Shopmfjbillty Omagh
Report t)f the trust
roi" tho y¢ar ended 31 March 2lllS
The (ru$te&8 pr¢8¢n¢ tkneir report and the &ecounts frjr the yerAr Jnd¢d 31 Mlych 202S.
The twtees who so￿ddUring the year and up to the date report
Ftazvl fvIrGuIg¥￿ Chatsp¢i',gon
Jill) SbAikey Secret
Conor Ktsys Ttea5urcJ.'
Ctsl￿ KerrLg
Louiae Mecrory
Nicola Mullin
Gerkldine Keys
Annie hlcElh&lton
Maigaret fvlcElbath)11
ObJeetiv4s
Slxoptstobillty Ornagh th¢ pub]Jc b¢nefii requiremenc detaiLed in the Charfi'kes A¢i utkder lh¢ rdlif oe thuAe ill lleed.
Tb¢ m41tt benefit of our servic¢ is tb&i It ellhan¢¢& the Irthpeodell¢e 0£ our servic8 users, in¢re&8ing their ability to
integrate ltho rhe QOEAnLW]ity and Iskn p￿1 Itt &ctivitie8 Itkat othors take for 8r&nted. Yhopllwb.ility Qm8h aill￿
provicle equipment and advisory seTYl£ea iknai help those whcF 80c1￿Y eKdud¢d through r¢stllcted mobillry to
re-htegrats back die ￿MM￿litY. By proYidinE equipment dcsigll¢d tu aid tnDbilAty, usor8 Ill¢ able to access Shops,
Ipiwtt alu4 ¢onJuiefflai fa¢il£tie$ th¢y oih#Twise Wo￿ld not bs &bltt EO &vÈII pt Tke provlsloll of tllobillw equipment alld
advi8orylslgnpostiJ]g Ih4t Skopmobillty Omagh offers, provide comturt In those who are yitsk or ¢onvaleseent. m•
ia8es tb p¥ovi$lon of equlpmeut has be¢n liff¢ clThu8iug. Skwpthobljlty Omash asststs people with mability diLTiLullit8 10
help am&gh BUULIUtding &Y¢as Jnore ￿￿&S1b1¢. It promottt¢SOL'ial incL￿10￿ by providlttg a mttats6 fur th08¢
wlth ttLobllity trWi¢UOII8 tu acc¢￿ Soci￿, Cultural ct)nvnArial fi¢llklies lu th¥ atta. Tkw ¥chemts wtively promot
voIuDteerintr
by provAdiHg Io v8¢r& a voluk)trer b¢fii¢ttdto8 gtttd# to ￿s18t users aroill￿[ slwp5 aud local fa¢illtte8, Thtt
scheme is ￿tiV#1y prornoiing equality Eo &ll by providing M mcgn8 for iknse peopl¢ wlth mobllity r¢slll¢tiDn& to ac¢*8
,lllues oQterJ take for gtaiit¢d 3arEL a$ shopping, YisiLlng frlends or JtleULIADg medic41 &ppoinlrn&Lits. The soheme
promoks Èhe humAll righty tsf those who lJ¥va wbilily dtIfwultie8 lo bc ro acces5 these qervieas Tridt&t iLso
fze¢dom of movem￿[ aR]d tndep¢ndeiic¢ througiwut th8 aTeA. Alrhougli StsopTnobility 8thvl¢¢s are opeL
any￿Itt of all age8, It 18 noted that over 7Q% of th¢ us&rs &gt& 60 years plus. With an ag4ng popllladon Ih¢r< ts
tneYitAbty go2nK to ￿ n￿rE mobili¢y relt(ieLI Igsues and Shoptttsbllity Ordagh works EO Adthp8s those. Tho speci4List (aio
provided allttws oldw disabled equèility of opportunity by Iho grovlqlon of %p¢daLtsl e4llipmnC advlctr IL) aid
￿0bIlity.
