COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: N1029469 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC103733 CAUSE (Nl) Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements 31 March 2023 Finegan Gibson Ltd Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Causeway Tower g James Street South Belfast BT2 8DN CAUSE (Nl) Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Ststements Year ended 31 March 2023 Page Trustees, annual report (incorporating the directorfs report) Independent auditor's report to the members Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) Statement of financial position statement of cash flows 15 16 17 Notes to the financial statements 18 CAUSE {Nl) Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) Year ended 31 March 2023 The trustees. who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. Reference and administrative details Registered charity name CAUSE (Nl) Limited Charity registration number NIC103733 Company regI￿ration number N1029469 Principal office and registered Unit 2 Lesley Office Park office 393 Holy4vood Road Belfast, Antrim BT4 2LS North8m Iraland The trustees Dr M Mccann S Byme (Chairperson) Dr G Dickson G Maguire D Clarke ffreasurer) S Bowman (Appointed 17 September 2022) (Resigned 18 February 2023) (Appointed 17 September 2022) Auditor Finegan Gibson Ltd Chartered accountants & statutory auditor Causeway Tower 9 James Street South Belfast BT2 8DN CAUSE (Nl) Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Structure, governance and management Goveming Document Cause {Nl) Limited is a company limited by guarantee govemed by rts Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 7th December 2013. Cause (Nl) Limited is a registered charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Cause (Nl) Limited is a membership organisation with currently 84 members, each of whom agrees to contribute £1 in the event of the charity winding up. Appointment of trustees The Chairman and the Trustees recruit and select new Trustees as needed. New Trustees are recruited on the relevance of their professional skills, and their potential to be able to make a helpful ontribution to the governance of the charity. As part of the recruitment process they are made aware of a Trustees. legal obligations under charity and company law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee and decision making processes, the business plan and re￿nt financial performance of the charity. Once the potential new Trustee has agreed to be considered for appointment to the role, the Trustees meet to review and to vote on the candidates. suitability for appointment. If there is unanimous agreement, their names are then proposed for appointment. to the voting Members of the Company at the next Annual General Meeting. Trustee induction and training Trustee Induction and training is in line with the Code of Good Govemance and follows an agreed protocol of Policy and Procedure. which is documented and recorded. Arrangements for setting pay and remuneration of key management personnel The directors consider the board of directors, who are the charity's trustees, and the senior management team comprise the key management personnel of the charty in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the charity on a day to day basis. All directors give of their time freely and no director received remuneration in the year. The pay of the senior staff is reviewed annualty in accordance with available benchmarking information through Nl Council for Voluntary Action {NICVA) and is aligned to the published NJC Scales. In view of the nature of the charty, the directors also benchmark against pay levels in other similar size charities run on a voluntary basis. The remuneration bench-mark is the mid-point of the range paid for similar roles. Oryanisation structure and how charity makes decisions The board of trustees, which can have up to 15 members. administers the charity. The board normally meets quarterly and there is a subwcommittee covering finance which nomially meets quarterly, and on an ad hoc basis where necessary. A Chief Executive is appointed by the trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charty. To facilitate effective operations. the Chief Executive has delegated authority, within tems of delegation approved by the trustees, for operational matters including finance. employment and direct charitable activities. CAUSE (Nl) Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (continued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Relationships with relatedparties None of our trustees r￿1ve remuneratron or other benefit from their work with the charty. The organisation has a robust Conflict of Interest Policy, and a Register of Interests which is updated at least annually. sk management The trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises.. an annual review of the principal risks and Un￿rtaIntieS that the charty faces-, the establishment of policies, systems and pl￿eduleS to mitigate those risks identlfted In the annual revlew., and ' the implementation of procedures designed lo minimise or manage any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise. CAUSE (Nl) Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continuedj Year ended 31 March 2023 Objectives and activities Objectives and Activities Established in 1995, CAUSE is a regional peer-led charity which provides practical and emotional support for carers of loved ones with serious mental illness. Our team of Carer Advocates provides a wide range of support to carers who are caring for loved ones with serious mental illness such as severe depression, personalty disorder, psychosis, bi-polar disorder and schizophrenia. In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. CAUSE'S activities fall under tsvo of the twetve charitable purposes outlined in public benefrt ststutory guidance for Northem Ireland namely: The relief of those in need - The advancement of education How we meet public benefrt criteria is outlined in the Company's objects as quoted below.. 'To provide rÈlig.f. education and support to those caring for individuals with a Serious mental illncss.... The strategies employed to achieve the charty's aims and objectives are to provide: Support group facilitation One-to-one advocacy support Telephone Helpline support Training for carers and professionals CTrordination of social activty events Opportunf(ies for carer involvement in policy and service development The structure, governance and management of the organisation include CAUSE'S team and Board currently comprising= 6 Trustees 13 Carer Advocates (full-time and part-time) Training and Development manager Office and Finance Manager Fundraising Manager Volunteering and Administrative OffI￿r and part-time Administrator Chief Executive CAUSE is a membership organisakn'on with 84 members registered. The peer-led ethos of CAUSE is translated into its recruitment and selection of the Board. management and its advocacy team. The Board of Trustees meets once every quarter and the Finance Sub-committee also meets quarterly with additional meetings when required. CAUSE {Nl) Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (ci>ntinuedJ Year ended 31 March 2023 Achievements and performance During the year of 2022-2023 Cause continued to work towards the delivery of our range of services, providing mental health carers with practical and emotional support by enhancing their knowledge. skills and resilience as carers, and thereby work towards the strategic goals agreed for the period. The organisation continues to raise awareness of the signfficant caring roles undertaken by mental health carers and the need for carer involvement in service development and planning. These high level goals were monitored and managed though advocacy and support service delivery to carers Regionally across Northern Ireland. and through specrfic Service Level Agreements with the Belfast Health & bocial Care Trust. the Southem Heatth and Social Care Trust, the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and the Westem Heatth and Social Care Trust. In addition to the core V￿rk acttvities of Carer Advcracy and support. CAUSE Carer Adv￿ateS and the wider staff team ensured that carers could avail of resptte activities and take a break with recreational and learning based activities co-ordinating social events for carers throughout the year. Psycho edu6