er Andersonslown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 Tlie trustees who are also d irectors of tlie charity for the purposes of tlie Compaiiies Act 2006, present their report with the finaiicial stateinents of the cliarity tor tlie year ended 31 Marcli 2023. The trustees have adopted tlie provisions of Accountiiig aiid Reportiiig by Charities: Stateillent of Recominended PraLticc ai)plicable lo cliaritics prcparing their accoiints in accordance witli tlie Finaiicial Reporting Slaiidard appl icable iii Ilie U K and Republic of Irelai)d (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims Vision Tlie Upper Andersonstown Neighboiirhood is a dynainic and iiiclu5ive commLllllty providiiig opportuiiities for all agyes of people to beLoine actively iiivolved iii I'aisin&? tlie qiial ity of life for al I tlie resideiits, tlirougyli coininiiii ity and economic regyeneralion of the area. Aim5 'To increa%e participation of local people in coinmiin ity developmeiit by creating developnieiital Oppoi'tuiiities tlirougFli tlie provision ot iiiclusive, qualily services which have lite- luiig beiiefits for Ilie L()Iniiiiiii ily.
er Andersonstown Communi Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 M3irch 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and Activities Strategic Plan Froin October 2022, UACF led ali in-depth review (with our slralegic partiiers in the Aiidersongtowii Neigliboiirhood Partiiersli ip) aiid al I key stakeliolders relaling to the organ isiltioii. The oiil workiiig75 al lowed tlie oi'ganisatioii to update our strategyic plaii. partiCLilarly iii tlie afterinath of ilie 2020-21 Paiideniic aiid tlie ongoiiig Cost of Living crisis. Tlie six strategic aiins were agreed and set wliicli include.. l . Bui Id iiig a robust business iiiodel wilh so¢ ial valLies at its core Key 8ti'alegiL A iin - To eiilic2nce tlie social ecoiioiny, orgaiiizational and fiiiancial Inode. 2. SLipporlii)g Faiiiil ies - Siipportiiigy Cliildreii Key Strategic A iin - To support faiiii lies by pi'ovidingi the highesl qual ity, professioiial care. aiid educational developineiit 3. Releasiiigy the potential of all oui. yOLllig people Key Strategic A iiii Youiig people will be suppoi'led to acliieve tlieir fiill potential 4. Woi'king, leariiing? and l iviiigT liere Key Stralegyic A iin To siippoi'l adiilts wilh Ilieir liteloiigy leai'iiiiig, eiiiployabi l iiy aiid healtli joiii'iiey 5. Positive ly support people to l ive aLtively as tliey aL?e Key Strale&Jic A iiii - To eiihance tlie life experieiice for people to a&ie well 6. SLipporliiigv Coiiiimiinities tlirougyh a comiiiiiii ity developinent approacli Key Straleg7ic Aiin To siipporl COliiliiLllI ities ii) Ilie ecoiioiiiic, social aiid pliysiLal reg)eiieralioi) aiid eiisure oiir orgianisalioii supporls tliose iii iiiosl ii¢ed, dLlI'iiig tlie cost of liviiigi crisis. Strategic Theme l - BLiildiiigy a robust bLlSiI)ess iiiodel witli social values at its core Key Strategic Aim To eiiliaiice tlie social eLoiioiny, oi'giaiiizatioiial aiid fiiiaiiLial iiiodel Key strategic objectives are: To acli ieve tl)¢ ISO 9001 .2015 qual ity stai)dards OIIJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES l . To ceiitral ise al I pol icy. prucedLlI'es and operatioiial fraiiieworks 2. To coiitiiiiie witli the iiispii'e aiid professioiial ise tlie staff aiid Inaiia&?einent coiMinittee 3. To iiicrease tli¢ Social eLoiioiiiy incoiiie ot the orgranisation Key Outcomes 2022-25 l . To have accredited quiil ity standards 2. To increasc the social ¢conoiny busiiiess to geiierate 500/0 of the org7anisalioiial iiicoine 3. All slart.to be paid living wagye. Strategic Theme 2 - Supporting Fainil ies - SLipportii)g Ch ildren Key Strategic Aim To support tainilies by providiiig tlie lii¥liest qliality. professioiial care, aiid educatioiial developiiieiit.
