Carrickfergus Young Mens Christian Association
IA company limifod by guararteg. ftot having a$haTe Capitar
TRUSTEES. AND OTHER INFORMATION
T1￿81e0$
Jul￿ Palters
Samuel Crowe
W?Thla Gray IApp¢ynted 9 Oclober 20231
SÈ%ft Ames
Andrew Macqtsarie
RoÈert Connoi
Ryan IAoffett
Andrew Harb* IApw"nted 9 Odeber20Z31
Comp3ny Sgcrptary
Karen Elviabeth Graham
Charlty Number In Northern Ireland
103155
Company Reglstr*lon Nurnber
NhMg989
Registered orrKe and Principal Address
30-34 Iiish Str#ei
Cairickfeffjus
BT38 8AT
Nthm Ireland
Audltors
Daty Path & CL¥npany Ltd
charte￿ AcccHJntants and Registered AuditoJ8
4 Camegip SI￿￿1
Lurgan
BT66 6AS
Northem lrnlaThJ
P¥incipat B￿k9
Oanske Bank
P.0. Box 183
Donegall Squarn Wesl
BeJfa5t
Co. Antrim
BT16JS
¢l*fn IrelwKI
SollrAtOW5
Jamè5 J Ikacau
2 ￿)Ith Streei
ca￿l￿ferguS
BT36 7AQ
Northem I￿land

Carrickfergus Young Mens Christian Association
IA Company lThited by guarantee, n•thdvlng a Share caww)
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
forthe financaal yeaFeThJed 31 March 2024
The trustees present thew TJustèÈs' Annual Rei*rt ert*ining the t1"￿t01$, Rep¢yt and Tntstees, Report, and Ihe
audited financial $￿ternents for the finartial year tTrJed 31 Marcth 2024.
The ffnancial stalements are prepare¢J in ac£Ordan￿ wilh the COMpan￿S Act 2{￿. FRS 102 Yhe Fuianual Reporting
Slan¢Jard applicab￿ in the UK 8nd Republic of Irebnf and AccwTrtirKJ arKI Repothng by Charth'es.. Slal•nenl of
Recommended Pracb"ce ap￿ICable to charities preparing their finanoal staterEnts ￿ accorda[]￿ Ihe FinanrAal
Reportir#J Standard appl￿ble in the UK aTh1 Republic d Iretsnd IFRS 1021.
The Trustees, Report eoritans the inf¢)Thth r￿Ul￿j to ￿ prov*JeLI in Ihe Trustees. Annual Report urdèr the
.*tatpmgnt of Recdmmon¢Yod PrtsCti￿ IgoRPI 9Uhleline5. The trir>1¥￿ uf Ihe cnartry are also cnarity trustees for the
purpose ol charity and under the chantys consts"iubon are as m￿￿rS ofthe board ol trustaas.
In this report the t￿￿tee4 d Carrickbrgvs yo￿9 M￿5 Chrisban As$ooab"on pffjsent a summary of rt8 purp)s8,
90v•marte. acbvth, othie¥Ements and finèr￿5 fot VE finan*1 year 31 2024.
The charity is a registered Charity and Ihe report and re5uNs are p￿ented in a fotrn compJi85 wilh thè
requiierTJeTrls of the CcfflpanE5 Act 20[￿ and. ath0￿h not oblvjpd to compty *ith the Slatemenl of ReC￿Mmended
Practi￿ applicable in the UKand Republ￿ of Ireland FRS 7￿2. the has implemented its rO￿rnmendab"onS
where *kvant In these fina￿la1 statemeTrts.
Mission. Obl¢¢tNes and Stfttegy
Mission Ststement
To provide or assist in the prnvi5ion of edIThi￿. foi people of aN ages partfuJar yOLttWJ wilh Ihe obj'ect
ol developing Iheir phystaj. mentsl and writual capacites.
To promote heallhy fMrvJ induding ernobonal. mentsl and spiiitual w8114J•ng throu9h th8 prwsion of information.
ethcabon and a¢Dwbes.
To promo* community engagement and cilizenship. fr>r r￿0p￿. th•ir fsmdias Oth￿ aduts lor Ihe purpose
of fanily svppNt. conwnunity rela1￿n$ and acti%t ctbzonshp.
