Derriaghy Village Community Associaton
Trustee’s annual report ( 01 April 2022 – 31[st] March 2023)
| Charity Name/Address | Derriaghy Village Community Associaton (DVCA) 70 Milltown Avenue,Lisburn,BT28 3TR |
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| Charity Registraton date/Charity Number | Registered 24thAugust 2016 CharityNumber: 105696 |
| Financial Year End | 01 April 2022 – 31stMarch 2023 |
| Main aims/Actvites of Derriaghy Village Community Associaton |
DVCA seek to provide a holistc service provision for those who are marginalised in that they are either no longer accessing services which may be able to meet their needs. Examples of this would be young mothers, lone parents, low income families, elderly, vulnerable young adults and the disabled. We engage with residents who fall outside the statutory provisions of the area, through accredited and non accredited programmes whilst promotng social welfare interest such as recreaton and improving life conditons. We deliver programmes which are community lead whilst working together with statutory agencies to build relatonships, build community capacity, improve employment opportunites, improve community safety, improve health & safety and through peer relatons pass on knowledge to children and young people. |
| Financial positon 01 April 2022 - 31stMarch 2023 | The trustees have comprehensive fnancial procedures in place for the income and expenditure of Derriaghy Village Community Associaton. Spending on actvites was carried out as stpulated within funding leters of ofer and/or verbal consultaton with funder. Management of funding monitored by commitee throughout Opening Bank Balance 01 April 2022: £3,689.02 Opening Cash Balance 01 April 2022: £16.85 Income: £9,887.00 Expenditure:£7,829.87 Closing Bank Balance 31stMarch 2023: £5746.15 Closing Cash Balance: £16.85 |
| Chairperson’s signature | Andrew Malcolm 30.1.24 |
| Trustee’s within the fnancial year period 01 April 2022 – 31stMarch 2023 |
Mr John Whithers Mr Ricky Todd |
| Mrs Lindsey Montgomery Mr Andrew Malcolm Mr Jim McLaughlin (Late Chairperson) Mrs Ruth McLaughlin Ms Andrina Landa Mr Wayne Nelson Mrs Gillian Nelson Ashleigh Wilson Derek Corry Patricia Donnelly |
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| Charity’s purposes – Summary | 2. OBJECTS The Associaton is established to: 2.1 relieve poverty, sickness, and the aged and to promote the beneft of the inhabitants of the Derriaghy Village area of Lisburn and its environs (hereinafer described as “the area of beneft”) without distncton of age, gender, race, politcal, religious of other opinion, by associaton the statutory authorites, voluntary organizaton’s and inhabitants in a common efort to advance educaton, and to provide facilites in the interests of social welfare for recreaton or other leisure- tme occupaton, with the object of improving the conditons of life for the said inhabitants |
| Achievements | Throughout the reportng period, DVCA has contnued to work to support and improve the lives of residents. Our Community Garden has been a positve development. Thanks to DVCA volunteers and support, in partcular from the Council, the area has been transformed and become a real community hub. As well as a place to grow vegetables and plants, it’s the home of our chickens, and ofers us a space to hold community events. The Housing Executve recognised the work put into the garden, and the impact this has had in the community, by awarding DVCA- The Rural Community Spirit Award and Andrew Malcolm�The Community Champion Award in their 2021 Rural Awards. We have a run a number of successful community events, including our Summer fun day, our Christmas |
switch on event, Halloween kid’s party etc. We continue to attend the Housing Executive’s HCN meetings and hold our own Interagency meeting to get updates from agencies on work happening in the estate and raise issues & queries affecting residents. We have been working closely with Council and our Lisburn North Councillors on the land at the former Derriaghy Primary School, and the need for community facilities on this site. This has been a long, and at times frustrating process, but one that we will continue with, as we continue to push for the redevelopment of the site to include vital and necessary community facilities .