Coinpany registration number.. N16?005? Charity registration iiuinber .'NIC104587 Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership IA company liinited by gLiai'anlee) Annual Report and Financial Stateinents for the Year Elided 31 March 2024 D T Carson & C.0. 51-53 Thomas Street Ballyniena Co. Antrim BT43 6AZ Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Reference and Administrative Details Chairman Mr W Mccaughey Trustees Mr W Mccaiighey Mrs E R Booker Mrs M A Morrow Mr H Niclioll MT S Goi'don Is J S ￿legi1[￿an Mr S Slalne Mrs D Neill Mrs A Keeiian Mr l Deboys Mrs k Brady Mrs Anne Bell Secretary Mr C Haveliii Senior Man4?gement l Leadership Ms J Marshall, Executive Dii'ector of Community Programmes Team Is S fvlcLaughlin, Executive Director of Health Prograniines Charity Registration Number NIC104587 Company Registration Number N16?0052 Tlie charity is iiicorporated iii Nortljern Ireland. Broiighshane House 70 Main Streel Broiighshane BALL YMENA Couiily Anlrini Registered Office BT42 4JW Auditor D T Carson & Co. 51-53 Thomas Street Ballymeiia Co. Antrim BT43 6AZ Page I Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Trustees, Report The trustees, who are dii'ectoi's for the purposes of Company law. are pleased lo present the aiinual Trustees repoit together witli Ihe financial statenients and auditoi s report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March ?0?4 which are also prepared to nieet tlie i'equirements for a directors, report and Rccounts for Conipanies Act 2006 piirposes. Tlie financial stacemeiits comply with tlie Charities Act 2008. tl)e Conipanies Act ?006, tlie Meinoranduni and Artieles of AssoLiaiion. ai)d ALcoLinlii)gi and Reporliiio by Cliarilies.. Siateinent of Recoininei)ded Practice applieable to cl)arities prepariiig tl)eir accounts in aucordance witli tlie Fiiian¢ial Reportiiig Staiidard applicable in the UK and Repiiblic of Ireland IFRS 10?) (effective l January 2019). Chair's Report Our key projects during ?0?31?0?4 have included: IfvIPACTAgewell@ In ?02312024 we entered Year Four of our funding throligh the SPPGIDepartment of Health. Diiring this period, w¢ have ¢ontiniied to scale the programnie across ￿lId aiid East Aiiti-im lo iiiclude partnerships witli 22 GP Pra¢lic¢s. Diiring thi5 period, Ive worked with the IMPACT UK Cei)trL' for Review of Adult Social Care to oinplete a report on the 'lmpleinentation of Asset-Based Approaches, siicli as IMPACTA¢yewell@. The protsraiiiine aiins to support Older People usiiig an assets-based comniuiiity developinent approacli: focusintr on the social deleminanls of liealtli, to improve Ilieir liealth and wellbeiiig. 111 ?02J/?0?4 with the SLlPPOrt of six Officers we received 468 referrals to support Older P¢ople through the IMPACTAgewell@ programine. In Noveinber ?02) Ageivell iyere deliol)ted to be awarded Best PopLilaCion Hezlth Manaoen)ent Approach at The UK Healtli Creatioii Awards in London for our lMPACTAtsewellQ> model. Ageing Well Programme A5 an organisatioii, we have continued to provide our Handyperson service and Good Morning Telephone Befi'iendiiig support in collaboration with Bryson Energy. Good Muiming Ballymena. Good Morning CatTicktergus, and Good Moriiintr Lariie. This service was extended for another year to support Older People tliroughoiit 202il?024. The AgeiiiiT Well Service is fiinded by Mid & East Anlrini Borougli Council Conimliiiity Plaiiiiii)u Partners, includiiig The Healil) & Social Carc Board, Public Healtli Aoeiicy, Northerii Health & Social Care Trust, Nortliern Ireland Hou5iiig E.xecutive, MEA PSCP, and Mid & East Anlriin Boroiiuli Council. Jl?0?4 year. the Ageing Well Service assisted i24 older people with the Handyperson Throughout the ?0?" Service and continLied to siipport over 666 older people witli a total of 82,518 Good Morning telephone calls and the distribiition of 2,500 Ageing Well calendars. In addition lo this. witli thanks an additioiial sinall pot of fundiiig w¢ have been able to provide 42 hoLiseholds with cosl-of-livino SLlPPOrt iiicluding heatingfood support. Conneet North Service In April ?0?3 Agewell commenced a new conlrdct with Age Nl to deliver the Connect Nortli ServiLe on behalf ot the North¢ri) Health & Social Care TrLlSt (NHSCTI in tELe Mid and East Aiitim area. This new social prescribiiig niodel replac¢s the NHSCT Commiinity Navigator Service which Agewell previously delivered from Julie ?017 to March 2023. Tli¢ Coiiiiect North niodel takes in social Factors such as work, nioiiey. housiiig problenis, th¢ cliallenue5 of maiiaujiiu loiig-term conditions. as lyell as isolation and loneliness and