Trustee Annual Report Forni- 156" Belfast Brownle Unlt All Glrlguldlng Ulster Charltles are governed by the Royal Charter and Bye•laws. The Purpose of each of these Charities Is to educate ￿rIS and youn8 women to help them develop emotionally. mentally. physlcally and splritually $0 that they can make a positive contrfbutlon to thelr Community and the wider world. Name of Charlty as It appears on the Reglster and any other names It may be known by 156 Belfast Brownie Unit Nl Charlty Commlsslon Number 104420 The prlnclpal address of the Charlty- thls sh(wld be the address that was used at the tlme of registration wlth the Charity Commlsslon The Guide Association, 30 Station Road, Holywood Co. Down, BT18 OBP The narnes of all Charlty Trustees on the date the report was approved and all Individuals who served as Charlty Trustees during the year Lynne Barr Elizabeth Noelle Gault The flnanclal year the report relates to- for example. 1° Aprll 2016 to 31" March 2017 I" January 2023 to 31" December 2023 A summary of the Charlrfs maln actlv5tles to further its purposes for the publlc benefft and the main achievements In the year In the year from I" January 2023 to 31. De￿rnber 2023 our unit had 11 girls and 3 leaders. In June 2023 we were concerned about the viability of our group as 4 out of our 8 girls were leaving as they were too old. We encouraged the remaining 8irls to 5nvite friends and did some advertising locally and were delighted when a new group of girls joined our group. In our regular meetings we played lots of games, did craft. drama and cookery. Cookery was very popular. For example, we made Valentines buns as well as bunny pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. Some of the crafts we made were cards, fairy doors and easter egg t￿es. We also worked on Girlguiding Skill Builders and Unit Meeting Activities. We completed our First Aid Skill Builder learning vital new skills and grew plants and learned about caring for them with the Grow Your Own Badge. We celebrated World Thlnking Day by making a video to be shown in church and completed our Thinking Day badge activities. We had a great night learning about different sorts of ￿ptileS and insects with a visit from the Amazon Jungle roadshow. We enjoyed several trips including a night walk arourKI the local area followed by hot chocolate, an enjoyable Christmas trip to see the pantomime at the Waterfront and a trip to the cinema to see Wish. It was a successful year and the girls developed numerous skills and grew in confidence. It was also encouraging to see friendships developing amongst the girls who come from different schools. There was no harm flowing from the purposes of Girlguiding Ulster and there was no private benefit flowing from the purposes. A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the Commlsslon's Publlc Benefft requirement statutory guldance We confirm that he Charty Trustees of 15¢ Belfast Brownies have had regard to the Charity Commission's Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance. A revlew of the Chartys flnanclal positlon at the end of the year At the end 31" December 2022, 156° Belfast Brownie Unit had £1765.20 in the bank and £33.81 in cash. During the period from I"January 2023- 31" De￿mber 2023, 156 Belfast Brownies had an income of £1426.48 and an expenditure of £1171.07. On 31" December 2023 156 Belfast Brownie Unit had £2020.61 in the bank and £33.81 in cash. Deta115 of any fund held by the Charity tIBt was materlally in delklt at the end of the year and steps taken by the Charlty Trustees to ellrnlnate the defidt None One or more of the Charity Trustees must slgn and date the box below.