**Trustee Annual Report Form – Template** 

**This template is to provide guidance to units who are completing a Trustee Annual Report for the NI Charity Commission.  If you do not wish to use this form please ensure that the headings in this guidance are followed when completing a Trustee Annual Report.** 

**All Girlguiding Ulster Charities are governed by the Royal Charter and Bye-laws. The Purpose of each of these Charities is to educate girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their Community and the wider world.** 

**Name of Charity as it appears on the Register and any other names it may be known by** 

1[st] Ballyclare Rainbows 

## **NI Charity Commission Number** 

105507 

## **The principal address of the Charity- this should be the address that was used at the time of registration with the Charity Commission** 

250 Rashee Road, Ballyclare BT39 9JQ 

**The names of all Charity Trustees on the date the report was approved and all individuals who served as Charity Trustees during the year** 

Fiona McMillan Allyson McCullough 




**The financial year the report relates to – for** 

1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024 

## **example, 1[st] Apr 2016 to 31[st] Mar 2017** 

**A summary of the Charity’s main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit and the main achievements in the year** 

In 2023-24 we had 30 girls attending our Rainbow unit. 

The girls worked on the “Express Myself” theme and each of them completed their “Drawing” interest badge and Stage 1 “Communicate” badges. 

They also worked on the “Skills for my Future” theme and each of them completed their “Book Lover” interest badge and Stage 1 “Lead” badges. 

The girls also worked for and were awarded the “Ulster Scots” badge and they completed a number of engineering tasks and were awarded the “I could be a civil engineer” badge. 

There was no harm flowing from the Charities purposes and that there was no private benefit 

## **A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance** 

In planning the activities for the year, the Charity Trustees of 1[st] Ballyclare Rainbows have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance.  This enables us to achieve our purposes and provide a benefit to the girls in our unit. 

## **A review of the Charity’s financial position at the end of the year** 

The income for 1[st] Ballyclare Rainbows in the period 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024 was £3651 and the expenditure was £3256. 

**Details of any fund held by the Charity that was materially in deficit at the end of the year and steps taken by the Charity Trustees to eliminate the deficit** 




There were no funds held in deficit at the end of the financial year, 31[st] March 2024. 

**One or more of the Charity Trustees must sign and date the box below.**