Tb6 service also provid¢& ro8plttt tor cirns alld halps lo allcviatc th¢ o'ftrn heavy buirfen on f*uJJlles and Criends. The
s¢riice i8 fE¢¢ ￿ join and ft¢¢ to use, dlowlllg members gk¢at&r lo b¢¢ow re￿18r vitsitots lo Iw#l &vili&es. It
is also a great aEtd4u to rhe di3tri¢t of Ornagli h¢lplng to attrtct Yiaitors ftorn otttsldts Ilp ￿eft.
The dera&lld for the wvlce UL Ow8gh cao be d¢[not￿trated by th¢ EolLe¢tian ot sta,tsstics Itoni Liagc. These ¢oniinue L
gtow and wlits ￿ #ver 8%knig poptdatloo, &nti¢lp&te Ebit d¥ttw
The Main Benefi¢larAes m¢:
Tbose wilkn n￿bilIty isstt¢s withill our comimitLiÉy,
Tlie ¢ar¢ gtY¢r4 Ind f&Thily members that hava rheir illd¢pendenc¢ vARtt rhostr w&th moblLiry i8Stt¢s uan bttve a bie8k
fromth¢ oonBtyJE¢ 5ll9PVrt th¢y giVO.
Thoso pwaon$ ill so¢i¢ty tiwLcouLd llot otherwise bv the use th¢ 8¢rYi¢¢ for r¢ason8.
t&ny us¢r8 have urn&rKone re¢ellt OP￿tionS tm L￿sPI￿£, ohehWth8£&py, sickne88 $￿ch as fvIS or Muscular
d¢teriorating illnesse8
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Shopmobility Omagh
Report of the trtL4t
for the year ended 31 March 2025
AL'hlevemellts ID the y¢Ar
ak]cigJty, the schettio continues to 2xpcricnce signihcoat challetw? partlculgfy with tELts risin% cost of living, which
&how8 Jio Indlcatlon ()f deffta8ing In tha near f￿￿ra. Thb h&s placed addlilonal piessure oft our resources thd ovenli
su8tslnabS1ity.
W6 h&ve also seen on lucre&8e ID peopl* ¢ontacdllg s￿h￿lle, ¢itber wl8Eung Lg tth equipmenk or sreking guidance on
w&er¢ i1tsrn8 be P￿r¢h￿ed. As a re$uh, tb¢re has be¢n a uoi&ble ]as# In tho Isycl of 8kgllposfittg r¢quxr?d to ÈTh8uro
individuals recehre the appnwiate support aDd infornwtio
A fvrther ¢or¢c¢m is thtt maoy Qt Ihose now r#gl8t8rfng vAih the s¢h¢nw *e pr¢sentlng •￿th fjLlttes8￿ that w¢ot
undiagnosed during the Covid PQLiod, sotlle oc which, regi'eEtably, Canll￿ bc reversed or cured. This h8s luglLiighted the
Dllgoing irnport4n¢e of the scheme io supporcing IndivAduals tantlLeB al tlmes uf greu need.
We remain extren*ly sratttfi￿ lo DFI for their Continued finuncial supporL wbich is rflal lo the runnin& of the scheme.
