Inter-Ethnic Forum (Mid And East Antrim) Trustees, Report The tStees, are directors for the purposes of company law. present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2023. Trustees and offieers The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end ivere as follows.. Trustees: Ellis Boland Sala1] Ahmed Alastair Donaghy lan Strachan Zari Khatam Dorothy Jones Bahar Jan Siefan Gintu (resign 2 Nov¢mb¢r 2022) Jae Dunlop Objective5 and actiiTrtie5 Objeets and aims The objectives of ihe charity are io promote racial equality, diversity and g(K>d relations. Thc aim of th¢ charity is to support Ethnic Minority communitics in thc Mid and East Antrim Borough to intcgratc into socicty by providing links to statutory. voluntary ixmlics and community groups and thci'cby cnsuring cquitablc dclivcry of scrviccs, protnoting cquality for all, strcngihcning g(KKI rclations, capacity building and raising awarene&% and appTeC1ati of cultural diversity SO that members of the ethnic minority communities can see themselves as integral citizens of Northern Irelan(L Objectives strategies and activities The significant activities of the charity are the advancement of education and the promotion of g(KKI relations between and among minority ethnic communities and the indigenous population in County Antriin and its cnvirons of Northcrn Irclan(L Financial reTriew Policy on reserves The Irustees feel it is beneficial to hold an amount in unrestrictLal funds to cover running costs for a period of at least 3months to enable the company lo continue at its current level of activity- Principalfunding sources Principal funding is received from The Executive Office. Page 2
Inter-Ethnic Forum (Mid And East Antrim) Trustees, Report Public benefit Thc following a¢tiwiti¢s are und¢rlak¢n lo further public kn¢fit: B¢tt¢r undcrstanding and r¢sp¢¢t for all ¢ultui¢s prcscnt In Mid and East Antn"m Borough Council. Develop partlLipate in programmes that value diN'ersily as building b1{kS of cohesive communities. Developmenl of initialivt¥ that address racism in all of its fornis. Enabling of Ethnic Minority members lo d¢v¢lop prid¢ in who ihey are and d¢v¢lop confidenc¢ in iheir culiural id¢ntity The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of the Charities Act 2008 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Structure* governance and management Nature ofgoverning document Inter-Ethnic Forum (Mid and East Antrim} is a company limit by guarantee and is also a recognised charity. For the purposes of Charity Law. Ih¢ dir¢¢iors are also trust¢¢s of (he Company. Employee involvement Thc day to day running of thc charity is undcr thc managcmcnt of Mrs INY Goddard. Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities The trustees (who are also the directors of Inter-Ethnic Forum (Mid And East Antrim) for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing tbe trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Company law requiies the trustees to PTepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve ihe financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources. including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that peri1. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently, observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whetheT applicable accounting 5trdndards". comprising FRS 102 have been followed. subject to any rnaterial deprlrtures di5c105ed and explained in the financial staleTnents- and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charltable company will continue in business. The tSteeS are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Aci 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charilable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularilies. Page 3
Inter-Ethnic Forum (Mid And East Antrim) Trustees, Report The annual report was approved by th¢ Irusl¢¢s of the Charity on 17 October 2023 and sign¢d on its behalf by.. Alastair Donaghy Trustee Page 4