CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC104842
Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2022
Finegan Gibson Ltd
Chartered accountant
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Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2022
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Trustees, annual report
Independent examiner's report to the trustees
11
Receipts and payments accounts
10
Statement of assets and liabilities
11
Notes to the financial statements
12

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees, Annual Report (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Charlty reglstration number
NIC104842
Principal officg
The trustees
M Harrison
K Dunn
H Nelson
A Olding-smee
M Dunn
W Olding-smee
P McLaughlin
Accountants
Finegan Gibson Ltd
Chartered accountant
Causeway Tower
9 James Street South
Belfast
BT2 8DN

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees, Annual Report (conllnued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
The trustees present thelr report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year
ended 31 March 2022.
Chairfs report
The Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA) is a volunteer-based group, fomied in
1974. that has spent more than 40 years fostering reconciliation on the island of Ireland. NIMMA'S
main aim is to create toleran￿ and acceptance of mixed marriage and, ideally, to reach a time of
reconciliation when an organisation like NIMMA is no longer required.
To that end.,
a) it provides infomation, advice and support to couples either in or contemplating mixed marriage
b) It gives talks to a range of community and educational groups, a5 well as universities, colleges and
schools and distributes educational publications relating to mixed marriage
c) It produces a bi-monthly newsletter, which is distributed wdely throughout the island of Ireland to
pres5. clergy, educationalists, politicians, opinion formers and the general public
dl It collates and presents reports to church bodie5. ne￿orkS with cross-communlty groups and youth
umbrella groups such as Youth Action
e} It represents Northern Ireland at international conferences
f) It lobbies for extended integrated education through its partnership wth the Northern Ireland Council
for Integrated Education {NICIE)
g) It lobbies for an increase in shared social housing through its partnership with the Northern Ireland
Department of Social Development
h) It provides background briefings about reconclliation to journalists, broadcasters and academics
NIMMA is perceived as an agent for social change in Northern Ireland, Is the first port of call for local
media on topics such as reconci5iation and advocates mixed marriage as a 'noThal thing, in a healthy
society and one that can provide a blueprint for a truly shared futu￿. It work of reconciliation impacts
on thousands of people on thls island through pastoral care that radiates through extended families,
an educational strategy that targets secondary school pupils and teachers and management of the
media.
Another year of uncertainty and challenge has passed - we're getting used to them now- and we are
delighted to be able to meet today to report on our progress over the past twelve months.
Necessity once put us in a position where much of our work shifted to be online, over the phone and
through media. Fortuitously, this limited the impact of the pandemic on our work. We were discovering
'working from home, just prior to the first lockdown and that is how it has been ever 51nce. Our
services have continued uninterrupted and it has been 'busine55 as usual. throughout the past year. It
is nonetheles5 a good feeling to be able to return our AGM to meet in person instead of the usual
zoom avatars.
Media and academics Continue to call on us on a wide range of topics, individuals and couples seek
us out for information and support and. remarkably, we have managed to reduce our overheads and
manage our finances better than at any time in the past five years. Thanks to Mary for good
governance of our modest but vital funds. Change brings wth it challenges, but also opportunities.

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees, Annual Report (contlnuèd)
Year ended 31 March 2022
We thank all of you for coming today and give a nod to the technology that kept us In contact until
now. We have adapted well to the new world of webinars, Zoom meetings and podcasts. I'm expecting
Paul to become a TikTok sensation any day now. Together we have realised that these relatively new
channels of communication5- new to us certainly- are ide81 for getting across what is our
fundamental message, the need for tolerance. compromise and accommodation in all that we do in
thls part of the world.
Our trilogy of books are now complete and stories have been shared by couples in mixed marriages,
children in mixed marriages and couples who were driven abroad. Wonderful stories told by Paul
though the lens of the lived experience of enduring love. Books with a healthy sprinkle of historical
context and factual explanation from Ken. NIMMA brings about change and we adapt to change. We
have made good use of traditional media format and are now embracing the new social mediawhich
has become commonplace in today's world, replacing tr8ditional channels of communication in many
cases. We seek to make the best possible use of such multi-media platfomis, not to replace our tried
and trusted methods, but rather to complement them. We are aware that social media has its pitfalls
and difficulties as well as opportunities, but we also fed that social media needs organisations like
NIMMA bringing wtth it the qualitie5 of reasoned discusslon and reconciliati'on that we embody.
Our messages remain the same and don't Change. It is the means of diStribu￿On are changing.
changing fast and making us adapt to change. Consider how our message is now available worldwde,
is being pursued by enquirers from around the world. We are delighted to respond using the new
technology and long may it continue.
Reflecting on change, Churches are emerging to provide weddings, baptisms and services as before,
th the Impact of webcams and the like still to be understood and the cost of living crisis still to be
worked through. All this agalnst an international backdrop of the horror of a territorial and identity war
in Ukraine.
The past Couple of years has seen a constitutional shake up as the impact of Brexit ripples through
our political sphere. leading to increased tension and further uncertainty. The recent Assembly
election brought not only the usual polarisation but also a stronger cross-community centre ground.
Regardless of how, or indeed if, you voted, there are hopeful signs of a landscape ￿[ch is more
conducive for the core objectives of NIMMA and our ultimate aim of no longer being needed.
But that's for the future. For nowwe remain the only organisation providing support and infomialion on
mixed marriage on the island of Ireland, the only organisation that lobbie5 on behalf mixed marriage
couples and children and the only organisation of its kind that continues to battle for greater availability
of Integrated education and shared social housing.
So I look foNard to the 12 months ahead, to building new partnerships, securing established ones
and to continuing to provide the best possible pastoral care for those who need it.
At all times. the NIMMA trustees have had regard to the Commission's Public benefit requirement
statutory guidance.

