Registration number N1043417
Dunluce Famlly Centre Limit¢d
Company Ilmited by guarantee
Directors, report and financial statomonts
for the year ended 31 March 2024

Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Contents
Page
Directors and otlier information
Directors, report
Independent Examiner's Report
Stateineiit of Financial Activities
Stateinent of Financial Position
Notes to tli¢ finaiicial stateinents
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Company information
Directors
Neil Hargan
Francine Moran
Claire Duffy
Caroline Hartop
Bronagh Mccallioii
Brian MacNeachtain
Shauna O'Dolierty
Resigned l 0.07.24
Secretary
Claire Duffy
Charity nuinber
XR 60593
Company number
N1043417
Registered office
15 Shaw Court
Ballymagroariy
Derry
BT48 OPW
Accountants
McGroaty Mccafferty & Company Ltd
Accountants and Consultants
2 Carlisle Terrace
Derry
BT48 6JX
Bankers
Bank Of Ireland
27 Culmore Road
Derry
BT48 8JB
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Directors, report
for the year ended 31 March 2024
The directors present tlieir report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March
2024.
Directors
The directors who served the company during the year are as follows:
Neil Hargan
Claire Duffy
Francine Moran
Brian MacNea¢litain
Caroline Hartop
Bronagli Mccallion
Shauna O'Dohety
Resigned 10.07.24
Our Objectlve and Alms
The objective of the company is the advancement of education. To achieve our objective to advance education
tlie Ceiilre will work witli Ilie other voluntary, community, business and statutory organisations in the Outer
West Neiglibourliood Reneival Partnership to deliver a range of programmes, services and facilities, including
capacity building, classes, training, social events and a range of healthy life-style opportunities such as health
awareness sessions, pliysical activity sessions.
Alms
To provide programin¢s tliat ineet the needs of families and children.
To provide services that meets the needs of parents and cliildren.
To ensure community ownership and that services are coinmunity led.
To have a sustainable and securc organisation.
To promote and market Dunluce Family Centre.
To embed methods of best practice within the organisation.
Public Benefit
The direct benefits flowing from the objective include tlie provision of programmes and facilities for the
enhanced development and education of children up to tlie age of seventeen and tlie encouragement of parents
and guardians to understand and provide for the needs of their children in order to promote the physiological,
natural, social and other aspects of family cliildren and young people's education. These benefits will be
demonstrated by recording the numbers of people who access our services and measuring these against the
targets establislied our annual action plan. The beneficiaries are the people of the Ballymagroarty, Hazelbank,
Coshquin, Glen, Rosemount and City area of Co Derry and its environs.
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Directors, report
for the year ¢nded 31 March 2024
Financial Review
The financial review is summarised in the enclosed accounts.
Plans for fi uture Perlods
Our plaiis are to provide a wraparound family support service for the families in the Outer West
Neighbourliood Rcnewal areas, froin early intervention to prevention. We want to embed our Inentoring service
alongside tlie Family Support Hub.
We want io provide affordable childcare to families 5 mornings and 5 afternoons a week, as a social economy
model.
We want every child to have the best start in life, by sustaining Lifestart 'Growing Cliild, and Lifestart 'At
Home In Scliool, programmes. Our aiin is to einbed Lifestart into the crèche and tlie crèche into Lifestart
proErammes. Children transitioning from the crèche to Nursery are given the knowledge and skills of wliat a
day in the classroom is like. We want their parents to be part of their child's school day by providing them with
the knowledge and skills througli Lifestart to equip them to be their cliild's first educator and teacher, within the
horne setting.
We will continue to r¢s¢ar¢h funding to provide an extension to our building, which will widen our menu of
services. We want to provide a'Parent Toddler, group and an 'After Schools/ Summer Scheme for children four
years and upwards.
We will continue to work in partiiersliip witli training providers to ensure residents are being up skilled and
provide student placements for residents in further and higher education.
