DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (DHC) LIMfTED (A c4mipany Ilmlted by eUArant¢e) ffor the year ended 31 March 2024 direckn for the Pllry of coJDp4Dy law and during the year and up to th¢ d•tc of this rewt arc Kt iu the UK and Ryb]k of Jr¢lowl (FRS 102) (effe¢dYe l January 2019). IntrodvLlon Th¢ TN61eeg of Developing He8lthy Communitle8 (DHC) ar¢ delA8bted to pr¢8ent our AnnuAI Rwt and FlnAndal StAlcm¢nl for th¢ ycar endcd 31 M8rch 2024. ThiB report captwcs the ttchi¢vemonts and positive conlribulionB which DHC ha8 n]ado durAng thc pcriod let Awil 2023.30th Marcb 21Y2A and li tsBwllont kn ths 0rganimti,O &dItIon to improving the health of our populatioD, in Pthii¢rBhip with our funder8 and the Yrider cornnwrrity and volunlJry fj. DHC A8 & strate8ic org8ni8otion within the D8Try and Strabanc di8tiict IB conll to fo8t¢rin8 interoectsnl Th¢ organioation IB a Ch1tb ¢o]nwany Ilmited by &uaranl¢e Dot baving a 8hare capital (coMpY rngislAlion number COMMS1on freO8tradon number NIC105780), Tr ¢harfty'8 governing do¢uwt 18 Its Menu)ranth and ATd¢l¢g of Or8anlsailoAa1SinIurrf repreaented on the Board. The truste¢8 who seryed the compaoy throushoutthe year 8hown on pw l. to8¢tsr The boArd of dI[ee (tsiJ8tee$) ¢any 0 tknir governance rolc througly)ut yeDr by way of meetingo on a quort¢riy th¢ gov¢rnlng docurn ofthc Chlty, namoly the Mcrno and ofA8Clat1On and the Appolnlmenl ld irainthg of lrnJteeJ Boord 18 MMItt¢d to providing 8UPPOrt and trlintng for BoDTd Ip them kn fu]fil thclrroK Iluding for Prlnclple rfskn and wicertaintles Management h•v¢ Condkn1 a rni¢w of the major ri#k8 to wlthh the ¢hJritsbk expoBed And •ymo have of the dwitable wnpany. th¢ tru8te48 havo not dele8ated th• r¢6ponoibiHty of DnIring finan risk to a 8ub
DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNTh (DHQ LTED (A cfjmpany Ilmfiled by guarantee) Tntee5? Annual Report (Indudlng Dlre¢tor8' Rert & StrpteBlc Report) for the year ejmled 31 March 2024 Risb Adeniified, 8uch th¢ fUWl£l vlabi]ity and iu8tsJnability of th¢ ¢hvithblo ¢ompAny, bave b¢en rnvlewed to that a lovel of fi)ndin8 18 nl}fted thttt 18 n¢¢U8 for the ¢hadt&ble compony to continuo lo nject its obiectiV¢B. Thc trU8tees ¢onllnually 8triv¢ ¢0 601ll¢t addittor1 or o¢w fuThding 8ourc¢s. Bu8lne86, cyber and financi41 rigk are llWD4Bed by ensuring tho ¢ompaDy kne &ppityri4tely qUlfied rtaff equlpped with the neeessary 8kiUs aftd eX1¢n¢¢ and tha¢¢ffe¢tiv¢ 8e¢ure ICT 8y8ten ore in pkn. Organisatlondl Management andstaffing Developlng Healthy Communltitt8 (DHC) Llmit4d18 mAn8%ed by the Chl¢f Executsv¢ Edel O'Doheity. Sho ly r¢aponBRbk for 0vorslg lh¢ tscilvliio8 Caffled out by the ch8Tithble company. Her rnNpon81biliil¢H includa the m8na8émont of oll tllff And thoir duties, the provisioll of A fijll rèngo of adJDlnlRtratlvo wnd clori¢al dutieB And for the preparution of fin11 rcportB to the Board of Direc¢of8 gmd Fulldin8 Bodie8. DoYolopln8 HoAlthy Communid¢8 (DHC) Llmltrd Is an Lqu&I opportuulttcs employor comrnltted to po&itlve poll¢ios on r¢¢rultsnellt, tsolning and career devclopnwnl for ytsff memb8 re8ardleH8 of rcll8lous bellef, po]iti¢ opinion, raclal P, 480• nwltsl gtalu8 or 8¢XU41 orAentatlon. Kq Manageme ffmunerailonpollcy The key manHKoiiieiii por$onne] of the chthritsiblv comPY the diThrlorN {iru81eoy) And