To Wieve or assist in the relef of need experienced by Kwpk of all ages and in Par1￿{￿ar yourrtJ people, who ar• '
r7di11￿$S of hardship 01 d￿tresS by reason of Iheir s￿¥1. phY￿al. pmional. swrtual ot economt arwmslarre5
ObJe¢ti¥8s
Mission Ofcarr£kfer9￿ YMCA
To put Chrtstsan wnciples nto Prac￿ through pre4Jr3rnmes that Iwibj a hèakhy spit mNid aml br*ty for all.
Carrickfergus VIrtCAwants toprovNjesw)porta￿j developrnent¢¥trporlurMtrasth)ryw pe¢pkn and therlanwli8s¥ross
Carr￿Ckfer9￿$. as well as Outreach across and EastAn(riffl.
We Wdnt the YMG4 ￿ te a p*e of *. a place ofsafety. a of ￿arning. a pko rftrw5t. 8 Pl￿ ofsupport a
pla￿ ofaccepta￿. a P￿￿ of a pl￿ of C￿￿rye. aTrJ a place of oppthjnty for ¢￿kIr•n, yOLrny peopte
and families.
Carnrckfergus YMCAw& Lwmducts"Lm as we b and res￿)nd lo Ihe ol ttu"l(ken. youtVJ Feopje and
thoirfamdies.
We want the bLxI cfymmunty to vdue the work of the YMCA and that the YMG4 wil te a wttete Ihey ￿ find
oppothniti25 to Sha￿ Iheir bme. [esoUr￿ WKI ￿sSron for t4Jthlu¥ an c*n¥Tbunty wherè all can Won
contiYbut8 Jhrive.
ion ofCarric*fwgus YMCA
We bef￿Ve that all peopk deseN• to hast a Safe pkye to Irle and O* LwKJrtunAty to reach thwr ful potenbal.
Our vision 4s of an Inckr¥r￿ Chii51i3n Mo¥em•nt. tra￿10nDIrK￿ COMM￿41*S so that atl yrAJry peopb tn￿Y belo￿￿,
conth.bute and thri¥E.
Valu&s ofcarrickfergus YMCA
BELONQ believe on erEabrg an irt1￿￿e, fvn and erNirDfYtwIt that erKoJragps a sen5p of beJotpJ#ry.
IAÈ are comitted to celebralry our diver8ty. buiha¥HJ stroryJ relabonship5 an($ treating each other wrth cl￿Apa$s￿l￿
and re5FecL

Carrickfergus Young Mens Christian Association
IA comparry limlted by guarantee, nol hwlng a shaTg capitsll
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
for the financ&31 year ernled 31 Maich 2024
CONTRIBUTE, we retogn¢se the COntr￿ut￿)n5 of al. and value Ihetr cpknfions ¥lÈ are ojrnmrfted 10 bÈir¥J an
organtsab.on buill cn trth8t. hOr￿ty ar#Y O￿n0$S.
THRIVE. wè know our success wnes from the pa&sA￿. skils a￿￿ dedicati￿ of our staff an¢J Vol￿teets wh￿h is why
we strNe to nurture and empower t￿M to gr￿* and xht&e.
These value5 are ac￿e¥ed blrough acbvth.es which pl￿te youth knkpmenc l*atthy 1Thin9 and o)rnrnunty
engagem￿nt.
struC￿re, Gov•mance and Management
siructure
Govèmir#J document
The Associatron is a ccmpany l#niied by 9uafante& wth charitabè stalus granled by tIE Northern Ireland Charity
Commission. The company was incorporated on 12 March 2C#)4 and took s)ver al assets and Ih?bllilies of Carrickfergus
YMCA. an Un￿¢OrpOrated Assoriath?n. The cornpany wa5 eslablished under a Memrandum of ASS￿181¥0￿, which
estsbli5hed the obj.ects and p¢W¥e￿ of the charitable company and 15 governed under its Artides of A8sociabon. In
accordance wtih its Memorandurn of As50ciats"on the rnembe￿ ha¥E undert*en to contribute lo the assets of I
cornpany. in th8 event rfil being wcwThJ up. an amtyjnt not ex¢*thg t1 e*h.