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees, Annual Report {eontlnu8d)
Year ended 31 March 2022
Structure, governanGe and management
Governing Document
The Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association was established by a Trust Deed in 1982. There
were subsequent amending deeds in 1996 and 2016.
Appointment of Tmstees
Subject as hereinafter mentioned the Policy and General Management of the affairs of the Association
shall be directed by a Committee of Management {hereinafter reierred to as "the Committee") which
shall meet not less than four time5 a year and shall consist of the Office Bearers of the Association
and not less than four members or honorary members of the Association who shall be elected in
manner hereinafter appearing.
Nominations from members of the Association for membership of the Committee must be in writing
and must be in the hands of the Honorary Secretary of the Association at least three days before the
Annual General Meeting hereinafter mentioned. Should nomination5 exceed vacancles election shall
e by a ballot of the members of the Association present and voting at the Annual General Meeting.
In addltlon the Committee may co-opt up to four fijrther members or honorary members of the
Association to seNe on the Committee of Management until the conclusion of the next followng
Annual General Meeting after co-option provided that the number of co-opted members shall not
exceed the number of elected members (other than office bearers) of the Committee as prescribed
above. Co-opted members shall be entitled to vote at meetings of the Committee.
The Committee may appoint on such terms as to duties and remuneration as it may determine all such
staff, not being members of the committee, as may in its opinion be necessary.
The Committee may appoint such Sub-committees, Advisory Groups or Working Parties of its own
members and other persons as it may from time to time decide is necessary for the carying out of its
work and may detemine their term5 of reference. their compositions and the duration of their
activities. All such Sub-committees shall make regular reports on their activities to the Committee.
The quorum at a Meeting of the Committee shall be four of ￿0M kn shall be office bearers or such
other number as the Committee may from time to time determine.
Truslees Induction and Training
New trustees undergo an orientation day to brief them on: their legal obligatlons under charlty law, the
Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, and inform them of the content of the Constitution of
the Association, the committee and decision-making processes. the business plan and recent financial
performance of the charity. During the induction day they meet key employees and other trustees.
Organisation Structure
The Management Committee administers the charfty. It meets monthly.
Related Parties and Co-operation with other Organisatlons
The charity has close relationships with the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education, the
Department for Communitie5, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the reconciliation charity
Healing Through Remembering.

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees, Ann ual Report (contlnuedj
Year ended 31 March 2022
Risk Management
The trustees have a risk management strategj Mthich cofflprfses,.
an annual review of the principal risks and uncertainties that the charity faces.
They have identified that financial sustainability is the major financlal risk for the charity. A key element
in the management of financial risk is 8 regular review of available liquid funds to settle debts as they
fall due.
Objectives and aGtlvlties
The Association is established to benefit the community in Northem Ireland through the
advancement of tolerance and acceptance of diversity,
to educate the general publiG concerning the institution of marrrage between persons of particular
religious persuasions or none.
to provide infomiation guidance and advice in so far as the same may be charitable in law to such
persons as may have need of such assistance.
Educational Partnership:
NIMMA continues its partnership wth the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE}
and more than 700 of the three NIMMA books were distributed to teachers across the Province in
March 2020,
The NIMMA books are used in dassroom and workshop situations in integrated schools and on
shared campus to foster debate and discussion.