er Andersonstown Communi Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for tlie Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Key Strategic objectives are: Providiiig tlie highest quality of Childcare to ensure each child Ineets tlieir persoiialise developineiital In ilestone l. To offer families affordable Daycare 2. To support childreii at eacli stagFe of tlieir transition 3. To provide a ricli cominuiiicatioii for leariiing aiid developinent 4. All statf to be trained iii the Inost up to update tecliniques for chi Id developineiit. Key Outcomes 2022-24 l . To acliieve tlie A I l-lrelaiid Centre of Excel lence 2. All senior daycare staff to have acliieved their level 5 iii CCLD 3. Ali outcoines score card wil I be developed to sliowcase cl)] Id developinent Inilestoiies 4. A siistaiiiabi lily Inodel will be developed aiid iimpleineiited. Strategic Theme 3 - Releasiiig the potential of all our young people Key Strategic Aim Youii& people will be siipported io acliieve tlie ir fLIII polenlial Key strategic objectives Are: l. Supportiiig youiig people's pliysical aiid Inental lie1L IIII 2. To create fun aiid eiijoyable leisure aiid play prograinines 3. Youiig people wi I l eiijoy learniiigr aiid acliieviiig 4. Yoiiiig people wil I be encoui'agyed lo Inake positive coiiti'ibiition to society 5. Yoiiiig people wil I kiiow tlie ir rigylits 6. Proiiiote equalily aiid L?ood I'eldli01is witli young people. Key Outcomes 2022-25 l . Yoiiiig people will be InL)rc coiifideiit 2. Yoiiiig people will exi)ci'ieiice suiniiier and seasoiial ediicatioiial, health and recreatioiial progi'aiiiines 3. More younb people wi I I be SLipported witli leariiingi aiid aLli ieviiib 4. To I'ediice Ilic Iiiii)act, the receiit Paiidem ic had oli oiii. yoiiilis iiieiital wellbeiiib 5. To seciire Ediicatioii Authority core tuiiding. Strategic Theme 4 - Working, learningF aiid living here. Key Strategic Aim To support adults with their l ifelong learning, einployability aiid liealtli jOLiriiey. Key strategic objectives are: l. To provide tlie higliest lifeloiig learii ing opportuii ities for adults 2. 1.0 siipport aiid sigiiii)ost adu Its iiito eiiiployineiil 3. To rediice liealtli iiiequalities
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year EndL.d 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 4. To support people who are liviiig in poverty. Key Outcomes 2022-25 l . To delivery liigli qual ity ICT prograiniiies 2. To support adults iiito eiiiployiiieiit 3. To deliver Ineiital healtli progyraiiiine to adults 4. To deliver Life Skills support 5. To provide liigh qual ity lifeloiig learning in itiatives. Strategic Thcme 5- Positively support people to live actively as they age Key Strategic Aim To enliance tlie life experieiice for people lo age wel I Key strategic objeclives are: l . To provide a rangye of services to coiiibat social isolatioii ( particiilarly Post Covid 19) 2. To l isteii aiid retlect tlie views of older people to local and central giovei'nmeiit 3. To siipport older people Iiviiig7 iii povei'ly 4. To providL a r<oiigie ot" aLtive ag7jllg i?rogyrainiiies 5. Oldei. people liave better access to statutory, voluntary aiid coininuiiity services. Key Outcomes 2022-25 l. To reduce social isolatioii 2. To bu ild pathways to siippoi't older people iii al l aspects of their lives. Strategic Theme 6 - Supportiiigy Cominuiiities tliroLlgFli a coinmiiiiity developineiit api)roach. Key Strategic Aim To support coininuilities iii tlie ecoiioin ic, social aiid pliysical regeneralioii. Key strategic objectives are.. l . To develop (reviewed aiid updated, Sepvoct 2022) tlie Andersonstowii N¢ig7hboiirliood Partiierships iiieinbership, visioii and operational plans 2. To ensiire capital prograinines are desigriied aiid developed iii parliiership witli local coininiiiiities 3. To I'espoiid to governiiieiit po licies aiid COliSLiltati01is 4. To proinote UACF by sittiiig on a raiigye of board5 wliich will ¢iiliaiice the lives of tl)e residents 5. To dcvelop seasoiial progyraiiiines across tlie Aiidersoiistowii area such as Christiiias, St Patrick's Day, Hal loweeii, Suininer 6. To lobby for additional resources for tlie Aiidersoiistowii area 7. To support comiiiiiiiity iiiteresi groups who support residents iiicliidiiig people froill across section 75 gi'oups. 8. To Support Tlie Developiiieiit of Tlie Casemeiit Park stadiLiin Key Outcomes 2022-25
er Andersonstown Communi Forum Ltd orl of the Truslees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES l . To support residents tliroiigli pliysi¢al regeiieratioii projects - Casement, Gleii l O 2. To work closely witli governinent to develop an aiiti-poverty strategy 3. To work witli coiiiiniiii ity, voluntai'y and statutory parliiers to briiigp additional resources into ilie area. The uiiderlyiiig priiiciple of the Foriim is inclusiveness and tliis ethos is Iraiislated iiito practice tlirouglioLIt tlie eiitire orgaiiisatioii aiid is reflected in the provision of quality services for chi Idreii with special iieeds. Iii physical terins tlie biiildiiig is desigiied to be fully accessible for people witli disabilities tliereby ensuring full incliision of all meinbers of tlie coinmiinity.