scnlor Mthagarnt. The IniBt¢eA not r¢rnun•rated for thelr BerYAces al did not receive Thr¢ noi rnlmb4llsod for oxp¥ns¢B during the year. Th¢ remuner8tlon of seDior mwwg¢ment 18 8et by the trn6t¢e8 and revkwed anDuaUy and ts nornkolly Imbed In Jlno Thc dir¢ctyTr (8lJo tho ItU8t¢es) who jer1 the ¢hAdty duthg the 48 follo. Gerard Deane {r¢BlgBed Dxemebor 2023) FJ)Jma K¢vitt D4vld Kelly S]wo (r¢818ned Juty 2023) Mith¢le Murphy (apIn1¢d AprAI 2023) C]•ire Mulrom (witited Aprij 2023) Wjll BDnett (appoknt¢d April 21n3)
DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IDHC) LIMITED (A eompany Ilmlted by guarantee) Thteel, Annual Report (Ineludlng Dlrector8' Report & Stratsgk Report) for the yogr ended 31 March 2024 Objetllves and actlv1th8 The prlnclpa] objective8 and acdvld¢8 of thè cb#dty during th¢ year continued to be the promotion of health improvejt alld redurtion of heAIth inequality thTW8hout Northan Irelond by th¢ pwi¥ioll of traiDin8, SUPPOrt and Publk Befit. 8¢tting thcK obJwtiv¢s the tNstee5' h&vG Cl1 the ChllTity Cornllussion for Nortbern IrdgJKI'8 guidance on public befil io ¢n8u thats it'l &ctivitie8 have kn1p to athi¢ve Its wincip81 obJe¢tive of public benefit fi)r its Dcvclopkng Hethhy COMMtieS (DHQ Iimited IB a cjwrltsble Tr818tored with Northern Ireland Charlil Tho comp8ny Commed activities on l 2018 on wlth¢h dAte All as8& liAblllti¢s of Tr Dw Heahhy Citb8 Pmiect, wue transferred to the eompany. The compw 18 a ch•rAtable cornpany limitcd by 8uuontee. Il li 8ovell by a n%mO and ard¢lM of as8(Kiatlo DwiD8 the yegr. the chgAty C4Trl¢d out a Dumber of acdvltle8 •Dd projects In the furth of Itg obJectlv¢8: I. DHC wntinued to lead Dorry City alld Strab•n¢'8 th8iption to th¢ World He41th Or8alllsatlon'i BUn)P¢ Healthy Citie4 N¢hYorL 2. DHC8 CIIAR Project admlni8t¢red 8mall on behOf ¢h¢ PHA to build health And wellbeiD8 wn¢Ary wlthln 8mqll ¢onynity orsanlsadons, In 8UPPOrt of the Nl Mentsl Health Stralegy gnd the NI Suiclde Prev¢Ddon Strat¢gy Trote<t Life,. Tr aear pmiect a180 delivered trainlng to Improve nMto1 hea]th and emollonal wellbclng ar¥J ev¢ot Buicide. Through thi8 project DHC A180 coniinued lo over8¢e th¢ PHA'8 qua]ity 8thnd&rd8 for the deliv¢ry of 8ervlcu lo th18 field. 3. DHC'$ H¢alth WwkNI Work Well, Uve Well, pro&ramrnc dellvere41 a dlv2rBe raD8e of health Interyentlono Including traitilng, h¢AIth promodon compaign8, health cl*ck•, ¢tc to workpla3 acros5 tb¢ W¢41¢rn Trust aT •lnJing lo improve the hcalth and wellbeing of thr aduli workforce. This work r¢fle¢ts bc8t prath¢ w 8et by the Worfd H¢Jlth OrBanisAtlonB elthY scttins8' apwoath. 4. DHC facAlltst¢d thc Fwnili¢s Voicei Fonjm our r¢gionJl Bere&v¢d by 5uicidc project, which ¢Dable• fjmlly momben bueaved by wicide to contribute effediY¢ly to dixuwon and deciilon mthng in relalion kn ovkhde 5. DHC c(xYdlnAted and thinlstwed th¢ Neighbourhood Health InyovemBDt Pro4Me (NHIP) stanty on behAlf of thc PHA to six local coDurrity 8roup8. DHC worked In parlner8hlp with the NW Comrnty Netwoth and Uloter Un1[$1ty as part of thc UK wide Idedl }kn, to Bupport a ran8c of mentsl health wcjkning proje£t8 in10¢41 conUtieS withln thc De and Sttabane 7. DHC contiibutrB to tho DCSDC thd conMty FouDdation for NortlKrn Ireland'i Acorn Farni proje4tby (bllvffiing on th¢ Y C4D CO0 Btr8nd of the Prnj.
DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNTfiES (DHC) LIMITED (A efjmpAny llmlted by guarantee) Thut¢esl Annual Report (IncludlD8 Dlreetors, Report & Stratsglc Report) for the year ended 31 March 2024 DHC'S Vlthn •nd key obJeetlve4 DHC18 a strats8ic OrglutIon ¢ommllled kn fothring intetsetts parthu8blpB for health and h4rne41ing ¢)ur collective ¢ts to k1¢ health inequalldes aDd improve the of life of th¢ popujitioo. Our worf£18 8et fllmly within the WHO Healthy Clt1¢8 and R¢glon& FrameworK and K play our part iti th¢ Impi¢m¢nta6on of 8¢v¢ral 141 R¢8lonAI (3overnmont Strate 8uch ag Health And Wellbeing 2026; T)ollv•rlD8 To8¢ther' (DOH), the NI Pub]k HeoltlL Stralogy 4kiD8 L4fe Better, and the DCSDC'I Coroownlty Plan And Str8t¢8k (kovrtb Plan, During 2023 DHC launched our new thretryw 8trAtOV 8¢tting out<Rr vl•kni ualll 2026 iè W¢ want people to achlo a lffjal¢hy happy life, 80 that they can thrlve In the pl¢ th¢y home" To athiev¢ vi8ion we focu8 on flvo guthni prI1P1:. Colliboratlon and partner89 Bullding cOmmuty ¢apAclty Demon8tr8tlng illwact Research and innovation A8 part of thi8 pro88, Ihve]oping Healthy conWl109 w(th to; . Advo¢at¢ and build capa¢lty for health and WbeIng by faci]Itaths evonts and 8harfjng knowledge and adminlBtrntion ot 8n)all grants. IAd on tho dtllvery of Innovatlve prOjts l]Kl trAlnlD& d¢v¢lopmBnt for he41th ond Fosl¢r 8tr&ts81¢ Inter8eCtOr wlthln the Dery and StrabaDe dl8lrf¢t to addre88 the wld¢r 80cial and e¢On0n detsrnthiants of health, adopting a hojirtlc approach baB¢d upon the WHO Phue VI[ frmmework. F&ililatr coniultstion8 Witb local people on vthing and 8u$tainthilliy w1h •hape policyi practi¢¢ investhxsnt And dellv8ry. . Monltor ¢valu4te our pro8re88 And ill)pt In delivery of pro8ram Strate8le Report kny p0nDnce Indle8toTh) Thi8 rewt bigh]ights the aOMplis1nts of D¢v¢]oping Healthy Communltiu (DHQ ftir the 2Q23.2024 wlo marked by & ph88e of vi8orou8 tiVIty. The DHC team ha8 wothd diligently to all Key PerfOrn Indicalo broaden our infill, and ¢ODSO]idate our 8tath8 ag A 8tratQ8i¢ or8atii8atlon. dedi to heAIth d¢v¢lopmcnt kn the lon. A8 part of our mi88loD to promoteh¢olthi¢r Ilft8tyle8 and addro1$ hedth dloparld¢$ vAthin our populadon, we hAve collabotaled wlth a div¢M ran8¢ of statutory. MnwIty and voluntary ag¢n¢ies at an Jot¢ntstlono1 and level. Events and Coprference8 Dwin8 3.24 DHC held a nutnber 0fCLXrfe TrJ events the followlns:" DHC Annual Confer¢nc¢ . 'H1th In¥V11 and Su8tsinAbJ¢ Futures, (Sept¢mb¢r )23). Th18 Wy 8ucc<gBful confcr¢n¢¢ attra¢ted over hundred dele8ats8 aDd was held ID pthnorthp with Ujstsr Univer81ty. Ik Kira Fun?, WHO Head of Healthy Citles waa the keynole 8peaker.
DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (DHC) LIMITED {A eompany llmlted by gllarantse) Tnutees, Annual Report (Includlnz Dlredors, Report & Str&t¢glc Report) for the year ended 31 March 2024 FAmillu vo& Fonrn event Vl could onty tell you. SleJ of Compuiion and Hop, held ltt th• Gulmball (8th February), Eighry 0p1# att¢nded from acrots &rnng¢ of 8¢¢tor6, Up to nln¢ p¢opie from the locality have signed up WO Well. Lave Well Workplac¢ Chwnplon8 Celobralkni BrovkfM8t', EverBlfid+J8 Hotel (29th Feb) to ackMwl¢d workplac¢A thAt have complet4d the Health at Work Clear Project. Trach, Remit 8nd R¢fer Evenv, Om88h Entry16¢ Awy (5th of Mfirch) D¢818oed to rnii¢ awor¢n¢$810¢41 orBaDisations who 8UPPrt people exen¢18 mental health ¢oDdition8 or 8uiddal ideatlon. The Nl IlJbll¢ H¢AIth Agency inputted into th¢ ¢v¢nt which wa8 att¢Ddd by fifty three pwle from acro88 the volunt•ry and DHC & Dlob¢te8 UK'Cormunity EngAgement Bv¢nt' (19th mh) - DHC hosted B 8eminar In partnShIP with Diabetes UK in tbc Waterfoot Hotel. Thity peoplc atl¢nd¢d, iDcluding r¢pr¢scnt#tsvei from the WHSCT, GP Federntion, Ulster Univenty, And the Conywjrrity sector. A 8erles of I108 emorg¢d from th16 Jneetin8 at DHC vrill contlnue to 8UPPOrt thi8 valuable work golng forw. Ideas Fund (27th March)- DHC in paytiwthp with the North-wtrt Community Network and UU hosted the CoMmtIc6 R¢8earch COlltive eveni In a8s0cIAte WAth the Ide08 Fund. Atl¢ndoneo 45 people. DHC Prn8rwnll ProJe¢ts DHC l¢ad8 on the intsr8ectorai approach to ImprovSng h¢81th and wellbthg 48 part of the Derry and Straballe H¢althy Citles ffgloD, This Anvolve8 workin8 otrate8ically a8 part of the He41thy Cities LEAd$bip Oroup to adopt a plaCbaSed approach to addrc5sing health &nequallti¢S and improvin8 health out¢0& of the local population, u per thc WHO Healthy Cltleg Pbue VII Frarnevffik whl¢h ¢ncompa89¢9 the themes of; Pwle, Place, Planet, Pro8perlty. Pe ktsd The priodlies out11 by the HC'8 Lud¢Tship Gzoup ar¢ Ilr&¢d to a tht4iled Health and Wellbein8 SitrJo1iono1 An4ly8i$ und¢rtth via a detailed 8coping and ¢on8ultation exercise ¢thll¢t¢d during 2021, 48 part of th¢ 8ubml89ion to the WHO Pha6e Vll Applicatson, Six key tlwme8 w¢re Identified for a¢tlon. 08 P•rt of thi8 pro89 And DHC have b¢on working on these in T¢¢1 y¢ar8 (l. Wann Hons/CJe•n Alr. 2. A Clear Held on A]cohol, 3. He81thy Food for All, 4. Aetlv¢ Llveg Easy (Emergln8 Themes- 5, A Welcomlng SLxiety 6. Nature OD our door8tep). D18 2023-24 the Healthy Citk8 L¢adship Group met on 3 OMiQDg to hcar updat¢$ on pro8r868 a¢ro88 tho partnership In tack]Ing th¢ wlder deterJDinpnt8 of health. K¢y itsm8 dlucuB8ed inthd¢. Ob¢91ty, the Acorn Farnt H¢alth Jnequd111¢8, Atr Quality, Homelessness and Addiction. DHC b&ve eD8a8ed wlth the Mayor and publlc r¢wenlatlveB throu8hout th6 year to 8orn¢r support for the H¢thY Cille8 inltiatlv¢. DHC Add¢ved a 3CQ% 8rowlh ill our 8odal nlIa channe16 durlng 2023. $upportiftg key PHA •nd WHO can118 and 1]ishtIng r¢kvant topic area8 in health, R¢gulor rnallouts to our Health CoDLnunitie81ist hav8 f¢athred content on topAc8 rpnging from Air Quauty in Schools to Femth Porticipadon In Srt to Dame but a few. P•y6