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees. Annual Report (contlnuedj
Year ended 31 March 2022
Public Benefit
Mixed marriage couples and their extended families will feceive pastoral care, infomation and
support, a5 well as access to an officelfocal polnt of contact and the expertise of experienced NIMMA
members. This will enable them to prepare for being in a mixed marrtage or rasing children in a mixed
marriage, help couples decide what is best for them and theirfamilies and help to alleviate suffering
that can occur in these circumstances.
The Northern Ireland public wll have a beiter-educated d balanced view of mixed marriage. while
local school-age teenagers will learn about the realities of mixed marriage vis-a-vis the conflict and the
reconciliation process. The shared present of mixed marriage can be a blueprint for the shared future
envisaged in Northern Ireland governmental initiatives.
NIMMA will continue to help to break down segregation, in the wrder sense of bringing individuals,
couple5, extended families and communities together and also through its work in promoting and
assisting integrated education and its consultative role in the provision of shared social housing.
NIMMA promotes tolerance, accommodaiton and compromise through its pastoral work, media
strategy. educational policy and its use of customised publications aimed at our young people as
essential building blocks for a truly shared future.
These benefits are (will be} demonstrated through feedback from users, by evaluating enquiry
numbers and website activity and presslmedia response to initiatives.
The charity's beneficiaries are mixed marriage couples and their extended families, but also the
general public in terms of increased kno￿edge and awareness.
The only private benefit flowng from this purpose. and it is incidental, is that those who provide the
pastoral care involved will gain in experience and expertise on the subject of mixed marriage.
Achievements and performance

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustses. Annual Report (eontlnu8d)
Year ended 31 March 2022
Media Management:
Internal:
NIMMA News- June 21 edition issued.
NIMMA News- September 21 edilion issued.
NIMMA News - Christmas 21 edition - issued.
NIMMA News- March 22 edition issued.
External:
Met wth producer Peter Kelly from Esras Films. They are producing a documentary about MM for
RTE and wanted background briefing material and a possible interviewee. They are at the early
stages of development, but Roley & Jo Mclntyre have volunteered to take part.
ZOOM media briefing for French journalist Lucas Gregorio for TV documentary on post- Brexit
Northern Ireland a divided society.
ZOOM background briefing for Spanish journalist Silvia Niebla re reconcillation in a post-Brexit
society.
Podcast malerial produced and recorded Allan Leonard's Future Ireland website.
Contacted by the Director of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Interchurch Families IAIF)
Paul DoGherty. He read Hugh's piece in NIMMA News about our desire to increase usage of social
Media and is keen to help. We have got back to him to agree a timeldate for ZOOM meeting. NO reply
ss yet from Paul D.
Zoom meeting with Lennart Soberon from EU 'Bordedands' research unit. He and his colleague
Sylvia are returning to Northern Ireland for three months - seeking further border contacts. I've asked
Kate Turner for her suggestions.
Podcast for Paul Lee from Divided Families USA about mixed marriage in Northem Ireland.
Met with Dr Alison Garden and Ruth Coon from QUB re their project - an academic exploration of
mixed marriage in Ireland in the 20th Century.
• Met with author and journallst Malachi O'Doherty re his research into a new book about (fivision in
Northern Ireland.
Exchanged memos with Financl81 Times, Ireland correspondent Jude Webber re mixed marriage in
Northern Ireland.
Arranged volunteers and provided background material for local journalist Patricia Devlin on behalf
of French documentary maker.

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees, Annual Report{contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
Outreach
UPDATE: Spoke again wth Rev David Thompson of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and
provided NIMMA literalure for him. He is part of a committee that is being set up by PCI. He sald.
"I'm heading up the setting up of a new Marriage Panel for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
It will offer a listening ear and light touch advice to Ministers of PCI who require some gentle
guidance in how to assist couples in the area of Inter-church marriage . We hope to be up and
running in February. Maybe best to see how we go before saying too muchl"
David has produced a draft document of his proposal which Ken has checked. David was very
impressed with Ken's Church of Ireland document and will use it as a template for his final
draft.
Funding:
Appllcatlon rasults:
Application to Spring tranche of Department of Foreign Affairs, Reconciliation Fund - pending
Applicatlon to Stormont 'Domant Accounts, _ declined
Application to the Anchor Foundation - pending
•Tru5tees 21 report produced.
DFA end of grant report completed.
Details of all grants received are Snoluded In the NIMMA annual accounts listed later In this
report.