Recnjitrnenl and appointment of Managern￿t Cc¥nn7th•
diiector5 of the company are known a5 the Boatd of Manag￿nI. TW are dwn frorn a wpJe v8tiety
backgrounds. Due to the natU￿ofIhe Chrislk3n aswlofourwork and eknos. the rnembers ofthe Boardofmanagement
are thought to renect Ihe diverse comrnunty of thè Christ¢n fdlth Ihal exists within Northern I￿land. ThÈrÈ ts o w*de
S￿￿15 base which exists amongst the Boarct of Managem&nl wilh members f￿rn a number of diffemg occupational
backgroun(ts. Irs Ihe e¥ent ol the member5 Idenb"ty*rKJ partKJJtsr Ski￿ or Indiv￿ua1S that be of ￿fil to theBoar
ol managerr￿n( an irwJNiYual may Ih8n, with a9reemefit the Soard. be approach￿ to jotn.
Organisaiional stnjctu
Carri￿￿￿us YMCA has a slTong Boarof of MarRgement whp meel monthty fr£￿ September lo June aThJ who are
rusponsthle for Ihc 5trategi¢ dwection. policy. fii)8IK¥ tnain n￿KIng of Ine company. The Buajit has
C￿r￿n11Y eight ¥obng member5 trorn a varEty olprofessional ba(*grounds. The ExecutNe Officer Icoffipany Seuètaryl
also sits on the Boa￿ of Management bul has no vob.ng nghis. A schetne of delegai.on 15 in pla￿ and day to day
¥espon510ility for the prowsion of serwces ￿sts with Ihe Execlrtibp Officer ol the or9anisabon in ¢onj¥ncth)n with other
staff and Board membets. The ExEculi¥e OThcer undertakes the Su￿[¥*s1o￿ of staff team and ensures thai they
develop theirpr8c11￿ and skih5 in kne w#h rhe (￿[¥￿8t￿)N￿ wccedLf•S.
Trustee lTrJuction and TrainiJwJ
Mo$t directoTs are alreaty fanliarwith the pr￿1 work 0four0rgani5atb￿. having been encojraged to to
of the other directors ur the £xecubve Offior befo￿ fulty acceptuig difectorship Additionalty, directors are offered
go¥ernar¢ce traning through Ihe Nothem }￿lan(l Counol for VL4unlary INICVAI athl the Nats"onal Counal of
YMCA'S wthich will fO￿J$ on the pofw. slraiegy and directK)n a$ aTrJ wtten ￿C8Ssary.
Govemancg
Affiliation
Carrickfergus YMCA ts ofthe 15 YMCA'S in Irdand affilwted io Ihe National C￿ntIl ofYMCA's in Irdand. Th1o￿h
the National C¢JJnal of YMCA'S in IrelaTrd, C8￿1¢￿feTg￿5 YMCA 15 lirthed to Ihe European Alliancé of YMCA'S and th•
World Allan￿ of YMCA'S over 58 rniifK•n meTnter5 in 120 countries. Carrickfergus YMCA has adopt￿ the
c￿era￿ng standards introdur£d by tsE NaiionJ COW)￿ of YMCA¥ in Irdatml arKI is wEwed Wllaty to ensure
c*)rnplk4nce W￿th these 51an(Jards.
F￿blIC Benefft
Public benefft
Carr￿rguS YMCA meets Ihe b￿1 wvemenls a8 ouljined tn Cl*rty Commissw for Notthem Irefand
guidance. It 15 a Chrisb8n organi5ation aTrd whle Ihe advanC￿ent tsf rdwJion is not an expressed pu￿)se, all purposes
are an express*)n of Christian pnnap￿S ihrough 'sethl action.. The YMCA offers a cornprehen5ive range of
opporbJnile5 to ils beneficiaries and n*s Ihe rAJth as fdlows"
PURPOSE I . To provKle ar*J assist kn Ihe of &JucatiM. Th direct benèfits which Ibw from thi5 pufpL
includ¢ improved edueabonal attairwt and 50ckal Indus￿ through 'infomDI' e#ucatkJn. As a the physical.
