Doagh Cultural Society Limited Trustees, Report Trtses and orricers The trustses and officers serving during the year aTrd since th¢ year 6nd were as follows.. Tnts8'. Robert Will(inson Craig Laughlill William Biysett Andrew MShall W3Jliam Laughlin ThoJn&% Elliott Michael Turkington Chairnwi: Robert Wilki] Secretsry: Craig Laugblin Doagh Cultural Society Trustees, also Diredors of the Charity for tha purposes of the Companies Act 2006, h&Y¢ pleawre in submitting their aDnual report ènd sG7tements of the Charxty for the year ended 31 August 2021. The truste¢s h&v¢ ad(Ipted the probllsion$ of the Statement of Recollunendtd Prnctice (SORP} 'Accounting and Reporting by Chariti¢8' issued in 2005 in preparing their attllual report and fin&n¢iai statements ofthe C]wity. The Chlty is a charitAble coll¥any limited by guarantee and was incoryorated on 19 August 2010. It is governed by a memOr2lldu and articles of &8SOCiation. Structure> governance and rnang¢mellt The constitIon was adopted by the members of the Charity at a Speeial General Meeting held on 24 May 2006 and ipuiates the objectives atsd pow¢rs of the Charity for th¢ furthernttce of its stated objecliv¢s {outlined below). Membership of the Charity is open to Jll attd atty person aged sixteeu years or over ]iving in the area of beDefft who subscribes to the objectives of the charlty and whose app]i&qtion for membership is accepted by th¢ Committee shall be called an individual rnember ana is entitled to vote at meetirgs of the Chtty. Except as provided otherwise in the ¢OnstitlltoA the policy and general rnanag¢ment of the affairs of the Char5ty shall be directed by a Conllntttee elethed at an Annual General Meetin& Should Éhe number of nomillations exceed the liuber of vacancie4 election sh1 bt by secret ballL)t of the members of the Charity present and entitled to vot¢ at All Annual Genero1 M¢eting. Results The results for th¢ fjn8ncial ye8r ere set out in the statemeJJt of Fjn¢lal activities. Prin¢ipal aetivity and business review The principal &etivÈty of the Charity is the advan¢em¢nt of education and the promotion of the benefit and well being of the community in the eaS of DO Cogry and KiIbride ?d their envirnrjs in Coiiity Antrim. The directors ar¢ satisfied with the result and ar¢ in lin¢ with cxp¢¢tstions. Page 2
Doagh Cultural Society Lijnited Trustees, Report Directors and Trustees The Director5 of tbe charitable company (the Clwity) and its tsus*es for th¢ purpose of ¢harity law and throughout tbis report are collectiv¢ly ref¢rr¢dto as the lrnstees. The Jnembers of the Board dvring the year wEre: . Robert WiLkinson . Craig LalIll . William Bis5ett • Andrew Manhall . William Laugblin . Thomas Elliott . Michael Turkington In accordance with the Articl¢s of Association on¢ third of the trngtees retre by rotation and offer themselves for re-eledio Directors? Intsrests No director had at any time during the year a material interest in any contra¢t that was sigDkficaTht in relatAon to the Clwity's business. Public BeDefit The purpose of Doagh Cultural slery Limited is Specifically restricted to the adYan¢cment of education the promotion of the benefit and w¢llbeing of the Community 2nd resid¢uts ill the aTeas of Doa, Cogry aud Kilbrid¢ andtheir environ5 iti County A)]trim. Support comrnvnity development and wellbeing aetivities and to work Wkth partners to support conThiunity cohesion 2nd gustainable commwiitie5. Advallce edu¢ation by promotsng public awar¢$$ of the hk5tory, folklot4 archit¢ctLwal and cultural heritage of th¢ area of ben¢fit and its nhabItattts. Promot¢ and advance eduealion and appreciation of the Ulster-scots languag¢, liOry, foLldore, literature, traditions, arts and culbr¢. Promote the benefft of young peoplo ill tbe area of benefit alld ¢ducate and 8SSiSt such youllg people through their leisure time a¢tivitie5 so &g to develop their pbysical, m¢utal and emotional capacities so t1 they nthy 0W to DJatity as individuals and nwnbers of the Charity so tbat their wnditions of life may be impToved. Pri)mote and foster ra¢ial aDd ethnic harmony and diversity Ibrou the promotion of activities to foster knowledge and mutual understamding betw¢eD people from diverse backgEOUlld5 through the pwyision of recreational fa¢ilities and events involvsng the local eommuaity. Prolliote commlty safety through the swrt 2nd developmtnt of appropriate prorynmes and projects, which aim to address Grim¢ and anti-social behaviour. Advance any other exclusiv¢ly charitable pUOseS as the tildIreCtorS may> decide in ac¢ordan¢e with th¢ law of the Cbariry. from tÉme to time, Page 3