Structure, Governance and Managemont
Governin
Document
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated and regist¢red as a charity on l O
Julie 2002. Tlie company was established under a Memorandum of Association wliich established tlie objects
and powers of the cliaritable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. Every member of the
Company undertak¢5 to contribute to the assets of tlie Company, in the event of the same being, wound up
while it is a member, or within one year after it ceases to be a member, for payment of the debts and liabilities
of the Company contracted before it ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges and expenses of winding
up, and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributions among themselves, such amount as may be required
not exceeding one pound.
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Directors, report
for the year onqled 31 March 2024
Recruitment and A
ointment of the Bothrd of Directors
Directors are appointed at the Annual General Meeting and hold office until the next AGM following tlieir
appointment.
Obli
atlons of the Board
The main obligation of the Board is to develop and oversee the implementation of policy and to ensure that
structures and management comply with legal requirements and good governance practice.
Ri8k Man
ement
The directors have assessed the major risks to wliicli the charity is exposed , in particular those related to the
operations and finances of the organisatioii, and are satisfied tliat systems are in place to mitigate the exposure
to tlie Inajor risks.
Responsibilities ofthe Board of Dfirectors
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial stateinents in accordance with
the applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a ture
and fair view of the state of affairs of tlie charitable company and of tlie incoming resources and application of
rcsourc¢s, including tlie income and expenditur¢ of th¢ Gharitable company for that period. In preparing these
financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
observc methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRSI 02);
Inake judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards Iiave been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and expalined in tlie financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charity will continue in business.
The direetors are resposible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accruacy
at any time the financial position of tlie charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial
stateinents comply with the Companies Act 2006. The directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets
of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and
other irregularities.
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Directors, report
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Independent Examiner
A resolution to re-appoint McGroarty, Mccaffety & Company Ltd as independent examiners will be proposed
at the annual gencral meeting.
Tlie report is prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating
to small comapnies.
This report is approved and authorised for issue by the board on 22 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
Director
Director
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Independent examiner's report on the unaudited financial statements to the directors of
Dunluee Family Centre Limited
We report on the accounts of tlie company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to
16.
Respective responsibilities of charity directors and examiner.
As the cliarity directors you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
requirements of tlie Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied ourselves tliat tlie charity is not subject to audit
under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to;
examine the accounts under section 65 of tli¢ Cliarities Act 2008;
follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Nortliern
Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act 2008.
state whetlier particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of indopondont oxomlncr's report
We liave exaiiiined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Cliarities Act and our
examination was carried out in accordance witli the general directions given by tlie Charity Commission for
Northern Ireland under Sectioii 65(9)(b) of tlie Charities Act. The examination included a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also
included a consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from
you as cliarity directors ¢oncerning any such matters.
Our role 15 to state wheth¢r aiiy material matters have come to our attention giving us cause to believe:
that accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006;
tliat the accounts do not accord with tliose accounting records;
tliat the accounts do not comply with the accounting requireinents of the Section 396 of the Companies Act
2006 and the metliods and principles of tlie Cliarities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to
charities preparing tlieir accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland;
that tliere is furtlier inforniation needed for proper understanding.
Independent examiner's statement
We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters listed above and, in
connection witli the following direction5 of the Cliarity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no
matters that require drawing to your attention.
Mccroarty,
ccafferty
2 Carlisle Terracc
Derry
BT48 6JX
Date: 22 October 2024
Company Ltd
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year endeil 31 March 2024
Total
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Income and Expenditure
Incoming Resources
Voluntary Income
Investment Income
Incoming resources from charitable activities
26,680
266
26,680 24,517
266
20
254,091 238,238
254,091
Total Incoming Resources
26,946
254,091
281,037 262,775
Resourccs Expended
Dircct Charitable Expeiiditure
Managemeiit & Adininistratioii
31,402
259,828
1,320
291,230 257,896
1.320
1,320
Total Resources Expended
31,402
261,148
292,550 259,216
Net Incorning l (Outgoing) Rcsources
(4,456)
(7,057) (11,513) 3,559
Balaiices brought forward l April 2023
25,355
231,992
257,347 253,788
Balances carried forward 31 March 2024
20,899
224,935
245,834 257,347
The above amounts relate to continuing operations of the charity.