mental and spiriiual capatslft*s. a)mFeter￿le$. skAt5 aTrJ under5tandiTrJ of the beneficiaries a￿ improved. These
bonÈfits afe tangble and egn be demonstraled. for exatnFts. tITrTotsgn SUFpon for kamiTrJ devdowjental adivilies for
children. the gaining of Ie￿e￿hip skivts. engagernenl in a(1￿ ￿arnIng in eaty year& d8*lopxment of thinkiwd Skills.
life skilL%. and employM￿t slills. These [￿l￿Me$ fink directty wrth Youth Club and PAKf provtsion ts￿1 are evhlence(f
in al 35pects ol Ihe work. EvvJenc&l ty the fèedback from parbcip3nts. dats co1￿cled on progression and impact and
indepertdent evaDJab"on5. The benetsiies a￿ FQtents"ally arry memtw of the rAJbk bul in p?rbCU￿ thihlren. yow

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peopJ2 and their families.
PURPOSE 2". To promote heathy I￿￿ry. Tht tenefits I￿lff￿￿trOrn this purpose indude tho ftductM)n of per8onal harm
to pa￿&pants. reductron of laking behaviour through improved FerS￿al knowledge, health awareness
and Fersonal Sell<onf￿encÈ and control whKh results in irnprDved lrfe chow. The benefits are primarily evident in
improved ￿8*kn and wellbeing. reducod risk taking a¢tiwties and in the posilve engagement by young peop￿ in the
wider ￿￿MUnIty. school and re￿ational adivthes. This WO￿ is d￿1ve￿ in carrickferg￿q YMCA through th? Youth
Etjgagemenl selv￿ and Getktive buf also in IDcal schools. through detathèd yOLth PFOVi81rJn and one to one support
by Ihe Outreach Team. Partners who See the day-to-day evklence of change in behaviours include local schools,
Ed￿ation Authoftty, IAEA Counul apid Public Heatth Agency and WÈJI as the l(Thl PSNI. Ev*den¢e of the change is
re￿rded through wellness web. outcome slar. practitionerar¥J p¥it•anl teedJarJ( A% *ll as int@rwhcy rwiwi. The
bènenoaries are young people anss theirfamilEs.
PURPOSE 3.. To prDrnOte ceffltnunity efuapMtaThY L*enshtyi. CarriL*fet9Lts YNCA reccsnls￿ thotyoung ￿Ople
do not live in k*ofabon from farnjly. cornmunity and other insb'ttttitins in s(vty Iherefore the benefi6 from this purpose
consist of incrÈas8d OFPOrturyib'es fof Volunteering and active otizenship, inrxeased 5upw1 for cornmunrty activities.
imprDV8d ummunity rek8lTolls and rxial ha￿nY ar*1 re{Ju￿tt seclarianign. PAlff wot*s to create a sense of
¢ornmunty within the Carricklergus area. particulaty in area5 of disadvantage. thi(￿gh tts famity activilieg. The
Outre¥h Tearn respond5 to loc￿ antisttial behaviow. prOv￿￿r¥j deta¢hed youth work wth interwenbgn and
dNersionary opportunities. Th8 ￿lCoMe Centre aThJ Independent Lwing Prcgramme encourage5 a sense ofwer￿Mtr
lo asylum seeker5. aJl)wirvJ ￿￿gra￿)n into the loc81 ¢￿￿UnIty. Every aspect of YMCA work links wilh Ih*s putpose
with strong emphasks on volunteering throUght￿tthe assoaatton. The tangib￿ bereffts are d￿nonstr31ed by incr8as8d
ramity and community actiwty, inueas&4 diak)gue across cunmunty dmdes. the recruttrnent and trainirTrg of volunteer5
as wel as feedbad( from local stakehoklers. The benefK?atEs or thi$ purpose are ywng Feople. frami1￿ and k)cal
c(¥nmunity. Wicularfy from tommunities or group5 which have a history ol dTvi5K4n.
