Trustees Annual Report 2023 - 24
Reference and AdmRnistratRve DetaRIs
Company Name:
Ballybot Community Projects
Company Number: N1632578
Registered as a ch￿ltY in Northern Ireland (NIC104911)
Ballybot House, 28 Cornmarket, Newry BT35 8BG
Maureen Ruddy (Chairperson)
Charity Number:
Registered Office:
Directors:
EMTan Morgan
Rosemary Rooney
Co. Secretary and CEO: Raymond Jackson
Auditors:
Malone Accounting, 12 New Street, Newry BT35 6JD.
Bank of Ireland, 12 Trevor Hill, Newry
Bankers .

Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
Ballybot Community Projects is a cfflnpany ]irnitd by guarantee whichwas incoryx)rdtd on 22
July 2015. The company was a$tablish￿l￿nder aMen￿)r￿Um of A￿￿LatiOn whichestablishalthe
obJ￿ts &KI POWaB ofthe ch￿Itable company and is govemed under its Articles of Association.
tn the event of the company being would up memba3 are rquir&J to contiibute an aMo￿t not
exceeding one poim(L
Management
The CoM￿Y is by avo1• ofDith whithis eithl from them&nbership or
by the dir￿￿. The Both of Direc*or3 a￿ directors of the company under o)mpany law
and are also cknity tswtees for thepury)ow ofcharity law.
The Board ofDireLth is elect￿ annually fromthememba31llp of the company and Ll)nsists ofup to
twdveindividual manbas and notl£qg than tbrea Upto One-thi￿ ofthe directots retire from office at
h Annual General meeti￿ those longest in office r&iring firsL Rthring director6 are eligible
for rfrelection ifnominatd howev￿ no dirth sl]all S￿vemore thantwelve conseartive years.
Whennew di￿ app)intdto theBo&d t]y￿e anithionwhichbriefs thememba3
on theirrolas and r￿n￿bIlitieS as manbers of the boaffl and company director6 and outlin&s
the compangs strategic planning ￿ knding affaThgallen￿ pn)iect selection policy, staffing
structwe a￿1 y)]icy wodc
All mankn ofthe Board OfD1￿[S give their lime voluntarAy and receive no b￿¢fits or
Directors
ttmni￿fiDrn AU￿$t 2023 to July2024 were as follows:
Maureen Ruddy, Ewan Morgan, and Rosemary Rooney.

Directors, Responsibilities
TheD1￿ctO￿ alewm￿￿Ie theD1￿CtO￿ Rqx)rt anddK financial Stat￿fflts in
accordance with applithle law and regulations.
Companylaw requires the DI￿ to prepare fit]ancial statanfflts for each financial y&qr. Under
that law the DAr￿tOr&haVe dthd to pr4)arethe fmancial statanents in accordance with United
Kingdom Genernlly Accepted Accounting Prnctice (Uni￿1 Kingdom Ac￿UntIng Stand&th and
applicable law). Under company law the Director3 mustnot appmve the financi￿ statements unlass
they ￿e satisfied that they give atsue and fair view of tlie state of affairs ofthe company and ofthe
profit or loss of the company for that year. In preparing these fjnancial statements, the Directors
are reqll1r￿ to:
se]￿t suitable accDunting p)lici&s and apply them consistently,
state whdher applicable UKAC(xi￿￿lng Standthshavebea] followd, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explain￿ in the financlal statements.
prepare the financial statema]ts on the going eoncem basis unless it is inapp￿ate
to pThllne that the Lx)mpany will continue inbusiness.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that sufficiattto show
and explainthe compangs tsansactions axldisc1osewithre￿)nab1e accuracy at anytimethe financial
)sition ofthe company and enable them to &M]re that the fu￿1¢la1 statem&ts comply with the
Compatllas Act 20￿. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets ofthe company and
hence for taking rea￿)nable stqis for thepreva]tion and dete£*ion of fiaud and other i￿egUlarltie&
Poltcies and Procedures
The company has anUMb￿ ofwlicies and procthres inplace to which Dir&#ors and staff adhere.
are review￿ periodically to engure they continue to meet the needs ofthe company and
current legislation and include wlicies and pmcedures relating to declaTing confjicts of interests.
levels of company reserves, risk managemffl¢ disclosure; frauQ" quality a&su￿]Ce. equality, healtli
and safety. the envin)nmenL finanaal and staffing matters.
Risk Management
The company WllarlYu￿t￿akeS an &￿￿nelltof]1sks to which it MI￿1tb￿ne &xposaA. It ha8
a Risk Management Plan in place which identifi&9 and categorises each wtentiaI risk; the
I￿￿knOd oftheiisk occur￿& causa8 a￿7 implications ther￿fand the actions to mitigate the risks.
The Directors reviewed atK] app￿Ved the companvs Risk Mallagem￿t Plan in March 2024.
Related Parties
The company is a ICrfP/o wholly ownd knding sthsidiary of The Confederation of Community
Groups. All three directo￿ of the CoMp￿Y are alsA) of The cOnfeder￿10ll of Community
G￿Ups. The cximpany donatcs its pll)fits to the charityby way of a gitl

