MID ULSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED DIRECTORS. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The directors present their annual report and financial ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024. Structure. govemance and management Mid Ulster Community Services TIA Out & Al)out Community Transport "Oul and Abouf was first established in 1999 as a Company Limited by Guarantee No. Nl 36635 govemed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association under Gompanles (Nonnem Irelana) Oraer 1986 on 261n July 1999. The organisalion is a Company lirnitod by guarantge and does not havo sharo capital. Tho company is a rogistarod charity with the Nl Charities Commission from the 15 December 2015 {chartty number. NIC 105666). The company was established under a Memorandum and Articles of Association, whi(* established the objects and powers of the charitable company, and is govemed under its Articles of Assoaation. Mid Ulster Community Services Ltd has a cross-community focus and is managed ty the trustees (diredors for company law purposes) who are elected annualty. The appointment of trustees is in accordance with the charitys Artides of Assouation, vtherety each member will be entitled to nominate one person only in writing not less than seven days before the date of the Annual General Meeling. Directors The directors who held office during the year and up to the dale of signature of the financial statements were as follows.. F Wood C Brennan E Johnson M McErlean K McGlone B Oliphant H Suiter S Davey J Martin CBE (Deceased 25 May 2023) (Appointed 28 November 2023)
MID ULSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Objectives and activities In ensuring that the activities of Out and About provide a public benefit. all our a¢tNities are related to one or more of the following charilable objecls: 1. To provide relief to the inhabitants of Northem Ireland so thal people who are disadvantaged because of age, mental or physical disabilty, sickness, povety. finanoal hardship or rural isolation have access to affordable transport prowded by the local community where there is a lack of conventional public or private transport or where such transport is unsuited to the parti{lar needs of the above benefiaaries by: a} providing and maintaining non-profft communtty transport seNces: and bl assisting other community organisations engaged in looking after the needs of benefiuaries such as Ihose listed ¥bov• can >l$o b•ngfit by >ccgssing the s•N¢•s and vahides controlled by Ulster Community Services. Achievements and perfom)ance During the reporting period the organisation carried OLrt its operations under the following categories: 1. Dial a Lrft {DAL) 2. Out ofArea Transport 3. Group Hi 4. Training Financial Review The resulls for the year are set out on page 8. These and the financial posttion al the year end We considered satisfactory by the directors. Funding was receNed during the year to start the eelS lo Health project. This is a 5 year project funded by the Lottery. Funding was also received in the year for the Motsbility project. This is another 3 year project which started in July 2023. Funding is received up front for the annual delNery of the project. The project period runs from July 2023 lo June 2024 and the balance of funds received in this financial year will be spent in April, May and June 2024. The directors will conduct annual rewews of the appropriate level of unstrIcted reserves. The purpose of this reserve is lo provide stability for the charity lo ensure that it is able lo honour existing contractual obligations. lo upgrade existing capital equipment. to cover unforeseen events beyond the companys control and to enable it to continue its operations in the unlikely event of a significant fluciuation irb expenditure or income. The board has an on90ing programmè of capital replacement due to high maintenance and running costs. The committee aim to build reserves to at least 3 months of annual expendilure. to meet finanaal commitments. This may be achieved by increasing eamed income or reducing expenditure. The present level of reserves available to the charity is £271,932 and Ihis is (x)nsidered satisfacaory. The committee have also deaded to designate funds for Gapilal expeiiditure. as ils fleel a9es and iieeds lo be lep1al. Auditor David Lyttle + Co Ltd were appointed as auditor to the company and in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 20c. a resolution proposing that Ihey be r&appointed will be pul al a General Meeting. Statement of disclosure to auditor So far as each person who was a director at the dale of appromng this port is aware, there is no relevant audit infomiation of which the company's auditor is unaware. Additionally. the direclofs indimdually have laken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as direc*ors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit infotmation and to establish Ihal the companys auditor is aware ol that infomation.
MID ULSTER COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 On behalf of the board E John Director 17 May 2024