## **Trustee Annual Report Form** 

This template is to provide guidance to units who are completing a Trustee Annual Report for the NI Charity Commission.  If you do not wish to use this form please ensure that the headings in this guidance are followed when completing a Trustee Annual Report. 

## **All Girlguiding Ulster Charities are governed by the Royal Charter and Bye-laws.** 

**The Purpose of each of these Charities is to educate girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their Community and the wider world.** 

**Name of Charity as it appears on the Register and any other names it may be known by** 

1[st] Hillsborough Rainbows 

## **NI Charity Commission Number** 

104197 

## **The principal address of the Charity- this should be the address that was used at the time of registration with the Charity Commission** 

Meeting place address: Sextons House, Main Street, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6AE Current contact address: 2 Balmoral Lane, Lisburn, BT27 5FX 

**The names of all Charity Trustees on the date the report was approved and all individuals who served as Charity Trustees during the year** 

Andrea Reid Michele Hutchinson Sarah Crothers 

**The financial year the report relates to – for example, 1[st] April 2016 to 31[st] March 2017** 

1 Sept 2021 – 31 August 2022 




**A summary of the Charity’s main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit and the main achievements in the year** 

We had 30 Rainbows attending the unit each week on a regular basis. 

Activities included: An Easter Hunt, Mothers Day and Christmas crafts, a dress up and dance charity Charity Trustees are aware of the guidance about the Commissions public benefit requirement fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer, a reading night, pre promise activities and promise badges presented, a statutory guidance trip to Pets at Home 

Parties and celebrations for: Harvest, Halloween, Promise Night, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Thinking Day, Easter and End of Year party 

Sports and Physical Activities: Dancing in the hall, a hunt outside with a treasure trail, games night 

Annual Rainbow outing to Lorne where Rainbows met other girls and shared games and experiences 

There was no harm flowing from the Charities purposes and that there was no private benefit. 

**A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance** 

**A review of the Charity’s financial position at the end of the year** 

The overall position is healthy. There are no debs or reserves to record. The opening balance as at 1[st] September 2021 was £438.30 and closing balance as of 31 Aug 2021 was £584.19 

Hillsborough Rainbow Guides have no material deficit 

**Details of any fund held by the Charity that was materially in deficit at the end of the year and steps taken by the Charity Trustees to eliminate the deficit** 




**One or more of the Charity Trustees must sign and date the box below.** 

|Andrea Reid|14.04.23|
|---|---|
|Michele Hutchinson|14.04.23|
|Sarah Crothers|14.04.23|