CAWINELSON DRIVE ACTION GROUP TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 The trustees present their annual report and financial ststements for the year ended 31 August 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charitys Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Ststement 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 1 January 2019). Objectlves and actlvitles oses and aims Our charty's purposes are as set out in the objects clause contsined in the company's Memorandum of Association: to relieve povety, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefit of thè inhabitants of the Caw Area, Londonderry without distinction of age, gender. sexuality, ethnic origin or political, religious or other opinions by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntsry organisations and inhabitsnts in a common effort to advance education. to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the object of improving conditions of life for the said inhabitants- to promote such other charitsble purposes as may from time to time be detemined. ho uses and benefits from our services? Our objects and funding focus the servitss we provide to the community of the Caw Aa. The main areas of charitable activity are in the promotion and support of local community development activities. In setting our objectives and planning our actNities for the year the trustees have given careful Consideration to the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland's guidance on public benefft to ensure that the activities have helped to achieve the charity's purposes and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries. Our aims objectives and activities a reviewed, monitored and assessed through our ongoing programme of regular committee meetings. The committee is made up of indlviduals within the ststutory. business. voluntsry and community sectors. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Chanty Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
CAWINELSON DRIVE ACTION GROUP TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Achievements and performance Once again funding from the Lottery, DFC, PHA and other funders has allowed us to continue to provide a wide range of services, programmes and activities throughout the year. These included Crochet Classes, Creative Crafts. Painting with Oils. Quilting & Soft Fumishings, Cresnt Camera Club. Driving Theory Training, GCSE Revision Classes in English and Maths. Jo-Jingles. Caw Stsy & Play, Horticultural sessions. Bums & Tums, Caw Walking Club, Kids Friday Club. Older Peoples Summer Scheme. Armchair Aerobics, Caw Women's Group, Caw Men's Breakfast Club, Winter Warmers Breakfast Club, Sants's Grotto and other themed events throughout the year. During May 2023 we ran a series of events to celebrate the King's Coronation funded by the Lottery's Awards for All programme. These included a Coronation Dance & BBQ, Picnic in the Park. Community Fun Day and Quiz Night. The sit-in and meals-on-wheels service through Caw Luncheon Club continued 3 days per week where just over 8,000 meals were prepared and we also continued with the daily Caw Careline ring-around service which saw over 6,000 calls to eldedy residents over the year to check on their health and wellbeing. The weekly outreach services continued wrth the Pink Ladies Cancer Support Group, DEEDS Demenlia Support Group and Carers Event also weekly appointrnents were provided viith Advice NW from the centre for residents needing help with benefits and other welfare issues. We were also able to provide accredited coutses through the NW Regional College and these included An Introduction to Aulism Awareness and Reducing Anxiety and Using a Mindfijl Approach with Children and Young People. We continued to provide support to other groups in the area including Caw Football Team, Caw Community Playgroup, Caw Communty Growing Space and fijnding for a Summer Scheme for Caw Youth Club. Flnancial revlew The charity has retumed an overall deficit of £55.007 for the financial year. primarily due to restricted funding received in earlier years being spent. Due to Covid programmes were unable to run for a period and therefore the National Lottery Communty Fund gave the charity a one year extension to use their unspent funding. Unrestricted reserves have increased by £11,355. Project income and expenditure varies from year to year depending on funding received and activities organised as a consequence. There was a fall in the core funding of the charity awarded by the Departrnent for Communities for the year as the previous year had included back pay in respect of a salary increase. There was a signifi¢ant decrease in the other source of regular funding, the National Lottery Community Fund, as the current cycle reached its condusion and remaining funding was spent as noted above. The Trustees have examined the charitys requirnents for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. The reserves are required to meet the working capital requiremènts of the charity. The long tem strategy is to continue to build reserves through planned operating surpluses. In the short temi the Trustees have also considered the extent to which existing activitses and expenditure could be curtailed, should circUmstanS arise. It is the aim of the Trustees that the unrestricted funds held by the chartty should be approximately equal to 3 months, costs for key stsff and associated running costs. The current level of unrestricted reserves of £67,890 is in excess of this target. Plans for futuTr periods The charity plans to continue the provision of servi$ and projects subject to maintaining on-going funding arrangements. After the year Ènd. following consultation with local residents. an application was submitted to the National Lottery Community Fund for a further 5 years (2024-2029). This application was successful and the funding will commence on 1 April 2024. Structure. governance and management The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated on 6 August 2007 and registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland and HM Revenue & Customs. The company was established under a Memorandum of Asso¢iation and is governed by its AdeS of Association. Member's liability in the event of the company being wound up is limtted to £1.
CAWINELSON DRIVE ACTION GROUP TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of cornpany law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: Mr Robert Thompson Ms Rose White Ms Mildred Garfield Ms Mary Burton Ms Elizabeth Fields Mr FderiCk Dalzell Ms Maureen Hamilton Mr Allister Gault Ms Lesley Nicholl Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association directors are elected at an Annual General Meeting from amongst those persons nominated by the Ordinary Members. The directors have the power at any time to appoint any person to be a director, either to fill a casual vacanw or as an addition to the existing directors. Any director so appointed serves only until the next Annual General Meeting at which directors are to be elected and are then eligible for r&election. A retiring director is eligible for re-election. None of the trustees has any beneficial Interest in the company. All of the tNstees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. ststement of trustees, responslblllties The trustees. who are also the directors of CawlNelson Drive Action Group for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Twstees. Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (Untted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practs'ce). Company Law requires the twstees to prepare financial ststements 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 resourc8s, including the Income and expenditure, of the charitsble company for that year. In preparing these financial statements. the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently, - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent: stste whether applicable UK Accountir@ Stsndards have been followed. subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements: and prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disdose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charty and enable them to ensure that the financial statements Comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the tharity and hence for taking r8asonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
CAWINELSON DRIVE ACTION GROUP TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 The trustees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees. Ms Mildred Garfield Trustee Mr Robert Thompson Trustee 15 March 2024