DEVEU)PING HEALTHY COMMUNJTIKS (J)HC) LIMITED (A cfjmpany Ilmlted by gurntee) Annual Report (Indudln8 Dlreetor8' Report & Strategle Report) for the year ended 31 March 2024 2023- oaw the continued oth In the Srn Ornnt8 whkh DHC thiiter8 Oll tKhalf of the NI hjbjk He81th A8ew, in wpport of the NI Mettt41 Health a] Suicide Ptevenllon StrAtegko. The putP08e of the grants 18 to Support local ¢onununlty or8on8 to engy in PTogr8mmc8 promole me&lal beth and wellbelng in )1 th¢ PHA'8 Five Ways to W¢llbolo8'. DuriD8 this period th¢ DHC aear Project admiDi8rcd £1.4m wtins 438 prOjts thr(wI Northern ITelaDd which POBitively upon 29,891 people. ift Nd(lltion, 2448 volunteex& were iupporlcd to ddivtt over 32JOO volunteer deuvering BerAC At 88$To0 Mmrnty level. In addition, the Cl¢gr Projtet AdMi81ercd lniall alhKAtious of Ill18 (£3tAWOD) to 70 Sp)its Clubs to ¢Dabl¢ tkn to pwchase bporti equipment. Thia fimthn8 totaied £34.814.96. A ¢ondition of thc fundin8 Wa8 pathipalion In SwidB Thmgh DHC'8 CIIAR Proieci 38 trs pro8romw relAl¢d lo mentsl hth, emotional wYllbolD8 aDd 8vicide prnvttrtlon W¢T¢ de]ivered to 610 peopk working In comDrrity voluntjry ie¢tor organt8atiODO. Cour8eJ includ¢d Sdf.Hann Crtsi8 I1)t¢Thaon, JmpAct of Al] on S¢if.H4nll th6 Fwnlly, S¢]f.Harm lod Alltis AD M4n48ellt The Per8on behitid the Behaviour. P08ith outcome8 were [Orded for th¢6¢ courses W¢ Included Jn¢rea8¢d 8kiUI, knowl undentl DHC provid¢s a l¢adw8bip ar aSSC8Bm¢nt rok for th¢ PHA QuA]ity Standa8 for comrnunlty bafjed Servi0 prthDDting mental emotional w¢llbcing and 8uicide prev¢ntlon. Au pirt of thig work dwing 2023.24, four workobopi wtte delivued QD understanding Bcrcavcrncnt by Suid(k' kn particip¥nt8 WCt¢ Introdur¢d to thr Quality Sthndard8. The DHC cle ProJ¢rt undortook 3 indepen&nt asB¢•8ments of thc Quallty StAnddtd8 wlthin wgaDIB&tloM clw•eo by the PHA and produced detailed report8 with r¢cOMnndAtiond for service improvement for ag¢w. By Mucb 2(Y24. 340 Collunty organisAtioN had retered onto the QS prtal to Iwn ny>re about governanc¢ ID provl8100 of 4hhQW0 Nf, 18 a Pllb]ic Health A8¢nrfJ r¢8lonal itiltsativ¢ to IAY8ét wOJkp]AC whorc lulth •re ]ety to bc most pr¢valenC incluthtiE th08e with a hlgb PThVOTdon of low paid, manuaL mal4 iedentary and wothr8. DHC dcliver8 the 'Work Well. Uve Well. (WWLW) on behalf of the PHA within the WHscf affa, In 2023124, f.five new workpla¢e8 Ilgoed up to tho W(xkplac¢ Hc8lth Support Servico. ac801ft8 InfOrnlIOD, Ind to develop a h1th18T workpl8¢th This Includcd thity JThi workpl Health C1wnpi tralned on]inc thr the Well LI Well ProgrAmrn& The DHC WWLW pro8rumm¢ proyidcd Conmt Bnd torIng to fifte£n wo11 kn wmpl¢te health and we]Jb¢kn8 ne¢do au¢8snivnts and a¢dDn plAD6.
DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (DHC) LXMrrED (A eompany Ilmlted by guarantee) Trustees, Annual Report (Includln8 Dlrextor8' Report & Strate Report) ror the year ended 31 March 2024 DHCJ, Work Woll. Ljvo Well, progrwnn worked In PArtnershlp wAth wiiscr, AWARB, HSENI Nnd umny oth¢r8 to d¢llv¢r training health promotion ChmPAigns to WQTkpl8ccs at fyll levelB of th¢ programm¢. tn 2023-. thity empJoycxB completed M¢ntal Hcdth Firil Ald Tr&inin8 online, XPPToxlmately 21KI participants attMded ae88ionB on Mttha8in8 Mcntsl H¢11 &i¢f in the workpltteo. Cancer AwAreno88, Physi¢AI Acilvity aDd Sire88 AwgrnDa58 tr8inln8. Sinco F¢brnary 202J, a lotsl of fiv¢ hundred work& hthv¢ participated in Health ck1 a¢r0s8 ¢ightn workpl8¢¢8 in the Western TtU81 rcgiojj. Thege InluYcDtIon8 ur¢ in lino with th¢ World HOth OrBani5&11on's focu8 on workpl4 'sollin88' to Amwovo h¢th by provAding worken wlth pernliSed Infornwdon on their heth &atsJ8 and chw¢s lo life8ty1¢. DHC Fllmlly Voices Forum proJeLt12Mbed their c&rnp•i'If only I could tell you" IAttors of Hope wd Compa88iOD in Fcbnury 21Y24. The highly 8uc¢essful event was h¢ld in th¢ auildhall, De/ LTkny with a presenlauon by the NJ MeJtLI I11th Champion, Prof Siobhatt O'N¢ill. I number of 8p¢ukeTB with Ilved experien of belng bereaved by 8ul¢ldc and & vldeo of 8llPPOrt from thc Chl¢f MedIC Offleer. Dr MIChl McBrlde, the pury>ae of the cllmpalgn IB to enabk mcmber8 bcrcaved by wicidc to offer word8 of Iwe and compa8ÈAon to th08c MI recenlly bereaved. Ten Dew rnenthtt8 havc joined the FVF wlth th¢ lotsi nuDJb¢r of now ttachln8 81 wlth an Addltlonal 9 ld¢d to the maillng Ii8L Family rnern held 12 durknl 2023.24 and 15 on¢4oOK #88iOn8 were held in 8UlWt of Familiu Voi¢¢8 Fonlln were involved in the public consultailon on the Prot¢¢S Life 2 8trat¢gy Ind an tonsultstion wothhop with PHA and the external fa¢l]itAtorB at the end of th¢ proce88 Thc Famlly Voices Forum portkipate4 iti e#¢h of the Pmtrct Llfe kniplementatlon Groups In TTh8t are and the regional 8t#rin8 w for tho Prot¢¢t ]If¢ 2 ltr&logy. F&mlJies Voicu17(rn hAs been involved in An advi80ry rol¢ in re8earch with ftevual partnorB su¢h as Unlv¢rsity of Sinre 2021 DHC h&v¢ bwi worHng with the NW ConUty Network Oead p4thr) And ill¥t¢r Univer8ity as part of the Idcas Fund. The Idea8 Fund l HollK, which is run by the British SC1¢n A880ciatlon by We]lcon. This ty and 8trabane District Couftcll are4 And has 8UPPOtlcd 8 Bfoup8 undtt Round i to the tune of £343,1KX>, and 7 group8 Dndcr R(nd 2 to the valuc of U29.(X)O. Th¢ commuDitio8 dc8A8ned and continue to de]iver an array of proi¢¢ts. whKh target under.reprnled 8toup4 wch as those di8abAlities. young p¢ople, and rurnl communiti&8. During 2023 4 furtber £91.286 ha8 been 8eci)red from th¢ Idoas Fund to esthblish aJolnt Conunutslry Research and tnnovatlon Collecllvo whlch aimB to build upon thu exteDBi l¢•rnin8 from the individual community ptojects. £150k ¢*lL The aim of tkn8e grAnl8 is to rAPtwe cvid¢Drt And 6har¢ the inlpart of community.led collab(on WA¢b P•g¢ 8
DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIFS (DHQ LIMrrED (A company Ilmlted by 8uarADtee) Trustee4' ADDual Report (Includlng Dlrectors, Report & Strate Report) for the year ended 31 Marth 2024 DHC ¢ondnue to be ¢loB¢ly Involvcd wlth the DCSDCIComthty Foundadon Acorn Farn] proJe4L a9 de]ivcry partsw on the Y Can Coov strand of thls llag8hlp proje<l whlcb wlll en8•84 UP to one tbousand t1¢5 witbin the De Clty and Strabane DIBtri¢t Councll area kn 8rowln8 and ccdin8 healthy and su8ts1n4ble food. Dudn8 2023 Int¢nslve pl11¥ and t¢gdDg of