PLIRPOSE 4 To rebeve or a$5iSt in lh¢ reSefof ￿ed. The direct t￿nefit secured by Ih¢s purpose eThtai1s the cp8niTrJ of
new o￿OrtUni￿e5 for iThJivklyaLs who have drfficulty n (he arÈ8s of heath or addidion. physKal or ethJcalion31
disability. those at rsk of criminal engagement or other sorfs ol disadvantage. PAKT and the Outreach Team prciect
clearty dernonstrate puffjose fourthrough the tangible outcom8swhKth wtlude betteracademic perf0mlan￿. improv￿1
oo¢i$l ectivity. increased yiiiyk)yÉibrlity and51aD* reiaD0￿￿￿$. These cmJlcorrEs lead to improved lite thoices znd Ski
of independent li¥ing redu￿￿ depeThJency ot￿. The Wekome Cenlre Infvndent LI￿ng Progiarrtrne
were dtrveloped in response i) this purpose and the 5gnif%ani need of Jhe a5￿M seeker population in Carridtfergus.
While the Get Active PTogramm• rasp0￿￿ed directly to the need a￿nd food poverty, with improved health aTh
wellbeiftg QUtc¥rnes demonstsated. Tni5 puwp)se benefits member5 of the public. usually tn&ivhSuals, relerred lo
Carrickfergus YMCA Ihyough the S￿￿Ort arwj acivitss provided or lirts other agentse5. No harm arises frc¥n any
of the purposes and neIt￿r is ther8 any private benefit which mcfe than inudental or necessary.
Revlgw ofActivilÉ8s, A¢higvernents and Performance
In Awl 2023 rhe￿ were six main programtne areas prOv￿ir￿J Ihe deliw fcr ourwork.. Youth Club, Youth
Engag￿ent Service. Parents and K¥Js Together IPAXD, Outreac* Team. We￿￿ CentrE and IndePE￿￿t Lilrng
PrcoramTr*.
Ouf rnain pr8mEes wi Carr￿￿￿v5 provided Operab0n￿ aTrllor pregrJnme spa¢e for a numtrEr of wanisations and
eommuThty groups on a ddy and weekty bas¢s. SL Nichoks Nursery the Chikl and ￿￿oI￿s￿nI Mental Health
servi￿ ICAMHSI hwe conts"rKJed to Ltse the premisÈs wilh Occasion￿ room bookirss from othèr organ￿atiOnS stsch
83 Action Mental Health
Through tIE ddivery of 66,517 contact hours. wofkirrfJ in the a￿a5 of informal ￿uCation. heallh PTornob"on and
cornrnurAly engagement. we provid￿ orwrturlibes tr and èroa9ed with WO in¢fviduats ovef year. A
additional 6.138 youThJ peoF4e *rwJap1 thrw Ckrtwth in focal c￿￿UnibeS and Ird sth)ots across frAMI and E85t
Antn"m.
The Youih Club wih ts provtston of48 *eeks per8nntHn.' 18 fV)u￿ of kn tt) fa￿ yWlh wolk was del￿Ere(l
over 5 eveTrirrJs wed(ly. The Youlh Club prcvKfed ￿[Sonal and social deve￿P￿Ent opportunibes for young people
aged &18 in ourpremises in Irish Quarterwest, CarricJ¢fetgus. Youlh Club otrtCLNnes We￿ Irnked with thLEe With￿ the
Educalion ALFthority and sought kn devel4) thinkmg life and work skHls. enhan￿ personal ¢apabi14ties. imprDve heaRh
and welkbeing, deveknp posibve relationships wilh cthers. ￿lJe[enden￿. wlcweased paitipation.
Funded by the Publk Health Awry who xlenbfied issues yourYJ Pe￿ far£¢J whèn #t￿$}ng appropriate ￿a[th
sÈMces, the Yovlh Engagernefit Service a safe Space for young people across East An1￿. aged 11-25. to
gain 8rxes5 to apwopiiate infotwTralron. SUPFQrt and Jbferral cfi a rarye of hgallh-r8lated i%su8S.
V*)rf(irKJ in response to the needs0fchihJ￿n 8r¥J Iheirfarnif*s across Carriclrfewus. ParentsAnd Kkls TtyJelherlPAKD
ddwered a range ofaftemoon activity clubs fotchildren aged 6-12. as ￿￿1 a$ bwning 8nd Pdrnity acMJe5 forthe who
farnity uniL PAKf sought to Chthjren deveb¥J posi￿ r*atO￿t￿p5 wrfh olhers. shaw inprW￿entS in emoknnal

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and physirAI wellbeing.
