Ktgiyttrtd offiec and operational address: Glebe House. 23 Bishopscourt Road: Kilclier: Co. Doivn. BTiO 7NZ -,luditors: Bak"er Till!" Nl(K)ne! Moore: 17 Clarendon Road, Clarendon DOCL BelfasL BTI JBG Bankers: Ulster Bank Limiied. 11-16 Donegall Square East. Belfast BTI SUB Solieitors: E"d. & Co. 28 Hill Sireei Bellasl DIRECTORS AND TRIISTEES The directors of the chariiable compan!" Ithe charin'l are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this rcport orc coll¥cthi"¢l)' rcf¥rrcd to as thc tThstccs. The ttustees who seTh'ed during the year ere'. Mr S Camplisson IChairn)an) Mrs S Hcanc). Ir¥signcd 17 January. 2024) MrDSBoid Mr Paul'l"hompson Mrs r.J McDonald Mr G Morgan Mts Judith 'fhompson Ms M F.. RIdl-aY Mr R StetTett Mr N Loughrin Mr WB 0siK)rnc {sigj]Cd 29 Nowcrnbcr 20231 Covtrning Document Thc organisation is a charithlc compan!. limiicd bs. guarnntcc noi having a sharc capital. incorporat¢d on 8th April 1975 and registered as a charity.. The cornpan!" established under a Mernorandum ol'Association M,hich established the objetts. and poNI'ers of the charitable compani and is goi"erned under lis Articles ofAgsocialion. In thc cvcnt of thc compan3" bcing wound up nicmbcrs arc rcquircd to contributc an amount not cxcccding £1. The Metnorandutn and Articles of Association updated in Febrll3' 2016. -IppoiDtment of C."ollncil As sei oul in Ihe AniLles oIAssociaiion. Mem ofthe are indii"iduals ivho abyee io serve on the Council or one of ani other recognised committees Ipresenili none). The Council consists of noi more than 15 members nd it can cfropt ddditional [ne[nbe to till ani" i'acanci" up to that Co-opted memberi rnUSt stdnd for election at the neNt annual general meeiing. Council MernErS are elecied for i'aJ)'ing periods 10 ensure that one- third ot tneTnbers retire evern" i.ear in rotation. so that no member can ser¥"e more than 3 }ear M'ithout re-election. The charit..S WO focuses on GIKKI Relations progrdmmes ii'ith children. Noung people. adults and seniors. The Council sccks cnsurc that th¢ nccds of this i%"ork' arc appropriat¢l)"' rcflcctcd thry>ugh thc divcrsity of th¢ trustcc body. -I'he more tradilional business and communili" M"ork skills are li.ell represenied on Council. Trustee IDductioD and TraiDiDg Nell irustees undergo an otientaiion to brief them on iheir legal obligaiions under charilv and compan) law,. Ihe contcnt of thc Mcmorandum and Articlcs of Asso¢ialion. thc committcc and dccision makiiig proccSS and thc business plan and ieeeni financial perfomjance ol- the chatit). Duting this induciion thei meei ke). emplo)ees. Trusiccs arc Cncouragcd w attend appropriatc cxtcrnal training ci.cnts ii"hcr¢ th¢sc ii-ill facilitatc thc undcrtaking ol'their role.
