BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarnntee) Contsnts Page Iiiforination Directors, Report Independent Auditor's report 9-13 Stateiiient of FIn]Cial Activities 14 Balance sheet 15 Slatement of Cashflows 16 Notes to tlie accounts 17-24
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) LegaI and Administrative IrorntiOn Charity Name Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum Cliarity Number NIC105248 1 xri 867 Company Rcgistration Iyumber N1064504 Registered Office and Operational Address The G&5yard Centre 128 L£cky Road BT48 6NP Directors of Bogsidc and Brandywell Health Forum Ann Mc Duff Maureen Collins Liam Quigley John Mullan Caomhan Logue Crdig johnston (Appointed l November 2023) Dern]ot O'Hara (Appointed l November 2023) laurd Webb (Appointed l November 2023) Robin Percival (Resigned l November 2023) Jeanette Hutton (Resigned l November 2023) Clatc Gallagher (Resigned l November 2023) Secretary Brid Coyle (Appointed l Noveinber 2023) Majella Quigley (Resigned 31 October 2023) Auditors McGroarty M¢Caffety & Co Accountants and Registered Auditors 2 Carlisle Terrace Derry BT48 6JX BAnliers AIB (NI) Meadowbank Derry BT48 Solicito MacD¢rmott, McGurk & Partners 12 Clarendon Street Derry BT48 7ET Page I
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) Tlie Board of Directors present their report and audited fanCIal statemcnts for the year ended 31 March 2023. Principal activity Tlie pi'incipal activity of tlie company in the year under review is to impn)ve the health & well being of the Bogside and Brandywell community. Company Number N1064504 Charity Number xri 867 Charity Coiiimission Iyumber NIC105248 Directors and their interests Tlie directors of the charity for the purposes of charity law and oUghOUt this report are collectively referred to as the directors. Tlie directors serviiig during the year and since the year end were as follows: Aiin MG Duff Maureen Collins Caomhan Logue Liain Quigley Jolin Mullan Craig Johnston (Appoiiited l November 2023) Derinot O'Hara (Appointed l November 2023) Laura Webb (Appointed l November 2023) Clai"e Gallaglier (Resigned l November 2023) Jeaiiette Huttoii (Resigned l November 2023) Robiii Per¢ival (Resigned l November 2023) Company Secretary Brid Coyle Management Team Ail¢eii M¢Guinness General Manager Aisliiig Hutton Health Programme Manager Micliaela O'Hagan Youtli Programme cordInatOr Broiiagli Cooper Mental Health cordInal0r Clare Cook Social Prescribing Managcr Mary Breslin Older People & Adults Programme Manager Page 2
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) HOW OUR ACTIVITIES DELIVER PUBLIC BENEFrr Purposes and Aims Tlie Health Forum is established to advance education. relieve sicknes4 assist vulnerable people such as those witli a disability and tlie aged and to promote the preservation and protection of health among the inhabitants of the Bogside and Brandywell areas of Derry, their environs in the Derry area and the Western Health Social Care Trust area (hereinafter called "the area of benefiv) without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation. nationality, ethnic identity. political or religious opinion by associating the statutory autliorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education about health issues and in particular to: a) Promote Iiealtliy living and encourage the general public in the area of benefit to live a healthier life for the benefit of tlie general public in the arca of benefit: b) Provide or assist iii Ilie provision of facilities in the interests of education. with the object of improving the coiiditions of life for the inliabitants of the area of benefiL Our activities Our inaiii activities and who we ty to help are described below. All charitable activities focus on the advertisement of education and preventstive approaches in the promotion of healthy living and are undertaken to furllier our cliaritable purposes for the public benefit. Health Forum Programmes - Providing a range of healthy living services and facilities to the population of tlie greater Bogside & Brandywell neighbours. the Triax Neighly)urhood Renewal are4 and, to an extent, across wider N. Ireland We engage with l()cal and regional busine4 scliools and communities to provide liealtli cliecks. Open College Nctwork qualifications and hcahh fairs to address health inequalities, proinote ways of self-care througli health literacy and inforniation to make better life choices. Key health initiatives wc aÉin to address are: * Sedentary lifestyles * Nutrition and diet * Mental Health * Smoking Youtli Prograinines Projects include Urban Villages Resilience Projec( and the FACT Project funded tlirougli various bodies: National Lottery Cominunity Fund - Empowering Young People, private and Departineiit of Coinmunities funding wilh Neighbourhood Partnership (FACT Project)that are designed to support young people to strive, and aspire io achieve their full potentiaL Older Peoples & Adult A¢tivities - including RethinK Neighbourhood Health Improvement Projec( Active Citizensliip, Older people clubs and other projects - to build resilience of older people and adults aiid reduce risk of social isolation an ill-heallh. Social Prescribing Progratninc with funding from National Lottery Community Fund & NI Housiiig Executive to address tlie social, cmolional and practical needs of those ag¢d over 18 by linking them to sources of support and activities within their community. as the lead partner for the Healthy Living Centre Alliaiice and Scottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing. Page 3