The Right to lood 365 campaKJn ￿1h Chddren ￿ ￿rtheM Ir•FaThJ {CINII was thvelrw wilh National I￿tery fund•)g
secured in Septernber2021. The GetAdllte proJectwoth6yI bj track￿ inewafrties arouthj tocwj povety through prO￿$￿n
of food, cthkery prcgramtrbes and youth a¢knGy work.
The l)Jtreach Team was funw by the EthrcatK)n Authryity 8￿j POl￿e ar¥J Commthmty Safety Partnershw) IPCSPI
thrw9h the Ta¢klit¥J Paratnflitarism Project, l¢xal PToJecl funding and Youth DNet5iwary and Intervention Proglammè.
These proiL* worfied togelhL¥ acr05s MKJ ar* East Anlrim Borough Counctl.. wilh youro FEopfe at risk of inVo￿ement
in anti-social behaviour and risk-laking actMt*s. The (XJlrea£h Team engaged young people aged 11-25 throjgh the
medium of¢Jetached ytyJlh wa￿. schools drop ￿, infonnal •Jucats"on, as W a5 one to ontr5WPOrt. The fiJnrtin9 fnr thg
isru9 w)d a￿¢b￿ tr3inirKJ was ceased at the end of Juty. reducir#J Ihe ￿treach Tèam by ono fv11 *"rne memberofstsff.
The Independent LwiTrJ Programmestsrted in 2021 to house uoaccompanEd minoTrfwlhe Northem Health and Sowl
ca￿ Tr￿*t. At the beginnin9 of 2023 we wrchased a s￿Ond wor¢ty n CarrKkIerg￿8. wistraticm) as an HMO is slll
in pwess.
The ￿[corne C•ntre pTh*thyd soaal aThJ (ecreaULm Spa￿. Ergli4h dasse5. dothThig addit￿nal food arKI
opporbjnities to explc*& Northem Ir•knd un￿1 ￿fitt 21r23. siaff shtyes and a lack of suslainable lundirHJ n*ant that
proJrarnrre was no bngerviabl&
There were 8 full time slaff. 9 part tirnew¢Nkers ar¥J 12 sessional ycAth wortèr5, as ￿11 a$ 1 Job Start Pgst by Marth
2024. Tr* Volunt￿ *am remasned 5teaty wilh 43 vduntsers try theen(l of Marth 2024.
Flnancial Rev6ew
Thts yearsaw growth in the tsjmpany ineome and sut$￿￿ent expenditure. The ￿t irtr ￿s￿f-l￿1r#J expenses h•J
bmpaeton the YMCAwith a￿e￿ e￿trK￿ty, heab.ng and ￿sUrance costs.
There w8r8 no cash fluw issues ent￿￿ Ihi5 y•W,
In th• ytar the￿ o surp1￿ of ir￿¢ Gornpar¥¥J tv EXFEtKJ￿Ie. 5kn￿) in the Sta*ment of financial activik$ on
page 13. Thi5 has tw adrt￿ lo the reset￿ tfwlt forwar
Vve are ¢ommilted lo en5urir#J the woth of ￿ As50ciab"on coThtinu8¥. rew$¥wJ Ihg hyrtsrKe ol donaltons and
assistance frorn ￿r5Upporte(s and sw)n50r5 lo fvlure I￿rk.
Income
Priftupal FuTrJing Sou
The A$S￿all￿ has $8verd fuNlirbJ souffts for its work. Most of the fJn8ncial $￿pOrt com85 fr¢xn IxtSKle
agenaeslorgani8ations Ihat wovth hJThJing for specific projects progr*nmes or lo luno specffiÈd stsff. These
indude.. Educatson Authority, Nrythem Ireland HoLtstng Execub"Ye ISPODI, MKI and East Antiirn Borough Council.
Northern Health and Social Care Trust. Nabond Lottery. PubLr Hèalth AiJeacy. G￿l￿n in Need as well as a number
Ofsmal￿r grants from otsrgwanl rnabing i*)d￿.
Finan¢ial Results
At the end ol th? ffftanoal year Ihe charity has ￿lS of£l.583.29612m-£f.$9Q174) and Ilabiltie5 of£5.621 P023
-£21.7471. The net assets ofthe charity have in(¥e35ed by £9.248.