THE HARMONY COMMUNITY TRUST REPORT OF THE COUNCIL (CONTINUED) Organisation The Council administeri the chatih. and sets the 5trdtegic direction and polic!. of the ch<11),. meeting dround 6 times per l'ear. A scheme ofdelega(ion is in place and dai. io da!. resrK)nsibilits' for (he prOls1on of the services rest ii'ith the centre tnanager together the administration and programme managers. Related parties The charitN' has a close relationship Mith the Departtnent of I lealdL The Executive OtYic£ and BBC Children i Need w.hich have proi'ided lunding in suptKbrt olthe ptogrdmmes. Risk management The irusiees hai'e a risk management strategy iyhich encompasses.. An annual rcl'icw of dic risks thc charit). ma!- facc. The establishmeni of sj'stems and prottdures to Miliga those risks identified in the plan- and Thc impl¢mLntation of proccdurcs dcsigncd to minimisc an) wicniial impacl on thc charity should thosc risks. maierialise. This 'ork has idcntificd onlv a fcii" minor n1. risks bul it has rU[t¢d bcttcr cm¢rgcnc!' procolurcs and contingency plans and has gien ihe impeiiis for beiier planning. Particiilar a(ien(ion has focused on non-financial risks arising from firc. hcalth and safcty. of rcsidcnts and staff and f(KKI hygicnc_ A key elemeni of financial risk is the setting of a reserves polic). and its regular rei'ieii. b!. trnstees. OWEC"fIvES..IND,ICTII"ITIES The companj. s objects and principal actii'ities are the.. Protnotion of tnutual tolerance and unde]St<ding through the proTrision of cross-community prograe5 for children. s'oung people and adults based ai Glebe House: Improvement of social welfare. healih and ph)'sical well-being and advancement of education through the opcration of thc rcsidcntial ¢¢ntrc. The Tnain objcctll'cs for thc icar focu5cd on thc proi"ision of cross-communits progra]ninc5 for disadvantagcd children. N'oung people and adults including Senior citizens. The trust is N'er). involi.ed in the communit!. and is dependeni on volunian help in all &speds of lis acliTr"ilies. Significani numbers of volunieers are inl'olved in the management of the company and in the delivery. of its programmes. .4CHIEVENqENTS.4ND PERFORIIANCE Resilience aDd rene.1 Durinu 2023124 the Trust dealt 7th a financial cha]lenge il.as unprecedented in its 48-)e3r historv. as desLribed in ihe 'l'rus(ees report in the 202212J Actounis. Folloiving the loss of signifLLani funding fn)m "llje Executive Office and oihers ihe Trnst had to make all siaff redundant in autumn 2023. The response of the charitN' nd the grow'ing nurnber ol'Trery" actis"e friends and volunteeTri has not onlv kept (ilebe I louse ]unning but brought in abundant energ!.. good ii'ill and fresh ideas lh demonstrare ihe len11a1 of the Glebe House communit), to continuc to makc pcoplc s liTr"cs bcttcr. Throughoui thc 2023124 financial !"car. HCT Continucd to dcliwcr a vibrant programme of i*ork at Glebe House. promoiing communil)" relaiions. social inclusion. health and i%'ellbeing, creativity and fun. enabling participants to come togeiher and overcome the barriers put up bj poverty.. disadl'antagc. social cxclusion, rnral isolation and crian diTrision5. In March 2023 ive had resumed our Tesidential programmes w)si-pandemic and launched the Seedbed gardening and enyirontnent project at (ilebe Ilouse. The neii'l)" established Strat]£lord and District Men s Shed took up residence in an unused building on our site. Hai'ing strengthened our C'ouncil of Managemenl. at the beginning April 2023 the Trust H'as in a go1 wsiiion to enrich and strengthen its programmes. and financially M'as in a break-eTr'en pogiiion. Follo1.ing thc loss of funding and staff. to continu¢ its opcrations thc Twst sold asscts. dUc¢d its outgoings and generaied fiinds from progrnmme parficipanis and % isitors and bl the end of the financial lear Mras debi.free and had begun to build cash reserves. The Ttust retains a siie of approximatelN, 8 acres iogether with our residential ctntre, ollices. meeting rooTns and a conference facilit%".
