MID ULSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED
DIRECTORS. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The direclors present their annual report and financial statetnenls for the year ended 31 March 2023.
structure, governance and management
Mid Ulsler Community Services TIA Out & About Community Tran5POrt "Out and Aboul" was first
1999 as a Company Limited by Guarantee No. Nl 36635 governed by ils Memorandum and Articles
under Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 on 26th July 1999.
established in
of Association
Directors
The direclors who held Offi￿ during the year and up to Ihe date of signature of the financial state
follows..
ents were as
F Wood
C Brennan
S Davey
E Johnson
M McErlean
K McGlone
B Oliphant
H Suiter
(Deceased 25 May 2023}

MID ULSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED
DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Objectives and activities
In ensuring that Ihe activities of Out and About provide a public benefit, all out activities a￿ related to
the following charitable objects..
ne or more of
1. To provide relief to the inhabitanls of Northem Ireland so thal people who are disadvantaged b
menlal or physical disability, sickness, poverty, financial hardship or rural isolation have acces
transport provided by the local community where there is a lack of conventional public or private tran
such transport is unsuited to the particular needs of the above beneficiaries by.
cause of age,
lo affordable
port or where
a) providing and maintaining non-profit community transport services., and
bl assisling olher community organisalions engaged in looking after the needs of beneficiaries such
above can also benefit by accessing the services and vehicles controlled by Mid Ulsler Communty s
s Ihose listed
rvices.
Achievements and performance
During the reporting period the organisation carried out its operations under the following calegories..
1. Dial a Lift {DALI
2. Out of Area Transport
3. Group Hire
4. Training
Financial Review
The company meets ils day to day running costs via a revenue grant from the Department of Infra
grant is nofmally made for a 12 month period and guarantees funding for that period. As a result
polilical inslability in Northern Ireland and lack of a functioning Assembly, the company have only rec
offer from the Department for funding to 31 July 2023. There has been no offer of funding fiom t
regarding the rest of the next financial year. This creates a tnaterial uncertainty over the ability of I
continue as a going ooncem.
tructure. This
f the ongoing
ived a letter of
e Department
e company lo
The Trustees are in constant contad with the Department and have no reason to believe thal fun
achieved. In the interim the Trustees have started a process of cost reductions to ensure thal the
continue as a going concern.
ing will not be
company can
The directors will conduct annual reviews of the appropriate level of unreslricted reserves. The
reSe￿e is to provide stability for the charity to ensure Ihat it is able to honour existing contractual
upgrade existing capital equipmenl, to cover unforeseen events beyond the company's control and
continue ils operations in the unlikely event of a significant fluctuation in expenditure or income. Th
ongoing programme of capital replacement due to high maintenance and running cosls.
urpose of this
obligations, to
to enable it to
board has an
The committee aim to build reserves lo at leasl 3 months of annual expenditure, to meet financial
This may be achieved by increasing eamed income or reducing expenditure. The present level of res
to the charity is £271,932 and this is considered satisfactory.
commitments.
rves available
Auditor
David Lytile + Co Ltd were appointed as audilor lo the company and in accordance with secli
Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing thal they be re-appoinled will be put at a General Meetin
n 485 of the
statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at Ihe date of approving this report is aware, there is n
informalion of which the company's auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually hav
necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of al
infomiation and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.
relevant audit
taken all the
relevant audit

MID ULSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED
DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
On behalf of the board
Dire
or
27 June 2023