Northern Ireland's Chlldren to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust Trustees'Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2023 The trustees present their report and the unaudited financialststements of the ¢hartyforthe year ended 31 December2023. Reference and adminl8trative detalls Reglstered charty name Northern Ireland's Children to Lapland and Days to Rem8mber Trust Charity registration number 103911 Principal office 33A Prospect Road Portstewart BT55 7NF Thetrustees Mr C J Barldey Mrs L M Rodgers MrG Kelly Dr M Rollins Independent examiner Hopper& Co 6 Doagh Road Baiiyclare. BT39 9BG Struoture. governance and management The charity is governed by a Trust Deed. The charlty is constituted bya board of trusteeswho manage and directth8 charity. The board of trustees meet four times a year to faoilitate effective operatlons ond ensure the Gharity dever$ the 8eniices speclfied.
Northern Ireland's Children to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust Trustees'Annual Report (continued) Year ended 31 December 2023 Objectives and a¢tfvltles The principal objective of the charity is to help alleviate the sufferingof children in Northern Ireland with, or affected by. longtarm ortermlnal illness* physlcalormentaldisability. and bereaved children and their famiLies by providing trips to Lapland and other locations and other social, therapeutlc, l8isure and entertainment facilities. All the children who go on the fantasyflights are selected by Local hospitals throughoutthe province. The Gharlty achlev8S this by fundraising all year round as there is no govemment, lottery or other fundlng. Northgm Ireland's Children to LapLond and Days to Remernber Trust are able to arrange travel and medi¢8l insurance to make these trips happen, backed up by full medical care for the duration of the trips. The trustees have reviewed the Charvty Commission for Northern IreLand requirements relatlng to publlc benefit and confirm that the charity meets the criteria set dovm therein. Northern Ireland's Chlldren to LapLand and Days to Remember Trust bècame regi8tered with the Charfty Commlsslon tor NortheTn Ireland on 9September 2015. Achievements and performance We are pLeased to report that nomiality has been resumedl In 2022, we made our annualtripto Lapland, on a 189 seat aircraft,with 85 deserving children on board. We also continued oui popular'3 Stsps to Christmas, Gampaign, with 35 children receiving £250 worth of presents. 2023 saw us once agaln tske a 189 seataircraft to Lapland and continue the 3 Steps CaMpan for35 ChiLdren. We were also delighted to have sufficientfundsto aLiow us to take 12 chronically ill children and their parents on a 3 daytTiP to EuroDisney in Paris. Financial review The detaiLed results fortheyear and the charity's financial position £tthe yearend are set out in the attached fin£nclal statements. The total unrestricted incoming resources for the accounting period amounted to £206,373 (2022: £132,771). with expenditure of £187,121. {2022: £113,603). This has resulted in net incoming resources forthe year of £19,252 (2022." £19,168). Unrestricted funds remainingatthe year end amounted to £200.214.12022: £161.794}. The main incoming resources ofthe charityare from donations.
Northern Ireland's Chlldren to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust Trustees, Annual Report (Gontinued) Year ended 31 December 2023 The trustÉes. annual rèport was approved on .... trustees by: and signed on behalf of the board of Mrcj Trustee arkley