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2024-03-31-annual-report

Mountfield Community Association Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are Shane Tracey Kevin Begley Francis Haughey Sharon Wilson Marie Meenagh Patrick Farley Niamh Meenagh Una Mccullagh Nicole Donaghy Frances Donaghy Kevin Campbell Joanne Carlin Structure, governance and management A voluntary management committee is responsible for the policy and general management of the affairs of the Organisation. The committee meets on a regular basis. Members of the cominittee are elected at the Annual General Meeting. Objectives and activities The charity is establisbed to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Mountfield & the surrounding areas, without distinction of age, sex. race, political or religious or other opinions, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, institutions, business and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facTlities in the interests of social welfare for health, recreation and leisure time occupation. and to promote all or any objects for Ihe benefit of the community. The charity is also established to promote arts, culture & heritage in Mountfi¢ld and its surrounding areas. Achievements and performanee 23124 continued to be a 5ucce55ful year for Mountfield Community Association as it continues to be the hub of the community. Many of th¢ fitness based classes have continued throughout this year such as pilates. yoga, zumba. boxercise & spinning. The hall continues to be a base for an Irish dancing class each Saturday, of which many local children attend. Likewise the parent & toddler group are now fully operational on a weekly basis. The group are extremely grateful for the space and usage of the hall in which they can approach outside agencies to come in, such as the local library, Debutos and Little Mes5 Tyrone. The local youthclub operates weekly from October through to April each year and is a very successful outlet for local children. Reaching out to all members of our community, we also have a successful weekly senior citizens meet up which continues to this day. Other social events such as cards, crochet, glass painting and cooking classes have also been introduced in addition to the continuation of Mounifield Youth Club. We have also hosted an annual barbecue and dance. This was a memorable social occasion and a huge event for Mounifield Community A550ciation. MCA Continues to host the Mountfield Summer Scheme and the youth club surnmer scheme which caters for local children and families visiting for the summer. Our big golf fijndraiser took again in August. As Christmas approached our annual craft fair and the arrival of Santa to switch on the Christmas lights were 2 very special events for the community. Over the year we not only hosted regular teenage discos, we were delighted to facilitate the following events.. 06102124 Oil Painting class 13102124 Pancake making demo 29102124 Annual SK l Ok walklrun 30103124 Sunrise Walk 31103124 Coffee Morning Page I

Mountfield Community Association Report of the trustees for the year cnded 31 March 2024 Statement of trustees, responsibilities The trLislees are respollsible foi. prepai-ing tlie Trustees, Annual Report Ic nd tlie financial Statel￿e7]t5 in accordaiice witli applicable law and United Kiiigdoim Accountiiig Standards (Uiiited Kiiigdoiii Geiierally Accepted Accounting Practice). Law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires tlie trustees to pi'epare fiiiancial stateinents for eacli fiiiancial year which yive a true aiid fail. view of clllL rily and of tlie incominsy resources and application of resources of tlie charity for tliat yeai.. In preparing tliese tinaiicial stateinenls Ilie trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policie5 and then apply them coiisisteiitly- observe tlie methods and principles iii the Cliarities SORP. Inake judgemeiits and cstiniates that are reasoiiablc aiid prudent; stale whcihcr applicable UK Accounting Siandards liave be¢n followed, subject to any material departures disclosed aiid explained in tlie fiiiaiicial stateineiils- and pi'epai'e the financial stlc teiiieiits oli Il)e going concei-n basis uiiless il is inappropriate to pi-esiiine that tlie Lhai'ity will contiiiue in opei-alioii. Tlie Ii'uslees are I'esponsible For keeping pi'opcr accoLJI)tii)gJ I'¢coi-ds wliicli di%close witl) reasonable accui-acy al any liine tlie finc111Cl<?I positioii of ilic chai'ily 1< lid en<iblc Ilieni lo ci)siire ilial ilic linancial slcileiiici)Is coii)ply willi th¢ Il)c Charities Act (Noriliern Irelaiid) 2008 . Tliey are also respoiisible foi- safegyuardiiig the <isset5 of the cliarity aiid heiice for lakiiig reasonable steps for tlie preventioii and delectioii of fraud and ollier iri'egularilies. The trustees have complied with the duly to have regard to the guidance issued by th¢ Commissioii under section 4{b). This report was approved by the board 28 April 2026 and signed oil its behalf by P Farley Chairperson Charity niimber . NIC 102986 2 Maiii Street, MoLllltfield, Omagh Co. Tyrone Page 2