The charity has no reeognised gains and losses other than those included in tlie results above and therefore no
separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented. There is no difference between the
net incoming resources for the year stated above and their historical cost equivalents.
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Statenient of Financial Position
as at 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Current assots
Debtors
Cash at bank and iii hand
233,922
241,670
15,364
13,249
14,763
20,015
28,613
34,778
Creditors: amounts falllng
due within onc year
(16,701)
(19,101)
Nct current assets
11,912
15,677
Total Assets less current
liabilitie$
245,834
257,347
Net assets
245,834
257,347
Funds
Unrestrict¢d
R¢strict¢d
20,899
224,935
25,355
231,992
Members, funds
245,834
257,347
The notes on pages 10 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Statement of Financial Position {continued)
In approving these finaiicial statements as directors of tlie company we hereby confinn:
The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small
Companies.
The members liave not required tlie company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the
Coinpanies Act 2006.
Tlie directors acknowledge tlieir responsibilities for complying witli Ilie requirements of the Compaiiies Act
2006 with respect to accounting records and preparation of accounts.
Tljese accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to
tlie sinall coinpani¢5 regiine in accordance witli Charities SORP (FRS 102).
Dfirector
Director
Date . 22 October 2024
Date . 22 October 2024
Registration number N1043417
The notes on pages 10 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Dunluce Family Cenlre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Genernl Information
The company is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in Northem Ireland. The address of
the regislered otTice is 15 Shaw Court, Ballymagroarty, Derry, B T48 OPW.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance witli Accounting and Reporting by
Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with the financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Cliarities SORP (FRS 102) , the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act (Nortliern Ireland)
2008.
1.2. Accounting policies
Basxs of prop&rlltion
Th¢ financial stat¢m¢nts l)ave been prepared on tlie historical cost basis, as modified by tlie revaluation
of certain fiiiancial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit
or loss.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Incoxnc
(i) Grants
Grants represents all amounts received and reccivable during the year.
Capital grants are released to the profit and loss account in the year in which they are received in
line with the Charties SORP (FRS 102).
Revenue grants are credited to the Stateinent of Financial Activities in the year they are received.
(li) Doiiations & adininistration income.
This comprises ainounts received during tlie year.
1.4. Expendlture
(i) Direct Charitable Expenditure
This represents all expenditure directly attributable to charitable causes.
(ii) Management & Administration
This includes all otlier expenditure not directly allocated above and a portion of the overhead costs
attributable to manageinent and administration.
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Tangible fAxed assets and depreciation
Fix¢d assets ar¢ stat¢d at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rat¢s calculated to write off
tlie cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Land and buildings
Fixtures, fittings
and equipment
20/0 Straight line
200/0 Reducing balance
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Income
IDcome
Funds
2024
2024
Total
Funds
2023
2.1 Incoming Resources
2024
Incomin
resources from charitable activities
Departinent for Coininunities
Dept for Coininunities
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Cash For Kids
Seeds
Save The Cliildren
Musgrave Cominunity Grant
Cliildcare Partnership Small Grants
cypsp
Pathways
Ballymagroarty Hazelbank Cominunity Partiiership
WHSCT- Outer West Hub
WI-ISCT
pcsp
3,283 3,283
131,851 131,851
12,395 12,395
6,300 6,300
1,060
1,060
6,699 6,699
1,000
1,000
4,687 4,687
1,200
1,200
29,996 29,996
30,826 30,826
17,063 17,063
4,983
4,983
2,748
2,748
146,635
7,271
5,910
4,983
27,849
25.685
17,213
2,692
254,091 254,091
238.238
Volunt
Ineome
Doiiatioiis & Fundraising
Creche Income
655
26,025
655
26,025
456
24,061
26,680
26,680
24,517
Invcstmcnt Income
Bank Interest
266
266
20
Total
26,946
254,091 281,037
262,775
(i)
Restricted Funds
Funds received which are eamiarked by the Funder for specific purposes. Such purposes are
within tl)e overall aims of tlie orgaiiisation.
(11)
Unrestricted Funds
Fund5 which are eApendabl¢ at the discr¢tion of the company in furtherance of tlie aims of the
Charity. In addition funds may be held in order to finance capital investment and working capital.
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Dunluce Family Ccntre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Resources Expended
Unrestricted
Funds
Restrict¢d
Funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Dlrect Charltable Expenditure
Wages
Pension costs
Insurance
Light & Heat
Maintenance
Printing, postage & stationery
Teleplione, & internet
Travel
Lifestart Affiliation
Bank charges
Sundry
Depreciation
Programme Costs
Family Activities & Resources
31,037
143,244
6,346
2,934
5,113
6,322
3,694
6,555
1,155
1,000
174,281
6,346
2,934
5,IE3
6,322
3,694
6,555
1,155
1,000
365
459
8,451
70,960
3,595
171,952
6,346
2,782
5,051
2,710
2,358
5,382
1,299
1,000
317
,108
9,183
45,754
2,654
365
459
8,451
70,960
3,595
31,402
259,828
291,230
257,896
Management & Admfinlstration
Accountancy
1,320
1,320
1,320
1,320
1,320
1,320
Total Resourcos Expended
31,402
261,148
292,550
259,216
Nct Incomlngl (Outgoing) Resources
2024
2023
This is stated after cliarging:
Depreciation and other amounts written off tangible assets
8,451
9,183
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Dunluce Family Centrc Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
mployees
Number of employees
The average monthly number5 of employees
(including the directors) during the year were:
2024
Number
2023
Number
14
14
Employment costs
2024
2023
Wages aiid salaries
Pension costs
174,281
6,346
171,952
6,346
180,627
178,298
Tax on profit on ordinary 8etlvltlcs
No charge to t£Lxation is due as the company lias charitable status.
Land #nd Flxtures,
buildings fittlngs and
freehold equipment
Tangible fixed assets
Total
Cost
At l April 2023
Additions
276,196
89,126
703
365,322
703
At 31 March 2024
276,196
89,829
366,025
Dcpreeiation
At l April 2023
Charge for the year
49,163
5,524
74,489
2,927
123,652
8,451
At 31 Marcli 2024
54,687
77,416
132,103
Net book values
At 31 Marcli 2024
221,509
12,413
233,922
At 31 March 2023
227,033
14,637
241,670
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Dobtors
2024
2023
Debtors
Prepayments
12,859
2,505
l2,395
2,368
15,364
14,763
Credltors: amounts falling due
within ono year
2024
2023
Bank overdraft
Other taxes and social security costs
Accruals
12,226
1,873
2,602
10,129
5,623
3,349
16,701
19,101
Movements in Funds
At
l April Incoming Outgoing
2023 rcsources
resources
At
31 March
2024
Restricted funds:
Charitable Activites
231,992 254,091
(261,148)
224,935
Total restrictcd funds
231,992 254,091
(261,148)
224,935
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
25,355
26,946
(31,402)
20,899
Total unrestricted funds
25,355
26,946
(31,402)
20,899
257,347 281,037
(292,550)
245,834
10.
Related party transactlons
Therc were no related party transactions during tlie year.
ii.
Controlling interest
Control of the charitable company resls witli the Directors.
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Dunluce Family Centre Limited
Company limited by guarantee
Notes to the financial statements
ror the year ended 31 March 2024
12.
Company limited by guarantee
Dunluce Family Centre Limited is a company liinited by guarantee and not having a share capital.
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