St Brl8id's Wornen's Group Members report The Management Committee present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025. Objectives and attivitles St Brigid's Women's Group was established in October 1999, to empower women livln8 in the Carnhill Area (SOA Carnhlll 1&21. A small group of local women came together to discuss ways in which women wilhln the Carnhill estate could move forward. Improve their life chances & effect positive chan8e for thernselves & their commtsnlty. The group 15 based wlthln Carnhill, an area that is particularly deprlved & impoverished especlally in terms of employment opportunitie5. Poverty & unemployment In Carnhill have exacerbated a whole range of social problems, Including family breakdown. poor health, yOLilh disaffection, drugs & crime. The recent deprivatlon indice5 have ranked Carnhill in the top IO% of wards in Nl suffering for multlple deprivation, chlld povertyi income deprlvation & health deprivation. Since October 1999, the group have rented a small room within the local parish hall. Wllh help from small grants, local fundralslng & donatlons In klnd the group ha5 been able to deliver various course5 such as Tia Chi, Aqua Aerobics, Swlmming Lessons, Zumba Gold, Healthy Eating, Creative writin8, Knittin81 Crochetin8, Aris & Craft5, Personal Development, Communlty Development Iralnlng & visits to Stormont to talk to political parties to discuss the issues that effect them & their communlty. For local chlldren each year we set up a summer scheme & a bus trip to the beach for the local residents l.e. parents, children, grandparents etc. Management Committee The members of the charliy for the purposes of charlty law and throughout this report are collettively referred to as the members. The members 5ervlng durlng the year and slnce the year end were a5 follows: Mrs Mary Harley Mrs Jean Cooke Mrs Helen McGrellls Mrs Detta McGuinness Mrs Ann Mclntyre Mrs Doreen White Mrs Ann McPhillips Mr5 Patrlcla O'Reilly Publlc benefits The direct benefit which Ilows from this Purpose 15 the increased level of social incluslon for members of St Brigids Women'5 Group and the promotion of volunteering and development and irthspirin8 civlcvalue5 and community actlvlty Wlthin the Greater Shantallow Area. These benefits are evidenced through Increased numbers of women attending weekly meetin8 & activitie5, Increased numbers In volunteers & volunteering Page 3
5t Brigid's Women's Group Members report Contlnued....... opportunltles, feedback from the committee & volvnteers involved with training & events, focus groups & evaluation/monitoring carried out for all work carried out. ThÈre is no harrn flowlng from thls purpose. Beneflciarles of thls purpose are re51dents (Women, parents & Volunteers) within the Greater Shantallow Area. A prlvate beneflt may arise to committee members who may from tlme to time avail of training programmes In matlers such as governance, but this is necessary for professlonal siandards to be maintained to carry out the work of St Brlglds Women's Group & to ensure the beneflt Is provided to our beneflclaries. Rlsk Mana8ernent The members have assessed the major risks to which the or8anlsatlon Is exposed. In particular th95e related to the operatlons and finances of the association, and are 5atlsfied that sysiems are in place to mltlEate the exposure to the major risk5. Flnan¢lal review The financlal performance Is summarlsed In the enclosed accounts. Members Responslblllties In Rèlation To The Flnanclal Statements The members are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financlal statements In accordance wilh applicable law and Unlted Kln8dom Generally Accepteij Accountin6 Practlce. The law applicable to chafitles in Northern Ireland requlres the members to prepare the financial statements that glve a true and fair view of the State of affalrs of the charlty at the end of the financial year and of Its surplus or deficit for the financial year. In dolng so the members are required to: select sultable accounilng policies and apply them conslstently; observe methods and principles In the Chawltles SORP; rnake judgements and e5tlmates thai are rèasonable and prudent; prepare the financi315tatements on the golng concern basis unless It Is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The members 8re responsible for malntalnlng proper accountin8 records whlch dlsclose with reasonable accuracy at any tlme the flnanclal positlon of the charlty and enables them to ensure that the financlal statements comply wlth the necessary legislatlon. The members are a150 responsible for safe8uard5n8 the assets of the charity and hence for taking asonable steps for the prevention and detectlon of fraud and other irregularllles. By Order of the Management Committee: Member Member Date: Date: Page 4