Noeleen's Helping Hands Markethill
Trustees, Report
The trustees present the aDnual report together with the f￿anCIal statements of th¢ Charity for the year ended 31
December 2022.
Truste¢s
Mr George Ballentine
Mr Philip Hawe
Miss Alison Gates
Objectives and activities
Objects and aims
To help relieve poverty and suffering through the provision of humanitarian aid.
To provide donations in support of missionaries and missionary societies as agreed by the trustees, to those charities
based in NI and UK for the advancement of religion in promoting faith in Jesus Christ.
The advancement of health by providing donations to charities suth as cancer care and research or other debilitating
dise&ses in NI and UK.
Public benef
The Charity operates from buildings at 22 Seaboughan Road. Markethill. Co Arn]agb. The site is manned by a team
of volunteers. mostly retired ladies and men, and one employee who does general maintenance and driver for
collection and delivery of goods.
Members of the public generously donate large quantities of good quality clothing, footwear, bedding, household
goods, fi￿ltUre, building materials, tools, medical aid and cash donations. These are all sorted and transported by
container to Project Romania Charity Centre based in Sighasoari Romania. The distribution of tbese goods is
undertaken by a mi55ionary couple from NI (resident in Romania for 20 years) who are familiar with the desperate
needs of people who are deprived, exploitel suffer from poor health, lack of housing. education and employment.
Th¢ aim of NHHM charity is to send at least on¢ container of aid per year to this area. The direct benefits are to help
clothe, fee￿ provide bedding, repair shelter, build and furnish new homes for these extremely deprived people,
which in turn enables children to go to schooL improve general health and reduce stress levels.
Alot of donated goods not suitable to go to Rornanta. are sold in the charity shop at 22 Seabougban Road, this helps
with the cost of transporting containers to Romania.
To provide fimding in support of n]issionaries alld missionary societies as agreed by trustees, for the advancement of
religion in promoting faith in Jesus Christ. Volunteer5 man the charity shop 2 days weekly (Wednesday &
Saturday), also use social media to advertise goods, and aTrange l or 2 sales in the year when the shop is open every
day. Fundraising events include coffee mornings, cake sales, fireside quiues. Cbristtnas sale. Any additional fimds
have enabled donations to be sent to suppoer missionaries overseas as agreed by the trustees and to support charities
who provide care for tern]inla ilEness, eg. hospice s¢rvice5.
The trustees confirni that they have complied with the requirements of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 to
have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Conunission for Northern Ireland.
Achievements and performance
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This year 2022 has been off to a very good start and things have started to pick up again since tbe outbreak of the
Coronavirns Pandemic.
We convey our appreciation to all our hard working volunteers who gave extra time and con]mitnient to acheive the
purposes and aspirations of the charity over the entire year.
We sincerely thank the generosity of the generdl public for donating so much valuable goods to send to Romania or
sell in the shop and for all who gave Cash donations. Without their support the charity would not be able to operate.
JanuarylFebruarylMarch 2022
Th¢ volunteers Teturned to open the shop after tbe Christrnas Holiday period and got goods sorted and displayed
which were donated in December, as well as attend a stsady stream of customers.
On 16th March we sent a cbeque to Tullyallen Church re Ulffainian Appeal for the sum of £350.
Om 19th March w¢ sent a cheque to Resore Ministy for £2,000.
ApriVMay/June 2022
Our first committee meeting of the new year was held on 25th April, the volunteers met to plan and prepare for
hosting an open garden later in the year.
Donations of clothing, household goods and offers of good fi]rniture from house clearance required on going
collection. Sorting, stOTag¢, and displaying kept everyone busy. Shop busy with steady flow of customers giving
good turnover of sales.
On 27th April we sent a cheque to Restore Ministy for £5,000 and a cheque to Arniagh Food Bank for £500.
On 9th May we sent a cheque to Marie Curie Cancer Care for the sum of £3,000.
Ongoing coryespondence. record keeping, accounts and athninistration attended to.
On 14th June we were invited to Air Ambulance Headquarters at the Maze.
July/August/September 2022
Shop closed for two weeks from 6th- 19th July for summer break to give volunteers a chance for fan]ily holidays.
Ongoing cO￿eSpOndence, recod keeping, accowLts and administration attended to.
Good turnover of sales in shop.
We held an Open GaTden on 5th & 6th August with all proceeds going to Southern Area Hospice Services. this was
a great event well supported by the public and a grand total of £3,000 was raised and donated to Southern Area
Hospice on 30tb September.
Family box appeal letter5 were prepared and mailed to schools, churches. organisations, clubs and individuals.
Response to family box appeal very encouraging. deliveries corning in every day during last week in September.
Committee meeting was held on 21st September.
OctobertNovember/December 2022
October was a very busy time for all the volunteers collecting and packing items for family boxes, recording,
checking contents, labelling and packing into carton5.
The lorry of aid consigt)ment went out on 28th November 2022.
The shop closed for 2 w¢eks over the Christmas period.
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Trustees, Report (continued)
Structur@ governance and management
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 27 Septemb¢r 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
George Ballentine
Trustee
Miss Alison Gates
Trw%tee
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