Blythswood Ireland Limited Trustees, Report The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, pr¢sent the annual i-eport together with the fIn￿7ClaI ststements and auditors, report of the charitable coinpany for the year ended ) l December 2022. Trustees Mr JM Campbell Mr JA Campbell Mr AH Swansoii Mr N Hawthorne General iiiformation Blythswood Irelaiid Limited is a Christian charity which seeks to share the Gosp¢l, to help those in need, to further education and alleviate distress and poverty at home and abroad. The principal place of business and the registered office is situated at 9J Templepatrick Road, Ballyclare, Co Antrim. The ¢harity's operations include one w￿-ehOuse ￿]d eight charity shops located in different areas of Northern Ireland which receive and sell donated goods in order to fuiid its charitable activities. A description o'f the charity's operations and its principal activities are included in activities in the y¢ar on paoe 3. Tht trustses who served during the period and other reference and adtninistration information can be found on page l. Objectives #nd 2¢tivities Objecl.F ancl ttints The charitable objects of tlie charity are th¢ advancement of the Christian religion, the relief of poverty by the sale and distribution of donated (soods aiid the advancement of education for the public benefit, particularly foi- poor and disadvanatatsed children. The charity's principal activities continue to be IninisterTng to people s spiritual and physical needs, in the provision of relief supplies and in assisting the development ot PTOjéCts in Northern Ireland, Eastem ELirope and other countries. Page 2 Blythswood Irelii nd Limlted Trustees, Report Aclivilies in theyear 2022 was an encouraoin(y year with tradin(7 returning to some for of nonnality aftei- two years of disruption throuqh the Global Pai)demic. W¢ continue to work with our existing partne￿, Bljthswood Romania, Blythswood Serbia and our major partner Blythswood C&Te (UK). In September we celebrated 25 years of Blythswood's work in Ireland with an Afternooii Tea in Banbrid(re. The following day a Buffet Supper was held in Ballyclare, where almost one hundred fi-iends, supporters and stsff gathered to giwe thanks for all that has been achieved ID Bli¢hswood Care throuJq the faithful involveinent of many from around the Province. Blytliswood Care responded to the war in Ulcraine by launching an Emergency Appeal. Supporters froin Northern Jreland donated £29,0)2 to this appeal and customers in our shops donated a further £1 0,156 during the y¢ar. Durintr the financial year 2022 the charity financed and sent out l 0,9)8 filled Shoeboxes, which were delivered via the Blytliswood Cal'e Shoe Box Appeal to project partners in Roinania for distribution to tsi-oups of poor and iieedy cliildi-eii and adults iii those countries. Tliese boxes were collected from iiidividual supporters, schools, chui'ches, and other (yroups iii tlie Province. They were collected and delivered to Ballyclare Hub, our main soi'lin¢Tr Cenire, where eacli box was checked arid repacked by our excellent group of volunteei's and sta'ff who recoTded ovei- 1,101 hours of voluntary tiime. The value of lJoods in these slioeboxes was approximately £27J,450. J50 blankets were also sellt out with Shoebox loads to Ulnt incotne Ensuring the income of the cl)arity exce¢ds the costs of th¢ Charity and ¢ontinuirAg finaticiol support of ongoing charitable projects. Repiilatiort risk Ensuring tliat ihe organisation is asSO¢lated/involved witli repthable charttsbll¢ projects. I*L7nageme￿I andpei'soniiel Reteiitioii ot kev manag¢m¢iit aiid ¢xperienced personn¢l. r(uliiTL' lo respopld io chu17ging ei7vii'oAFpenl The I'isk that tlie organisation does not tske a proactive approach change. ReMppoontment tsf audDtor The auditors TB Millai. & Co are de¢med to be reappoiiited und¢T sectioii 487(2) of tlie Coinpanies Act 2006. The aniiual repoitt was approved by the ts'ustees of the charity on 23 May 2023 aiid $itsJ3ed on its behslf by.. MI. JM Canipbell Ti'iistee Pag¢ 6 Jythswood Ireland Limited Statemellt of Trusteos, Res OIISllbilities The trustees (Ivlio al'e aIso the diw¢¢toi's of Blythswood IIEland LimiteLI for the purposes of ¥ompany law} are respoijsible foi- pr¢paring the tnastees, repoit and 8he financial stat¢Jnents in accordance Thiih applt¢able law anif United L