Res•rves Position and Policy
The coryany has built up some reserves ￿er Ihe year5 and the dirdctors am to ha¥E betr￿ Ihree and six nbjnths
expenditure in unrestrcted rsseTrES atany line.
Prtnclpal Risks and ur￿rtab*fje5
Risk managern￿l
The Board ol Mana9wnent condu¢ts wular revwis of the rnajor risks to whith it w￿1 t* exposed. ￿ere approrriats.
systerns or procedures have been e5tsbhshed to mjbgate the risl<s the 0r9anr5atK￿l I￿e$. Internal contrc4 risks we
wnini8ed by Ihe impkntatKJn 0fprL*Xu￿S tDr authortsabon transaclK)rLS aThJ ￿(lects.
P￿Cedu￿S are in place to ensure c￿p￿anCe with he*lh 5alety. safeguardiNJ finan¢iJ rBgulabon5. whith
the iisk tostaff. bDluntee¥s. yowvj people, 3ThJ i*ikJr*n ￿ owcarB as wel a5 in the finaniiaj cofttext88
stated above.
These procedures 3repeiw￿￿aty revmd to ertsU￿ they conlinue kn rneetthe m•Js orth* ¢xsani5abon and relevant
legi8tabo

Carrickferyus Young Mens Christian Association
IA compny Ilm4t8d by guaraTht••. not ha¥lny a¥hart capdaD
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
forthe finanoal year e[￿￿ 31 March 2024
The organisalion vthl corrfinug to davetop lh• adivitss above fDrthcLmng year sutyec* lo sattsfacbry
nding arrangements.
The Youth Engagement •¥J Youth arnj dI￿r￿l0n8ry YKrk cofttrxts Mpre r8newed in 2023.24
offering >5 yeafs funding. posrtive rews ¢))nsi￿n￿j Ihe ￿dUCed grants and f￿aTr￿al instability in gobtrnment anii
grants. Co¥E gRnt fvndirvJ frcffi Children ￿ Nged has b8en her￿ in rnktwkng ￿ainst th• T￿l￿titin in grant$ seon
ross the EtsJL¥tion Aulhoirty fvnth￿.
QuastionsaLx)Lrtlhe oTrgoiThJ susiain** ofst NrdYJJas Nltrnery impaEtlrKo￿gEneT0tedbythebUI￿Jry dumg
2024-25. There will of Ihe bukSng Ltsèje and for lu￿14 partrtorÉ.' pathcw that wll nDt onty
99nerate *n¢<¥ne but ensur8 add8¢1 y￿U8 to the pthhc benofft and15￿¢ wilh Ihe v*ue5 01 Ihe Organ￿tIC￿.
Thwewere th8Penges in staff reuutsnentayj relention dwiTr3 202>24*thith ryacbj Ihecapacty to defNwservices,
this addressed as the r￿gan￿83￿Cffl ts HLVW Res￿￿CeS man4em8nt practices and policias over the
oming year. with a fosu5 on wellbery.
Potenti￿ i>As irnpact S￿laInab11fy t1wel0￿ thè purclw of our Sec￿￿1 P￿perty and eyp8n$ion of the
Indyndent LI￿n9 PrtyJrarrnk in 202>24, will alk)w better retum c(t ￿VeStment reser￿ wlwle fvjlfilling the
charrt&Jle objectives ouuined in its puL4ic beAefft statements.
Trust￿5
Julie Patktson
Samjel Crowe
nda Gray IA￿0￿rted 9 o￿l￿r 2023)
Steve Ames
Andrew Macquanie
Robort Connor
FIyÉln Moffett
Andrew Ha￿&Y IAFpc¥nted 90ctc&t 2tr231
In 4cc￿lance wth the Ihe I￿Stee$ ffefr• by and. teiffj elbJl)fe. offer Ihemsehts for reelection
Th• 58crefary vho 8ewl thjmg Ihe financi81)wr
Kargn El6zab8th Graham
Compliance wrth Sg¢tor.Wid8 L•9i51ation and Stsnd¥d
The tharity engages ptD-athelywrth ￿l￿thn. stsThSardsand a¥edevefcwJfurthe$ector. Canithrg
Youro Mens chr￿tian A5SfKOtion 5thk8LYte5 to and is O￿p￿antWrth the folk)wr*J.'
