Cliarily Registratioii Numbei": NIC103105 Manor Street/Cliftonville Cominunity Group Financial Stateinents for Year Ended 31" Mai'ch 2023 WJJohyL£tO g CokbLPavLy Certified Public Accountants 190 Duncairn Gardens Belfast BT15 2GN
Manor Sti"eet/Cliftonville Cominuiiity Group st Financial Statements for the Year Elided 31 March 2023 Page Ti'ustees Annual Report 3-15 Independent Examiner's Report to the Members 16 Statement of Receipt and Paymeiits 17 Statement of Assets aiid Liabilities 18
MANOR STREET / CLIFTONVILLE COMMUNITY GROUP
Cliftonville Community Centre 2001 2023 A little bit of History For over 50 years, a very popular youth facility, known as the Manor Street Boys, Club, played a crucial role in the provision of youth activities, in the Manor Street/Cliftonville area. Unfortunately, however, this much-needed facility was closed down. due to fire damage, in 1989. In 1991, a group of individuals came together, to try to re-¢stablish a youth provision for the youth of the Manor Street/Cliftonville area. This group became The Manor Street/Cliftonville Community Group A needs assessment was carried out in 1997, which identified that, not only was there a need for youth provision in the area, but that there was also a need for a much broader range of provision, in order to meet the needs of the Manor Streetlcliftonville Community as a whole, The needs assessment proposed that fuiiding should be sought to construct a purpose- built community Centre, to be sited in Manor Street. After many years campaigning for the Centi'e, building work began in 199912000 and came to a conclusion in November 2001. The Centre has been in operation for 18 years now and offers a range of qiiality services to over 1,000 households in the Manor Streetlcliftonville area and beyond. The Cliftonville Community Centre is managed by the Manor Street/Cliftonville Community Group.
Cliftonville Community Centre Vision Statement Working towards a new bright future together, by tackling the needs at the heart of our community and helping to rebuild trust, confidence and pride in our area. Mission Statement To become a beacon of hope and opportunity in our community, where local people come to address their needs, and gain support and advice that will help to ensure a better quality of life for them
ly Strategy Overarching Aim 1 To address the needs and concerns of young people nearing their teenage years through creative learning, personal deveLopment and social based activities. Overarching Aim 2 To provide priority services that will ensure that the youngest in our community have the best start in life. Overarching Aim 3 To offer our m05t vulnerable young people the practical support, guidance and training needed to ensure a smooth transition from childhood to adulthood. Overarching Aim 4 To create a supportive network where adults can communicate their needs and desires and take the active steps to achieve these. Overarching Aim 5 To raise the profile of the Centre among the elderly residents of the community and to offer a variety of services that meet their needs. 4rfnifig Skrf, ns CAr ITh>
Public Benefit Our organisation iiieets the public beiiefit requireiiieiit by haviiig the following pui'poses.. The advancement of ediication by pi'ovidiiig quality ti'aining placeinents in ihe Cliftonville Comniunily Centi'e The benefits wliicli flow froin this purpose al'e tliat young pcople aiid adults will be leai'ii Iiew skills iii a safe, secui-e and easily accessible environnieiit, supported by qualified staft.. Tliese benefits will be deiiioiistrated by the participants having an increase in their competences, gaining qualifications and beiiig better equipped to gain employineiit. A private benefit would be to the training providei's, who need partners such as oiirselves, iii order to enable tlieir trainees to gain the pi'actical expei'ience that they Iieed, but this is necessary and iiicidental in advanciiig the charity's purpose because without thc support of these training organisations thc ti'ainees would not be able to achieve the qualifications. The beneficiaries of these purposes are young people and adults from Belfast, The provision of facilities for recreation or othei. leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare, siich as a piii'pose-biiilt cominunity centre, 3 G football pitch, cominiiiiity garden, sports hall, ti'aining suite, games roorn etc. in the heart of thc Cliftoiiville coiiimuiiity, within whicli thc following would be