Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in a￿OrdanCe with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the chanty's Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities= Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102}" (effective 1 January 2019). Governing document Roe Valley Residents Association is a Private Company Limited by Guarantee, incorporated on 15th September 2016 who maintain and manage the organisation. The governing document of the Charity is a Memorandum & Articles of Association, which sets out the objects and powers of the charitable company. Recruitment and appointment of Directorsrrrustees The directors of the company are also trustees for the purposes of charity law. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation the number of Directors shall not be subject to any maximum but shall not be less than 3. At Annual General Meetings. one third of Directors shall retire by rotation. Risk management The Management Committee take risk assessment seriously and have in place a series of policies and procedures about how the organisation should be managed. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of robust policies and procedures for all activities. Organisational structure Roe Valley Residents Association has a management board of 12 members. All 12 board members have voting rights. The board meet bi-monthly and are responsible for the strategic direction of the charity. There is also a Project Ccpordinator who advises, however, has no voting rights. Day to Day responsibility for the provision of seprfices rests with the Project Ct>ordinator. The Finance. Administration and Project Officerslyouth offi￿rS team support this work. At present, there are 30 staff including full time, part time and sessional staff. However. this can change from time to time depending on projects. The Project Co-ordinator has responsibility for ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that key targets are met particularly in relation to the funding secured for Se￿iceS being delivered. Recruitment and training of staff Roe Valley Residents Association adheres to strict recruitment and selection policy. Where external recruitment is required, job advertisements are placed on Job Centre Online and Community Nl. Training needs of staff are identified through a Training Needs Analysis and performance appraisals. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the The Charity Commission for Northem Ireland in deciding whal activities the charity should undertake. Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Objectives and activities This document has been prepared based on the guidan￿ provided by the Charity Commission and Trustees have had regard to the Commission's Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance. The Company's objectives are to relieve poverty, sickness and help the aged and to promote the berEfit of the inhabitants of the Limavady estates and district area of Co Londonderry and its environs, without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion. by associating the ststutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interests of g)cial welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation, wth the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants, in particular.. al To maintain and manage a centre, or to cooperate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the company and its constituent bodies in furtherance of the above objects. bl To provide or secure the provision of social services, educational and recreational facilities and practical assistance for elderly and disabled people within the area of benefit. c) To provide or secure the provision of an accessible welfare rights advice and infomiation resource and refer those in need of professional assistance to the relevant agencies. d) To provide a counselling service for the purpose of relieving stress in the followng groups - women. single parents, preschool children, youth, unemployed, those suffering from the effects of povety or debt, and further, to respond to any identifiable social or other need which may anse within the community. e} To provide and equip premises and centres required for the purposes of the Company. fj To organise, sponsor and conduct (whether alone or wth others) educational and training courses and meeting, conferences and exhibitions. g) To publish and distribute materials relating to the work of the Company. Activities delivered at the Community ￿ntre on a regular basis are= Youth Clubs Craft Clubs * Luncheon Clubs Educational classes Health related programmes * Environmental projects Good Relations Projects Christmas savings club Community Clean-ups Seasonal programmes Older People activities Summer youth programmes and, Employability