Registration number NK043417 Dunluce Fomlly Centrc Llmlted Company Ilmltcd by guarantee Dlreetors, report and financlal statcmcnts for the year endLxd 31 Mareh 2025
Dunlucc Family Centre Limited Company limited by guaranl¢c Contonts Page Directors and other inforniation Direcior&' report Independent Examiner's Report Sioiement of Finllttcial Activiiaes Statement of Finuncial Position Notes lo the financial sialements 10.16
Dunluce Family Centre Limited CoJnpany limited by guarantcc Company informatlon Directors Neil Hargan Fruncine Moriin Claire Duffy Caroline HurtL)P Bronagh Mccullion Briun MuciNe&chtuin Shuunu O'Doherty Shauna Quigley Resigned 10.07.24 Appointed 13,02.25 Secretary Claire Duffy Charity number XR 60593 Secretary Claire Duffy Company number N1043417 Registered office 15 Shaw Court Ballymagroarty De BT48 OPW Accountants McGrourty McCaff¢rty & Company Ltd Accountants and Tax Consultants 2 Carlisle Terrace Derry B T48 6JX Bankers Bank Of Irelund 27 Culmore Road Derry B T48 8JB Page I
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limiled by guarantee Directors, rcport for Ihc year endcd 31 March 2025 The directors present their report and the financial stiilemenls of Ihe company for Ihe year ended 31 Murch 2025. Dlrectors The directors who served the company during the year lire u5 follows: Neil Hargan Claire Duffy Francine Moran Brian MacNeachiain Cnroline H&rtop Bronagh Mccallion Shauna O'Doherty Shauna Quigley Resigned l 0.07,24 Appoinied 13.02,25 Our Objectlve and Alms The objeeiive of tlie conipany is the advancement of education. To aehieve our objective to advance educDlion the Cenire will work with the other voluntary, community, business and slalulory organisations in ihe Outer West Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership to deliver a range of programmes, services and facilities, including capacity building. classes, training, .social events and u range of healthy life-style oppor(unilies such as healih awareness sessions, physical activity se5.sions. Aims To provide programmes Ihul mccl the need.8 of fainilies and children. To provide services Ihal meets the need?* of paren15 llnd children. To ensure community ownership and that services are community led, To have a suslainllble and secure organisation. To promote and market Dunluce Fllmily Centre. To embed methods of best practice within the organislllion. Publlc Benefit The direct benefits flowing from the objeciive include the provi.8ion of programmes and fucilities for Ihe enhanced development and educlllion of children up to Ihe uge of seventeen und the encouragement of parents and guardians lo under.4tand and provide for the needs of their children in order to promote the physiological, natural, social and other aspect8 of family children and young people'5 edu¢lltion. Thvse benefits will be demonstrated by recording the numbers of people who access our services and measuring these against the targets established our annual dclion plan. The beneficiaries are ihe people of the Ballymagroarty, HaTelbank, C05hquin, Glen, Rosemount and City area of Derry and ils environs. Page 2
Dunluce Family Cenlre LiTnitcd Company limited by guarantee Dlrectors, report ror the year ended 31 March 2025 Financial Rcvlcw The finunci&l review is suminarised in the enclosed uccounis. Plllns for Futurc Porlods Our plons are 10 provide a wrapuround family support service for the families in the Outer Wesi Neighbourhood Renewal areas, from early iniervention 10 prevention. We want lo enibed our mentoring service alongside the Faniily Support Hub. We want 10 provide affordable childcare to families 5 morning1> llnd 5 ufternoons ll week, .%ocilll economy niodel. We want every child to have the be.4t Start in life, by sustaining Lifestart 'Growing Child, and Lifestart 'At Honie In School. programmes. Our aim is to embed Lifestart into the crèche and the crèche into Lifesiart progranimes. Children transitioning from Ihe trècht 10 Nursery are given the knowledge and skills of what 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 k-nowledge and skills Ihrough Lifesturt to equip theni to be their child's first educator and (eacher, within the home setting. We will continue lo research funding lo provide An extension 10 our building, which will widen our menu of services. We want to provide 'Parent Toddler, group and un 'After Schoo151 Sunimer Schenie for children four years ond upwards. We will continue lo work in purtner.ship with training providers 10 ensure residents llre being up skilled and provide sludeni placements for residents in further and higher education. Structure, Governance and Management Governin Document The organisation is a chariiable company limited by guarantee, incorporuted and registered as a charity on l O June 2002. The Company was esiablished under a Memoranduni of Association which established the objects und powers of the charitable conip&ny and is governed under ils Articles of Asi>ociulion. Every member of the Company undertakes to contribute to the asseiii of the Company, in the event of the same being, wound up while it is a member, or within one year afier it ceases 10 be a member, for payment of the debts and liabiliiies of the Company coniracted before it ceu?es to be a meniber, and of Ihe cosis, charges and expen?e5 of winding up. und for the adjustment of the righis of the contributions among Ihemselves, such amount us may be required not exceeding one pound, Page 3
