Charity number: NIC1052481 XT1867 Company number: N1064504 BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company Ilmited by guarantee) Direclors, report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) Contents Page Infonnati()n Directors, Report Independent Auditor's report 9-13 Statement of Financial Activities 14 Balance sheet 15 Statement of Casliflows 16 Notes to the accounts 17-25
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A conipany limited by gu2raDtee) Legal and Administrativc Infonnation Charity Name Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum Charity Number NIC105248 1 XTI 867 Company Registration Number N10645(M Registered Office and Operatlonal Address Foyl¢ Valley Railway Mus¢um Foyle Road Derry BT48 6SQ Directors of Bogside and Brandywell Health Foru Ann Mc Duff Maureen Collins Liam Quigl¢y John Mullan Caomhan Logue Craig Johnston Detmot O'14arn laura Webb William Hegarty (Appointed 8 March 2024) Secretary Brid Coyle Audito McGioarty Mccafferty & Company Accountants and Registered Auditors 2 Carlisle Terrace Derry BT48 6JX Bankers AIB (NI) Meadoivbank Derry BT48 7TN Solicitors ma¢Dermo McGurk & Partners 12 Clarendon Street Derry BT48 7ET Page I
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limiled by guarantee) Tlie Board of Directors present their report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. PrincipAI activity The principal activity of the company in the year undei revielv is to improve the healtli & well being of the Bogside and Brandylvell community. Company Number N1064504 Charity Number XTI 867 Charity Comniission Number NIC105248 Directors and their interest5 Tli¢ dircctors of tlie cliarity for the purposes ofcharily law and throughout tliis r¢port ar¢ collectively referred to as the directors. Tlie directors serving during the year and since the year end Ive as follows: Ann Mc Duff Maureen Colliiis Caomlian Logue Liain Quigl¢y Jolin Mullan Craig Johnston Dcrinol O'Hara Laura Webb Williain Hcgarty (Appointed 8 March 2024) Company Sccrctary Brid Coyle Management TL¥am Aileen McGuinness Gcneral Manager (Resigned - February 2024) Aisling Hutton 14ealili Programme Manager BronaLh Cooper Mental Health C(H)rdinator (Resigned - July 2023) Mary Breslin Older People & Adults Programme Manager Michacla O Hagan Youth Programmc Manager (Resigned - November 2023) Page 2
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) HOW OUR ACTIVITIES DELIVER PUBLIC BENEFIT Purpose5 and Aims The Health Forum is established to advance education. relicve sickness assist vulnerable people such as those witli a disability and the 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 arca of benefit") Ivithout distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political 01 religious opinion by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education about health issues and in particular to: a) Promote healthy living and encourage ihe general publi¢ in the area of benefit to live a healthier life for the benefit of the general public in the area of benefit" b) Provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of educatiO]L with the object of improvilig tlic conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit. Our activitles Our main activities and who we ty to help are descrAbed below. All charitable activities focus on the advertisement of education and preventative appioaches in the promotion of healthy living and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit. Health Forum Programmes - Providing a range of healthy living services and facilities to the population of the greater Bogside & Brandyw¢ll neighbOu lh¢ Triax N¢ighbourhood Renewal are4 and, to an extent, across wider N. Ireland We engage wilh local and regional business, schools and communities to provide health ¢liecks, Open College Network qualifications and health fairs to address health inequalities, promote ways of self-rare through health literacy and inforniation to make better life choices. Key health initiatives ve aim to address are: * Sedentary lifestyles * Nutrition and diet * Mental Health * Smoking Youth Programmes Projects include Urban Villages Resilience Projec( and the FACT Project funded tlirough various bodies: National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Young People, private and Department of Communitics funding ivith Neighbourhood Partsiership (FACT Project)that are designed to support young p¢ople to strive, and aspire to achiev¢ their full potential. Older Peoples & Adult Activities - including Rethink. Neighbourhd Health Improvement Project, Active Citizensliip, Older people clubs and other projects - to build resilience of older people and adults and reduce risk of social isolation an ill-health. Social Prescribing Programme - with funding from National Lottery Community Fund to address the social, emotional and practical needs of ihose aged over 18 by linking them to sources of support and activities within their community, along with the Scottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing. This programme ceased in June 2023. Page 3
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A Company limited by gwaraDtee) Mental health activities The Right Time, Right Place project aims to provide front-line community support, connecting individuals of all ages to suitable sources of emotional, praclical, and social mental health support through a variety of one to one therdpeutic intervention4 bespoke small group mental health and emotional well-being programmes. mental health promotion and awareness events and mental health training options, bring services that people could not afford. to their own community. Our achievements As the holder of the GSK IMPACT Award the Bogside and Brdndywell Health Forum strive to maintain a high level of standards across all services. This has seen the Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum increase service provision with a new capital build Th¢ Shed. where people can come and socialise in the world of woodcraft to reduce isolation and promote wellbeing. We operate a referral pathway with Grangewood Acute Mental Health Hospital to support people at discharge to intergrade back into community life. These efforts all play a vital role in improving people's health and wellbein& ieducing the number of people accessing the NHS and statutory services and promoting social interactions to build community capacity. Bogside Brandywell Health Forum use a range of validated nionitoring tools to measure the success of pro8ramm¢s in improving the Health and Wellbeing of participants. Over the year the Bogside Brandywell Health FONM engaged with a numb¢r of participanls improving h¢alth and w¢llb¢ing through attendanc¢ at physical activity, nutrition, mental health and family health programmes. Beneficiaries Bogside Brandyivell Health Forum offer health iMpvement services for all in our community. Services are offered in a number of venues to ensure maximum accS1b111ty. Bogside Brandywell Health Forum ivork in partnersliip with Primary and Pos1 Primary Schools Youth Service, Business Sectors, Community partners, and Voluntary partners, GP PractiC¢s and slatutory partners in our piogramme delivery. On occasions participants pay a nominal fee for programmes hoiYev¢r our social economy service is the income gen¢ration for tl)e organisation. Ensuring our purpose is beneficial and not harmful Bogside Brandywell Health Forum work closely with our statutory partners and fundeis to ensure the bc¥iefit of our work outsveighs any harni. We ensure our work has sound reseatch and validation and us¢ validated tools to measure Changes in participanls. Ensuring our work dellvers our aims We review our aims, objectives and activilies each year. This review looks at what we have achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 month& The review looks at the success of each key health improvement initiative and the benefits they have biought to those groups of people we are set up to help. The review also helps us ensure our aim. objectives and activities tcmain focused on our stated purposes. We have ref¢rr¢d to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aim and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the Directors consider how planned activities will Gontribute to ihe aims and objectives they have set. FINANCIAL REVIEW The Health Forum has, through the Finance and Employment Sub Gioup monitored and reviewed the Financial procedures within tlie H¢allh Forum. In doing so it has updated its policies and adopted neiy policies in respect of redundan¢y and financial reserves which have served to benefit the organisation. The Healtli Forum continues to seek funding opportunities ihat can help sustain the project. Page 4
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company liniited by guarantee) Principal funding sources The principal funding sources for the Health Forum are currently by way of grant aid and contracts with a range of external bodies. The principal funders are: Public Health Ag¢ncy, National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), Western Health & Social Care TrusL Department for Communities, Urban Villages (TEO) and a variety of other small funders and income generation. Reserves Status Overall reserves for the financial year amounted to £266.685. Reserves ftir the year are split £251,698 unr¢stricted and £14,987 restricted reserves. The Board of Directors have examined Ihe charity's requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should represent up to six months of the expenditure and provide for redundancy for all staff in tlie event of a gap or withdrawal of fundin& this would total £125,000 (see note 12). The remainder of unrestricted reserves would be used for other programmes and salaries that may be a risk in future financial periods. The reserves are needed to meet the Nvorking capital requirement of the charity and the Board are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the curreni activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding for three months. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Bogside Brandywell Health Forum plans to continue the activities outlined above in the forthcoming years subject to satisfactory funding arrangements. Bogsid¢ Brandywell Health Forum will ensur¢ continued effort is to be made to bolster our capacity io deliver and innovate in respect of health improvement within the immediatc target area which fnay require the securing of additional income from grant aid or contract with an extemal body or bodies. Bogside Brandywell Health Forum will continue to work with funders and grant makers to promote health improvemciit through partnerships in th¢ area of ben¢fiL Neiglibourhood Health Improvement Project - The Neighbourhood Health Improvement Project (NHIP) provides support to 6 locations: Limavady, Straban< four areas within Dery: Outer Wes¢ Outer North, Triax, Waterside with the overall aim to improve community health and wellbeing. Loving Life, Living Longer Project - The aim of this cross-community partner hcalth project is to adopt the five steps to ivellbeing approach lo provide a range of support and inclusion interventions and services to older residents post COVID and during the increasing wst of living ¢risis. The project will addres5 the complexities and impact of health inequalities for older residents living in the target TRIAX Neighbourhood Renewal Area. The provision will enhance community capacity and Covcreate a local SteerInwOrkIng group to ensure we are achieving an infoTmed and impacthil projecL Page 5