provided: carer and toddlers groiips, afterschool programines, youth prograniiiies and adult education prograinmes and groups. The benefits which flow from this purpose are that toddlers, children, young people and cidults will avail of activitieb and i'ebources and opportunities for social interaction and striictured physical activity, in a safe aiid secure environinent, in their commiinity, which will help to iinpi'ove theii. physical and emotional-being and conditions of life. These benefits will be dcinonstrated by thc number of peoplc accessing the services and the quality of the resources. A private benefit flowing froiii this purpose would be the ernplonent of staff to manage tlie centre resources and to run the activities within but this is necessary an incidental in advancing the charity's puOSe. The beneficiaries of this pUoseS are people froin North Belfast of all ages who clioose to avail of the sei'vices. The advaiiceinent of citizenship or coiiimunity development by providiiig opportunities for local people to volunteer in tlie centre
The beiiLfils wliicli flow fi-oiii iliis piii'pose cll'c tlial IoLdl peoiile will be able to use thcii. exi%ling skills, lecll'n iicw skills, eiigage iii Ineaiiingfiil activity and interact with olliei-s iii a safe 1c nd seciii'e eiivii'oiimeiil, at tlie licarc of tlieii. coiiiniunity, whicli will Iiclp to iiiiprove ilicir wcll-bciiig aiid coiiditioiis of life and also tliose who atlend tlie ceiitre. These beiiefits will be demonstrated by the nliniber of people volunteering in the centre. A pi"ivate benefit flowing fi.oiii this pui'pose would be the employment of staff to siippoi't these voliinteers but this is necessai-y an incidental in advancing tlie charity's pui-pose. Anothei. private beiiefit woiild be the unpaid hours that tlie voliiiiteers would be working for tlie bettciiiient of tlie CcnlL'C biit this is Iieccssary an iiicideiital in advancing tlic cliai-ity's purpose and tlie volunteers would not be replacing staff. The beneficiaries of these purposes are people from Noitli Belfast and beyond and those who chose to becoine voluiiteers. The advancement of envii'onmental protection or improvement by providing green spaceslgrowing spaces for the local commiiiiity to iise and reclainiing tlie dei'elict land and Iiaviiig a Men's Shed allotiiient project in the Manor Street area. The benefits wliich flow froin this purpose are that local people will enjoy a better quality of lit'e througli participation in the Men's shed project and by the improveincnt in the physical envii'onnient. These benefits will be demonsli'ated by the nuinbei. of people participating in the Men's Shed project and by pliysical clianges to tlie Manoi. Sti'eet areas, The beiieficiaries of tliese piirposes al'e people froin Noi-th Belfast and beyond, tjy 4IT 44fnirtg Skrfi ns
2022-2023 Core Centre activity We have 3 full-time and 3 part-time membei's of staff aiid 30 + volunteei"s of all ages. TEiis Year the Centre has been able to offer a full range of services to the commiinity. We facilitate 2 Sure Start prograinmes, A 2 ycai. old prograiiime, 4 days per week and 'Stay and Play, pi'ograininc oiice weekly. We have a CarerslToddlers group that Ineets twice weekly. A daily Afterscliool project for 4-1 l year olds. A Youth Project wliich is opened 4 eveniiigs Monday-Thursday froin 6-9pm for young people agel 2-25 yeai's. We also have a mentoriiig pi'ogramme foi. children and yoiing people age 6-18 years. We also continually iipdated the Youth aiid Afterschool's Facebook pages with relevant iiiformation provided to us by outside organisations (such as the Belfast Trust, The Public Health Agency, Children in Need, The Department foi. Coinmiinities, Fainily Support Hubs, the Childi'en and Youth Peoples Mental Health Services (CAHMS), Aware Defeat Depression, Age Nl, Youth Action, Lifeline, etc). We suppoited farnilies referred to lis by the Faniily Support Hiib by phone also sign-posting those to relevant services in addition to our nientoring project. Age NI, Victim Siippoit, Nexus, New Life Counselling, Jigsaw Counselling, Pips, Lighthouse, CCRF, Saint Vincent De Paul, Sure Start, North Belfast Senior Citizen's Forum, Cliftonville Men's Shed, Wolthill Food Bank, Aware Defeat Depression, Springboard, Bryson Fiitiire Skills, Cnise NI, Workforce, Lifeline, Rainbow Nl, Hei'e project, Core Ashton Centre, Ashton Bi'eakthrough Project, Cai'a Friend, Streetbeat, Bridge of Hope, The Vine Centi'e, Probation NI and PSNI etc.