Dllnluce Famil), Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Directors, report for the year ended 31 March 2025 crui olntment of the Board of Dlrectors Directors are appoinied at the Annual General Meeting and hold office until the next AGM following their appoiniment. Obli ation$ rjf The main obligation of the Board is lo develop and over.qee the implementation of policy and 10 ensure that .4tructures and management comply wilh legal requirenienis and good governunce pructice. Rlsk Man ement The directors have assessed Ihe major risks to which Ilie charily is exposed, in particulur those reluted 10 Ihe opetalion.% and finances of the organisalion, and are satisfied Ihai systems ure in pluce 10 mitigute the exposure lo the mujor risks. Responslbllltles of the Board of Directors The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with the upplicdible l&w and United Kingdom Generally Accepied Accounting Practice. Company law requires th¢ directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a lure und fuir vi£w of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming r¢sourc¢? und upplicution of resources. including the income and expenditure of the charitable Company for thai period. In preparing Ihese financial siaiemenis. the directors are required 10: select l>uiluble a¢¢ounting policies and apply them consisienily; observe methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS102); make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, state whether upplicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclo.sed and expalined in the financiul ?lutements' prepure the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it i.s inappropriate lo presume that the charity will continue in busine.8s, The directors are resp05ible for keeping adequate accounting records whieh disclose with rea?ionuble uecruuey at any time ihe financial position of the chariiuble comparty and to enable them to ensure thllt the financilll statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The directors are also responsible for safeguarding the a55et5 of the charilable company and hence for iakittg reasonable slep5 for the preventiDn llnd d¢l¢¢tion of frnud and other ijTegularities, Page 4
Dunluce Famil), Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Direclors, report for the year endcd 31 March 2025 Independent ExamRner A resolution to re-appoint McGroarty, Mccufferty & Coinpany Ltd as independent exuminers will be proposed at the annuul general meeting. The report is prepured in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Aci 2006 relating 10 snillll comapnies. This report is approved und authorised for issue by the board on 4 November 2025 and signed on its behulf by: Director Dlrector Page 5
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Conjpany limitLd by guarantee Indopendcnt examlnor's report on thc unauditcd I'inancial stateJnents to the directors or Dunluce Fomlly Ccntre Llmltcd We report on the accounts of the company for Ihe year ended 31 March 21125. which are set out on puges 7 10 16. Respective responsibilities of charity directors and examiner. As the charity directori> you ure re?pon8ible for the preparation of Ihe accounis in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Aci 2006. Having satisfied ourselves that the charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for independent exaininalion, it is our responsibility lo; exaniine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act 2008. follow the procedures laid down in the general direciions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Irelund undcr section 65{91(b) of the Charities Act 2008. .4lule wheiher particular matters have come to our attention, Basis of independent examiner's rcport We have exumined your charity accounts tss required under section 65 of the Charitie5 Aei und our examination was carried out in aecordartce with the general directions given by the Charity comniis.sion for Northern Ireland under Section 65(9)Ib) of the Ch&rities Act. The examination included a review of the ccounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of Ihe uccounts presented with those records. It also included u considerution of any unusual items or disclosures in the uccounis. and seeking explanations from you as charity directors concerning any such matter.s, Our role is to state whether any niiiterial mdtters huve come to our attention giving us cause to believe.. Ihat accounting re¢ords wer¢ not kcpl in uccordance wilh section 386 of Ihe Companies Act 2006; Ihai (he uccounis do not uccord with thos¢ uecounling rccord5' that the accounLs do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Section 396 of the Companie? Act 2006 und the methods und principles of the Charitie.% Statement of Recommended Practice upplicuble to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. that there is further informaiion needed for proper undersianding. Independent examiner's statement We have compleied our examinulion lind huvc no concerns in reiPeCt of the mati¢r? listed above und, in connection with the following directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no matiers thai require drawing to your utiention. McGroarty? Mc 2 Carllslc Terracc Derry BT48 6JX Date: 4 November 2025 PaEe 6
