THRIVE IRELAND LIMITED
TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Trustees present their annual directors, report and independently examined financial statements
for the year ending 31 March 2023 which also comply with the requirements for a directors, report and
accounts under the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the Companies Act
2006 and the company's Articles of Association. They comply with the Accounting and Reporting by
Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts
in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102 applicable in the United Kingdom and
Republic of Ireland.
Our Alms and Objectives
The Charity's object is to advance faith-based community development by encouraging, supporting and
enabling Christian Churches to become more effectively engaged with their communities and in
particular..
(1)
Build the capacity of Christian Churches to engage in community development activities by..
creating and delivering tailor-made training and mentoring to local Church congregations.
promoting understanding of faith-based community development, community leadership
and conflict management and resolution among congregational leadefs.
(iiil promoting understanding amongst leaders of civic society of the impact of faith-based
community development and the contribution of Churches in promoting social Justice.,
and
(iv} being a catalyst of influence for structural change in the understanding of faith-based
community development, community leadership and conflict management and resolution
among denominational and other Church leaders and those providing education for
Church leaders.
{2)
Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian Churches and associated charities in the
use of their resources by..
mapping community service work currently provided by Churches and other relevant
organisations lo enable better co-ordination of community development.,
(li) facilitating regional Christian community development and mission nelworkslfora for
shared leaming, education, and action.
(iii) sharing good practice from global Christian community development to inspire and
empower local community development practice., and
(iv) actively promoting peacebuilding as a Christian imperative to enable communities to
thrive.
Ensuring our work delivers our aims
We review our aims, objectives, and activities each year. This review looks at what we have achieved
and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 months. The review looks at the success of each
activity and the benefits they have brought to the individuals, congregations, and organisations that we
are set up to help. The review also helps us ensure that our aims, objectives, and activities remain
focussed on our stated purposes. We refer to the guidance in the Charity Commission's general
guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.
In particular the Board consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objects'ves they
have set.

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Achievements and perfomiance
Thrive Ireland has mostly recovered from the negative effects of the pandemic. Travel and in person
training has once again resumed. However, some creative online working has continued which
enhan￿S our engagement with global learning activits'es and income generation in line with our
charitable purposes.
Aim1
Build the capacity of Christian Churches to engage in community development acts'vities.
a) Support training or facilitation was carried outwith 24 individual church congregations from various
denominations.
b) Resources developed and provided on the Thrive Ireland website.
c) 41 Facilitators in 10 churches trained in the initial stages of CCT community development.
d) Continuing support of 12 key Christian leaders in strategic community and civic engagement in
socio-economically deprived communities.
e) Planning, development and recordings completed for new Podcast from Thrive Ireland -"Inspired
to act..
Development, delivery and completion of training and skill and knowledge development for
churches in North Down and Ards in the community engagement programme "Our Community,
Our Future" in Newtownards in partnership with The Link.
g) Partnership development wilh the Rural Community Ne￿Ork to enable training in community
development in rural churches- pilot developed in Fermanagh.
h) Continuing partnership with Tearfund UK to develop global learning for developing understsnding
and training in Ireland.
i) Training in CCT for Christians against Povety staff and partnership development with CAP for
further training and development of CCT in the wider church community.
Aim2
Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian Churches and associated charities in the use of
their resources.
a) Independent evaluation of the 2 years of the Transforming Leadership Programme and
dissemination of the learning at a Leadership Conference in Belfast.
b) Development of cross sectoral and cross community relationships in Newtownards through
facilitation of the Our Community Our Future Programme - including the churches in the town.
Increased sharing of resources.
c) Facilitation of peer connection and leaming for 12 church leaders.
d) 61 Individual mentoring, coaching and pastoral care sessions for faith leaders working in areas of
economic deprivation.
e) Completion of facilitation of strategy refresh for Prison Fellowship staff and Board.
Partnership working on research into poverty and church community engagement for Christians
Against Poverty and the Las Casas Institute for social justice.
g) Facilitation of Leadership support process and peer support development for Navy Chaplains.
h) Active input into the Community Faiths Forum in Northern Ireland.
i) Training for church leaders and laity from the Middle East to enable community engagement and
development.
j) Facilitation of learning trip to Rwanda forthe South East Femanagh Foundation to enable learning
from Rwanda from victimlsurvivors of the genocide.