The promotion of Healthy Living As detailed above, all staff signpostcd botli youiig pcople c111d adLilts to relevant Mental Health services, wliei"c iieeded, on an on-goiiig basis. Because of ilieir widc knowlcdge of available services, centi'e staff also c1 iiiake the initial contact with service providers, oli behalf of local resident%/parents, wliicli iiicreases tlie lilceliliood of them accessing these services. In addition to ieceiving support fi'oin organisations pronioting positive ineiital liealtli, tlie OPPOL'tunities foi. social conta¢l (albeit vii-tiially by phone or online tliis year) helped to i'ediice isolation and improve menlal and pliysical healtli overall, voliinteers and service users aiid provides relevant and up-to-date infoi-liiatioii where ncedcd. Tlie 2 year old prograiiinie run iii the centre encourages parents to come out of the house and connect with prograinme staff tlius reducing isolation and tlie participating children connect with their peers at such a crucial stage in their development. The toddlei's engage in creative play thus increasing opportunities for emotioiial and social developmenl, Research sliows that eai'ly intervention is key to encouraging positive mental health and emotional resilience so any pi"ovision tliat encoui'ages posilive eng<igement between carei. and child is to be siipportcd. Parents commented tliat the service gives tlieir children an opportunity to socialise with other children oiitside the family home, Workltraining placements The centre works in Paitnership with training organisations such as Workforce, Springvale Training, Bi'yson House and various schools, universities and colleges, to provide quality work placeinents for trainees, school pupils, university students and adults on a variety of training and work placement schemes. While on placement or volunteering with us, young people and adults woi'k towards qualifications such as Childcare, Playwork, Administration, IT aiid Yoiith Developinent. Since the centre opened in 2001, we have provided placenients for 350+ young people and adiilts. All our Childcare Staff are fully qualified ]d have all mandatory training as requested by BHSCT. 2 of our staff team are qualified to Level 5 as they are in a supervisory position (Miniinum standards in Childcare 2018). 5 out of the ciirrent 6 ceiitre staff (who all live locally) started with the centre as centre users, progressing on to becoining volunteers, trainees and ultiiiiately paid eniployees. We fecl tliat this is a clear example of how we have encouraged local residents to play an active part in econoiiiic life as well as niaking an invaluable contribution to the life of the local community. These staff are now very positive role models for others in the community, encouraging them to follow the path that they have taken, especially those who might otherwise feel that there is no possibility of their ever getting paid employment in their community.
Partnership ivorliing Tlirougliout the yeai. we liave becii active Iiiciiiber of oui- Local Cruiiiliii/AI-doyiie Nciglibourhood Rcnewal Partnei-ship, woi-king with othei. oi'ganisatioiis fi-oni tlie commuiiity, voluntary (uid statutory dcpartiiients to maxiinise existing resources iii the Neiglibourliood Renewal area, highlight gaps iii provisioii and look at ways of inecting those gaps through partnei"sliip working. We Iiave also been working with these oi'ganisalions lo develop an Outcoine8 Based frainework foi. oui. woi'k, to iiicrease tlie partnei'ship's overall accoiintability and advance the likelihood of attracting mol'e ftinding. Woineii froin the Cliftonville area, wlio meet weekly in tlie centre, are involved in a Peace Walls Project. They ineet as part of a joint project with Cliftonville Cominunity Regeneration Foruni and Lower Oldpark Coiiiiiiuiiity Associatioii and nieet at least once weekly iii Cliftonville Coinniuiiity Centi'e. We pi'ovide adiiiinisti'ative support to the eslablislied men's shed adjacent to tlie centi'e. In addition, we have conti'act the Meii's slied to carry out a vai'iety of mainteiiance woi'ks to tlie centre such as: painting interior and extci'ior of the centre, carrying oiit repairs, fabricating and iiistalling shelving to thc interior of a storage container aiid cleaning and maiiitaining the grounds around the ceiitre. The fuiiding from this work has enabled tlie Men's Shed to pay for essential bills. Oiir oi'ganisation has been woi'king withli'eferi'ing to cominunitylvoluntai'y/statiitory gi'oups such as: CCC Women's GroLJP PSNI Workforce Training Rainbow LGBT Bryson Future Skills North Talks Two Springvale Training Jigsaw Counselling Ashton Core Project Bridge of Hope New Lodge Arts Disability Sports Disability Nl CAMHS Service Lighthouse The Vine Centre Education Authority Action Mental Health YEHA Ardoyne/Shankill Youth Initiative St Vincent De Paul Let Youth Lead Ardoyne Youth Providers Cash for Kids- Cool FM New Life Counselling Ligoniel Improvement Association Food Bank Belfast Met Inspire Mental Health Community Arts Partnership Belfast City Council