Dunluee Family Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Statcmcnt of Flnanclal Aetlvltles for the year ended 31 Mareh 2025 Total Fund5 2025 Total Funds 2024 Unrestrlcted Funds Restricted Funds Income and Expenditure Incomlng Resources Voluntary Income Invesimenl Inconie Incoming resources froni chllritable activities 1,001 323 ,001 26.680 323 266 266,527 254.091 266,527 Total Incoming Resources 1,324 266,527 267.851 281,037 Resourccs Expended Direct Charitable Expendiiure Management & Administration 685 271,120 1,320 271,805 291.230 1,320 1,320 Total Resources Exp¢nded 685 272,440 273,125 292,550 Net Incomingl Ioutgolng) Resources 639 (5,913) (5.274) 111.513) Baluncet• brought forward l April 2024 20,899 224.935 245,834 257,347 Balances cunied forward 31 iNlarch 2025 21,538 219,022 240,560 245,814 The above amounts relule to continuing operaiions of thc charity. The charity hutr* no recognised gains and 105ses other than those included in the results above and therefore no sepllrllle statemen( of total recognised gains and losses ha5 been presented, There 15 no difference between the nel incoming resources for the year stated above and their hisloricdl cost equival¢ntS, Page 7
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limited by guarant¢0 Statement of Financial Position as at 31 IWlarch 2025 2025 2024 Notes Flxed assets Tungible &8sets Current assets Debtors C&sh at bank and in hand 225,916 233,922 14.593 12,488 15,364 13,249 27,081 28,613 Creditors: amounts falllng due wlthln one yellr (12,4.17) (16,701) Nct current assets 14.644 11,912 Total assets less current IIAbllltles 240,560 245,834 Net assets 240,560 245,834 Funds Unrestricted Reslricled 21.538 219.022 20,899 224,935 Mernbers, funds 240,560 245.834 The notes on pages 10 to 16 form an integral part of these financial statements. PaRe 8
Dunluce Famil), Centre Limited CoJnpany limit¢d by guarantee Slatomont of Flnonclol Posltlon (contlnued) In approving these financial slutements a5 directors of the company we hereby confirni: The company wus entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Conipanies Act 2006 relating lo small eonipanies. The niembers have not required the conipany lo obtain an audit in accordance wilh section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge Iheir re5pon5ibililies for complying with the requirements of the Compunies Act 2006 with respect to accouniing records and prepuration of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions upplicable to small companies subject to the smull companies regime in uccord&nce with Charities SORP (FRS 102). Director Dlrector Date . 4 November 2025 Date . 4 November 2025 ReglstrgtRon nurnbcr N1043417 The notes on pages 10 to 16 forni an integral part of these fjnancial statements. Page 9
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Notcs to tlie fjnancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 General Infonnation The company is a private company limifrd by guarantee, registered in Northern Ireland. The addre.8s of the regitrlered office is 15 Sh&w Court, Ballymasroarty, Derry, BT48 IIPW. 1.1. Statement of compllonee These financial siuiements have been prepurcd in uceordunce with Accounting and Reporting by Charities,. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable 10 charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Finunciul Reporting Standards uppliciible in the UK und Rcpublic of Irelund Charities SORP (FRS 102) , the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act (Northern Treland) 2008. 1.2. A¢countin% pollclcs Basls of preparalion The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities und investment properties measured llt fair value through profil or10s5, The financial stutement5 are preptsred in sterling, which is the functionlll currency of the entity. 1.3. Ineome (il Grants Grants represents all amounts received and receivable during the year. Capital grants are released 10 the profit and loss iiccount in the year in which they are received in line with the Charties SORP (FRS 102). Revenue grIt5 are credited lo the Statement of Financial Activities in the year they are received. (li) Donutions & administration income. Thi? comprises amounts received during Ihe year. 1.4. Expcndlturc (i) Direct Charitable Expenditure This represents all expenditure directly atlribulable to charitable cause.4. (li) Management & Adminislrution This includes all other expenditure not directly allocated above and a portion of the overhead costs aitribulable io management and administration. Page 10