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Public benefit Purpose A Advance coinmuiiity developmeiit ai)d, in particular, the proinotion of tlie coininuiiity and voluntai'y sector foi. the beiiefit of tlie PLibl ic by providiii support, iiiforinatioii, services, 4. faci lities and amenities to coiiimiinity aiid voliintary groups and ciicourag) iiig? sucli orgFaiiisalioiis to co-operate to acli ieve tlieir aim. The direct beiiefits flowiiig froiii tliis purpose iiiclude l . tlie slreiiLFtheii iiigy of iiid ividual aiid coiniiilllllty relatioiiships, 2. tlie disseiniiiation of iiiformatioii aiid services Iliat iinprove tlie quality of life aiid raiige of opportunities avai lable to iiidividiials aiid tlie coiiiinLiiiiIy, 3. tlie developineiil ol: cainpaigiii iiig aiid iietworkiiig skil Is witliiii the COlMIllLllI Ity aiid tlie availability of 'fit foi. pui'pose coininiinity centre. Tliese beiiefils cali be deiiioiistrated by tlie ainoui)t of people utili7.iIIL tlie local COllllllLlllity ceiilre for a vai'iety of pi'OLFrainiiies aiid ilie iinpi'oved opporlLllI Itics foi. people lo develop social coiilclcts at a variety of dil'fci'eiit slag?cs iii Ilieir life, for exainple, tliroiigili <illLiidaiice at our yoiiili pi'oject or as a SLI) ior citizeii iii oiir Utopia pi'()ject. "fiie c()iiiinuiiity ceiitre eiiables tlie ¥oiiiinuiiity lo orLJaiiise Laini)aigFiis oli i%sue of iinportai)¢e, Tlie varieties of Ineetiiigys, workshops aild courses have tlie beiielit of inLreasing coiiiiniiiiity engageineiit aiid cominuiiity sol idarity. Purpose B Provide and Inaiiilaiii a Foruin wliere Ineniber oi'gyanisatioiis can joiii togyetlier to fiiid Iniillial support, excliaiige views, sliai'e Loiiiinoii issues aiid int.orinatioii, create a ¢olleclive voice foi. Ilie coininuiiity and voluiitary sector and woi'k iii partnersliip with statutory ag7eiicies aiid autliorities. Tlie d irect benefits flowiiig from this pui'pose iiiclude l . Tlie abil ity to Inobi lisc tlie coininunity on issues of Inutual concern lo cainpaig?ii for cliaiigFe. 2. Tlie rediicti0i1 ol" social isolatioi) tliroLibylI col leclive actioii is aiiother direct beiietit. 3. The establ ishineiit of coiniiiuiiity-based iiiecliaiiisin for directly eiigagyingy and woi'king witli goveriiineiit departineiits, slatutory bodies aiid otlier cominLllI ity aiid voliiiitary orgaii isatioiis. These benefits cali be deiiionstrated by; l . Successful ¢ainpaigiis to iinprove disability access to tlie coininunity ceiitre, 2. Tlie exteiisioii of Siirestart 2 year old prograiT)Ine to tlie coniinun ity cei)tre 3. Tlie delivery of a bespoke 'Oiie to One serviLe to local schools and Olir iiiput iiito the Andersoiistown Neiglibourhood Renewal Plaii. 4. Tlie delivery of a Well-Being strategy for tlie Greater Andersonstown CoininLlllity 5. Del ivery of a Belfast City Counci I, Fuel Hai'dsli ip Fund (wiiiter 22-23) ot ovei. £260,000
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AIND ACTIVITIES Purpose C Relieve those in need by reason of; l . Youtli, 2. Age, 3. 111-healili, 4. Disability, 5. Fiiiaiicial liardship or other disadvaiitage. Tlie direct benefits flowing froiii tli is PLirpose are: l . Tliat we cali offer a raiige of yoiitli activities to our youiig people IliroiiLFli our Yoiitli Project. 2. Our senior Citizeiis pi'oject works to I'edLice social isolatioii aiid bLiild coiiiiiiuiiity networks by eiigaging seiiioi's iii a raiiL7e ()f stiinLilatingT soLial, iiilel lectU1c l aiid pliysical activ ities. 3. We ofter a ric IlgFe of healtli activitiLs witli a preventative objective iii lerins of local liealtli OLltconies, for exainple, tlie 'Cook It aiid PIIysiccl1 activities progi'ainme del ivered lo local pi'iiiiary scliools. 