Objectives and Activities
Objectives
The objedives ofthe CoM￿y. as defindby its govffl]ing documfflt. ￿e.
(i)
Promote for the public benefit the care, welfare, well-being, interest and
advancement of older people in Newry and its environs and the wider
region in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland {the "area of
benefit") and in particular:
(a)
relieve isolation and exclusion,.
{b)
assist older people to live independent and safer lives;
{cl
support, assist and develop the work of community and voluntary
groups and organisations which seek to improve the well-being and
quality of life of older people.
raise awareness among the general public of the needs and
experiences of older people.
(dl
{21
Advance community development by:
{a)
pronyoting, informing and raising awareness of volunteering;
promoting and providing volunteering opportunities and activities
for the benefit of individuals and communities in the area of
benefit.
{b)
(c)
delivering training, mentoring and support to organisations and
individuals.
{d)
building the capacity of community and voluntary groups and
organisations operatin8 Within the area of benefit and providing
them with the necessary training, support, information and
services to enable them to pursue or contribute to any charitable
purpose.
(e)
promoting, organising and facilitating co-operation and
partnership working between community and voluntary groups
and organisations and statutory and other relevant bodies within
the area of benefit.

Activities
BCP regularly review all activities as part of a strategic planning cycle- we currently
have in place a Strategic Plan (extended until March 24) encompassing our stated aims:
To advance the cornmunity / voluntary sector agenda through partnership with all
sectors in a range of roles and levels
Promote Community Development within the Newry, Mourne & Down District
Council area with a particular focus on areas I cominunities of disadvantage.
Promote and develop community projects / services to meet the needs of
communities and social groups.
Promote and develop the Coo)orate services of the Confederation of Comrnunity
Groups.
Public Benefit
In pl￿Ing &xl di￿ctsng the WO￿ of the company the BoaNI of Dir￿torS l]&s considffal a￿1
e￿kndSknth elements ofthepub]icba]efitrquirement-that is dTrt thaE bfflefits
which areidaltifiable and ¥reavailable to thepublicora seLXion of the publio
The owanyh&s identifia the benefits for ￿p]e and communtty groups &s:
Awareness raising of existing,and emerging needs within communities, the enabling of older
people to overcome barrie￿ to services and the idcntification of new serviccs to meet gaps in
provision.
An improvement in the engagement processes with statutory organisations to help address
concerns and to deliver accessible services, a reduction in the fear of crime, the reduction of
deprivation and an increase in mental and physical health and well-being of older people.
An increase in the number of volunteers and volunteering opportunities, the empowernient of
individuals to make a positive contribution to lo&ql community lrfe, an increase in social
investment lactivities, a more inclusive society and an enhanced quality of life.
An increase in the effectiveness of local charities, community groups and associations
and their effective use of charitable resources, an increase in community infrastructure
and facilities, an increase in partnership work and increased engagement with statutory
bodies
The beneficiarlas of the company's servi￿8 are the Community & Voluntary sector and people
living in Newry and its environs and the wider region in Northern IreIand and the
Republic of Ireland. Any private benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit
is provided to our beneficiaries.
Main Activities, Achievements and Performance
During the year wepK)vidd Con]munity Educ￿10￿ Training and devdOpMartpD￿JMrne8 and
tnter-4X)nllnunity wodi. We provided ongoing community development support to a range of
local community ￿0UpS. We recruited, trained and supported volunteers within our own
projects and with partner agencies and we provided advice, inforniation and sign-posting
to individuals and groups.

Fillanclal Review Principal Fundillg Sources
l]ie Comp￿lY reLE1V￿ £IO,(KK> findinginthepaiod (Dver&l bythis report. Expenditure on
our Older People Community Programme was £1 0,026 resulting in a small deficit of
£26 for the period.
Reserves Policy
Tlr DI￿ have the inm risks to the orwisalion and desig]ata futKls n￿ed to meet
th¢xe. They have &blished ap)licy whffebythe unr&sti]ct￿1 fimds not comn]ittd or invest&l in
tangible fixed &ssets held by the ch￿lty should be b&ween th￿e and six months ofthe
eXpend1tL￿e. ExpÉa]diture for the y&w to 31 July 2024 w&s £10,026. Re8eNes currently stand at £630
which is bdow the ￿Uired amounthOweverth￿4 should be viewal inrelationto CCG
The irsffvL% are neded to meet the w0￿]llg capitsl rwirements ofthe charity, and theDi
are o)nfid(artthat atthis levd theywouldbe ableto cx)ntinuetheCLU￿1t activiti&8 of the chaTity for
some tiine in the event of a SI￿lficallt dTh)p in fijnding.
Plans for fi utiire Periods
Ballyknt Commw)ity Pryectswm o)ntinueto pm&ide its WO￿ & thcationa￿l
capacity ￿MId￿g supwrt S￿iCe8 to disadvantagedpex)ple and comuniti&8.
Declaration
This rwrtW&8 appDVedbydrB0￿d atitsM￿0n21,NOV￿nb￿ 2024 thTh
sIgn￿Onitsbd￿f ty.
Maureai Ri.Iddy
Cl]aitwn
Ewan Morgan