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
TrusteFa' Annual Roport (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
Aceommodation:
IT provlder - TIBUS - NIMMA'S 30 day rolling contract continues.
Paul working from home. Office library transferred to his house with eventual custodianship by St
Anne's Cathedral.
NIMMA Books: '
Exiles for Lovo: Printed. Spare copies held at Paul's house.
Pdf coplgs of all thre6 books are now available.
Housing:
NIMMA remains a member of the TBUC housing sub-group. There has been no movement since last
phase of shared housing development was completed and meetings wll Gontlnue biannually until
further notice.
86f*arles Plotbvork..
NIMMA remalns a member of the Stories, Neknrk.
SUMIVIARY
A good year, despite pandemic restrictions, when Gontinued media and academic interest- local and
International - was compsimented by a degree of success In sourcing funding.
The NIMMA brand remains a constant ￿nd we really arc th- first port-of-call foi #ll matters
'reconciliation'. On reflection, thls is due to the success of our website and our partnership with
Healing through Remembering. Our website also conts'nues to drive enquiries and we have put
. together a determined, Gollaboratrve application to both the DFA and the Anchor Foundatlon for further
funding.
And finally a Ilttle e-mailed note from a client that makes it all worthwhile -
HI Paul.
Thanks a lot foryourprompt and concise response. We have arranged for myprlest to attend
the marrlage ceremony already but thanks for the suggestion. Your Informatlon has really
helpedput my mind at ease
Thanks a lot foryour help wlth thls. as these are awkward questlons to try and dlscuss. The
work that you are doing as part of NIMMA is greatly appreclated and Is genuinety helplng thls
country move forward

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Trustees. Annual Report {contrnued3
Year ended 31 March 2022
Finanrial review
The organisation had lolal payments of £6,171 and tolal receipts of £6,864 creating a surplus of £693.
Cash funds at the year end tolalled to £8,652.
Reseryes
Reserves are needed lo bridge Ilie gap between the spending and receiving of income. Apart from
sniall donations aiid subscriptions from members all our funding is grant based. We do iiot have aiiy
regular guaranteed funding. The truslees consider that the ideal level of reserve5 as al 31 March 2022
would be £5,000. This is based on the average monthly cost5 to run the office and cover general
overheads and expenditure.
The Iruslees, annual report was approved on
trustees by-
25 g2
and signed on behalf of the board of
Truste

Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Northern Ireland Mixed
Marriage Association
Year onded 31 March 2022
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Northern Ireland Mixed
Marriage Association {'the charity,) for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Responsibilitios and basis ol report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in
accordanGe wth the requirements of the Charlties Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the '2008 Act,). You
are satisfied that your charity is not required by charity law to be audited and have chosen instead to
have an independent examination.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements as carried out under section
65 of the 2008 Act In carrying out my examination I have followed the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)Ib) of the 2008 Act.
Independent examinerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no matters have come to my attention In connection
with my examination giving me cause to believe that in any materlal respect.,
accounting records were not kept as required by with section 63 of the 2008 Act, or
the financial statements do not accord wth those records., or
the financial statements do not comply wth the accounting requirements of the 2008 Act; or
the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the
fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a
matter considered as part of an independent examination,
I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
FINEGAN GIBSON LTD
Independent Examiner
Causeway Tower
9 James Street South
Belfast
BT2 8DN
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Northern Ireland Mixed Nlarriage Assoclation - N.
Period ertd date-. 311D312022
Séction B'.Statement of assets and liabilities at the.end of the period
Unrestrlcled
fund5
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funds
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lo neJru* £
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1.277
7.375
1.449
6.510
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0.652
8.652
7.959
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funds
to ncaresr E
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to neartsl E
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assets
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• Assoolatlon- NIC104842
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C1 Nature and purpose of
funds (may be steted on
analysis of funds wortsheets)
Unrestricted funds are availabb f(Jr general purp05e5 in accordance wilh the charity's
purposes.
Typo of actlvity or prajoat supported
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detalls
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persons
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12

Northern Ireland Mlxed Marrlage Asstselallon- NIC1048I2
Peiiod end date.. 3110312022
Additional analysis (11
Analysis of r•eelpts and payments
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nds
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lunds
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325
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364
364
394
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26
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fj.171
fj.171

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PerfoTI end datÈ'. JIt0312022
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