ST. PATRICK'S FLOWER ARRANGING CLUB ANNUAL REPORT & STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS For the period ending 31 August 2022 St. Patsicvs Nower Arranging Club- Reglstered Charfty In Northem Ireland (Number NIC1033351
ANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING 31" AUGUST 2022 The trustees of SLPatricYs Flower Arranging aub. listed at the back of the reporL have pleasure In submlttin8 their report and accounts for the period I September 2021 to 31 August 2022. CLUB OBJEcfivES The purpose of the Club as set out in our Constltutlon Is public educatlon In the art of flower afranglng and related subjects, wlthout dlstinctlon of age, Eender. disabillty both physlcal and mental, sexual orlentstion, nationallty, ethnlc Identity, da55, marital status, political or rell8lous oplnlon, 111 health, financial hardshlp or other dlsadvantage. wlthln the Banbrid8e and Cralgavon areas, (hereafter called the.area of public benefiv.) The trustees of St.PatricVs Flower Arranging Club confirm that they have complled with their duty under the Charltles Att (Northern Ireland) regardlng the Publlc BenefiL To achieve thls, the aub provides opportunlty for all people. and are always seeking ways in whith they can offer all members. tutoring and general aSSistsn to enable them to reach thelr goals. The Club has a membershlp payment. whlth enables people from the above Coundl areas who are in financlal hardshlp. the opportunity to pay dass fees on a pay as you attend basls. The key objectives this season was to return to classes Post pandemic currently and provide a variety of dasses geared specifically towards Traditional Flower and Contemporay Flower Arranging. The sectlon below speclfylng achlevements In the past year dearly Identlfies the benefits that people have attained during the reporting period. The Club will always treat their members with respett and ensure they have every opportunityto gain benefits such as skills, experien and confidence in the art of Flower Arranging. ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PERIOD ENDING 31" AUGUST 2022 (l) This year has been successful year. Following the Covid 19 pandemic the Club reopened on Friday 16 September with a redUd membership of 24 persons. Many of our membership fall within the dinically vulnerable or extremely dinically vulnerable category. As a result the Culb opened following a Covld 19 Health and Safety assessment whith determined that the premises we use could hold enough tsble5 to safely tutor 24 people. This assessment was undertaken following the rules ststed by the Churth of Ireland who's premises we use this also meant the dass
could onty run Ihr. As a Culb we put In pla Strlct meawres to ensure the welfare of all our membef& This Induded wearing masks. hand sanitizer to be used on and exit and tsking eath individuals temperature on entry. We seated one person at elther end of eath tsble pJwrlng they took avay all materfats used In paper to be rfsposed of at home and washed down all tsbles. handles and bathroLMn froolftles used. All members felt very safe withln the environmenL (2) We held 18 dasses with an averdge attendan of (3) Two very different and cceSSful demratiOnS were held during the season presented by the aub Tutor5 a5 we were not happy to brln8 Outslde Demonstrator5 In at thts eaty stage post pandemic (4) One aub crtrtings was arranged In June 2022 to Msit McKnlghYs garden. Thls Is 3 local garden and members made thelr own way there to ensure everyones safety. It was a loyety outing enjoyed by all in the outdoor& STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT GOVERNING DOCUMENT AND COI4STITLmoN The aub Is unincorpor3ted and ts governed by a conststution adopted 14 November 2014 and last amended on 1° September 2017. The aub Is run entirely by its members. who pay a membershlp fee. As of 31° August 2022 the aub had a member5hlp of 2& SELEclloN OFTRusfEESAND MANAGEMENT The aub 15 managed by a Committee. whith consists of all the 3ppointed tru5tee& The Cornmittee meets at least four times during the year. However. on ocosions other issues may arise. whlch require additional rneet1n Wrthin the year endlng 3tst August 2022 five meetings were held. AtterK13n at these rneetin was as follows: Full attendan Maureen Daty. R05emaryAllen. Margaret DoaL Margaret BesL WNien Coffey. Linda Wood& Attended 4 meetln85 Margaret ¢YNeill.
The struthre5 of the meetlngs are as follo. (a> The Chalrperson provldes an overvlew of progress to date. of the tsr8ets set at the Annual General Meetln& (b) The Treasurer presents the latest accounts and these are dlscussed relatlve to the forecast spedfied at the Annual General Meetln& (c) The Secretsry provldes an overvlew of the meetlngs. (d) The meeting Is then open to all members to dlscuss any other relevant buslness issueswithin the aub. (e) The Chalrperson summarfses the Issues ralsed at the meetlng and then doses the meetln& The Annual Report and Statementof Accounts will be approved by the Trustees and presented to the members at the Annual General Meetln& ADMINISTRATION DEfAILS Charity Name: SL Patricvs Flower Arranging Club Charity Number: Registered Charity in Northern Ireland NIC103335 Club Address: 51 Main Street Donaghcloney Craigavon Co. Armagh BT66 7LR Charity Trustees as at year ending 31 August 2022 Mlss Maureen Catherine Daly Mrs Margaret (YNeill Mrs MargaretAnn Doak Mrs. Rosemary Allen Mrs Vlvlen Coffey Mrs Mar8aret Best Mrs Linda Woods Chairperson Ice-Chairper50n Treasurer Seuetary Member ofcommlttee Member of Commlttee Member of Committee
Safeguarding Trust Members SL Patricvs Flower Arrangln8 Club Is open to members of all ages and there are wlnerable people wlthin the current membership. Four members of the aub. have attended a Safe8uardingTrust semlnar and been checked by Access Nl. All four members have been accepted and recelved Certificates acknowledglng thls. The Club dedares that we are satlsfied that we have made the necessary thecks required to safeguard all our benefiaaries. Banking The aub initially used the Santander BanK 21 Market streeL Lurgan. Cralgavon. wr66 6AA However, as our Club alms to seek fundln8 from sources suth as Hallfax FoundatAon for Northern Ireland and TADA Rural Support Network In the comin8 year. Itwas agreed by the Trustees that we should use Danske Bank The Club Account has now been changed to the Bank on the 20 September 2017. Danske BanK 39 Market street Lurgan Cralgavon BT66 6AB Insurance Broker Alfred J. Gallagher Metropolitsn Bullding 29-31 Alfred Street Belfast Bf2 8ED The above Insurer Is used by Donaghdoney Parlsh. The Insuran covers SL Patricvs Church Hall. Donaghdoney Parish. which is used by SL Patricvs Flower Arranglng Club. The Club Is very appreaatlve of the Parlsh, notonly for offerlng the use of the Hall, but addlng the Club into the overall Insuran Cover. whllst they are In the Hall. Slgned: JLZ(s Club Chalrperson: