2023-12-31-annual-report

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	Unit	155thBELFAST GUIDE UNIT
	Document	Trustee Annual Report 2023
	Period	01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023

Notes

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.

1 CHARITY DETAILS

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

155[th] Belfast Guide Unit

1.2 NI Charity Commission Number

104437

1.3 The principal address of the Charity

This should be the address that was used at the time of registration with the Charity Commission

Principal Address

Girlguiding Ulster, Lorne House, Craigavad, 30 Station Road, Holywood, BT18 0BP

Correspondence Address

155[th] Belfast Guide Unit, Gilnahirk Presbyterian Church, 161 Gilnahirk Road, Belfast BT5 7QP

1.4 Charity Trustees

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

Christine Williams (Main contact)

Barbara Anderson Rachel Toland Kate Latimer (joined September 2023)

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	Unit	155thBELFAST GUIDE UNIT
	Document	Trustee Annual Report 2023
	Period	01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023

2 ACTIVITIES

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

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

There were 30 girls in the unit during the year.

2023 saw our first Guide to achieve her GOLD award, the highest award in the Guide programme.

She was not only the first Guide to achieve it in our Unit, but also the first in the Campbell District, and the first in East Belfast.

ACTIVITIES

January – June

Activities included:

Girlguiding Ulster visit to W5 at the Odyssey complex
Thinking Day – annual Girlguiding event
Marvel day at Lorne Estate – high energy activities
The Lorne Walk - a sponsored walk
Planting night – growing plants from seeds
A cookout - building a camp fire and cooking our dinner
Girl Guide programme progression as per table below

September – December

Activities included:

Guide camp weekend held at Lorne Estate
UK Parliament Week: Our annual politics and election night.
Girl Guide programme progression as per table below

Girlguiding Programme Summary 2023

Activities completed during 2023.

Element	Know Myself	Express Myself	Be Well	Have Adventures	Take Action	Skills For My Future
Skills Builder (Parts 1 to 4)	3	3	2	4	1
Unit Meeting Activities(Minutes)	80	85	30	180		60

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	Unit	155thBELFAST GUIDE UNIT
	Document	Trustee Annual Report 2023
	Period	01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023

3 FINANCIAL REPORT

3.1 The financial year the report relates to.

1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023

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

Accounts now being reported on the Girlguiding accounts package and entered to understand the full financial reporting since 2014.	Accounts now being reported on the Girlguiding accounts package and entered to understand the full financial reporting since 2014.	Accounts now being reported on the Girlguiding accounts package and entered to understand the full financial reporting since 2014.	Accounts now being reported on the Girlguiding accounts package and entered to understand the full financial reporting since 2014.	previous years have been 2020 2019 £1,338.49 £1,600.25 £0 £29.66 £1,338.49 £1,629.91	previous years have been 2020 2019 £1,338.49 £1,600.25 £0 £29.66 £1,338.49 £1,629.91
Accounts	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Bank	£2,804.11	£2,259.16	£316,26	£1,338.49	£1,600.25
Cash in Hand	£0	£0	£0	£0	£29.66
TOTAL	£2,804.11	£2,259.16	£316,26	£1,338.49	£1,629.91

3.3 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

No deficit

4 PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIREMENT STATEMENT

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

The Trustees have regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance