SALT FACTORY SPORTS Salt Factory Sports Annual Report of the Trustee5 for the Perlod I September 2021- 31 August 2022 The Trustees, who are also the dirert¢)rs of Salt Factory Sportsfor the purposes of companv lawl weseftt thelr report and the flnancial sL7tements for the perlod I September 2021 to 31 August 2022.
Reiistered Name: Salt Factory Sports Registered Company Nurnber. N1611652 Chartty Commission for Northern Ireland Reglsiratlon Number: NIC104876 HMRC Re8istratlon Number: NICK1123 Prlnclpal Address and Reg5stered Offi. clo Trinity Methodist Churth Ballymacoss Avenue sbum Co. Antrlm BT28 2GX Trustees Mr Christopher Mcvittie (Chairl Mr Manin Pitt (Treasurer) Mr Mer¥yn Shannon Mr Glenn Emer50P Mr Thomas Greenaway lappuinted 27 May 20221 Mr Peter Stsfford (resigned 14 Marth 20221 Mr Philip Mitchell (resigned 02 t)ecember 20211 Company Secretary Mr C Grant Independent Flnandal Examlners Miscampbell & Co Chartereé Accountants and Registered AuditOf5 6 Annadale Avenue Belfast Co. Antrim BT7 3JH
Salt Factory Sports is a charitable compary limlted by guarantee. incorrKJrated with Companies House on 9 March 2012 IN16116521 and registered as a charity the Charoty Commisslon for Northern Ireland on 9 June 2016 INIC1048761. The cornpany was established undef a e[rndum ofAssociation which estsblished the objects and powers of the charitable compary znd is 8rned under its Artitles of Association. The Directors of the company are also tharitytrustee5 for the PUTse5 of tharity law. 8Sve thelrtime bduntarity and recei no benefits from the charity. A5 Ststed in the Articles of Association. no person shall become a member of the Trust unless they havè completed an appltcation for rnember5hip in a form 3ppred byihe Board. testifwng in writing their unqualified adhere to the purposes of the Trust, and the Board ha5 apprrwed such aP1(atIon. UMMARY D Using sport to bring people tO8ether, build latIDshipS and see peopleof all age5 become enthuyast follower5 of Christ who are li6 COntsgiou5 Christian li Over¥lew Salt Fattory 5port5 has Christian evangelism and disCip1P at the core of all its atyvitie5. We engage with individuals, groups. communities. Churches. sthools. untformed oryaftisations and SPDrts tlubs through a varied programme of sporting attivitie5 and events_ We provide opportun4tie5 fr)r people of all age5. abilities, ethnicities. batkground5 and belief5 w come tO8ether to help them lead a healihier and more artive lifestyte. develop their physiral fftness. become more involved in their local communities and improve their spiritual well-being. Sharin8 and slh)win8the lrf&chaAging message of God'5 love and safvation wtth those we build relatshipS wr(h Is of utmort imprKtsrrce. As set out in the Articles of Assodavon. Salt Factory was establtshed for charftable purposes onty, specificall¥ to advance the Christkan religion usin8 amateur sport as an effettive means of bringin8 peopletO8ether. building relationships and cre1¥ opportunitiesfor vrdngelÉsm and discipleship, both in Northern Ireland and Overseas. The key charltsble objectr¥es of sa Faclorysports a. i. Tre e5tttblhffieftt on¢1 delopMt0AChUrch-bQsedss mintstytminingW9mm . lhe PmVK5Adn of5pNtsuctNthu. gornes. eSd¢0Mpelthsin ajurche4 $chts, ¥orts£lub5 ondyouth orgoni50tioll5.' iii. Preporctlon und troittift4 olpeoplesernnginlocol undrn mtssX. Thepromotth of Chri5tiun vglye5,' ond vl. Thepromotion of heolttyliwiry. Publk benefft In both planning for and repDrtin8 on thJr artivities for the year, the TnJstees confimi they have had due regard to the Charity CommssiorT for Northern Irelanrfs 8vidaftce on public benefft. Direct benefits that flow from our purpose include.. improved spiritual well-being. 3 healthier lifestyle. a growin8 love of SFrt the adoptlOA of a moral framework that encotsra8es people to be good cttizens. increased nvolvement of Churches in their local communr(ies. cofflrnunity acheS being better trained and equipped. and an In(aSed number of people of all ages leadin8 mole active lrfestyles. TheTStee$ a
confident that any private benefft received from tyjr activrtses is purely inciderrtal to the purposes of our work. qi The year to 31 August 2022 again began with a degree of uncertainty as in the last quarter of 2021 some olour partners wante(l è turn to in-per50n actNities while others Ere Still hesitsnt to meet face-ro-face. We were eager to roll out some of our new programmes arld resume en8a81Tr8 With children young people and adults acTOSS N. Ireland bLrt had to be aware of what our partners ad participants want. From Septemberto December 2021, OPPDrtunitie5 were latiVelY limited for us to en8age with Churche5 and unrformed LIaTriSatIOns. blrt 5chcrf)Is were operating pretty much as they were pre-pandemic. From January 2022 onwards it seemed as if most of our partners had retumed to nom)al activities and so wè were gladly able to run our fvll range of pro8rammes. In October 2021 our team of staff and volunteers were excited to resume Dur weekfy Play Believe bve club WTth St. Colurnba's Pre5fvrian Church in the Old Warren estate in tisbum. We supported the children in living a more acti¥e and healthy lifestyle by leadin81ots of fun games. sports and artivities with them. helwl the Churth engage with their local community by prowding freShments and craft activitie5 for parents whose childrerf were at the club. and improved the spirTtu31 understanding and growth of the children as they learned about the parables of Jesus and diScoved that God keeps his promises and protects Hi5 children. From No¥ernber 2021 t? March 2022 we led one-off sport5 acliv'.:ie5 for 8ry5" Bp.gade companies in Ban8or. Caledon. Dungannon, Legacbry, Cav:ickfergLS, C¥055g3r. K-:Ikeel. Drom?re 3nd Raffres.. Each time one of ob", tearn a150 shad the.'-laith s:cTr or gave a Gospel Pisentat40n. We also 5UPDOrted youth club5 in L,5burn, fvloira and 1108 as they reath out to largely 4tnchKJrche¢ -hsl¢ren arjd yobng people. We ran a range ol sports and games, all of whKh they reallyenjayed. and again were able to develop theÈr Spiritual well-being by shaTFng &ble tr4rths atthe end tsleath evening. Developing relationships with local school$ Is vttally important and we svpported Fort Hill Integrated PTirnary by leading weekly hockey coaching sessions. Unfortunately. the ènnual hockey tournament for Lisburn Primary Sthools didrn'r materialise. much to the disappointment of all. We also supported Lisnagarvey High School by runrning PE classes, coachiftg football. hockey and handball as well as le3ding 5POrt5 activities ai their school sports day. Great relationships were built with the pupils and when we ran a footb811 ¢8rnp for gi¥15 during the Easter break. 20 girls ollended. They enjoyed the coachin8. fun competitions and garnes. and heard a chalSernging Bible talk each day. We We then able to connect the girls wilh a local Church Youth Pastor. We also led whole-sch¢)ol assemblies in Fort Hill Integrated Primary artd Ballymacash Primary sch(X. Many5choo15 have 'lnductioTh Days. to help new puwls get to krKM one another. make rtrew friends and feel at home in their new school. We supported Lisnagarvey H¢gh School. Lakarelhill Community Colle8e and The Royal School Oun8annon by nJnning these fuTh actmty days for them. The pupils We involved n a wide range ofsports and games and seemed to wlty enjoygettin8 aCtNe and 8ettln8to krow their peers. Each week we also worked wth coaches. Sportspeople. missionaries. chUhe$ and leader5 from other Chri5t16ll 5POrt5 rnlTri5tries from around the globe. These online session5 were for a range of purpose5 induding coach education. one-on4)ne discipleshlp and training in sports outreach/evangelism. Thls
in¢reased the Skill and krn¢)wled8e of coaches. helped Churthes to better en8a8e their local comrnunilies and improved the spiritual well-being of all involved. In Xenrd we twained around 10)coathes in our Uevatt Coath EdLKi¢)n Course. There are many Muslim coaches and some Thomtnal Christians thIn this 8rwp who ha¥e repeatedly heard the Gospel. We will soon IL)ec 20221 complete our second cohort of coaches with a GRduation and Ahar call. Our key partnerships in Ketkya are with two or8anisations- MYSA and Kenfoca- both have access to huAe Broups of coaches with whom we a now beginning to train and we have also started workin8 with Kenyan Premier League clubs d1Ct to train and educate their coaches. This also involves very obvious evangelism, either as a whole group. or on-on-ane. We have chosen and are in the process of disciplin8 and trainin8 6'multipliers' to deliver Ouf courses acros5 Kenya and. within 18 month5, regiorally. to help Churthes engage with iheir commun((ies and in turn, helpin8 train and equip coathes at all levds. God has also opened mary doors in ZaMa. First. we had ICKI coache5 attend our online cla55es-7 of whom accepted Chrisi. ftecently, we were able to delr courses in-person with around 60 coaches- 10 of whom gave their INes to Jesus. We have a kry Strategic partner on the ground in Aihletes in Action. who are already disctpling the new con¥erts. Some of these recent converts will be trasned lo become multipliers- encotsragtng others to adopt healthier Itfestyles. imprrht their spiritual well-being and help equip and train coache5. In Imbabwe we recent trained all 10 of the FA'S Coach Edsjotors. ran a CAF C Sicence course Trrith 25 coaches and delivered a coath education patk28e for one of Harare's biggest club5 Involvfjng 150 players and 10 coaches. Again, we ha¥e a key partnership wFth a rnintstry called Harvesters In Sport- who are seeking to Ident a small pool of Spirit-filled men who will become multiplier5. Thi5 will compound a 8rowin8 love of sport, heakhier lifestyles, and the further deveEopment of waches across the whole country. Moldova has been and will