The Ccxnpanies Act2LXk
The Chaiilias SORP IFRS 102)
Tho Auditorn
Oaty P¥rk & Company Ltd, Icawrtered knwitants), W*E appointed audrtors by the Ir¢tststss to fill the CaS￿al vacan
ha¥e expressed their￿￿'r￿Jriw to ccffitinw ￿ office in accordartt with the piowi5iors of Section 485 of the
C¢xnpanies Act 21K)6.
ApPrn￿d by th8 Board ofTn¥ts•g on V j￿2024 and signed on its behalfby.
onnor
Dir8CtQT

Carrickfergus Young Mens Christian Association
IA ¢•mpary Umitod by wwant49, nDt havtng a8harn cath￿)
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
lorthe fman¢W year *vJed 31 MaKh 2tr24
Th8 trustees. who atso d1￿CtorS of CaThickfergu5 Young Mens chI]5b￿ As￿￿atr￿ forthe puoYJses ofo)mpany
law. are re5pJnsible fer preparing the staiem8nts in &cordancè WTth app*cat42 law •nd re9uLqllo￿.
C£￿>panY law r￿￿1￿ the thL4t085 as the drreLtsrs to prepare finatKsal ststements for each financial yew. Under that
the trustees have e*cled to prepare the finanaal Statements in a¢)￿rdan￿ wrth United lQwJom Ggneralty
ArKepted Atxounling PraC￿e (United Kt"rYJdorn AL￿￿n￿n9 Standards arwj aFplicable lawl induding FRS 102 'Th8
Financi￿ Reporbry Standarrj applicable In the UK and Reprt)Vc of IrelaTrJ" 1A (Small Entlbesl. UDdero)mpany
law the Iwstees rNst Th)t approvg Ihe financ¢al statements unl9$5 they are Satisfied that they give a tNe an¢J Pdif vk8W
of the stale of affairs of the company and of th8 surplus or defiot of the mrnpany for that peri¢xl.
In wepariry Ihese ￿andal star•￿ts. It* tn*l8OS are roqUi￿d to:
5e18Ct $uitable a￿rtIng polve5 and apply th8m fDn5i51enty:
observe Ihe rne11￿ and prir¢ipJes Charibes SORP
make i￿19￿Ments and accounbry estirrot&s ttjat a￿ rEasonable and pr￿j￿nt
state whether Ihe finanual statèments have b8en prepared in accordan￿ with athT¢3ble acc￿ntir￿ stsndards.
identy those 5tsndards. and note Ihe effect atky Ihe reasons for any material departure frorn those standards. and
prepare tre financial 5t8tements on the goi￿ ¢onom basis unbss it is inappropriaie to pr¥$ume that the diarity
wil continue rn operatron.
The trustees are ￿Spons7b )le for keeping adèquate a(rountir¥ thal are suffio•tt b) 51k7w and expjain the
chaiity's transacttons and di$dose *ith rEasonab￿ accuracy at any time Ihe find[￿SaI PD5ition olthe charity enable
thern to ensu￿ that Ihe financial st*rements (xjrnpty wrfh the Compani85 Act 2006 They ar8 also responsible for
safeguardiThJ the assets ofthe chariy arKI IvK• ￿a80Th8t4• steFS for lh• pre¥￿n and offraud
and olher r￿egulan￿e$.
In so faras th8 Intstees a￿ awrdTr'.
there i8 no rdevant audrt Inf￿rnat￿rt linlonnabon by the thtirity￿ auditor ￿ COn￿￿On wilh pr8parinp the
audito¢$ r￿Ort) orwhith Ihe (*aritys aLxlitor is unaware. and
the tnJstee5 IkaV8 taken all the $tep5 that tw ought lo have laken as trustees in r*der to make Ihemselves aware
OF rdovant awjit intonnaion 3TrJ fo 85tsbWI that tlp cwl's wjthtor is ofth?I v)fvrnation.
Approv•d ty th• 8oA¥d ofTN•t••s on V Juty 2024 and slgned on Its bèhawby:
Rya
rt Connor
Diroctr