Parent Carers Council On Disability
Trustee Annual Report
Charity Name Parent Carers Council On Disability
Charity no. NIC104730 This report relates to financial year: April 2018 ‐ March 2019 The principal address of the charity is C/O 2 Coney Park, Coalisland, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, BT71 4RT The following individuals were the charity trustees on the date the report was approved Mrs Mary Duffin Mrs Anne Mallon Mrs Maria Somerville Mrs Angela Tinnelly Mrs Carmel Fee Mrs Kathy Finnegan Mrs Marie Quinn The following individuals served as charity trustees during the year: Mrs Mary Duffin Mrs Anne Mallon Mrs Maria Somerville Mrs Angela Tinnelly Mrs Carmel Fee Mrs Kathy Finnegan Mrs Marie Quinn
The Charity was formed in 29/07/2016 . It is governed by a Constitution, Trust deed, Memorandum and Articles of Association.
The Council is established to promote the relief of parent/carers, their children young people and adults with disabilities and their families. The Council will provide a forum for the views of parents/carers to be heard and to work in partnership with those who provide services for disabled children and their families. The Council aim to provide advice, information, resources, education, and support; to parent/carers and their young people with disabilities and their families with the object of improving their conditions of life enabling them to reach their full potential.
To further these purposes for the public benefit, we carried out the following activities:
Main achievements in the year were
We are a group of parents of disabled children and young people. We advocate and represent all families of young people with disabilities. We work in partnership with the Department of Health, the HSC Board and the Health Trusts. We also work with RQIA. We represent on the Southern Trust Learning Disability Carers forum. We have worked on the ten‐year social work strategy with
the Southern Trust LEP group. We have worked with the Queens University of Belfast School of Nursing and Midwifery. We work on the Regional Quality Improvement Programme for Social workers and Nurses. We provide training and education to Nurses and Social Workers. We represent on the Inquiry on the Hyponatremia Related Deaths (IHRD). Families have told us they are happy that we represent their voice in all these forums. As a board of Trustees we have met six times this year.
The trustees have read the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance. https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/media/1060/ccni‐pbr1‐public‐benefit‐requirement‐ v20.pdf A review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the year 2019. In the financial 2018 to 2019 the Charity had an income of £0 and an expenditure of £755.00. The Charity has not a reserves policy. Signature Print Name Mary Duffin