projects Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Achievements and performance OUR MISSION Estate ffl LiffAvady, is dedicated tr> en￿￿an9 the quahty of lrfe for Wwd, a￿1 ts broader ￿Ma¥ady area. Our is to fo*r a c(rntmrty T*here all wKINKluals, regarthess ol relwjion, geThJer, face, ¢x Sexual (K￿￿t￿mi acce&4 to a wmje Tange of oppc0t￿ltseS. We strNe to bu"Id ￿ indusNe enlryrofW￿t ACCESS Departr*￿t for C(thn￿rUtie8 (t>fC) in takes wde ¥1 thebr idwrtty. able to Cfeate an nNiting ar¥J secwe Our apyoach 15 wde(l in tr (wganisats)n'3 core va￿8 of res Ihe ¢xternr of the Hi*) ￿ld￿tr9. Thi the av*layk spate, en￿kng the ¢x¢Jar¥satM)n to better meet the rEeds of the local crmtrnrnty. The wry)act of Ihis rrffjyoved accessiblty is eviden( ¥fyth an avrye of 1,440 mrfiue ficirn in 2023r2024, ￿0 The* values are al the hewt everjthry do, the oiects. ertsuriThJ Ihat we consistenty algn etrM)s m delivenrKJ mewMr#Jful. wsth.ve ￿￿8¢￿ the acllwbes offered by RW. FurtherrN)rB, fuTrJing frrxn the Dfc N&ght¥xKhc￿ Rerthval FuThl, Tr*tiich suprx)rts Sal￿ of a C(￿T￿natc￿ as Kused programs are defvw￿J at both Kea(*rf Way and Youth & ConThrty Hub k)cated i) Lrnav•ty ASSOC￿ to plan, devehA). p￿nt a wide variety of prc¥ects. provhdfflg e$￿tial ser*ices aTrJ (frrferse ¢tthnsFs laced by the trl(wrtal Eslale Ihe Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 OUR 2023/24 ._ 1] IJ JJJ ¢J'J] ¢'l fs EDUCATION EducatA)n runained a central focus lx the RI￿ Vthy Resthnts Associatrsn as part of its Commit￿*￿ lo promdmg e4JdrfMThI cyp￿rtu1￿t￿S all CtYnm￿ty membw5. In lotal: 165 accrethteAI walficatsons were athieved by resdents. y￿r￿j people and older adults r￿JaE pcxnt of enty lor many irxlivmluals seekiTrJ &) access or rethjm to ethJcatKYb. lor career-ol￿nted ￿ and tr￿ThJ. TI￿se courytses inclu(*d Phle1￿, Bansta Sklls, Youth WorK Word Proceswg. Le￿BaSed Therapry. AdOtw)nalty. training sess¥)ns a(knts A8%)uai has made S￿[￿fiCant inycts on Y￿r￿j r*c¢4e's *rfes. offerng them a p￿S(￿￿er￿￿1 )nths of this year, the PYDP prryect ts able to mentor ofier besrth one to one enabled them kn access dnvry lessor￿ arxl com*te their test, overcommg a swthcant barrier knr some in accessKvJ In March 2024. educatw. It is anb"cipated that in the next 9 of ￿T￿ng ￿ Ihe¥e s•)uThJ pe(*, Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 24 PYDP DEMOGRAPHIG Gender 16 38010 38014 24010 Beimwi 16. 17 4￿￿ Cathollc gi(xLs Protestant Other Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Yixmi DEVELOPMBIt PR￿mMMEs TEO TBUC Summer Camps until March 2024, fvnded through TEO TBUC Sumn*r Camps. TBUC 2 engag￿ ¥vilh 1 CKI ch￿ren armj yourwJ pwwe aged 11.13 n a wgect opeThrwJ *)r youry pe( p¥b'cipated li 3 cortse(xthe days crf camp. This was tr￿ inaugural yew of partnerng *ilh Stendhal Festsval. Wcrfkfftg in [￿tr￿￿'P, the success in creatiryj a festNal themed cart¥> which p¥om(thl G(￿1 Relatms localty. was extremdy rec£iwed. In addrt￿n, a 2 Youth aub CONNECT Project wr propcts, arKI lunth RVRA ¢¢￿t￿￿1 to be very proathe in trcyn BBC CIN, try *Ere th to weekly re$l￿1￿1￿mJ to Ihe enrrgng T￿ed$ of bcal r•Uth club 8essKJns lor chiklren aged >11 conynunty. In the year 2022.2023. tr*re ex d h(xnework SUF¥*Nt thbs for prwnary sclx))t chldren. Wrftmn tr#8 fffiani?al ￿ar, the Stmryer Togetrer Prq"ect 177 registered Tr*mbers. At tr* end of year evalualw)n. 1[￿¥• ol wr memftrs. parern3 As a rewK Ihe CONNECT Project was (xeaknj. This rm0￿ded a safe space ￿Tr9 es 11.16 vtho to be at)le ID *>(ial arKI 8kl8 of chih strcng relatK)nships wrth the orgaThsalK happy ¢x v4Yy harpy Tmlh the Il J*4• 0gran¥T￿$. kn wjthI￿, OV￿ 94% d o m￿nbel5 are haFyy CY very haFVY wth Ihe .jif: ,L,' ,4J i.ij Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 EANI PROJEcr Proied Coorthak)r ctrt1li￿d to oversee the de￿very of E4NI Local A￿8 Ba8ed Propct and Brace Prqect. Throwh the E4NI PrC￿t, thefe is Genenc and Targ*d DrrY￿ the delN4Yy of stnKtuied youth4>ased prc¥ramrres. at March 2024, the EANI Propcl had ￿9 L.E.A.D PROJECT srying aged &18 yews acrctss S evenffMJS week, 48 *teks of ts year, in the Limav*ty ea. ONtr the lagt yew W￿ have delivered a fan9e of th￿nal)C ger￿1¢ thcp-m, 360 182 y(xJry rwAe EA Prc¥ed 8aged FuThlvMJ enthd us to deliver gen￿4 drop in therMtic faciktated tivibes with a totsl LivN￿ in S• & 1835 er¥Jagenxnts. This Sl&b6ty, EnvYmmu* & has had a drect impact on Clmate arwj le￿ing & IA> offefvig people parbcpatKm, safe space and a sense Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 AIKIT & UBIY111(IJP PMKqMMES CRAF[ CLASS attending weekty ne* iThtsatsve has created safe spaces pwb"opants to 8hare expEtEnces. Iwcheon club c4d2r Tlys Iruttttsve nm vc1￿1eerS nas h&1 on average 30 okler pec* eath week. receprfry a hot meal. For xme, this wa5 the th warm meal they VJ•xthI get n thal day or e￿1 week. A(1dre￿r0 p)vety wittmn 52Wo 48010 Caihollc parcels. LUNCHEON CLUB GOOD RELATIONS F(KUS 53010 47010, Catho 10- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 BRACE PROJEC[ parbcwnts rto devel)pmg a rawe of strab]*s and techTrques that seek to the PRESENT DISABIUTIES AGE DIVERSITY o*/0 $4.x Y/0 JIJ GENDER DIVERSITY In eva￿a1￿j bolh Ihe anecdctsl and c(4lated data frc¥n Ihe GH01? results I￿1$￿ted that Ihe Brace prqect made a 91% dFfference to the Itves of the particyarrts, wth *)me repm that they feel their mucfvr*eded medicalKm. 