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Trustee’s Annual Report
The trustees present their Trustee's Annual Report prepared in accordance with charities SOR (effective January 2019) and the independent examined statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Structure, Governance and Management
Trendsetters (Age Concern) Irvinestown is governed by its constitution that was adopted on 29 June 2016. Trendsetters (Age Concern) Irvinestown is a charity registered in Northern Ireland (No. 105533).
The trustees at the date of this report and those who served during the financial year are listed below, together with the dates of any changes.
Charity trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 and appointed since the year-end
Mrs Martha[Balfour] (Chairperson)
Mr Seamus Doris (Vice-chairperson)
Mrs Joan Thomson (Hon. Secretary)
Mrs Maureen Swift (Assistant Secretary)
Wiss Anna Beacom (Hon Treasurer)
Ms Marjorie Alten (Assistant Treasurer)
Mrs Ruby Allen
Ms Lenni Reid
Ms Mary Donnelly
Ms Margaret Maguire (retired 30 October 2023)
Mrs Eileen Turner
Mrs Ann Shaw
Ms Sharon Duncan
Mr Graydon Heaton
Principal Address
23 salloon Road
Salloon
Ballinamallard Co. Fermanagh BTS4 2WT
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Key activities in this year
Financial review
The association has had a successful year and income has increasedin comparison tothe prior year. Regular meetings were held throughout the year and the committee met on a regular basis to discuss business matters. During the year several successful trips and events were organised by the committee, including:
© Summer trip «Halloween party «Christmas dinner
Income has increased this year to £8,015 (2023 - £6,860). Expenditure has remained similar to the prior year £9,231 (2023 £9,097).
‘The group maintains strong reserve and the trustees continue to manage the resources of the organisation in an efficient and sustainable manner. The trustees do not foresee any issues with the group continuing in the foreseeable future. Reserves policy Trendsetters (Age Concern) Irvinestown have a reserves policy, which requires that reserves are[built] or maintained at a level which ensures that the organisation'score activities could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulties and that the organisation's known abilities will be paid should the organisation cease to operate. Future plans.
‘Trendsetters (Age Concern) Irvinestown planto continue to focus on controlling costs, while ‘maintaining high standards of service to our beneficiaries.
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for[an] individual older person. These benefits are evidenced by the activity programmes we organise.
‘We conduct regular evaluations of our activites with our members. We also work closely with the local Health Trust in the promotion of health and promote new programmes,such as Falls Prevention, many of our members have completed this training, we also have developed a
‘walking group and have trained walk leaders to assist with this. No harm arises from any of the purposes. The beneficiaries are older people aged fifty-five or over in the Irvinestown area.[There] is no private benefit.
‘Summary of Main Activities
As group, we run activity programmes, health programmesand information sessionsfor any person[over] the[age] of[fifty-five] inthe Irvinestown area. Examples of activities include mobile phone training; craft classes; health quizzes, motor skills development, iPad training, walking. groups.
‘We work with other bodies such as statutory bodies, community organisations and the local Health Trusts to promote the interests of older persons inthe area and function as a voice for older persons.
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Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that[the][financial] statements comply[with][all] appropriate regulations. 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.
Insofar as the trustees are aware:
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«there i no[relevant][information] (information needed by the charity's independent. examiner in[connection] with preparing[the] independent examiner's report) of which the charity's independent examiner is unaware, and
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«the[trustees][have][taken][all][the] steps[that][they][ought][to][have][taken][to][make] themselves aware of any relevant independent examiner information and to establish that the charity's independent examiner is aware of that information.
Approved and adopted on behalf of te trustees:
Name: HARTHA BALTEUE
Position: CHR FEES ow lof