Elowevcr. th¢ ever-in¢Keasing ¢o$ts of esse￿la1$ Is ¢le¢trieity and h¢atitig present au ongoiag ¢halleng8, We ate
ELop¢ful th¢8e &dditioJ*L fnthncial piwiuEs ￿111 be ithn Anto cottsideratton when Éhtt next Letter of Offer is tsgue
Despite these challenges, th¢ ttusteos r¢m3iti coramitted to #n￿￿1￿g the scheme ¢otttinu¢s to provids ¢ssetthl sfjrvices lo
those A¢ed th¢m tnosl. Throu811 careful ttwiaBe￿Qn( coll&bor8tloll wltii partrrs, alld the dedltt&tiott of siJff and
Yolunte¢rs. w¢ will con¢inu¢ lo F4dapÉ to chall￿￿% c1[Gu￿t￿1Ce8 aud strive ÉQ S8f¢guard the. fullwe of tlie thmo,
F(mding re¢eiv¢d In 2024125
DFI £18,808 cor¢ nmrjing CQSES
FODC £300 CU￿￿ullIty and Wellbcillg
Urbart BvonL5 Ltd £220 St Patti¢le¥ Day
Reserves
The'fru8t¢e8 WOEdd ￿*Ve Ifserves policy whicts reouite8:
- Roserves or¢ biiili to ll Ipvel which ¢nsure8 that 6 nionth8 (50%) of or.Lwii6atlon'& core wtivLty could during &
period of tmtcst¢SVJell diffittully. This aniount will be saved over 1 3 year peiiod
-R¢setV¢S tak¢ into a¢¢ount pol￿tial redund￿citrS aad e4nipmont LEplaeemeut,. How¢v¢r dil¢ to ihc rising ¢o%t& or
Livlllg, the Thv$fr¢s aye coaiinuing to review this policy ond #ccordingly.
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Shopmoblllty Omagh
Report of the trustees
ror the year ended 31 March 2025
StatenMt of trntsLEeg' respoDsibiJities
The trustees 8te r¢£ponsibli for PrEp￿IllI th¢ TA￿te¢s, AonuAI Report and the finallciaL st&lements Ill a¢eordanca wlth
ppllcable law and Untted Ktngdom Accouniillg Siandud8 (UDited l(iJ*m G¢n¢rally Accepted Ac¢ountittg PAclice>.
w appli¢ablts ￿ eEwill￿ ir Norlhem TJ¢laud requires the tru￿￿3 to prepare fiD8nclal s¢alarn¢nts for ¢ach fin￿le1&I
year wkieh glve & trL￿ alld fair view of ¢twity And of the iWmiDg resourc¢& aud appliLuthott of resour¢05 of the chaLaty
For that year. Inpirpartng thBse fAnanot81,81'alewents Ilie Iruste96 ar0 requit¢d to..
5eleGt suiiftble ll¢counting potiries &ud then 8pply Ihafft cot)$i8tentLy*
observo the rAethod8 2nd priThciple$ in the CharLtieB SORP;
Ellake judgelli¢hts aLd #StIm￿e3 Ib&t are Ka8onabb and PllLd¢rLI:
gt&te wheih¢r applicAble UK Accountins StandgLK18 have b¢en Eollowed, subject to aAy m&t¢rig1 d*parbJres disclosed
and explained Its tkne fin8llcl4L 51atem8nts', and
prepar¢ ￿1￿1¢1￿ statements oil thè golng conL¢m basis unless il irtappropriate to Preslin￿ Lbal. charity will
eontmllo in operatio
The (nisleo$ a¢e TespoLiible eor keepkng prop*r arcoulltln8 ￿0rd8 tvhlch dtsclose wlEh roasonablr goouiacy il }￿Y rtme
LtLe fmancial p05itlon of Ilw Charbty a￿d eThablv lo ￿s￿le tlffll rhe finajwld st&teJL¢nts ¢0}r￿ty wtth th¢ Charities
A¢1 (Noiihwi Ir¢lalld) 2008. They are also r¢3pon5ibl& for F4af4tsthlng tkn as8tÉ8 OE rlie ckniry aud LTrnce Eor r#klttg
kYa80nabk slew for pievenuon Afjd dete¢tioll ogfraud allK£ other irreguiati&e$.
TELe trUSttt8 FLave complied with tLw diily to hive r¢g#id lo ikne ￿ldance 18su¢d by thE nhatity CotsuJl8sion for Northern
troland 0￿pUbliC b¢n#fiE.
The TPPD granl kas been usrd soldy For the purposes intended &lld iti &ecord&nce with tho Lertt￿ ind conditioa8 Ctf
grint.
Orl belTrlf of board
Jim Sharkey
Secretary
The Commuuity House
2 DrnmrJgb AYeJue
Oma
Co. Tyrolltt Bf18 LDP
NIC.. IQ3239
I Ilh Novethber 2025