THE HARMONY COMMUNITY TRUST REPORT OF THE COUNCIL (CONTINUED) .IC.HIF.N"F.MF.NTS AND PF.RFORIIAJCF. (Cont'd) In January. 2024 ihe"I"rusl established a F"unding Applicaiions Group 10 ptEpare bids in a stralegic and coordinated manner to enable the Trusi to rebuild and develop its programmes. Whilsi ihe loss of funding and staff meant ihe Trusi had w pause its programmes for children and young people in summer 202i. the programtnes for adults not onl). continued but grew and thriNcd. also created and delivered ne5. pro?rammes. In recent years the Trust has dei.oted parttcular elTorts to establishing Glebe I louse a5 a hub for the local community.. During 2023124 man)" people from ihe Kilclief are& the iiider Lecale peninsula and beyond earne to Glcbc Housc for thc first timc. found a ii'clc(Mning and ¢ngaging placc and hawc continucd io cornc. The HCT l Glebe House Websi and social media presence needed a fresh start. Thanks to a great deal of pro bono hclp from markctitlg and IT prolcssionals. Ihc Trnsi rci"italiscd its onlinc prcscncc and is now in a muth beiier position to promoie its programmes and facililies and attrac( neiv partitipants. A number of funders helped us to deal ii.ith the financial challenges. including the Comtnunity. Relations Council and ihe Community. Foundation Nl. We are gra[ for iheir undersianding and the flexibiliti. that the) have affordcd us. funding from thc Ircland funds in 202) hclpcd us to mwiagc thc nc¢cssary chwigcs and kc¢p our doors open. Our thanks go io the Deparkneni of Health: the Public Health Agenc!.: Ihe Department for Communiiies: Ihe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. and ro NeiiD'. Moume and Dou'n Disiric( Council. for thcir funding and support in 2023124. For financial and other support for the development of the Seedbed we are gratefvl to Communitv Foundation Nl (Axa Parks). PowerNI. the Departtnent for InthCre. and CooperdtLI"e Alternatii"es. Thc Trust is gratcful for thc support ii'c h.¢ had from cl¢ct¢d rcprcscntativcs fn)m all fivc rnajor partics. At NeMTy.. Mourne and District Council d rnotion in support of IICT M".as carried unanimousl!,. It M'as heartening to see die strength of cross-communit). suptK)rt for Glebe House and appreciation of die I'alue of 14,hat we do. Pro rammes "I"he'l nLSi delIVet a health and biell-being programme for &lults, funded b) the Public Health Agency s CLEAR hcmc. In the auNmn and ihe tun-up to Christmas 2023 a number of dedicated. creatii'e and energetic i'olunteers deTrised. planncd and dclivcrcd a scrics of programrncs for lts. ii.hich as ,¢1] as continuing to fvlfil HCT'S mission and celebrating Glebe House. generated income for the charii!. A series ofiiyeaih-making classes was so successful that additional scssions '¢r¢ organis¢d. The Seedbed gardening and eni'ironment coniinued to attract nei%. members aJ)d to cultivate and extend the dcdicatcd sitc. A largc poll'tunncl M'as c¢1Cd in spring 202). In November 2023 the Trnst sthrted a Singing Circle ivhich has noiv meets een, Wednesda). 'I"0iardS the end of 2023 a fornier memt*r of sialTproposed a bab)" and ioddler group, in resp)nse io ei'idence of local need and a gap in prol'ision localli,. This kind of programme aS a departure for the Tnt. Tois n. Teenies nom" tneets eve. M"eek. Thirt! tamilies hai"e registered m.ith the group and 411"erage attendance is tw'elve farnilies. During 2023 thc Trust continucd to host a Ukrainian famil) in a cotlagc on thc Glcbc Housc silc. PLANS FOR FI"TI"RE PEIUODS The major financial iargei for the Trust is io ensure susiainabili(J' for our programmes. With ongoing tightening of statutorK' funding ai'ailabilit%" and thc short tcrni natur¢ of such funding. particularl!" thc lack of funding for cornmunits. relations programtnes w.ith )"oung people. the trnstees continue to develop Pro3Me5 "hICh Mqll generaie additional direct funding and aiiract granis from non-siaiulOQ' sources. An imp)nanl elemeni ofthe