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 1.5. Tonglble fixed assets ond depreclotlon Fixed assets arc staled al cost less depreciaiion. Depreciaiion is provided ul rates caleulaied 10 write off the cost le.ss residual value of each asset over its expecied useful life, as follows: Land and buildings Fixtures, fittings and equipment 2% Siraight lii)e 20% Reducing balance Page 11
Dunlucc Family Centre Limitcd Company limited by guarantee Notes to the Ilnancial statements ror the year cndcd 31 March 2025 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Tothl Incomc Income Funds 2025 2025 2025 Total Funds 2024 2.1 Incomlng Resources ncomln resources from eharitable a Department for Conimunilies Dept for Communitie Department of Justice Derry City und Sirllbane District Council CÉ15h For Kids Seeds Save The Children Musgrave Community Grant Childcare Partnership Small Granis cypsp Paihways Ballyni&lEroarty Ha7elbank Community Pannership WHSCT- Outer West Hub WHSCT Other sniall grants pcsp PCSP- Restricted Irish HonourJble Society Cr¢che income 6,180 6,180 133.162 133,162 20.598 20.598 5.560 5,560 3.283 131.851 12,395 6,300 1,060 6,699 1.000 4,687 1,200 29.996 30,826 17.063 4.983 2.813 2.813 29,996 29,996 25,687 25.687 .346 1.346 3,988 3,988 2,748 4.600 4,600 I,ooo 1,000 31,597 31,597 266,527 266,527 254,091 Vrjlunt Donations & Fundruising Creche Income .001 1.001 655 26,025 1,001 1,001 26,680 Investment Incorn Bank Inierelt 323 323 266 Total 1,324 266,527 267,851 281,037 Restrlctcd Funds Funds received whi¢h ure earmarked by the Funder for specific purpo.8es, Such purposes are within the overull aims of Ihe organi5atiorL. Unrestrleted Funds Funds which are expendable at the discretion of the company in furtherance of the aims of the eharity. In addition funds may be held in order to finance capital investment and working capital. Page 12
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limitLd by guarantee Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 2.2 Resources Expended Unrcslrlcled unds Restrleted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Dlrect Chorltable Ei xpenditure Wages Pension costs Insurance Light & Heal Mainienunce Printin&'. p051age & stationery Telephone, ftLX & internet Truvel Lifestarl Affiliation Bank charge5 Sundry Depreeiulioh Programme Co.4ts Programme Cost5 Family Activities & Resourccs 168,734 5,368 3,729 5,114 7,485 696 4.961 1,120 168,734 5,368 3.729 5,114 7.485 696 4.961 1,120 174,281 6.346 2,934 5,113 6.322 3,694 6,555 1.000 365 459 8,451 70,960 685 685 592 8.006 59,214 ,240 4,861 592 8,006 59.214 1,240 4,861 3,595 685 271.120 271.805 291,230 Munagement & Admlnlslrotlon Accountancy 1,320 1.320 1,320 1,320 1,320 ,320 Total Resources Expended 685 272,440 273,125 292,550 Net IncominW IOut%olng) Resources 2025 2024 This 1% 8lllted after charging: Depreciation &nd other amounts written off tangible assets 8,006 8,451 Page 13
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Notes to the financial statements for the year cnd¢d 31 March 2025 Employees Number of employees The average monthly nunibers of employees (including the director5) during the year were.. 2025 Numbcr 2024 Number 12 14 Employment Costs 2025 2024 Wages and salarie Pension colts 168,734 5,368 174,281 6.346 174,102 180,627 Tllx on proflt on ordlnury llctivitles No charge to laxution is due as Ihe conipany ha.4 charitable slalus. Lond and Fixtures, bulldlngs f5ttings and freehold equipnjent TAnglble fixed assets Total Cost At l April 2024 276,196 89,829 366,025 Ai 31 March 2025 276.196 89,829 366,025 Depreciatlon At l April 2024 Charge for the year At 31 March 2025 54,687 5.524 77,416 2,482 132,103 8,006 60,211 79,898 140,109 Net book VAlues At 31 March 2025 215,985 9,931 225,916 At 31 March 2024 221,509 12,413 233,922 Page 14
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Notes to the fjnaneial statements for the )'ear ended 31 March 2025 Debtors 2025 2024 Debtors Prepayments 12,593 2,000 12,859 2,505 14,593 15,364 Credltors: omounts falling duo wlthln one year 2025 2024 Bank overdrafi Other laxe.8 and social security costs A¢¢ruals 7,785 2,153 2,499 12,226 1,873 2,602 12,437 16,701 Movements in Funds At l Aprll Incomlng Outgoin 2024 resources resDurces Af 31 March 2025 Restrleted funds: Chariiublc Aclivites 224,935 266,527 1272.44Q) 219,022 Toial resiricied funds 224,935 266,527 (272,440) 219,022 Unrestricted funds: General funds 20,899 1,324 (685) 21,538 Total unreslricied funds 20,899 1,324 (685) 21,538 245,834 267,851 (273,125) 240.560 io. Rolated party tran5actlons There were no related party Iransaeiions during the year. ii. Controlling int¢rost Control of the charitable eompany rests with the Directors. Page 15
Dunluce Family Centre Limited Company limited by guarantee Notes to the fjnttncial Statements ror the year ended 31 March 2025 12. Company limitcd by guarontee Dunluce Family Centre Limiied is a eonipany limited by guarantee and not huving a share capital. Pagc 16