4. We work with ihe local taini ly Iiiib in offeriiig support to Faiii il ies and clii Idreii who liave disabi lilies and we offer a base for the local Parkinson's siipport gyroLlP aiid a local group wliose Ineinbers have a leariiiiig d isabil ity. 5. We also offer welfdl'e advice two days per week to assist in addressin&7 f inancial l)ardship and or other delriineiils suttered by welt<ll'L' I'eforiiis. Tliese beiiefits can be deinoii.qtrated by l. Tlie POPLilarity of oui. yoiitli pi'oject witli yoiiiig peoi)le. 2. Tlie rapidly iiicreasiiigF SLICCCSS of our "Beacoii's" Woiiiens GroLIP 3. A Is() we 1111 ve we al'e iii Ilie pi'ocess ot" est<1bl isli iiig? a seii ior Llt17.eiis coiniiiittee lo caiiip1c ibyii on issues tliat OIILerii tliciii aiid to partlCiPi1te iii tlie desigyii, delivery aiid decisioii Inakiiib pi'occss <iroiiiid OLir Utopia senior citi7eiis pi'o&yrainiiie. 4. We liave tac ilitatcd tlie iiieetiiigys for the local Parki11s01I'S SLipporl &7roiip, wli icli lias eiiabled tlie gyroLlP to ol'fer a rai)g7e of activities in oui. cenlre. 5. We liave a walkiiig g?roLlP tliat ciicoiiragyes local people to engage iii pliysical exercise as a way of pi'¢veiiliiigy or delayiiigy ilie oiisel of i111i¢88. 6. Our Aftei'scliool of'fers addilioiial siipport to cli i Idi'eii willi le<irii iiigp diff Iciilties.
er Andersonstown Communi Forum Ltd )ort of the Trustees for the Year Elided 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Principal Activities l Objectives I Services The UACF was forined in 1995 aiid is a coiniiiuiiity led, coiiiinuii ity di'iven organisation tliat has developed aiid succeeded iii de liveriiig a coinprclieiisive LoininLinity Developineiit Strategy over 25 years. The Foruin has a souiid record iii managing projects, we provide a comprel)ensive range of Coininunity and Faini ly Siipport Services iiicludiiig, Social Econoiny Day-care provision, YoLltlI Services, YoLlth Trainiiig and Einployineiit Scheine, Life skills support for parents and long terined iineinployed, ICT Training, Traiiiing Placeiiieiits, Eiiiployineiit support Prograiiime, siipport prograinine foi. People witli disabil ities. coiiiiiiuiiity edLicatioii prograiy]Iiie aiid ihe Utopia senior citizeiis project.. The UACF are tlie Lead and Accouiitable Ageiicy for tlie Andersoiistown NeigFliboiirliood Rciiewal Partnei'sliip and tlie cliair of tlie OLlter West Sure Start arid a meinber of tlie local Faini ly Support Hub. Tlie Foriiin operates a Fiiiancial Maiiagement Systein based on Nl audit Green Book giiidaiice aiid ESI-. Fuideliiies aiid criteria. Tlie Foruin works with a wide variety of goveriiiiient depai'tinents, statiitory bodies aiid coininunity and voluntary bodies. Tlie Upper Aiidersonstown Coininunity Foriim are tlie Lead and Accouiitable Agency for Andersoiistowii Neigylibourhood Reiiewal Partiiership wliicli is the del ivery agient of Neigliboiirliood Renewal iii the Greater Andersonstowii Area and are in a workiiig pai'tiiersli ip witli al l other West Belfast Neig>liboui'hood Reiiewal Parliiersliips to iinpleineiit ai'ea action plans in coiij Llllctioii witl) Departinei)t of Coininuiiities, Tlie Deparlirjeiit of Coinmuiiities is the lead departinent iii relatioii to Neighboiirliood Reiiewal strategy across tlie regyioii, The C<)iiiinLllllty Eiiipoweriiient Divisions of Ilie Departineiit of Cominiiiiilies is specifically tasked with eiisuriiig tliat the Cily's Illost deprived coiniMiinities are regFeiierated tliroiigjh targetiiig tlie Inost a¢Llte areas of deprivatioii, levering inainstreain fiiiidii)g* einpoweriiig local coininiiiiilies aiid developiiigy iiinovative partiierships. Tlie UAcf lias broiiglit to the ANP a track record of experience in coilliiiuiiity developmeiit aiid accessed additiollcil extra tuiid iiiL7 for ic raiigye of coiniiiiiii ity projects. Tl)L UACF is tasked to work witli the ANP to inipleinent tlie ciirrent Neigylibourliood Reiiewal Aclioii Plaii foi. tlie gyreater Aiidersoiistowii area. Iii this last year, covered by tliis report, Upper Aiidersonstowii Coiiiinuiiity Foruin coiitiiiued to have ali ongFoing positive iinpact iii a wide raiige of