Faith House Eventide Home
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended
31 December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities..
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January
2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
Faith House Eventide Home is a charity which provides residential and nursing accommodation for aged
persons. The charity has a significant number of volunteers who assist in the organisation with regards lo
many of the social aspects of the service it provides. The volunteers do not receive remuneration for their
services.
The long-temi strategy is to maintain, develop and expand the provision of the services already provided and
to respond to the demand for the changing needs of the aged population.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
Faith House Eventide Home has fillfilled and identified the needs of the aged community by providing
residential and nursing accommodation. The trustees seek to ensure that the day-to-day operation of the
services provided are self-financing.
Funds for the augmentation of the service, particularly capital expenditure is received by way of donations
frotn churches, individuals, other trusts and legacies.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Fin2n¢ial position
During the financial year general outgoing funds was £169,793 (2022 outgoing - £155,719) incoming gifts
and endowtnents was £137,888 (2022- £185,403). At the end of the financial year there was a total balance
in reserves £3,170,416 of which £3,243,394 are restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted fvnds at a level which equate5 to approximately six
weeks of direct operational costs. The trustees consider that this level will provide sufficient funds to allow
the provision of services to continue in th event that income is delayed for a period of time. The trustees
consider that a level of six weeks is sufficient given that a large proportion of the charity's income 15 derived
from public sources.
Going concern
The Trustees have considered going concern and are confident that the plan agreed with management will
bring the business back into a profitable position during 2024.
FUTURE PLANS
The aim of the charity for the ￿tUre is to maintain. develop and expand the existing services with a view to
meeting the continuing and varying needs for such facilities, and to respond to the rising demand from the
ever changing needs of the ageing population. It is for this reason that the Trustees are currently engaged in
a phased programme of development to provide additional up to date facilities and to re-furbish the existing
a¢¢ommodation.
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Faith House Eventide Home
ort of the Tn]stees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
Faith House Eventide Home is constituted under Deed of Trust and enjoys charitable status granted by
HMRC and is registered with the Charity Commission (Nl), Charity Number NIC105713.
Any decisions relating to the rnanagement of the charity are at the discretion of the executive committee
under the guidance of the Trustees. The current trustees will appoint new trustees to the board when a
vacancy on the board becomes available.
The charities policies and procedures are contained in the Deed of Trust and the trustees are governed by
these terrns.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity number
105713
Principal address
25 Orpen Park
Belfast
BTIO OBN
Trustees
B Ambrose - Chainnan
F J N Brown - Secretary
J M S Wishart
A J Wilkinson
A R Woodside
S K Craig
N Emerson
L S McHugh
S J Hamilton
D J Radciffe
J A Allen
J Rogers (appointed 241212023)
Auditor
Mr ASC Wylie FCA Senior Statutory Auditor
Xeinadin Audit Limited
8th Floor Becket House
36 Old Jewry
London
EC2R SDD
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice).
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Faith House Eventide Home
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES- continued
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011. Charity (Accounts and
Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of
the incoming resources and application of resources. including the income and expenditure, of the charity for
that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them Consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the financial statements-
prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charity will continue in business.
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 the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the
provisions of the trust deed. 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.
Approved by Order of the board of twstees on 27 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
B Ambrose - Trustee
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