TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR SARSFIELDS COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR THE YEAR 1ST FEBRUARY 2023 TO 31ST JANUARY 2024 NIC 103220
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT SARSFIELDS COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR THE YEAR I FEBRUARY 2023 TO 31 JANUARY 2024 NIC 103Z20 CHARITY NAME Sarsfields Community Hall Management Group CHARITY REGISThATION NIC103220 REGISTERED ADDRESS Hall Rampart, Derrytrasna Co. Armagh 8T66 6aN TRUSTEES The followlng served a5 charilv trustees during the year and up to the date of this report,, Paula Mcstav Gregory Breen Helen Mcmahon Leeanne Mccusker Elleen M¢Alinden Francis Lennon Orla Mccann Una Stevenson BUILDING SOCIETY Santander
CHARITABLE PURPOSES Sarsfields Community Hall Management Group is s charity established to relieve poverty. sickness and the oged and to promote the benefit of the inhabitant5 of the Derrytrasna and district area of Co. Armagh by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organi53tions and inhabitants in a common effort to.. advance education provide facillties In the interests of social welfare for recreatlon or other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the condltions of life for the said inhabitants: to maintaln and manage Sarsflelds Communlty Hall or to co-operate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a Centre for activities promoted bv the Association and its constituent bodies in furtherance of the above objects. The Association 15 governed by its constitution. The management committee is also the Charity Trustees for the purpose of charity law and all glve thelr tlme voluntarlty. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR ENDING I FEBRUARY 2023 TO 31 JANUARY 2024 The Sarsfields Community Hall Management Group has now completed fourteen years of runnlng Sarsf ields Hall and maximising use of the hall for the local community, December 2023 saw the Chrlstmas Tree switch on event with Santa and Craft Fayre and the Senior Citizens, Christmas dinner took place. Out St, Patrick's Day event also took place and was a great success with collaboration from the Youth Club Leaders. A number of actlvities took place in the Hall over the year including a 6-week pilates course, local hlstory book launch, baby café, line dancing classes, Senior Citizens, Club, Youth Club, Irish dancing classes, The Hall was also available for birthday party bookings. The Hall continues to be well used bythe whole comrnunity for a range of activities. Electrical work was completed, flreflghting equipment checked and a fire risk assessment carrled out. We are worklng towards additional improvements to the Hall, particularly in relation to ener efficiency. Thank you to all who have supported the Hall over the year including Armagh, Banbridge and Criagavon Borough Councll and to our local community. Thanks are a150 due to the committee members for thelr dedication and hard work. We ask you all for your continued support. PUBLIC BENEFIT The Trustees believe that the public contlnue to benefit from the acllvitles outllned above in accordance with our purposes and objects. Through our work the beneflciarles l.e. those living in the area of benefit of Derrytrasna and its environs, have acsSed a variety of actlvitles and classes therefore reducin8 rural and social isolation, increase usage of a vital community resource out of which community activity is focussed, increase in active citizenship and volunteering, increase in new skills and interests and improvement in quality of life.
FINANCES Our financial perforrnance ha5 been sound. Income has been obtained through grants from Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council and through hall rental and donations. Costs have been managed carefully to ensure we have a small surplus for the year. Ih This Report was approved by the Trustees on 18 November 2024 and signed on its behalf by.. SEned.. Name: