Armagh Roma Traveller Support Trustees. Annual Report Year ended 31 March 2023 The trustee6 present their repprt and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. Roference and admlnlstrative detalls Reglstered charlty name Amiagh Roma Traveller Support NIC105287 Charity registratlon nurnber Prlncipal offlco 16 Russell Street Amagh BT619Aq Thè trustees Mr Maughan Mr Fearon Mr Cawley Management commrftee Peter Wilkinson - Chairperson. Anthony Fearon - Treasurer, Seamus Maughan- Vice chairperson, Sharon Cawl8y- Secretary Advisory committee Cathal Boylan Cllr, Alex Matthews PSNI, Garath Keating Cllr, John McAleavey NIHE, Mickey Brady Cllr, Sheryl Johnston Probation Board. John McGuiness ABC Community Network Sam Nicholson Cllr Gwyneth Buchannan PSNI Auditor Business Account Services Chartered accountants & statutory auditor 11 Abbay Street Armagh BT617DX Bankers First Trust 18-20 Scotch Street Dungannon BT70 1AZ Structure, governance and management
Armagh Roma Traveller Support Trustees, Annual Report (contlnueo) Year ended 31 March 2023 Objectlves and activities Mission Statement Annagh Roma Traveller Support mission is to work in partnership with the Irish Traveller, Bulgarian Roma communities and other stakeholders lo preserve, promote and develop Traveller and Roma Culture and identity- vision Working together to improve equal access to all services to empower Irish Traveller and 8ulgarian Roma to live full and fruifful lives while preserving Iheir culture. Values Resp8Ct- That all partners hav8 the right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to have their voices heard. Social Justice.. To live in 2 sociaty free from discrimination and to tackle it when it is identtfied. Participation: Nothing about Irish Traveller and Roma without Irish Traveller and Roma. Ernpowement.. To support Irish TraVelr and Bulgarian Roma lo build their confidence in order to have a sensé of belonging in the wider community and integrate effectively in lo the wider society if they choose lo. Teamwork:Working together to achi8v6 common goals Aehievements and perfomiance See A.R.T.S Annual Report for details of our work for this financial year, all KPI'S and outcomes for our funders were achieved in full. Flnancial review Armagh Roma Traveller Support opened their account with £77K 1st of April 2022 and closed the account with accounts with £74K 31st of March 2023. Trustees, responsibilities statement The Iru8tees are responsib for preparing the Irust&ès' report and thè financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicablè to charities in Northern Ireland requires the oharity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the stste of affair5 of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources. of the charity for that period.
Armagh Roma Traveller Support Trustees. Annual Report f¢ontlnuedJ Year ended 31 March 2023 In prèparing these financial statements, the Irustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently, observe the methods and principles in the appllGable Charities SORP., make judgments and accounting e511males thal are reasonable and prudent.. State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed. subject lo any material departures disclosed and explainejj in the financial statements,. pr8pare the finan¢ial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume Ihal the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient lo show and explain the chariws transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time thè financial position of the charity and enable thèm to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act {Northern Ireland) 2008. 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. The Irustees. annual report was approv8d on 17 November 2023 and signed on behalf of Ihe board of trustees by.. Mr Maughan Trustee Mr Fearon ra1