Cliftonville Men's Shed Siiice 2012, wlieii tlie Centre facilitated an All-Ii'eland Mcns, Sl)cd Association Eveiit to encourage the growth of the Mcn's Slied iiiitiative in Northern Ireland, the Manor Streetlcliftonvillle Coinmunity Group, in partnership with the North Belfast Senior citizeii's Foruin, liave becii working towards the installatioii of a 'Men's Shed, style allotment and Joinery pi'oject (kiiown as the Clitlollville Men's Shed) on vacant land adj accnt to the cenli'e and aloiig the Manoi" Street Peace Wall intei"face. We secured funding foi. the project, iiiilially Iroin the Depai-tmeiit for Cominiinities and siibscqiiently froin tlie Housing Execiitive aiid tlie Mens, shed opcncd to the public in Octobci. 2017 ai)d was of'ficially launched in Fcbi'uary 2018 by the Lord Mayor of Belfast. The meii's shed has 3 coiitaiiiers - fitted out for social activity, joiiiery work aiid storage, a large poly tunnel for planting and a large area with raised beds. We support tlie group in any way that we can. The inen also avail of tlie facilities in the centre such as computers, our pool rooin and the large hall as needed. Diie to the high visibility of the project, statutory, voliintary and coininunity organisations which deliver services to men, incliiding tlie proinotion of healtli awareness initiatives etc, proinotes reaching a traditionally hard-to-reach population of service users (Men 18 +). Family Support Hub Referrals "Family Supi)ort Hubs are local groups of voliintaryi commiinity and stalutory organisations who meet every month to match requests for family support lo the mosl appropriate services. The organisations involved have good knowledge of the support services available ¢0 families in the local area and work together to identify what service i.s best suited to eachfaiiiily referredfor &ui)port. Each Hub is made up of different early interveiition family support providerts depending on the area, as it's important that all members hfive a strong understanding of the local community and ihe services available" (Niacro 2019). Our organisation is a member of tlie Lower North Belfast Fainily Siipport Hiib and takes referrals from both the Lower and Upper hubs for activities such as: mcntoring, football coaching, afterschool and youth programmes. The family support hub provides early intervention family support services to vulnerable families and children in Partnership with the Children and Young People's Partnership Board and the Belfast Trust. We take refen'als from all areas of North Belfast and during the financial year ended March 2023 we took direct referrals from the Iiiib, delivering mentoring sessions to cliildren, aged 6 to 18 years.
Chi"istmas Events Cliristinas Gift/Food Parcel Disti"ibution Staff worked in pai"tnei'ship with, Casli for Kids Cool FM to apply for aiid disti'ibutc 150 cliildi'eii's gift parcels (approx. 2,000 toys) to 100 local families in need. Cash for Kids Ovei. tlie last year we collected aiid distribiited ovei. 8,000 Iiappics (200 boxes) to local families (Donated by Cash foi. Icids). A Shared Community that respects everyone (+ Section 75) We have posters up throughout the centre written in many languages and also have LGBT friendly posters and "No Hate Crime Here" art work and posters designed by the young people who use the centre in partnership with the PSNI and Rainbow, to let people know that they are welcome and shown respect right from their very first contact. We have a display/information board for families and ensure that all types of family group are represented by putting pictures up of single parent families, couples, same sex parent families, families of many nationalities, and families with children with disabilities, parents with disabilities, adults with no children etc. We also aim to let people from all backgrounds and cultures know that they are all welcome in the centre, through care that we take in keeping the centre well maintained, through the friendly approach of staff and volunteers show them and by providing access to excellent faci l ities and resources. We take referrals per year (for mentoring and CYP services) from the Local Family Support Hub from all area of North Belfast- thus attracting people from a rich mix of cultures, traditions and ethnicities. People will come to an area that they would normally not feel safe in, in order to access much needed services for their children. When they are reassured that their children will be well looked after, adults will then be more likely to also access services in the centre for themselves in the long run.