11 Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 FINANCIAL CHALLENGES ANDAMMENDMENTS tunnng costs. Mth heatsng WKI r￿mI"[b] costs SFxralhng (xrt of C￿tr￿1. ccfflb￿ed t1￿h hwjh aThl a cnsk8. RVRA knmd itseK, s￿￿gI￿j to r*eds of rts of running ￿)St$. proNEd to suk¥)ort the ¢)rg￿￿atx)n in bery atrAe to better manage arKS ccye aetMl*s on 8w)rth'rxJ the resbknts. 3upwrt l¢xal famibes as tr￿Y navigated a cOst￿thIg uisi$. Thr￿gh &JditKThl fuTrJttvJ pwrt trcAn Causeway Coa& & Gkn, RVRA were a)le to sW¥￿rt familts arml At our year end feedback, there was 100010 satisfaction rates in the services and activities that are being provided by Roe Valley Residents Association. 12- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 RVRA ACTIVITIES 2023/202 YouTh PROVISIOI 13- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 PYDP & BRACE rr,87 . SOaAL . . on £(tiOn5> C4 , Hub FFEE AID 14- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 .1 PUDSEY DAY COMMUIIY COMPMII PIIIPO% PW&CT 15- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 HEALIH PROMOTIOI COMMUNIIY CAMPAMIIG 4iy . . MUMI GRIMII li 16- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 oe• CRAFf CLASS - PHY%CAL & SOUAL ACTIVIIES YARNBOMBING SIEPJIMAL 4w YOIThH FORUM - VAPIM AWAREIESS PlllklECT 17- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 JIIGIE AIL TIIE WAY IklE VALIEY IESIOEM IssNMn•i ,,1114, 11 *., JIIGLE ALL ThE WAY "y 4¢•th .. ÉIJ.•• AMT.. I7 FAMILY FUN oc'iJ£ion 18- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 YOUTH AWAREIESS IWllATNES Jli'v si 19- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 -20- Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Financial review Roe Valley Residents Association is a not for profit organisation and therefore does not aim to hold substantial reserves. The minimum reserves held, are to ensure overheads are covered for a period of 6 months. Income generated from local fundraising initiatives are used to contribLrte towards the running of the community facility as well as some additional services, such as. seasonal activities for all beneficiaries. Trustees and directors The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who seNed during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were= Simone Bonham Micheal Brown Marie Campbell Chloe Devine Leona Kealey Kenneth Martin Natasha McDonald Doreen Rodgers Una Simpson Loma Wilson Jennifer Campbell Wendy Ferris Patricia Keys Geraldine McLaughlin Sadie Mulgrew Dolores O'Brien Samantha McAteer Anthony Devine Veronica Devine MarthaAnn Bernadette Duffy (Resigned 28 September 2023) (Resigned 28 September 2023) (Resigned 28 September 2023) (Resigned 28 September 2023) (Appointed 28 September 2023} (Appointed 28 September 20231 (Appointed 28 September 20231 (Appointed 28 September 2023) (Appointed 28 September 2023) (Appointed 28 September 2023) (Appointed 30 May 2024) (Appointed 30 May 2024) (Appointed 30 May 2024) (Appointed 30 May 2024) None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. 21 Docusign Envelope ID.. 3EBEC101-E9724A2C4454-B8DD8F49F52C ROE VALLEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Statement of trustees. responsibilities The trustees, who are also the directors of Roe Valley Residents Association for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordance wtth applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom GenerallYAc￿pted Accounting Practice). Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming reSoUr￿S and application of reSoUr￿s, induding the income and expenditure, of the charitsble company for that year. In preparing these financial statements. the trustees are required to= select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP: make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.. and prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity 11 continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been prepared in accordance wth the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. Auditor In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that PFS & Partners Limited be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting. The twstees. report was approved by the Board of Trustees. Svjned by.. AE￿g?336E0347O.. Una Simpson Trustee 6BB54 'Y"CampE'ell enni er Trustee 16 December 2024 -22-