provides tailored 5UPPOrt nieasured by the individual'5 iieed5. In 202)1?024 Connect North siipported ?14 individlials in Mld and East Antriin throiigh I g?0 interventions. Page 2 Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Trustees, Report Additionlll Projects In addilion to the key projects higlilighted above, the organisation has a150 5011rced aiid seciired fiinding for several additional small projects to SLlPPOrt and uiiderpin the key services of the orgaiiisalion. These l)ave iiicluded.. Crea.i'e.sfor Careys Funded by The Department for Health, oiir Creases for Careis SeiviLe provides practical support for older carers with a dooi'.to-door ironing collectioi) ￿]d delivery service wliicli supports older carers to prioi'itise time for self-care. Biiilding Floiii'ishing Fi'iep7dsl7ips (BFF) Btfi'iepiding BFF voluiiteers provide face to face befriendii)g iii older people's own honies, who Inay iiot be suitable for teleplione befrieiidinu These visits provide frieiidsliip and support tor individuals who may be feelino isolated ai)d require social connection. Lui'ne Jnleigenei-alional Purliamenl In partnersliip with Llc rne Commuiiity Cliist¢r, Agew¢ll facilitated an Intergen¢ri1tioiial Parliament in March 20?4 with older representatives froin 111¢ Larne Community as well as St MacNi5si's Priiiiary School. A panel of statlltory parti)ers includiiig, fvlid & East Aiitrim Boroiigh Couiicil, PSNI, Housii)g EYe¢utive and The Northeni Health & Social Care TrLlSt fielded qiiestions froni the floor on issues tliat span miiliiple ueiierations. Buildi17g C(JiiiM171nilv Pharmacy Parlng13hips In 20231?024 with funding from PHA, facilitated by The Commlinity Developmenl and Health Network ICDHN) Agewell worked in partnership witli Ballee Pharinaey to deliver a 14-week programtne of support wiih 12 older people from Ballymena. looking at 'The Effects of the Cost-of-Living Crisi5 on Ageing.. A¥eivell Advenliii'es Aoewell Adventures is a volunteer Ird initiative ivhich SLlPPOrts Older Peoplc living li) Mid and East Aiitrini, to utilise tl)eir free Sniart Travel Pass to visit Iicw places across the province witli the coiiifort of having a voluiiteer oli liaiid to assist. Ii) ?0? J/?0?4 Agewell facilitated three-day trips to DerrylLondonderry, Lisbiini, Ballymoney and Newry. BpJJs017 Fp7ei'gy Siippoi'l Scl7eine From January - Mar¢h 20?4 witli SLipporl provided by the Brysoi) Energy Siipport Schenie, the Agewell Team sUb1￿1￿¢d applicatioiis oli beliall- of 42 Older People iyiili the potential to collectively seciire £8,400 in electricity osls to support tlieir finai)cial wellbeiiig. Counselling Support In ?0?312024 Agewell provided 264 coiinsellii]o sessioiis in partiiership with Lead Coiinselljiio lo Older People struggling with their einolioi)al/ineiital health. Til￿elY access lo coui)selling means that iiidividuals can receive Inental liealth 5LlPPOrt ivitlioiit sigiiificant delays, ensuriiig tliat they get tlie help they iieed ivhen they need it IM051. Our thanks go to Bank of Ireland for part fuiidinu our counselling service thi5 year, adniiiiist¢red by Tlie Comniuiiity Fouiidalion. Page 3 Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Trustees, Report Agewell AwArds Tlie Auewell Awards hosled on the l March 2024 provided an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the remarkable achievements and Contributioiis of commiinity members who go above and beyond to Create a Positive impact for local Older People. Iii total there were 12 categories with over 90 noniiiiatioiis for commui)ity groups and individuals across Mid and East Aiitrini. Tlie aivards attracted spoijsorsliip from 16 local busii)ess businesses frolli across the Borouuli witli Priiicipal Sponsor beints Pliarinacy Plus. ILrf' Mr W Mccaiighey Chairn)an aiid trustee 31 October 2024 Page 4 Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Trustees, Report Tlie Trustees, who are directors for the purpose of Company law, present this annLial report together witl) the financial statenients of the cliaritable company for th¢ year ended 31 March 2024. Background Mid & East Antrini Agewell Partnersliip (MEAAP) was established iii March ?0 I I, with the aim of improvinu the lives of older people witliin tlie Mid & East Ai)trim area i.e. Ballyiiiena. Lariie & Carrickferuus. MEAAP becaine a Conipany Liniited by Guarantee in August 2013 ￿]d has siiice registered witli the Charities Commission for Northei'n lirland in January ?016. Objectives aiid activities ObjeL'ts uiid ciinis Vision, Mission and Values Vision Mid & East Antrim is a place where everyone can actively age well together, being