THE HARMONY COMMUNITY TRUST REPORT OF THE COUNCIL (CONTINUED) .IC.HIF.N"F.MF.NTS AND PF.RFORIIAJCF. (Cont'd) 'l-rust's efforts on this fn)nl is the realisalion ofoursocial enrprISe potential. With guidance underihe Go SE4cceed programme the Ttust is preparing plans that .111 m&ximise the income that u'e can generate across the range of our dssets and aLtiTritLe5. Durinu 2023124 the trustees made proure%5 in r-itN"]n8 and refreshing our strate. to focus on sustainability. and draNi up a neNI Straiegic Plan. "I"his Strategic Plan is noiv in place. We are optitnistic that in 5Plte of the setbacks of 202J w.e iiill continue to rneet the ch311enges that lie ahead, readN' to adapt to the changing position of the communiti. in Northern Ireland. bui onl}. too ai¥are that the demand for thc scrviccs iTrffcr 18 undimini.shcd and indccd incrcascd b}. thc ongoing cffccLs of tlic pandcinic. cvcn if changing in ernphasis. The detnand for (Jlebe Ilouse and our progratntnes and the ideas that have been incorporated into our fuiure plans are indications ihai there is siill an importani role for Harnion}' CommunitN' Trust to pla!. in thc lifc ol-North¢rn Ircland. As wcll as continuing our ongoing cross-communits" prograjnmcs u-ith childrcn. )oung 0p]C and adults in 2024125, we i%'ill be dei"eloping the folloii-ing initiatii.es to be implemented as and ivhen possible.' rebuilding our sial-l- ieam. on a leaner and more sustainable model than preN"ious Struciures; expanding our progrdtnrnes in the NewT)". Mourne and Council are& as well as adjacent communities in Ards and North Doi%n and Lisburn and Castlereagh. 1th a focus on promoting good communiti. [all05 in a shawd social". organising residential community relations prOgrallneS for children. )'oung people and adults from disadTran(aged communilies: dei'eloping adult programmes including swd). seminars. workshops. work•Study programmes and stud) tours: re5tOTing a teenage prograrnrne m.ith <1 focu5 Oll citizenship and N"olunteering=. prO.iding respite breaks for children frotn the Ilealth and Social Lare Trusts and umbrella care organisations: promoiing the inclusion ofthe ethnic and national minoriiies in our community- recruiiing and supwbrting more volunteers and providing leadership training. organising cross-community daj. cvcnts for scniors in NcikTh'. Mournc and Dowi District and Ards and North DO1). Ill<irketing (ilebe Ilouse as a venue and encourdging the use of the facilities b). Self-prOgra]nig groups supponcd b)" Glcbc Housc staff and i"olui)tccrs' funher developing the Seedbed communii!. gardening and enirironmental stewardship project- dci'cloping thc natural habital at Glcbc Housc for cni'ironmcnta] and cducational projccts and continuing to build on our fidraising and mark-cting stratcgv to incrcasc our incomc gcncration. l.ookin ahead "l-he demand and need for our services continues io groi%" and Gle House has once more pioi'ed during the pasl jcar its valu¢ as a sharcd and safc i'cnuc for cn)ss-communip actiwitics for all agcs. T]ic pandcmic aggravatcd [d highlighted tnan!. ol'the inequalities in our societ!": the people ii'ho hai'e been tnost seriousl) imp3Lted the pandemic are. for the most part. the people itho ii'ere alreadi. mosi disadi'antaged economicall}, and socially. Hamiony Communitj Trust hos a uniquc rolc to pla)" in hclpiiig pcoplc to oi'crcomc th¢sc disadvantagcs. Staff and i'olunteers -lThe 'l'tugt is indebied to the eAliaordinm" Svdrf thai Iosi in 2023. -llJe posilii'e feedbaLk ihai the 'l"rnst hag had from childrcn and )'oung pcoplc. from thcir familics and froin thc paniciponts in our adult prograjnincs rcinains as a te5titnonN' to the dedication of our staff. Our aifft is to maintain this ethos as il'e restore our statying capacitv. Since Harn)onN' Communits. Trnst was founded in 1975. volunteering has been in the charity. s DNA. DoTr the jears we hdve relied greatlN' on our volunteer5 who hai"e been essential to a]1 a5pect5 01.our M"ork. The Trust has almays acknowledged and celebrated this. bu( the course of ei.enis in 2023124. and ihe response by our growing numbcr of voluntccrs. dcmonstratcd th¢ litcral truth of this obscTh-ation M)c fact thai HamionN Community Trust continues io opeiaie and is rebuilding. is down io the incalculable contributions of lime. energy. creati](y, good humour and opiimism from our volunieers.