Overall.. We coiisiilt and engage willi pai'licipants, involve stal<cliolclci-s in evdliiation and plaiiniiig aiid hold oui-selves to tlie Iiigliest staiidai'ds in tlie delivery of Pl'ogi'aiiiiiies and scrvices to tlie local Noi'th Belfast comiiiunity. We collaborate, iniiovatc and eiisure tliat einployees Iiave sustainable developinent skills. We are an ethical organisation, coinmitted to equality of opportunity and delivering a range of prograinines and sei"vices under our organisatioiial themes of "Learning, sharing, caring in the V of our community" We design prograinines and delivei. services that help children, young people and theii. fainilies play a more positive role in their communities. We seek to build social capital, encoiii'age voliinteei'ing and enhance participation. "I feel saf e in the centre and it is always there for me" (Local resident aged 15) 14
And finally . . A very Big Thankyou to all our funders who supported us in 22-23 including: The Department for Communities Children in Need Belfast City Councll The Education Authorlty Cash for Kids The Irish Youth Foundatlon The Belfast Health and Social Services Trust We could not have achieved all that we did achieve in 2022-2023 without your support O Clif tonville Community Centre (at the of the Cliftonville community) onnecting people with others onnecting people with services onnecting people with their own potential Manoi Streetlcliftonville Community Group 60-64 Manor Street Belfast BT14 6DU
Independent Examiner's report to the charity trustees of Manor Street / Cliftonville Community Group I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31, March 2023, which are set out on pages 17-18 Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities A( (Northern Ireland) 2008. It is my responsibi lity to: examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Commission under section 65(9)Ib) of the Charities Act state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's report I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 6519)Ib) of the Charities Act. My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records, It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: l. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent Examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters 1-4 listed above and, in connection with following the directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention W J Johnston & Company Certified Public Accountants 190 Duncairn gardens th Belfast BT15 2GG 11 January 2024
Manor Street/Cliftonville Community Croup Statement of Receipts & Payments for the Year Ended 31" March 2023 Unrestricted Resti'icted Funds Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 Receipts Grants Donations 182,998 182,998 1,706 167,932 2,411 1,706 From Charitable Activities: Fees 4,576 4,576 5,470 6,282 182,998 189,280 175,813 Payments Cost of Fundraising Cost of Charitable Activities 4,284 4,284 179,267 3,079 163,339 179,267 Total Payments 4,284 179,267 183,551 166,418 Net Receipts/(Payments) 1,998 3,731 5,729 9,395 Surplus/(Deficit) for the Year 1,998 3,731 5,729 9,395 Reconciliation at 31" March 2023 Cash at Bank & in Hand 31/312022 Surplus/(Deficit) Y/e 31/0312023 5,220 1,998 45,771 3,731 50,991 5,729 41,596 9,395 Cash at Bank & In Hand 3110312023 7,218 49,502 56,720 50,991 17
tlqanor Street/Cliftonville Community Group Statement of Assets & Liabilities for the Year Ended 31" March 2023 Unrcstricted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2023 Total 2022 st Reconciliation at 31 March 2023 Cash at Bank & in Hand 3113/2022 SuluSI(Der1clt} Y/e 3110312023 5,220 1,998 45,771 3,731 50,991 5,729 41,596 9,395 Casli at Bank & In Hand 3110312023 7,218 49,502 5C),720 50,991 Bank & Cash Balances Bank Current Accounts Cash in Hand 56,606 114 49875 1,116 56,720 50,991 Other Assets (Unrestricted Fund) 3G Football Pitch & Floodlights Office & Computer EqLiipment 87,000 6,400 87,000 6,400 93,400 93,400 Liabilitles (Unrestricted Fund) Nil Approved by the Trustees on 23, January 2024 and signed on their behalf by: L- LifFL&