involved. heard and valued. Mission OLir inissioii is to siipport individLials and comniuiiities to actively aue well Ilirougli parthership working, as ive believe everyone deserves a good quality of life. Values Listening.. Caring and Shai'ing Honesty and Opeiiness Challengiiig and Ii)Iluencing Coiinecting and Traiisfomiiiig Objective5, 51ralegie5 aclivities Spe¢ifi¢ objectives for the year 20?3 -2024 were= l. Relieve Poverty - Tl)e direct benefits wliicli flow froni tliis PLirpose iiiclude increased uptake ot beiietit5, raising awareiie55 of finaiicial hardsliip. iiicreased confidence iii securing assistaiice: ai)d increased opponuiiili¢s to oaiiiing 5UPPOrt eithei- directly by Auewell or signposted by Agewell i.e. tlie provisioii of itenis includiiig keep warin paeks. healthy food parcels. hoine security measlires. niiisance call blocking devices, siib5idised handyperson scheme. volunteer transport. These benefits are evidenced Ihroiigh Ihe feedback froin th¢ local ommunity, beneficiaries receiving the service. evaliiation of projects by awarding bodies. 2. Advaiice Edlication The direct beiiefits which flow froni this purpose iiiclude iinproved en)ployability or voluiiteeriiig opportunities for older people, creatiun of i)ew or ei)l)anced skills. increased self-confideiice, and iiicreased access lo traii)ing opporlLinities within the Mid & East Anlrini Borougli Council area, increased uptake of mainstream educational services and a reduction in isolation. These benefits ar¢ evidenced tlirough feedback from the local commlinity, beneficiaries attending courses. evaluation of projects by tutors and awarding bodies. To Promote Health The direct benefits whicli flow trom this pury)ose include.. reduced 50¢ial isolation, improveineiit of the quality of life for those iii iieed and reduced levels of str¢ss and aiixiety and increased meiilal healtli amoiig those it) need. These benefits are evidenced throuuh atteiidance at activities such as our lunclieon clubs. handypersoii service users, honie seciirity 5¢rvice user5, Good Moriiing service user5. feedback from statutory orgai)isalions sucl) as Police Service for Northem Ireland. Mid & East Antrini Borough Council. Northern Health & Social Care Trust & Public Health Agen¢y. beneficiaries. iiidependeiit evaluatioiis of our activitie5. Page 5 Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Trustees, Report Public ljenefil The piiblic benefits that Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership seek to acliieve are.. l. The preveiition or relief of poverty 2. The advancemeiit of education 3. The advaneeTnent of health or the saviiig of lives The Trustees confiiin that they have complied with the reqliireinents of section 4 of The Chariiies Acl 2008 to have dLie regard to tlie PLiblic benefit guidance published by the Charity Commi55ion for Northern Ireland. FinanciAI review Tlie total unrestricted incomiijg resolirces for the year amouiited to £?5.7?61?0?3.. £8,JOO). with expenditure of £46.518 (20?" £49,?40) resulting in a net increase of funds. after transfers. of £9,659 1?02J.' decrease of £19.275). This leaves Linrestricted funds after transfers of £139,892 (202J= £130,233) at the year end. Policy on reserves The Task- Force on Resourcing the Voluntary and Community Sector recommends that all Voluntary and Coinmunity Organisations shoLild have a policy on reserves proportionate lo their needs aiid funders sliould view resei'ves as a positive statement of priident managemenl and not a barrier to providino fiindiiig. It is fiiither reconitneiided that the Charity Comtnissioii Guidance 011 oruanisatioiial reserve5 shoiild be adopted. In fomiulating ali assessnient oli the level of reserves tlie followiiig Commission have been used= tsiiideliiies provided by tlie Cliarity Cui'rent and anticipated income and expenditure levels- The organisalion's lack ot-aiiy other tan¥ible assets (Slich as a building): Curreiil and projected fuiiding palleri)s' The notice and rediindancy reqiiirenients assoLialed with the employees; and The programmes/services that tlie organisatioii plaii to deliver in tl)e period covered by the Strategic plaii. Based on the guidelines above Agewell should therefore aim to have an operatiiig reserve equal to 3 months operating costs i.e. appi'oximately £144.617. The Board of Triiste¢s not¢ that the ciirrent level of iinre5tricted reserves is below £144,617 largeted for op¢ratioi)al reserves {based on QI of operatii)g c05t for 24125 finaiicial year). In order to bring unrestricted reserves above £144,617, Agewell will aini to niaxiinise anniial iiiconie via miiltipl¢ streams iiicludiiig, grants, social eiiterprise and fiindraising. In addition to this an oruanisational exercise ivill b¢ carried out to conlrol expeiidiliire in tlie ?41?5 fiiiancial year lo en511re operatiiiu cost5 are kept as miniinal as possible. The Board of Trustees will b¢ responsible for monitoring the level of I'eserves on a quarterly basis. Thi5 policy should be reviewed every i years iii line witli the 5trate¥ic planning cycle. At this tiine. if it Is demonstrated that it is appropriate to do so, the level can either be reduced or increased.. Page 6 Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Trustees, Report Future PIAns Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership continue lo work towards the achievement of the orgaiiisational aims by implementing a new organisational strategy with fociis on the strategic pillars listed below. 21122-2025 Slrutegic Pillars l. Delivering innovative solutions tor a healthier aiid more coiiiiected society 2. Ensiirino the voice of Older People is lieai'd in community and health policy development Reconiie¢ting Older People by streiiotheiiino and developin(r local comniunity groiips and partnerships 4. Supporting the wellbeing L?nd skills development of our staff 5. Delivering strong gov¢riian¢e and ba¢k-offi¢e service5 to all our stakeholders As part of Aoewells Iiicome Gei)eration Strate(Fy. work has coniinenc¢d 011 the d¢velopmeiit of a new Social Ey]terprise ann of tlie charity. Tlie Social Eiiterprise will SLlPPOrt tlie ortranisation to diversify ils income through neiv income streams. Expanding income sources throLigli new initiativ¢s will boost th¢ organisation's overall reveniie and foster greater financial stability for tl)e future. Ln addition to the planned new Social Eiiterprise strand of iiieome generation, Agewell liave also invested in the fullire 5UStainability of the organisatioii by way of the employment of a part linie Fundraising role. Tliis role will siipport the or(Jaiiisation to geiierate iiiconie throLigh Commuiiity Fuiidraising, Regular Giviiig and Corpoizte Partnerships. Going concern The ti'iislees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. wh¢th¢r there are any inaterial Linceitainties related to event5 or conditions that inay cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to eontinLie as a going concem. The trLlStees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the fiiiaiicial statements. At tlie time of approving the accouiits Ilie trLlStees liave a reasonable expectation that t]ie charity has adequate resources to contiiiue in operatioiial existei)ce for Ilie foreseeable fiiture. Thus, tlie trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements. Structure? governanee and management Naliire ofgoveriiing documeii¢ Tlie Charity's governing document is the Memorandum and Articles of Associatioii. In the event of the company being woiind up trustees are required to conti'ibute £ l. Recruilmeiil aiid uppoinlmenl of iruslees Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the Trustees of the Charity are elected to serve for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at Ilie next Annlial General ￿[eeti1]g. The Charity seeks to ensure that Trustees with a range of experience from wiihin the business profession serve on the coinmittee. In tlie event of particular skills and experieiice being lost diie to retiremeiit. individua15 are approached to offer tliemselves for electioi) to the Charity. Page 7 Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Trustees, Report InduL'tion and Iraining of (ruslees On appoiiitment, TrLlStees are iiivited to an iiiduclioi) and provided with a ii)duction pack of resoiirces detailing relevaiit organisalional details. as well as iiiforniatioi) on (heir letsal obligations ai)d responsibilities. The Trustees are invited to attend goveniai)ce training as provided by NICVA aiid C03 tlirougliout Ilieir terni of office. Arraiigemenlsfor selting kej nianagemenlpersuNiiel reniuneralion Key Managemeiil Personnel consist of two Executive Directors. whose renumeration is agreed by tlie Trustees with support and advice provided by an iiidependeiit HR Company. Oruaiii5alioiial slriiclure The or(vaiiisation is maiiaged aiid directed by its TrLlStees. Tlie Trustees are elected annually and nieet bi Inonihly througliout tlie year. RelAtionships with relAted parties Trustees None of the trLlStees have beei) paid any remiineration or received any other benefits from an eniploytneiit with the cliarity or a related entity. Trustee expei)ses incurred for the financial year totalled £318.71. Mlljor risks