Hol Cross Band Atticall Trustees Annual Re ort Year Ended 31 March 2023 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Charity Registration No.: 103895 Administration Address: clo Atticall Community Centre Tullyframe Road, Atticall, Kilkeel, Co. Down BT34 4BZ Trustees.. Mrs Catriona Ruane (Chairperson) Mr Rory Donnan (Secretary) Mrs Sheila Colgan (Treasurer) The Trustees of the Holy Cross Accordion Band Atb'call present their report for the year ended 31st March 2023. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Charity was registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland on 2nd of Dember 2015. The Charity's goveming document is the Consts'tution. Holy Cross Accordion Band Atticall is a a youth band that leams music and marching techniques and enters competitions and accepts invitab'ons to parb'cipate in parades providing entertainment to the public. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The objective of the charity is to encourage the youth of the area to join a team and learn music by playing a number of various instruments or train to be a majorette or a flag carrier in the colour guard. The charities aim is to advan Ihe education and raise the level of artistic taste of the general public in appreciation of music by perft>rming music of a high quality to a high standard through Ihe medium of the accordion band.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities Due to the aftermath of The Covid Pandemic and the harsh reality of the downtum in the music and arts sector. We had to begin the slow prOsS of rebuilding the band. We have recruited new members at present all primary school age. Practi takes place on a vEekly basis and the tuition is prOlded by three qualified and eXperIend original band members. Our new members can choose to learn the Accordian or Tin Whistle and all members leam to March in conjunth'on with the music and instruction. Our ethos still remains the same to enjoy learning music, making friends and creating memories that last forever. PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT In setting objectives and planning activities for the year the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit and are confident that the activities have helped to achieve the charity's purposes and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries. FINANCIAL RESULTS The main Sour of income of the charity is from weekly lotto and tuition fees. FINANCIAL RESERVES The Charity does not have a specific policy on reserves, but the Treasurer aims to maintain enough money in the bank account to fund all forthcoming expenses. TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees, annual report and statement of accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Commission for Northern Ireland. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posib'on of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charits'es Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the trustees on 21st January 2024 and signed on their behalf by: Catriona Ruane Chairperson Sheila Colgan Treasurer