2025-04-05-annual-return - TeamJVC Community Trust

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TEAMJVC COMMUNITY TRUST Trustees’ Report for the year ended 5th April 2025 The Board of Trustees submits its report together with the financial statements for the year ended Sth April 2025. The Organisation is an unincorporated charity, registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, number NIC102852. The names of the present Trustees, and any past Trustees who served during the year, are given on page 4, together with the names of the charity's external advisors. Trustees The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the Organisation. Trustees have the power at any time and from time to time to appoint any person to be a Trustee and the total number of Trustees may not be less than three and cannot be more than six. Any Trustee appointed may hold office for life (subject to meeting the requirements of Article 33 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008). The Board elects one of its number to act as Chairperson for the term at their first meeting following the Chairperson’s appointment. The Board meets at least once each year. Trustees review strategy and operational performance. New Trustees meet with the other members of the Trustee Board who provide them with all the information they need on the work of the Organisation which is further enhanced at the meetings of the Board thereafter. The Board delegates the exercise of certain tasks in connection with the management and administration of the Organisation. This is controlled by requiring regular reporting back to the Board so that all decisions can be ratified in due course. Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities and Corporate Governance The organisation is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. The Trustees are responsible for their annual report and for the preparation of financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the organisation and of the net movement in funds of the organisation for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to: * Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; * Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; * Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; ¢ State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

¢ Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the organisation will continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the organisation keeps proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the organisation and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with current legislation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the organisation and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities and to provide reasonable assurance that:

The organisation is operating efficiently and effectively,
¢ Allassets are safeguarded against unauthorised use or disposition and are properly applied; ¢ Proper records are maintained and financial information used within the organisation, or for publication, is reliable; and
¢ The organisation complies with relevant laws and regulations.
Statement of disclosure to our independent examiners In so far as the Trustees are aware at the time of approving our Trustees’ annual report: e there is no relevant information, being information needed by the independent examiner in connection with preparing their report, of which the charity's independent examiner is unaware; and
¢ the Trustees, having made enquiries of fellow trustees and the charity's independent examiner that they ought to have individually taken, have each taken all steps that he/she is obliged to take as a Trustee in order to make themselves aware of any relevant accounting information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information.

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OBJECTS, OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY In accordance with the Constitution document, the objects for which the Charity is established are: * THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH - The advancement of the Christian Faith in the world for the benefit of the public through pastoral care, the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebrations of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature and media.
- RELIEF OF POVERTY- The prevention or relief of poverty, or financial hardship, anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, and/or healthcare projects, through the provision of food-banks, goods and services, and any necessary support designed to enable individuals, where possible, to generate a sustainable income and become self-sufficient.
- SOCIAL INCLUSION - Promote peace and reconciliation and assist in the advancement of bridge building between all communities. Promoting knowledge and mutual understanding between differing groups and working towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race, nationality, gender, political affiliation, disability, age, sexuality, religion or marital status at home and further afield.
- COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING - To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially, economically, physically and mentally disadvantaged communities of Carrickfergus/Newtownabbey, and further afield, in such a way that they are better able to identify, meet their own needs, and participate more fully in their society.
- ADVICE AND COUNSELLING- The relief of the physical and mental sickness of persons in need by reason of addiction, hardship, or circumstance by the provision of counselling, support, advice and sign-posting.
- RECONCILIATION AND MEDIATION - To provide, for the public benefit, assistance through reconciliation for individuals whose relationships, including, but not limited to, marital, are breaking down, and where relationships have already broken down, to advise and help in the settlement of differences or potential differences.
- RECREATION -To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare through recreation or other leisure time occupations of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
- YOUTH- To advance in life and help young people through: The provision of recreational and leisure time facilities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life. Providing support and activities at home and further afield which develop life skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE DUTY TO HAVE REGARD TO THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOF NORTHERN IRELAND'S GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC BENEFIT
In setting our objectives and planning our activities for the year the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped to achieve the Charity’s purpose and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries. No harm and no private benefit flowed from the purposes of the charity.

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