tlieiiiatic areas, whicli met all oiir cl)ai'itable purposes, iiicludiiig deliveringy a very sigiiiti¢aiit 'FLiel liardship tLiiid, on belialf of Belt'ast City Couiicil ( £260.000 +). Tlie IJACF iii 2022123, despite tlie clialleiigves of tlie aiisterity agenda aiid tlie negyalive iinpact post COVID-19, coiitiiiued to deliver real and signif icaiit belief Its to the coininiiiiity. The Upper Aiidersoiistowii Coiniiiiiiiity Foruiii worked throligh a very challeiiging and prodiictive year, aiid we c051tiiiiie lo delivei. services to our local coiiimuiiity iiainely, (UTOPIA) Older Peoples Sei-vices, Yoiiili services, Daycai'e, Afterscliool's, Tullyiiiore Beacoii's woincii's group, Educatioiial siipport aiid Traiiiiiig services and Welt"ai'e Advice. As tlir()IighoLlt 2021 2022 ilie Foruiii was iiivolved li) dealing witli tlie Post Covid-19 real ities aiid tlie straiii socially, ecoiioinically aiid Inentally it had oli oiir local people. We (again), headed up a coininuiiity response teaiii aiid iiegotiated the distriblltioii of food packages to tlie Inost vuliierable, wliile providiiig a 'Warin Hub faLilily for our seiiiors. Over the last year, we have been siipporting tliose 11105t affected by the OllgFoingF cosl of liviiig crisis and delivered a West Belfast wide Fuel liardsliip fuiid, to over 2600 t"amilies.
er Andersonstown Communi Forum Ltd orl of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Supporting Families - Supporting Children- Over tlie past year we had a very successfiil year in siipporting the einotioiial, physical and social well-beiiig of Lliildreii usiiig oiir t"acility. Our dedicated and pi'ofessioiial teaill worked tirelessly witli fainilies aiid childrci) to provide the higliest qiiality aiid services, siippoi't aiid care. Willi tlie chal leiiges over tlie last year, we siiccessfully delivered upon social services coiitracled wliicli seeii over l 00 places safeguarded weekly in oiir Daycare. Tliese sessions helped siipport cliildreii to reacli tlieir Inilestoiies and provide a safe, caringy aiid developineiital setting. We worked witli our partiiers in Outer West Sure Start to SLipport faniilies wlio liave Clii Idren between O aiid 4 years old. We liave tlie pleasure lo sit oli tlie maiiageineiit coiniiiittee to help desig711 and deliver support to fainilies Inost in need froin withiii the area. Thi'ougli our Outer we.qt Siire Start coiitract, we delivered Lipon our progirciinine for 2 year olds wh ich .s¢eii lis supportiiigy clii Idi'eii lo reacli tlieii. developiiieiital iii ilestoiies ai)d support pareiits witli tlie clial leiig7es wliicl) tli¢y face as pai'eiils. We delivered over l 00 sessioiis per week tor cliildreii witliiii our Afterscliool provision lo help cliildreii in Key stagye l aiid 2 to have a fiin, social and educational experieiice. Tlie liolistic ai)proach we adopt in Slipportiiig the entire family iiiiil lielps to siipport botli tlie cliild aiid pareiitlg)uard iaii lo reacli tlie ii. potciilial. Releasingy the poteiitial of al l our youiig people. Over ihe year, we coiiipleted yOLltli siipport tliroug711 oiisite, outreacli, and oiil ine eiig1c gyemeiit. We wei'e able to deliver iipoi) oiir Big I,otlery, Educatioii Aiitliorily, Cliildren iii Need and Icaii coiilract4. We coiitinued to provide g7enei.ic youtli work tlirou&Fh OLif yOLiili cliib, whicli operated 4 nigFlits per week for over l 00 cliildreii aiid yoiing people. Tlie youtli club gave a safe space t.or cliildren and yoiiiig people to coine togetlier socialise, learn aiid play. Tlie youiig people coiiipleted a I'aiige of i)rojccts to tackle Inenlal healili and create positive wel l-beiiigy as we coiitiiiue lo Inove out of tlie Covid-19 iiiipaLt. Tlie youiig peoplc participated iii Resilieiice awareiie55, aiiLier IncliiagJLineiit, Inindfiiliiess and persoiial developine51t. Tli is has Iielped biiild self-esleein aiid redliced isolatioli ill OLif yOLing people. We liave also developed ali iiitense Inode l of youtli iiieiitoriiig to siipport yoiiiig people oli a oiie to oiie basis to work Ilirougli theii. probleins aiid is.SLies. Tliis iiieiitorinL lias beeli very effective iii delivei'iiig a persoii ¢eiitred appi'oaLli to lielpiiig youiig pe(Iple tliroLigli tlieir lite jOLiriiey ai)d lie Ipi Iiby lo iiiake positive clioices. We have also Lontiiiii¢d to work witli our Scliool outre1cLli prograiiinie wliicli iiicliides priinai'y and post priinai'y scliools in our area. 10