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We are fulfilling our public benefit requirements above through the education of church members and
leaders of churches in community development, peacebuilding and advocacy skills to enable them to
extend Iheir activities to benefit the public. We have also enabled greater engagement of Christian
Churches with the community and voluntary sector in Northern Ireland through the building of
relationships and understanding of the faith sector with the Rural Community Ne￿ork, NICVA through
the Community Faiths Forum, East Belfast Churches Netsyork, The Link Family and Community Centre,
Newtownards, Prison Fellowship and the South East Fermanagh Foundation. We are also active
participants in the Community Faiths Forum and work with other global development agencies to bring
global learning to local churches and the peacebuilding and community sector in Northern Ireland.
We are currently actively developing relationships with key educational establishments to further
increase the effi'ciency and effectiveness of Christian Churches in the use of their reSoUr￿s.
Financial review
During the year to 31¥t March 2023, income totalled £70,516 {2022 - £59,916)- The organisation has
built good relationships with donors who a￿ supportive of our work. Around 17.5 per ￿nt {£12,383) of
income was in the form of donations and grants from individuals, organisations, churches, and
charitable trusts. The balance of income in 2022-23 was raised through charitable activities, including
work carried out with churches. Total expenditure during the year was £73,936 (2022 £63,209). AII
expenditure was incurred on charitsble activities. Net expenditure for the year was £3,420 (2022- Net
expenditure of £3,293}.
Engagement with churches and trusts are important aspects of the charity's activities. However, much
of our current income in the past year has been generated through consultancy work. The charity is
currently engaging in a strategy refresh and funding stralegy plan which will enable our funding package
to be widened and extended.
Reserves pollcy
ReseNes are needed to bridge the gap betrween the spending and receiving of income and to cover
unplanned expenditure. The charity regularly monitors its financial reserves, income and expenditure
streams, planned activity and organisational commitments. It aims to build its free reserves
(unrestricted general funds) to a level be￿een four months and six months of projected total revenue
expenditure for the following year. The appropriateness of the level of reserves will be subject to review
each year. At 3161 March 2023, reserves We￿ £26,959 (2022 £30,379), of which £21,476 (2022
£27,163) were unrestricted.
Reference and administrative detalls
Company registration number:
Charity registration number-
HMRC reference..
Nl 633383
NIC 105143
NI 00625
Registered Offi'ce:
241 Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 1AF
Bankers:
The Cooperative Bank

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Directors and trustees
The directors of the charitable company are its trustees for the purpose of charity law. The elected
trustees and officers seNing during the year were..
Glen Mitchell (Chair- appointed 31 March 2022)
Stephen Adams
Audrey Carmichael {resigned 15 June 2022)
Tom Coard (Treasurer-appointed 31 March 2022)
Karen Jardine (resigned 22 September 20221
Sharan Kelly {appointed 14 June 2022)
Samuel Moore
Useni Sibanda (appointed 31 March 2022)
Francis Wahome
Key management personnel:
Diane Holt (Executive Director)
Structure, governance and managemont
Governing Document
Thrive Ireland is a company limited by guarantee incorporated on 3 September 2015. It is governed by
its Articles of Association dated 17 July 2015. In April 2016 the company became a registered charity
with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. It is registered as a charity with HM Revenue and
Customs for taxation purposed under reference N100625. Members of the Company agree to contribute
an amount not exceeding £1 in the event of the charity winding up.
Appolntment of directors
As set out in the Articles of Association the members present at the Annual General Meeting will elect
the trustees. The number of the directors shall not be more than 15 and not less than 5 at any one
time.
The trustees shall have the power at any time and from time to time to appoint any person to be a
director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing directors. Any trustees so
appointed shall hold office only until the nextfollowing Annual General Meeting and shall then be eligible
for re-election.
When considering co-opting directors, the Board has regard to the requirement for any specialist skills
needed.
Trustee Induction and training
New trustees undergo orientation to brief them on their legal obligations under charity and company law
and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland guidance on public benefit and inform them of the
content of the Articles of Association, the Board decision-making processes, the business plan and
recent performance of the charity. During the orientation they meet other trustees. Trustees are
encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of
their role.
Oryanisation
The Board of Directors administers the charity. The Board meets at least six times each year. The
Executive Director is appointed by the Board to direct and manage the day to day operations of the
charity-
Related parties
There are no related parties. Thrive Ireland works closely with a number of bodies which support the
charity. In particular it would like to thank its supporters for their contributions to its work over the past

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year. During 2022-23, Thrive Ireland received income from individual donors and organisations and
funders including..
Sir Halley Stewart Trust
St Anne's Cathedral Sitout
Risk management
The Board regularly reviews risk in the organisation through an annual review of the risks the charity
may fa￿, estsblishment of systems and procedures to mitigate and manage risks identified,
implementation and regular review of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the
charity should those risks materialise.
This work is ongoing to identify risks and deliver better management procedures and contingency plans.
Particular attention will focus on non-financial risks arising from operational activities and financial risks
arising from securing income to ensure the sustainability of the organisation.

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Statement of Trustees, Re8ponsibililies
The trustees (directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for
preparing the trustees, report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and
regulations.
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that
law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice {Unlted Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
Under the relevant legislation the trustee5 must not approve the financial statements unless they are
satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the stste of affairs of the company and of the net
movement in funds for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required
select suitable accounting pollcies and then apply them conslstently.,
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the company will continue on that basis.
The trustses are responsible for keeplng adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the charity's transactions and dlsclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
positlon of the charity and enable thern to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
applicable law and regulations. 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.
small company exemptlon - Companles Act 2006
This report has been prepared in accordance wlth the special provisions relatlng to small companies
within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
By order of the trustees
Glen Mltcho11
Chair
October 2023