Gelvin Area CommuDi
AssocÉ
on Ltd
Re
rt of the Trust
f rthey Ended31 Au
es
2022
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the puryyoses of the Companies Act 2006, present their
report with the fllkqncial statements of the cbarity for the year ended 31 August 2022. The trustees have
adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).
INCORPORATION
The charitable company was incorporated on 9 April 1 gV99 and commenced tradmg on the sall￿ date.
O￿ECrIvEs AND ACTIvftlES
Objectivej and aims
TIIL. ¢¢)mpany's charitable objectives are tu make provision for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Gelvin
district and surroundll¥ area irrespective of ￿e. gender. race. political opinion or rellgion by bru)gll]8 the
¢ommunity together in an effort to provide educational and so¢￿1 artivities. to assist and cater for the
elderly. to preserv¢ the environment and herits8¢ of the area and to provide facilities for recreational and
leisure activities thereby unprovll￿ th¢ quality of life for all.
Significant activities
The company operates from its own premises and provides all necessary equipment for Its day to day
aetivities. The group, the committee and members are all employed on a voluntary basis and fund raiges for
its own benefit and also for the benefit of other local and national charities.
After activities had been severely curtailed or su8pended due to the Covid-19 situation last year, the
company can now report that many of these ar¢ now up and nllming a8ain. Some of the social and
educational activAties that have been carried out in 2022 are as follows..
- showing of a fdm re A￿]CultUr￿ Activities in the I93￿311940,$
- fun days - maully for our senior citizens
- card nights
- coffee mornings
- quiz nights for Uknaine - £1781 raised and ￿Ven to the Church alon8 With £500 donated by the company.
Plans are also in hand for the followin8 educational activÈties'.
- history talk re Castlew¢llan Castle
- readin8 club
We have also secured funding for ten years from Evishagaran Wind Farni Ltd - £7SOO recelved in thAS
fLnan¢ial year and this funding is unrestricted.
The Company is Conscious of the difficulties the cost of liyu￿ crisis is currently infiicting on households,
especially the elderly and housebound and actively seeks funders who will deliver projects in support of
goodlcharitable causes. The company has ￿entlY made a fundmg application to The ARN Foundation
Tacklins Isolation for older people Fund and if swcessful be in a position to fll)ancially support a
numE¢r of households in a meaningful and worthwhile way with a particular focus on food and fuel.
Assuming sanction of the application the company will provide an additional contribution from its own
resource3.
The company continued to receive rental income from the Old School House an(£ as in previous years, it
maintamed and cared for thi's heritage buildmg. The trustees contitiue to meet on a regular basis to ensure
that the ne¢essary business of the group receive5 attention.
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IVID Area Communi
onL
R ort of the Trnste
for th Year Ended 31 Au
2022
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEI
Governance arrangements
The charity is controlled by Its governing docutn¢nt, a deed of ttu¢ and constitutes a limited company,
limited by guarantee. a5 defll)ed by the Companies Act 2￿6.
Gelvin Area Community Association Limited is currently governed by a Board of four trustees.
The board can co-opt new tn￿teeS as and when required. The charitys chair is elected from the members on
an 8nnual basAS and is ratified at the Annual General MeetJn8.
Induction and traiDing of Dew trustee•
New directors are briefed on their legal obligations under charity and company law. the content of the
Articles of Associatioo the coD]mittee and decision ma&Jng proces4 and recent fllwicial perfornwice of the
charity.
Approved by orderof the boardof trustees on........... .. ........................... gnd sign¢d on its behalf by:
Hugh Eugene Mccloskey - Trustee
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