er Andersonstown Communi Forum Ltd orl of the Trustees ror the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Tliroiigliout tlie year, we delivered our ainaziiig seasoiial prograinines to siipport cli ildren and young people. Tlie suininer programine seeii over 15 0 childreii aiid yOLiiig people partiLipate in a 6-week siiininer sclieine, vliich was based arouiid tackliiig poverty, isolatioii aiid eqLiality. Tlie cliildreii ai)d yOLiiig people had an eiiriched experieiice over tlie suiiiiner period. Over this period, we colp]eted yoiith divisionary prograinines (over I Itl) July aiid 8th August) wliich created positive alternatives at liislorical iiines of tensioii aiid we worked closely with Feile an Pliubail ( ELirope's biggest ¢oininuiiity arts festival), providing voliiiiteer siipport and added activities for oiir local resideiits. Over tlie Halloween period we liad a raiig7e ot cliildren aiid young people's progyr<l1l1i)ie (over 100 i)artiClPcints) to provide fun activities. We del ivered a hiLFhly successful Christiiias carn ival parade witli over 500 participaiits with Saiita visits and Cliristillas carol siii&yiiig at A'Town leisure ceiitre crec1tiiigy a positive spirit ot coiiiiniinity at tlie end of tlie year. Our yoiitli team lielped to del iver a iiiiinber of accrediled aiid iioii-accrediled ti'aiiiiiig to yoiing people to lielp willi tlieir edLicational joiiriiey. The COLlI'ses completed iiicluded OCN'S iii iiieiilal licallli, and yoiitli woi'k. The noii-accred ited COLirses raiigred froin anti bu Iliiig, yoga, iiivisible ti'at'ticking, transilioi) support aiid beiiig active. 30- participated iii Gyin traiiiiiig 30- Inei)tal health siipporl 16- self-esleein support I l- self-defeiice c lasses 12- OCN persoiial & social dcvelopinent I O- OCN iii Ineiilal liealtli 34- M iiidfuliiess woi'k%liops 42- Healtliy eatiiigy aiid nutritioi) 80- Atteiidcd a liealtli day 32- Holistic tlierapies 18- Aware COLifses x2 I l- Heal your l ife (Inental healtli awareiiess) 12- Hedltliy Lookiiig? c la.%ses 'cook it, 24- Lile skills workshop l O- Alcoliol & driig awai'eiiess 14- 1 to I stress niaiiageineiit siipport GCSE Support classes Working, learniiigy and livingy here Tlie services we provided helped to siipport adiilts witli tlieir lifeloiig leai-liiiig, einployability aiid healtli joiii-ney. This year we Iiave lielped and siipported resideiits and offered iiuin¢roLlS and varied traiiiingi aiid alternate provisioiis. l . Iiitroduction to Coinplimentary Tlierapy traiiiing. 2. Level l Reiki Trainiiig. 3. OCN level I Coininiinity Developinent 4. Moiiey Matters 5. Meiiloriiigi support 6. Stress iiiaiiag7eii)ent 7. Life coacliiii 8. Hair, Inake-up aiid iiails Iraiiiiiig
er Andersonslown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 9. Barbering course l O. Personal developineiit I l. Health Check MOT 12. OCN Level I ICT 13. OCN Level 2 14. Basic ICT 15. Driving Tlieory 16. Job searcli skills 17. Adiilt Ineiital liealtli oiie to oiie mentoring 18. Adiilt self-esteeiTJ classes 19. Access Nl 20. Food aiid Hygiene 21. First Aid 22, Cliild proteclioii Positively SLipport people to live actively as they age Tlie project provides opportLllllties for our older geiieratioii to socialise, to Ineet people their owii age, to i)iak¢ frieiids, to feel part of ilie coiniiiuiiity, lo gyet lo gyrips with infoi'ination tecliiiology, increase coiifidence, be stiillulated pliysically, nieiitally aiid emotionally aiid to engage in creative, culiural and liealiliy recreatioiial activities, Withiii oiir traditional Utopia Ovei, 60's Prog7rainine we liave coiitiniied to deliver a progyraiiiiiie of aclivities. We are CLlI'r¢iitly workingy willi over l 00 people wlio participate iii oiir weekly progjraiiiiiie, aiid wlio attend oiie or more activilies per week. i . i oo+ bei)etited froin social activities 2. 