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantce) Meiital healtli activities - The Right Tim4 Right Place project aims to provide front-line community support, coniiecting individuals of all to suitable sources of emotionaL practical, and social mental health support tlirough a variety of one to one therapeutic intervention& bespoke small group mental health and einotional well-being progrllMes. mental health promotion and awareness events and mental health training optioiis, bring services that people could not afford. to their own community. Our achievements As tlie holder of the GSK IMPACT Award the Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum strive to maintain a Iiigli level of standards across all services. This has seen the Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum increase service pi'ovisioii with a new capital build The Shed, where people can come and socialise in the world of woodcraft to reduce isolation and promote wellbein& We hosted the first mental liealth summit in Derry and Iiave opened the first referral pathway with Grangewood Acute Mental Health Hospital to support people at discliarge to iiitergrade back into community life. These efforts all play a vital role in improving people's Iiealth aiid wellbeing, reducing the number of people accessing the l+IHS and statutory services and promotiiig social inleractions to build community capacity. Bogside Braiidywell Health Foruffl use a range of validated monitoring tools to measure the success of prograinmes in improviiig the Health and Wellbeing of participants. Over the year the Bogside Brandywell Flealth Forum engaged with a number of participants improving hcalth and wellbeing through attendance at pliysical activity, nutrition, mental health and family health programmes. Jleiicficiaries Bogside Brandywell Healtli Forum offer heatth improvement serviccs for all in our community. Services are offered in a number of venues to ensure maximum acc&ssibility. Bogside Brandywell Health Forum work in partnership with Primary and Post Primary SchooK Youth Service. Business Sectors, Community partiiers, aiid Voluiitary partners. GP Practices and statutory partners in our programme delivery. On occasions participaiits pay a noininal fee for programmes however our social economy service is the income generation for tlie orgaiiisation. I iisuriiig our purpose is beneficial and not harniful Bogside Brandywell Health Forum work closely with our statutory partsiers and funders to ensure the benefit of our work outwcighs any hann. We ensure our work has sound res¢arcli and validation and use validated tools to measure clianges in participants. I nsurAng 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 die previous 12 months. The review looks at the success of each key liealth iinproveinent initiative and tlie benefils they have brought to those groups of people we are set up to help. Tlie review also helps us ensure our aim, obj¢¢tives and a¢tivities remain focused on our stated purposes. We Iiave referred to tlie guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on publi¢ benefit when reviewiiig our aim and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the Directors consider Iiow plaiined activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have seL FINANCIAL REVIEW The Heallli Forum has, through thc Financc and Employment Sub Group monitorcd and reviewed the Fiiiaiicial procedures witliin the Health Forum. In doing so it has updated its policies and adopted new polici¢5 iii respect of redundancy and financial rcserves which have served to benefit the organisation. The Healtli Foruin continues to seek fviiding opportunities that can help sustain the project. Page 4
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by gwarantee) Principal funding sources The principal funding sources for the Health Forum are currently by way of grant aid and contracts with a raiige of external bodies. The principal funders are: Public Health Agency, National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), Western Health & Social Care TrusL BBC Children in Need, Urban Villages (TEO) and a variety of other small funders and income generation. Reserves Status Overall reseives for the financial year amounted to £224.010. Rcscrvcs for the year are split £205,700 uIirestricted ]d £18,3 L O restricted reserves. Tlie Board of Directors have examined the charitys requirements for reserves in liglit of the inain risks to tlie oi'gaiiisatioii. It has established a