BOGSIDE AND BRAIYDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee. incorpornted on 4 May 2007 and registered as a charity 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 ivound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. RecruitmeDt and appointment of management Committee IBoard of Directors) Th¢ Directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company's articles are known as members of ihe Management Committee. Under tlie requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the members of the Management Committee are elected to serve for a period of three years after ivhich they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. All members of the Managemeni Committee give their time voluntarily and received no benefits from the Charity. A number of Directors will retire by roiation and, being eligible, otTer themselves for re-election. Directors Induction and Training Directors are already tamiliar with the practical work of the Charity having been involved in a range of activities and events over several years. New directors receive a full induction. There is also a Staff Induction pack wliich is us¢ful in ternis of providing a good grounding in the managem¢nt structur¢ and iyorking parts of the organisation. Risk Assessment and Management The Board of Directors are duty-bound to revicw the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Internal Financial Risks are already minimised by the authorisation of all transactions for project expenditure. All financial matters are scrutinised by Ihe Finance and Employment Sub Group on a regular b&sis. minutes are taken of the proceedings and relayed to the Board of Directors. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health & safety of aff. volunteers and service users. Organisational Structure The organisation has a Board of nin¢ Directors who meet at least six times a year to receive Progress Reports from the General Manager relative to the various projects. The Board alternated its meetings betsveen Project Progress meetings and Corporate meeling to ensure a healthy balance between progress on operational matters and building the corporate slr¢ngth of the oiganisation. The Board are responsible for ensuring the Strategic direction and policies of the Charity. At present there are nine Directors on the Board from a range of backgrounds. In an effort to maintain a good skills mix, directors are requested to provide a list of their skills and update it each year. Membership of the Board is reviewed on an ongoing basis by an ad-hoc Membership Committee. Page 6
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) A system of delegation is in place whereby day to day responsibility for the strategic and full operational development of the charity rests i¥ith the General Manager who in turn provides line management to all project managers employed by the Health Forum. Thc General Manager is responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the projects and services specified and that key perforniance indicators are met through a continuous system of personal action plan& line managemenL managers meetings. staff meetings and annual appraisal. Employment and Finanee Sub Group The Charity has established an Employment and Finance Sub Gmup in order to deal with and provide focus to the charity's corporatc responsibility in relation to all financial and relevant employment matters on a timely basis. The Sub Group meets around 6 times per year and on¢ member of the Sub Group reports to each meeting of the Board of Directors. The General Manager and Office Manager also attend all Ineetings as requested. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMrrTEE (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) The trustees (who are also directors of Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trnsiees, Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicablc law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Board of Directo to prepare financial statcments for each financial year. Under company law the directors must nol approve th¢ financial statements unl¢ss they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of ihe charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expendiNre, for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements. the directors are requited to: l. Select suitable accounting policies and thril apply them consistcntly 2. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 3. Prcpare th¢ financial statements on th¢ going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to &ssume that th¢ company will continue on that basis. 4. Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS I02) 5. State whether applicable UK Accounling Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial staternents. The Board is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records that are suificient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose wilh reasonable accurncy of any time the financial position of tlie charitable company and to enable them to ensure ihat the financial statemcnts comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Board is also responsible for safeguarding the asse¢s of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonablc steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. M¢mbers of the Managcmelll Committee (Board of Direetr•rs) Mcinbers of the Board, who are Direclots for the purpose of company law, and trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up10 the date of this report are s¢t out on page l. In accordance with company law, as the mpanY'S directors, we Certify that: Page 7
BOGSIDE AND BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM (A company limited by guarantee) So far as we are aivare, therc is no relevant audit inforniation of which the company's auditors are unaware; and As the directors of the company we have taken all the steps that we ought to have taken in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant audit infomiation and to establish that the charity's auditors are aware of that information. The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of tlie Companies Act 2006. Small company provlsions The report has been prepared tn accordance with special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Tlie financial statements are approved and authorised for i&sue by the Board of Directors on l O July 2024 and signed on their behalf by: Director DArector LAlL94 P4 AlL1 COLLI Js Page 8