and muiiagemeiit of iliose risA-s Risk iiiap7ageiiienl The organi5atioii earries out a full I'isk audit exe￿55¢ on an annual basis. Tliis exercise is carried out by Ilie Triistees and senior Inanauemenl team and seeks to identify Ihe risks that the charity is exposed to. Ivith particular inteitst in the operational and financial risks that may affect the ¢harity's ability to ¢42rry out ils objectives. As part of tliis exercise. alongside the identification of risks. Initigating factors are also discussed. The Trustees are satisfied that systems are in place lo mitigate exposure to the major risks ideiitified. This risk aLidit is then reviewed regLilarly at triistec mectiiigs Ihrou¥hout the year. A key elenienl of thc Inaiia¥emeiil of rinaiicial risk is that of the orgai)isational reserves policy aiid its reglilar review by Triislees. Financi411 instruments Objeclives undpolicie The charity'5 activities expose it to a number of financial risks incliiding credit risk. cash flow risk and IIqLiidity risk. Credil risk The charity's principal financial 1< ss¢ls are bank balance5 aiid other receivables. The ¢liarity's cr¢dit risk. is primarily attriblltable to it5 Other receivables. The ainounts presented in tli¢ balance 5he¢t are net of allowances for doiibtfiil receivables. Ali allowaiice for impairment is made where there 15 an ideiitifi¢d lo55 event which, based on previoLSS experieiice, is evideiice of a rediietion iii the recoverability of the cash flows. Page 8 Mid & East Antrim Ageivell Partnership Trustees, Report Statement of trustees, responsibilities Tlie trustees (who al'e also the directors of Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership for the piirposes of company law) are responsible foi. preparing th¢ trLlStee5' report and the finaiicial statement5 in accordance witli applicable law and United Kingdom Accounliiig Standards {Uiiited Kingdom Generally Accepted Accoiinling Practice). iiicluding FRS 102 'The Finaiicial Reportiiig Staiidard applicable iii tlie UK and Repiiblic of Ireland" Conipany law requires the Iruslees to pi-epare fiiiancial statei)ients for each fiiiai)cial year. Uiider coinpany law the trustees must i)ot approve Ilie financial statemeiits unless tliey are satisfied that they give a true and tair view of the state of affairs of the cliaritable coinpany and of the incoming i-esoiirces and application of resoLirces, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements. tlie trustees are reqLiired to: select suitable accouiiling policies aiid apply tliem consistently. observe the methods aiid priiiciples in the Charities SORP. make jud. ements aiid esliniates tlial are reasonable aiid prudent- slate whether applicable accountingF standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed,. and prepare the fiiiancial slalemeiits oli the going concen) basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will contiiiiie iii biisii)ess. Tlie trustees are responsible for keeping pi'oper accounting recoi'ds that can disclose with reasonable acciiracy at any time tlie fii)(Incial position of the charitable company and enable theni to ensur¢ that the financial stalemeiits coiiiply with the Coinpaiiies Act 2006. Tliey are also responsible for safegliai'dino the assets ot the charitable conipany and hence for takii]o reasonable steps for the prevenlion and delectioii of fraud aiid other irirgiilarities. Tlie trustees are responsible for tlie maiiiteiiance and iiilegrity of the eoiporate and finaiicial information in¢lLided on the charitable company's webslte. Leoislalion goveming the preparation and disseinination of financial statement5 Inay differ froin legislation in other Jiirisdictions. Diselosure of information to auditor Ea¢li trustee has takei) steps tl)al they oiiolit to have taken as a trustee in order to make theimselves aware of any relevant audit iiiformalion and to establisl) that tlie charity's aiiditor is aware ot that infonnation. Tlie Iriislees coiifirni tliat tliere is no relevaiit iiiforniation Iliat they know of and of which they Liioiv the auditor is unaware. Reappointment of Auditor In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act ?006, a resoliition for the re-appointment of D T Carson & Co. as aiiditors of the charity is to be proposed at the forthcoming Annual G¢i)eral Meeting. Small companies provision statement This rcport has bceii prepared iii accordance witli the small Companies regime under the Compaiiies A¢t ?006. The aniiual report was approved by the trustee5 of the charity otTr ) l October 2024 and signed on its behalf by: Mr W McCaLighey Chairnian aiid tnistee Page 9