Glow- Glvlng Uf@ Opportunltles to Women Trustee's Report For the year ended 30 september 2023 Raport of th• Trugtaai The trustees who are also dlrectors of the charity for the purpose5 of the Companles Act 2006, present their report wlth the flnanclal statements of the charlty for the year ended 301h September 2023. The trusteès have adopted the provisions of Accountin8 and ReportSn8 by Charlt5es: Statement of Recommended Practice appllcable to charltles preparing their account5 In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng standard appllcable In the LK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) leffective l%t January 2015). ObJertlv05 and Actlvltlg5 Glow has been establlshed to profflote personal development, posltlve mental health and ptiysical ac¥iVities for the beneflt of Ind5vlduals and famllles from North and West Belfast an s surroknnding envlronment In County Antrlm wlthout dlstlnctlon of age, gender, mar IKa,I status. dlsablllty, sexual orlentatlon, natlonality, ethn Ic Identlty, polltlcal or rellglou5 Oplfion bv assoclatln8 Statutory authorltles, communlty and voluntary or8anlsatlons and the nhab,tants in a common effort to advano health and wellbeln8 wlthln the area In To advan.ce the wellbein8 of benellclaries by the provlslon of a safe envlronment and an a¥¥areness cf personal, mental and physlcal wellbeln8. Reserves Pollcy Our".arget mlnlmum Operatin8 Reserve Fund Is equal to three months of avera8e operating QS:5 Ic ensure the flnanclal stablllty and contlnued provlslon of ongolng operatlons and r4r3rmes. The Operatln8 Reserve serves a dynamlc role and wlll be revlewed and akb as.ee Ip response to internal and external changes. The Operatlng Reserve Fund wlll be n-ec w,tl4 sJrplus unrestrlcted operatln8 funds. Restrlcted reserves wlll be used as spe=E4fpea an the funders, contracts. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Gcvernln8 Document - a" :y 15 controlled by Its 8overnlng document, deed of trust, and constitutes a Ilmlted a-y, limited by guarantee, as deflned by the Companles Act 2006. REtyERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Re8 Stered Company Number 14 =33767 (Northern Ireland)
Re815tered Charlty Number Re815tered Offlce Unit 8111 1st Floor, Old Mill, Conway Mlll 5 - 1 Conway Street Belfast BT13 2DE Trustees Renée O'cleary Ichalr) Eleanor McGuckln tchaly) Jane Mccarthy (Secretary) Paula Mccann (Treasurer) Orla Eastwood (Treasurer) Oona8h Deslre Mlchele Tennyson Llsa Montgomery Colette Donnelly Appolnted chalr 23.01.2024 Reslgned 23.01.2024 Appolnted 14.10.2019 Reslgned 28.07.2023 Appolnted treasurer 28.07.2023 Appolnted 04.08.2020 Appolnted 04.08.2020 Appolnted 01.02.2019 Appolnted 01,03.2023 Company Secretary Jane Mccarthv REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DETAILS Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r Campbell Rltchle Chartered Accountants Ltd 21 Warnock5 Lane Coleralne Co. Londonderry BT52 ITH th Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 January 2024 and slgned on behalf bv: o, C.(c1, Renae G'klea-y- Trustee (Chair) Orla Eastwood - Trustee (Treasurer)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES Th15 year was a yearof challenges for Glow ind It5 board. Glows CEO of 11 years reslgned and moved onto a chosen dlfferent path. Fundlng was becomlng dlfflcult to obtaln, whilst the need for our prog'ammes continued to grow, The b03rd of Glow recruited a new CEO who will take the o"gani52:lon 10 new levels. wiih new partnershlps both wlthln the Corporate and Communlty sector; we I secJ', our fJture Wjtnln ine rnarKeipiace for The forèseÈable future. Tne 'ecrultmer.t of new key staff along wlth thelr enthuslasm to promote and dellverthe work that Glow has ouilt Its reputatlon on wlll ensure that the organlsatlon wlll thrlve and 8row golng forward. Okir new CEO wlll be workln8 on enhanclng our programme5 for the women pnd 8lr13 who use our servlces, to ensure that thelr volce5 are beln8 heard and thelr needs met, Bulldln8 key partnershlps withln the Communlty and Voluntary sector wiii create su$tainablllty tar Glow and enable us to take our programmes Northern Ireland wlde and dellver to the most vulnerable women and 8lrls within areas of hl8h deprlvatlon and rural Isolatlon. There wlll be blg change5 for the New Year,. we wlll be r•-brandln8 Glow, movlng premlses and launchlng our re-developed programma$ In Sprin8'24. The Board of Glow are looking forward to contlnued growth of GLUW an(1 supportln8 the new CEO Ir) achlevln8 thls. Renée o'cleary GLOWNI