the cookin¥ 8e881ons took pla¢¢ with Ilree pilot 8¢98ion8 deliv¢red in parth¢r$hlp YAth the CoD8¢rvatlon Volunt¢m, A Te¢ip¢ book wol produ¢¢d camwing Id for healthy DwJ8, ¢ontaiDing locally produc¢d ingrlient& Fa¢¢ to cookiftg se88iOD8 were 8uppl¢m#nted by onlitr ¢ont¢nt to colnGid¢ WAtb cal¢ndAr events Swh 18 HaUow¢¢n vthich 8enernt¢d nearly 31KJO vi¢wg. DHC admintstered the NHIP I)JndiD8 (£36,912.70) on behalf of the PHA to 6 8roup8 in ar¢fi8 of deprivation. Th18 fimdlng ts d¢8W to support 8rAJytoots ¢apadty for health and wellbeing and lo uAed for a broad vhriety of loc prD8ramme8 from yoga to men's sbeds. Thi8 fimdlng 18 matched by the D¢pATtmgnt for ConuuuDitie8 to 61 ai community development heAIth thin the DCSDC are . WHO Healthy (Jtic8 NetwkS . During 2{r23.2 DHC ¢ontitiued to p4rticipate in A ron8¢ of ¢ivk, strat1¢ •J pollcy m&kSn8 fonm19 to promote Inelu8lve and equltoblo oppromches to hoalth, W¢ work with 4 fAng• of to 8UPPOrt belt pr&clice InlilAtAve8 on Improvlng public health. The88 Ilded the WHO WellbelD8 Economy pmiect •nd th¢ aTMI bilh H¢thY Citie4 NetworkB vAJith or¢ vatulbk forumi for krThLedge transfer. - DCSDG Mor¢ locally DHC Inputted Anto 6ev¢rAI fkny Clty and Strabane D18trict Councll progtrni In¢ludln8 the WHO A8e Frlendly Clty, UNICEF Thild Fthdly programDK Council Civk Horn¢le88n¢88 project aB rwtins ditecdy Into the Clty and Districes Stra¢egi¢ Czovrth Plao. - Creative H¢41th Network- DHC facilitated the e8tab]i•lment of a loc41 Q¢itive Health Network in pgrtyerBhlp wlth a 14ny ofag¢ncle8 workln8 tO8ethBr to plan 2024 AnnuAI cor&tra And d¢velop a Creative HeA]th Plan for th - Health Inequojities Inltlatlv¢. DHC 18 part of a Health In¢quAliti (Jroup vAthin D¢ry City focuiin8 on the Sktoge grea to improve the h¢41th outcome8 of ¢hlldr¢n and yOUDg peopk In what18 recO1Zed as w area of bigh depriv8ilon within tbe City, . Whole Sy8tenu AN1r0h to Obesity. DHC 18 8upporfingthe adlytion of th¢ Whole Sy8t¢m8 ApproAcb to 0kn8ity within DCSDC 8r¢a. CO together to ra1u¢e th¢ prevalence of diabet¢8 within the WHscf 8TrA. . Nl PrOt Llfo {Sukld¢ Prevention) Implenwntstlon Gw- DHC pJayB an inwtant role wlthln th¢ lo¢ Prct Llfe (2) Str&t¢8y Group, reportin8 on tralnlng. gUPPOrt to f4nLIIK¢8 b¢r¢aved by wi¢lde. the Bmpll grtsllts pro8rainille, PHA QalIty Standards alld the FODJM event8.
DEVELOPDYG HEALTHY COMNfUMrn (DHC) LIMITED
(A company llmlted by guarantse)
Th, Annual Report (Includlng Dlreetoro, Rert & StrAleglc Report)
for the yeAr ended 31 March 2024
Cballenge and SoludonB
Ivhik we hav¢ Achleved much thi8 year, w¢ f¢d 8¢v¢rnl ¢hllenge8, includlng fimdlnz nItraInts and cApaoity ¢)f ltaff
to meet tho kv¢l of d¢m4ndg from parthcr or8an18atlon8. To a(Mr¢88 thu¢ isbue8, we wlll wntiDue to lobby our t
for addltlonal inve5tm¢Dt for core costs and inteIfy ODr effort8 ty idetitlfy tenl oour¢¢i of fill18 to •tabili our
current ¢0ent of otaff, a8 well 48 Identify now opportunidès to 6xpwd the leope of our work
De8phe these ¢lJAU¢n8u, DHC T¢malned fiDAndAlly aod opwjilonally 8tabl¢ durln8 2023.2024. although ti i¥ inw8ibk
to pffdid the rtsk8 to bnger terni fundin8 in the future.
. The directors are 6atlsficd that th¢ p¢rfonnwi% of tho durln8 th¢ year aB detalled in th• foregolDg
P#TaBrJtthB, in t¢rny of both financial and operat1(K reBuIts. li in line wlth the ¢hatity'B con8ti1utl and kay
obJ¢¢tive&
Inandal revlew (IndudlDg rt4erYeJ polky)
The n¢t ¢xwdlt>Jr¢ for the year wa6 £$0,611 <31 MArch 2023 . nct In¢on £59J23). The net expnditslle for the y¢ar
WAll be Jdcd to the fulld8 brnUt forward. T(rtal fimd$ •nd T¢serve8 el of the fiDDwlal year £351317.