policy whereby the untestricted fimds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets Iield by tlie charity should represent up to six months of the expenditure and provide for redundancy for all staff in the event of a gdp or withdrawal of fimdin& this would total £170,242 (see note l O for total unrestricted reserves). The remainder of unrestrtcted reserves would be used for other programmes and salaries that may be a risk in future financial periods. Tlie reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirement of tlie charity and tlie Board are confident tliat at tliis level they would be abl¢ to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a signifIcant drop in funding for thrce months. PLANS FOR FUTURE PEI RIODS Bogside Brandywell Health FoTum plans to continue the activities outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory funding arrangements. Bogside Brdnd)well Health Forum will ensure coiitinued effort is to be made to bolster our capacity to deliver and innovate in respect of health iinprovement witliin the iininediate target area which may require the securing of additional income from grant aid or contract witli an external body or bodi¢s. Bogsid¢ Braiidywell Health Forum will continue to work with funders and grant makers to promote Iiealtli iinproveinent tlirougli partnerships in the area of b¢n¢fit. Neiglibourliood Healtli Improvement Project - The Neiglibourhood Health Improvement Project (NHIP) provides support to 6 locations: Liinavady? Strabane, four areas within Derry: Outer West, Outer North, Triax, Waterside with the overall aim to improve community health and wellbeing. Social Prescribing - work in parthership with Healthy Living Centres in N. Ireland and Community Groups associated with tlie Scottisli Communities for Health and Wellbeing to scale our Social Prescribing Project to otlier commuiiiti¢s. Right Time, Right Place project ks the first Community mental health project in the Derry I Strabane District .2iiiied at building a partnership approach across NRA'S to improve the mental health of people in cominunities. Tlie project is aiming lo build community capacity and ensure the District is the first Trauma liiforined District. Page 5
BOGSIDE AM) BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) STRUCTURE, GOVERNIlNCE AM) MANAGEIVIEiYr The orgaiiisation is a cIiaritable company limitsd by guarantee. incorporated on 4 May 2007 and registered as a cliarily on 26 July 2007. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under it Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members aTe Tequired to contribute an amount not exceediiig £1. Recruitment and appointment of management committee (Board of Directors) Tlie Directors of the company are also charity trustees for the puiposes of charity law and under tlie coinpany's articles are known as members of the Management Committee. Under the requireinents of the Meinoi'andum and Articles of Associatlon the members of the Management Committee are elected to serve for a period of three yeais after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. All ineinbers of tlie Maiiagement Committee give their time voluntarily and received no benefits froin the Cliai'ity. A Iiumber of Directors will retire by rotation and. being eligibl4 offer themselves for re-election. Directors Induction and Trnining Directors are already fainiliar with the practical work of the Charity having been involved in a range of activities and events over several years. Ncw directots receive a full induction. There is also a Staff Induction pack which is useful in tcrins of providing a good grounding in the management structure and working parts of tlie organisation. Risk Assessment and Management Tlie Board of Directors are duty-bound to review the major risks to wliicli the charity is exposed. Iiiternal Financial Risks are already minimised by the authorisation of all transactions for proj¢ct expenditure. All financial matters are sarutinised by the Flnance and Employment Sub Group on a r¢gular basis, minutes are taken of the proceedings and r¢layed to the Board of Directors. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with Iiealtli & safety of staff, volunteers and service users. Organlsatlonal Structure Tlie organisation lias a Board of eight Directors who meet at least eight times a year to receive Progress Reports froin the General Manager relative to the various projects. The Board alternated its meetings between Project Progress meetings aiid Corporate mecting to ensure a healthy balance between progress on operational mattel's aiid buildiiig tlie corporate strength of the organisation. The Board are responsible for ensuring the strategic dIrtiOn and policies of the Charity. At present tliere are eiglit Directors on the Board from a range of backgrounds. In an effort to maintain a good skills MI directors are requested to provide a list of their skills and update it eacli year. Meinbership of the Board is reviewed on an ongoing basis by an ad-hoc Membership Cominittee. Page 6