100+ ijarlicipaiil iii hcaltli related activities. Tai Clii, Pilates, walkiiig, cycling, gyardeniiig 3. 60 Pai'licipaiit iii creative activities alry lic ai'l, kiiitting?, ci'alts, ccraiiiics 4. 40 Pdl'licipatiiig iii IT related activity 5. Gai'deiiiiig group 6. Tc11 Chi 7. 3 Tabletlcoiiipuler classes per week 8. Arl Classes, Acryl ic Art, Mosaic, cerainic worksliops 9. Soc ial iiioriiiiiL).s/atlernooiis 10. 40 W iiiter Wariii Packs Distribiited to eldei'ly. vuliiei'able 12 woinan & 13 Inen 11 . 80 people alteiided St PatriLk's Celebratioii 12. Christiiias Party 85 people alteiided Chi'istinas Party 13. 70+ people participated in the Sliininer school and atteiided oiie or Inore activities 14. 60 people involved iii nuiiierous iiiitiatives including Deinenlia Awareiiess, A W ARE ¢oui'se, Breast screeiiiiig, Bowel screeiiiiiL? et Throligh our constant eiigag7eiiieiit witli older people over tlie last l O years and especially during th¢ Covid-19 paiideinic, we developed a iiew initiative 'AgFe Well - Live Well which lias operated up uiitil Marcli 2023. Tliis iiiiliative iiivolved. l . Hoiiie Help Project household cliores, cleaii iiig, shoppiiig) laiindry, slioppiiigy and appoiiitineiits, soft respite, foi- relatives 12
)er Anderbonstown Communi Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 2. Einploy¢rs Support Package using Direct Payinents. Tlie initiative is uiider review witli Belfast 'frust and we will be updating its status iii the new fiiiaiicial year. Supporting Communities through a community development approaeh U pper A ndersoiistown Coininuiiily Foruin lias a robusl etlios of coi)Iiiiuiiity developinent 1¢ pproaches to siipportiiig7 iiidividiials, faiiiilies and coiniiiiiiiities. Ovei. tlie past year we liave coiitillLicd to work iii partiiersli ip witli our COlnlllLllllty to identit.y tli¢ir i)eeds and to advocate 011 tlieir belialf lo eiisiire tliey receive qual ity, protessioiial aiid assessable services. Over tlie wiiiter period, 2022123, we were appointed by Belt"asi City CoLiiiciI lo be tlicre west Belfast strategyic partner iii tlie fiiel Hardsliii) Fiind. Tliis partiiersliip lias seen us woi'kingy witli tli¢ tall's, Upper Spriiigfield, Leiiadooii and Coliii Il¢lgTliboLlI'liood partiiersli ips to ascerlaiii people's iiecds aiid to pi'ovide tiiel liardsli ip vouLI)ei's to over 2,600 regidLiits. Beltast City Coiiiicil provided fuiidiiigF for Fiiel voiicliers wl)i¢h UACF Loord inated across west Bellast providiii&7 iiid iv idual hoiiseholds with £ 100 voucliers, Upper Aiidersonstowii Coininiiiiity Forum coiilii)ue to be tlie coordination body foi. Il)e Aiiders()iistown Neigpliboiirliood Pai'liiersliip. Tli is work Loiil iiiiie5 to coord iiiate, siipport, advocate arid coiiiiect citizeiis to iiiiprove tlie social, eiiviroiiiiieiital, aiid pliysical regeiieratioii of ilie local ily. We delivered,. VoLILliei's to 2,600 resideiits 40 Wiiiter wariner i)acks for seiiiors were g?iveii oiit 84 chi Idreii atleiided siiininer tictivities 100 pliis dtleiided ali inform<ltioii day 12 pcc)ple took parl iii a wi'eatli iiiakiiig worksliop 141)c1rlic ipaiits for a deiiieiitia aNv11 reiiess course 24 atleiided dl'l Llasses 18 pai'tiLipaled iii craft worksliops 30 seiiioi's participaiit iii Pilates 14 social lea 24 bowliiig 20 pcople held a tiiiidraiser 221)articipaiit iii Tai Cli i 12 breast caiicei. awareiiess 6 bowel screeii infoi'inatioii 6 litter & waste iiiaiiag?eineiil 5 voliiiileers traii)ed in walk traiiier trainiiig 17 people referred to couiisell iiig 3 64 accessed beiiefit adviceluiiiversal credit in Tul lyinore 85 UTOPIA participaiits atteiided tlie Cliristinas diiiiiei. 3 00 plLlS people avdiled ot a coiiiinunity Cliristinas festival 30 childi'en goiiigy oii resideiitials 16 participatillg7 in si)01-ts coacliiiig 69 alteiided a Hcil loweeii camp I l yoiiili OLilrcacli 20+ people liaviiig I to I support 13