continueto be a kn country a5 we strategKaltywith our k)ng-temi partnews there. We led coach edtscation courses online. then in persoft. with clubs and coaches acr05S the tountry and will betome keytrainift8 partne in a Sports MinistryTraininR Hub in partnership wlth Athletes in Att¢on. We wrill be helping to better train coaches. to encourage people of all ages and abilities to lead a more active and healthier lifestyle. impnwin8 the sFMrr(ual well-being of the coaches and thtir playets and trainin8 Churches to be MO invow in Christian outreach in their local communities. We also worked onllne, then in-person, with coaches, dubs and sports eIlieS ITr Estonia and Poland helplngto train their coaches. connettinathem with our bcal mirristy partner. Edge Sports. for long-term discipleship. We were delighted tQ Seè two 1 toathts gNètheir lfftsto God. One has srte multpld and led his first person to the Lord. We have met around 70 coaches for one-One evarylism, all of which helps to improve their spiritual well-bein8. It Was exciting to be able trj run our summer dub5 and rnÈ&siorts again without any COMD-19 restri¢tlons in place. We sert a small team io Athens. Greece. to partner with Cosrnovision in leading 5POrt5 and outreach attlvr(ses with refv8ees and asylum seeke In June we led a concentrated week of sports attwities and Bible trlks in Various Prirnary Schools across Li5burn including Baltymacash. Fort Hill Integrated. Brovmlee. Ksllowen aThd Old Warren. That week we also ran Play Believe Live clubs in the evenings with Seymour Street Methodist Church and Ballymacash
Having reviewed these main 8thrnents, it is clear to see how they KKNtivÈty imparted and were very beneficial to those involved. We supported Churthes in gethng fflore involved in their local communitie5. many Childn, youn8 wple and adults led more atti¥e lrfestyles and began developing a love of sport. coaches We educated and better prepared to safely and effectively lead their coaching sessions and the spiritual welkbein8 of all imprtr4ed asthey begin to realise both who God i and who they are in Him. Ji With much of ourtommunity oUta(h over the last ten ar5 being in partnership with h0S and Churd)es. we now believe th2t God is calling U5 into some of the urnIer-a¢hed space5 in our IoEal tommunity. We plan to de0p relationship5 and lead suitsble sports activibes wrth the disabbed, the homeless. the urmployed. young offenders. at-risk adults. refugees, 35yltsm seekers arnd cr055-commuTrsty 8roups. Once relationships have been est3blish&l and begun. we ryll find opsy)rtuntbes tD share the transfomiational power and Good News ofJew5 and to connect those interested with loral Chwches. We also an on developing our range of o¢A¥eth activities to indude MO pro8rèmme5that focL¢s on developing the physical. 5Plritual and emotional aspects of young people's lives- something th3t there's already a masswedémand for. We have been invited to lead online coath education cla$5es with eoathes in Malawi. Tanzania and Mold¢)Wd. This will improve the standard of coachin& imsThe the 5pirttual well-being of the coaches as we SPEnd time sharing the Gospel wtth thern and will help parDcipants lead a more acDve lifestyle for longer. We will continue to plan for the opening of a Sports MinistryTraining Colle8e laimin8 for June 20241 and will partnerwith bral Churches, Pa5tth5 and other sports mlnlstrtes io thi% forward.
FINANaAL REVIEW End-Year Flnandal Strtement The Trustees are content with the financial for the year in reporting a defKit of £7,31812021- £15.552 surplus) which refferted the planned ilwestment in new staff and activitiÈs. The charity continued to maintsin a wsmN cash postboft. The totsl income for the year was £iri,33712021.. £111.2291. an incTease on the pwous year dueto Ctivtd-19 restrictions being lifted allowing us to resume our full range of actiwties throu8hout the year. Operational costs for the ar also inueased to £184.6S512021= £95.6771. alTr tlue to Cov¥d-19 re5triclions be4ng lifted. No fund held by the chanty is in deficit. No funds are held a5 Custodian on behalf of others. Reserves Polky Considering the Variable Irne and fixed (Qmmr(Menth¢Tryses have etsblished a reser¥es policy to allow the charity to be managed effecw to ensure uninterwpted delivery ofthe charity's activities. A general reserve equating to months of Operatial Cott5 should be maintsined. At 31 Au8USt 2022. the Unrestricted Reseryes were £97.011 which preSeI5 6.5 month5 of operational costs. Some of thi5 resevve will Ilkety be used to fin#t an Nvease in stsff In the forthuJmln8 year. We are very gratelul for the individual donors. anonymous financial 8Tfts. Churthe5. Trusts and St. AThrs Cathedral &tout who ha¥e 8enerOUs5upportèd our work throughout the year. APPROVAL The Tru5teeg Annual Report was apprvled on 23 ma 2023 and SFgned on behzllof the Board ty: Mr C McVitDe Chair OF the Boar