THE HARMONY COMMUNITY TRUST REPORT OF THE COUNCIL (CONTINUED) PUBLIC BENEFIT The directors confirm that the3" hai'e had due regard for the guidanc£ produced on Public Benefit b!. the Charih. Commission for Northern Ireland. and are pleased 10 report that during 202J124 the) have continued io nieei the Public BcnLfit rcquircmcnt b). Ihc provision of pn)grammcs and actii"itics foradults and )"'oung pcoplc as dcscribcd in detail above M"hich e_ipose the participants to dilTerent corntnunities and cultures. offering educational orkshops and opportunilies for indi% iduals in the local communil> 10 pailicipaie in a social enviromnenL The f]nanciai 5taternents have been prepared in accordance 1th Accounting and Reporting b), Charities.. Statement of Recommended Praciice applicable io charilies preparing their accounis in accordance M iih ihe Financial Rcporting Standard applicablc in thc IIK and thc Rcpublic of Ircland IFRS 102)- Charitics SORP (r.RS 1021. Council reports that the Statement of Financial Actii"ities reflects Net Outgoing Resources in 202312024 of £87:395 relieved by £87.635 received from the sale of some land. Post April 202J a signilicani funding cu( ii"&s imposed and in September 202J the decision Mas reached io make all staff redundant and reduce our programme aciiiits. io those tha[ could be operaied b!. our enihusiastic voluntccrs. Th¥ TrustC¥S arc l(M)king into all mcans of gcncraiing fvnding to ¢nabl¢ thc Trust to continu¥ to achiel'e lis chariiable objecis. M"hilst at ihe same lime eoniaining running costs as necessar).. so that the'l"rusl ma) continue io operate M'ithin its available financial facilities enable the Trust continue io meet its liabilities as thel. fall due. Investment policy In the present financial rKbsition. no investment 11¢!. is currenil). relevant. Reserves polic). The reserves are currentli. ini'ested in the properh" and free reserves are not anticipated to be aN'ailable for a number ofNears. 'I"he irns(ees are currenili, negoiiaiing and considering ihe disposal ofassets whieh are surplus to rcquircmcnts ii.hich i¥"ill gcncratc rcSour5 to crcatc an adcquatc lcvcl of rcscrvcs. In achi¢w¢rncnt of this th¢ trugiees are Loncentraiing on keeping light conirol of costs ii"hilst seeking addilional sources or runding and fundraising optx)rtunities.
THE HARMONY COMMUNITY TRUST REPORT OF THE COUNCIL (CONTINUED) RF.SPONSIBII.ITIF.S OF THF. COI"ICII. Council is responsible for preparing the Annual Rew)rt and ihe financial stsnents in accordance llth applicable lam. 3nd regulations. Compan). la rcquircs thc dirtttors to prcparc financial statcjncnts for cach financial }'¢or. Undcr that law thc directors have elected to prepare the financial 5tatetnents in accordance i%"ith United Kingdom (iener4111y Accepted Accounting PiactlLe {Uniied Kingdom Accoilniing Siandards and applicable lai¥l. "I"he financial sialements are required bj law to gil'e a true and fair i.ieiv of the state of alTairs of the companN' and of the Iiicoine and Expenditure of the company lor that period. In preparing these r]nancial siaiements. the direclors are required io.. sclcct suitabl¢ accounting policics and thcn appl!" thcm consistcntly.. make judgmenis and esiimaies thai are reasonable and prudent. prcparc thc financial statcmcnts on thc going conccrn basis unlcss it is inappropriatc to prcsumc that thc companj" ii.ill continue in busines5. Council is sponSibl¢ for kc¢ping propcr a¢¢ounting rccords that di5cI(Trsc "1th rcpsonablc a¢cura¢!' at any timc the financial posiiion of the compani and enable them io ensure ihai the financial statements eomplN' Mith Accounting ond Rcporting by CharitlCs_' Staicnicni of Rccoinincndcd Practicc applicablc to Charitics prcparing their accoimts in accordance iiith the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021- Charities SORP IFRS 1021 and Companies Aci 2006. The}, are also reskx)nsible for 5afcguarding thc asscts of thc compan). and hcncc for taking rca5(mablc sicps for th¢ prcvcntion and dct¢ction of fraud and other ittegulatities. AIIDITORS A resolution for ihe reappoinimeni of Baker Till}. Mfft)ne% m(Trre as auditors of the Trust is to be prow)sed at the torthcoming Annual (ieneral Meeting in accordance ii-ith Section 48) of the Companies Act 2006. ACKNOITr'I.F.DGF.NIF.JTS To ei'erN'one who volunteered their seTr'ices. tribute is paid. The w.ork of the T1 could not go on without their continued and dedica(ed efforts. To everyone who generousl>' contribuied io our funds. grdteful thanks are gii'en. Due lo the large number of donations. it is noi practicablc to rccord th¢Tn all in this rcth)rt_ A lis¢ of donations of onc hundrcd pounds or ovcr is gii'en in note 2 to the accounts. To thc all th¢ Principal Fundcrs listcd in th¢ Financial R1¢1. abovc thanks for g¢Ji¢rous grant-aid to.ardS thc operaiing costs of the"I'rust. on SeamLJsCamplisson (Dec2 Bi. order ofihe Council , 2024 11-.09 GMTI Glebe House 23 Bishopscourt Road Kilclicf Strangford Co Doivn BT30 7NZ Mr S Canwli550PI Chairnian 2011212024 Registered in Northern Ireland No= Nl 010639