Th¢ dwity aimg to eniure that Ilquld bpld at any poknt in tlm¢ ar¢ ¥ufficient to ¢over exndItuTe egufvthnt to 6
nmth8 runni ¢08ts attd all wti]ng up lliblllde8.
At th¢ yur<4kl da th¢ held at b•Dk (on current ( shf)rt.tsrni depo8lt aecounts) of £757.476. Totsl
expdItre for the year £2,456,646 (excludlhg de1#11$)n). Bxpendlture i]uded zing feno¢d fund8 of £1,574,370
i¢h were di8tr1buted In imgll wts. Tr chsrlty, thefftfo ha8 adequat¢ fuDd8 ATr Jln¢ vrith its rc•¢rv¢s policy. Th
dlredffj aTr 8ad8r1 with thi& outcomc and VAII continue to pnwJ¢niiy r¢vi¢w the ievtl of r¢6eryea held by th¢ ¢harlty In
Jine with tuttetst leve]8 of fimdlng md opornting ¢08
PlaD8 for future perlod8
oklng ahead to th¢ fortbcoming financial year tIY4 director8 WAll C¢MMiw to 8overn the con¥afty in Ilne wlth
¢owdtsttlon to acbieve DHC'8 0bje¢tiV¢8. The dlrectors wlll conthiue to focui on dlveThlfyln8 iDcfjme ¢0 6iipport
the IonB4ern) 8U8talnabllity and wwolid4tk)n of th• •X8ards•don. Wè wlll a160 itrén8tkn our parther8hlp8 vAth I(K41
48en¢ie8 and expand our reach to rnor¢ n81 and uthserved area8.
SttemeDt of Tntee8, rnopon8lblUde8
The tru8te¢$, who ore al80 the director8 of the company for the puy8 of CoMpY law, are TPOnSible for pr6pftrln8
the Annual Report and the financlal 8tst¢ment8 In cOrdIn wftth app]leAble IAW ond Unlted Klngdom Ae
DEVELOPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES (DHQ LWTED (A company lIllted by guarantee) Tru8tsu' Annual Report (IDeludlDg DlrectorB' Reprt & Strat Report) for the year endod 31 March 2024 . 8tate whether appll¢able UK A¢votIng Standord8 have follorf Bubjeet to any m)teri d¢part (boclosed and cxplAlrd In the finanoial 6¢at¢ments, - wep•r¢ the finan¢l418tat¢mBnts on the goln8 concern bash unle41 It ts Inuppropri¢ to pre&wkX thttt tbts comp wlll ¢onilnue in bu81D¢80. Th¢ tru$w8 aro reipon81bb fw ke¢pln8 ad¢quAté Wiunting ¢ordB Ihnl dlsclo80 rwonable Mccuroey at ony t1 th¢ financlal position of th¢ company and enable them to en8ure th8t Ihe financial 8tal¢monts comply with the Comp&nie8 Ad 2CMXS, They are a160 respoAble for oafeguarding the •8oets of the company 8NI for 14knn8 reawn#ble at¢p8 for the #nd detectlon of frnud and otherhr¢8uJarhtl¢k Statement of dl8doJure of Inform8tlon to audltoro We. the truBtees of th¢ chjdtsble company, VA h¢ld offi¢e th¢ date of approval of thme fmRncld 8tAt¢mout& ¢a¢h c• 80 far u we are awar¢, th. there li no relevant iudlt Inforniutlon of whlch the cl)firttubla ¢omp8nys auditon •re unawaT8: and - w¢ have taken all 8tCPB that we ou8ht to have thknTh a8 In ord¢r to makn OUTs6lve8 aware of any r¢levaDt audli Infornitition and ts e8tsbll8h tlwt the charltable ¢omp4ty1 pudlior8 arn awar¢ of that lthrmalio AudltOY8 Att801ution propo that McDaid McCullou8h Moore be r¢Appoint#d al auditorB of tho chlty wlll be put to the ATmuai Gen¢ral Meellng. s eomp•ny provlulo Jn approvin8 the Th8t¢es' Annud Report We AI80 th¢ Strntsgl¢ Roport inelud¢d thereln, iti ow C4paclty b¢liaifof evl (c 20 $4plwnb¢r 2•24