The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.
LIFEREACH was constituted in February 2015 with the signing of the constitution document. Reference and Administrative Details Charity number NIC103185 Governing Instrument Declaration of Trust dated February 2015
Registered Office 9 carson’s court Ballygowan Bankers Ulster Bank 91/93 University Road Belfast BT7 1NG
The Trustees who served during the year were as follows: Natalie Gordon, John Edwards, Alison Clarke.
Day to day responsibility for the running of the charity is delegated to the Liam Gordon. The Trustees meet four times a year to review strategy and financial performance.
Public Benefits LIFEREACH will provide a range of benefits which will from its charitable purposes which are for all of the public within the area of benefit and all benefits are beneficial. In the case of relieving suffering and promoting wellbeing for those who are in distress, addiction or illness the public benefit will be the advancement of health and in some cases saving of lives, individuals becoming well again as a result of the intervention. In the case of the promoting community capacity building programmes, the public benefit will be the advancement of education, enhanced knowledge and understanding in young people through receiving life skills, increased confidence, selfesteem and ultimately employment or further study and the development of skills that encourages beneficiaries to be good citizens. In the case of the prevention or relief of poverty, the public benefit will be open to all and will help relieve suffering through the provision of grants, clothing, food and any other practical help for individuals such as furniture for moving from hostels to independent living all of which is positive and of benefit. The beneficiaries of all of the purposes are people in social and charitable need in Belfast and wider Northern Ireland area.
The benefits can all be demonstrated by feedback from beneficiaries following surveys. There is no potential for any harm and there is no private benefit in relation to any of the purposes. Objectives and activities LIFEREACH NI promotes a range of community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, life skills and self confidence of such communities in the area of benefit The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
N Gordon
9 carsons court Ballygowan