Doagb Cultural SoeEety Limited Trnstees, Report A¢hTevtments 8Thd perfor0et Tlie Chlty entered into an agr¢ement Mryth the Tnwees of Doagb Orange Hall for the lease of the Hall &s a COFnmLIty Hall for a 25-y¢ar period cojnmencing on 8 O¢tober 2010 at an aE)nual reni of £0.05 per year. GROW South Antrim, through th¢ Rural Dtvelopmejji Full& provided a 750/0 gTaTrt towards builitng costs asso¢iated Thryth tbe renovatkon and re£Lllbisbment of th¢ Orang¢ Hall for uso as a Commullity Hall. Matrh fjJndiRg w&s provided by NeWtoiabbtY BC al through fiEadraising projects. The Letter of Offer from GROW included the tcrms and conditions of the graTrL which includ¢d a le1 dwge over the build8 for & peyiod not less th&u 10 y¢ary by the D¢pthient of AlcUlture Rural Developmwt. Bllildg WOTk in the totnmunity Hall was complete in June 20II and it began use as a Cornmuniry Hall from July 2011 onwards. The bank facilitated the process by providing overdraft facAlities until the gr8llt releas¢d. Fees were repaid through fmidraising activities. During the 2021 year, th¢ community hall h&5 been used by the local playgTO¥P. A fundraising ¢veot held by the tNstees allowed the coTmnwiity to provide locol pensioners with a meal. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic. us&ge of the IMII has beell limAt¢d due to So¢1 distaTrcing measures arLd restrictions implemented by local goYen)meThL Financial Revfiew Details of the results foT the year are set out in the statement of fwncial activities and related notes. The trttstees hav¢ reviewed the reseryes of tbe Chartty and strive to ellsure theff¢ are adequate reserves to cover any unforeseell ¢x4)enditure in the futur¢. F¥Jture Plsns The Charity plalls to cojktinue mÈnageJn¢llt of the Hall in futur¢ years and to develop its activities io accordonee with its ¢UThtnt objectives. Risk Mana£em¢nt The trustees have a risk management strategy kn place iTrthi¢h compris¢8'. Au annual Teview of the risks the Charity fa¢¢$' Systems and procedures to mitigate risks idtntifLed,' and tmplementation of procedure8 to ensure minirnutn impa¢t of the charity should ally of th¢ risk5 materialise Fixed Assets The moVe¢llts in fixed assets dAllg th¢ year are s¢t out in the financial statements. Pag¢ 4
Doagh Cultural Society Limit¢d Tru8tees' Report Small companies provtsion statement This report has been prepar¢d in &ccordance with the small convanies rewie the Compaui¢s Act 2006. The annua] r¢port was typroved by the trustees of the c]Mity on 20 May 2022 and $i¢d on its behalf by.. Statement of Tr$*, Rosponsibilitits Th¢ trvste¢s (who are also the directors of Doagb Culturdl Society Lirnited for th¢ pwposes of compatry law) are r¢5ponsible for preparing the trustees, report and tbe fmancial statements in a¢cordan¢e with the United Killgd0 A¢¢ounting StaDdths (Unit¢d Kingdorn Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and appliGabl¢ law and regulations. The report aud ac¢ounts hav¢ been prepared kti accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Con)pany law requ8 th¢ trustees to prepare fall¢la1 statements for each fJjJanCi year. Un(ler company law the trustees ryot approve the fllLancial ststements unless they are satisfied that they givc a trne and fair view of the state of affaiTS of the charitable company and of its incoming resour¢es 2nd application Of resources, including its in¢om¢ aTJd ¢xp¢nditur¢. for that period. In preparing these fll]ancial state]n¢nts, th¢ trugtees required io". selett suitable accoullting policies and apply them consist¢lltly- observe the methods and principles in the Charitie5 SORP; niake judg¢ments and estimates that Are reasonable alld pruden¢ state whether applicable UK Acwunting Standards have been followe 8ubj¢¢t to any material departures dIO$ed and ¢xplain¢d in the ftt¢la1 statements. and prepare the fancial ststements on the goTng eoneem basis unless it 18 inappropriate lo preslune that th¢ charitable compally will colltinue in business. Th¢ trnst¢¢s are r¢spousible frFr keeping adequate a¢ci)UDting records that ar¢ suffieient to show and <Yplain the charEÉable compatty's transactions and disclose with Tonable ActuY at 8ny tÈme the financial position of the ]wÈtable coinpany and enable them to ensurc that the fin2TJcial ttettts comply with tbe Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding tho assets of the ch2rirable compally and hence for taking r¢050nable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud alld oth¢r i]regulariti¢s. Approved by the trgteeS of the clwity on 20 May 2022 and sigued its behalf by.. Andrew Marshall Page 5