tr Anilersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 242 children attendiiig the suinmer scheiiie 26 clii Idreii atteiiding suilliner day care 190 places witli over 40 sessioiis per week iii day care and after schoo15 12 attended a yoiing woinen's group 12 Yoiiiig, people partic ipated iii a virtual baby programine 24 scliool clii Idren receiviiig liomework support 8 OCN Level 2 Nails Tecliiiiciaiis CoLirse CCEA 9 Maths GCSE siipport 12 OCN youtli work 6 OCN level l in ICT 12 Driviiig Ilieory 16 Meiital liealili awareiiess I O OCN lewel I sti'ess iiianagyeiiieiit 17 Eiiglish GCSE support 12 coimpleted a COLirse in liairdressiiig 12 coinpleted an awareness COLirse witli Pl Ps UACF strategiic work iiicluded.. I . DtE West Coord iiiator to develop tlie Nei&7liboiirliood Reiiewal Report structiire (OBA Cards) 2. West Coordinator for tlie BCC Fuel Hai'dsliip Fiiiid {£260,000 +) 3. Ali aLtive Iiieinber oli tlie C¢qseiiieiit Park Coiniiiuii iiy Eiigyagjeiiienl Coininittee 4. CyclL' Safe West Bellast Lobby Groiip. 5. Ali ailive Iiieinber 011 Féile Coiiiiiiiiii ity Engagieniei)t Sub Groiip 6. Worked witli Transliiik on Coiiiinunity Safety Iiiitiativesl Gl ider Safety 7. People aiid Place Strategy oli Outcoines Based Accoiiiitabil ity 8. Dfc worksliops on place makiiigF aiid plaiiiiing 9. Iiidepeiidciit Cliair ot" tlie west Bellasi DPCSP I O. OLiler Wcst coordiiiatioii of ihe Lxecutive OtfiLe CIT (Cominuiiities iii Transitioii) Iiiitiative 14
er Andersonstown Communi Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Cha ritable activities The Upper Andersonstowii Coininuiiity Forum (UACF) is a coiiipany limited by gLiaraiitee and as stated iii the Governiiig docuineiit works collectively to establ isli a Inulti- agyeiicy appi'oaLh tliat tackles tlie legyacy of iiiequal ities iii Healtl), Educatioii, Traiii iiigy aiid Einployineiit witliin tlie Aiidersoiistowii area. Tlie U ACF proaclive ly promotes tlie ethos ot. CoiiiiiiLllI Ity Developiiient and the process of bLiilding a stroiig Coininunity Iiifrasti'ucture. Our corc priiic iples eiicoiirage oiigoing consultations aiid eiigageineiit will) local people, lacil ilaling involveiiieiit and participatioii iii decision Inakiiig. promotiiig einpowermeiit and iiinovation aiid measiiring iinpact. Tl)is approach ensures tliat our projects are strategically and successfully implemeiited illaxim isiiig the beiiefits aiid iinpacts for the local cominunity. At a COliiliiLllI ity level we endeavour to l iiik our projects iiito a range of Goveriiiiient Strategies and iiiitiatives iiicliidiiig7 tlie Progi'aiiime tor Governinent, the Aiili-poverly Sti'alegy, Clii Idreii (Ind Yoiiiig7 Peoples Strategic Pai'tiicrsliip, People aiid Place strategy, Faiiiily SLlPPOI't Hiib, Siirestart <ind IiLiinerous Depai'tinent of Ecoiiomy, Dep<ll'tineiit of CoininLllllty and Beltast City CoLiiiciI ii)itiatives. Iii ihe coiniiig year, we are d¢ligJlited to be part of tlie Caseinent Park Coinmunity Eiigagyeineiit Foi'iim, wliicli will liopefully see Ihe coinpletioii ot" the Caseineiit Stad iuin, a Iiiibye ecoiioillic boost for tlie Grealer Aiidersonstowii area. As slaled above, UAcf had anotlier succe%sfiil year, delivering real and sigiiiticaiit beiiefits to tlie coiniiiiiiiity. particularly tliose in Inosl iieed ( BCC F iiel Hai'dsli ip fLiiid elc). Iii spite of tlie iiiany clialleiigyes faciiig the sector, UACF has coiitinued to provide Iiigli quality services aiid prog?rainmes tliat make a InLasiirable difference to tlie lives of OLir resideiits aiid tliose seekiiigv supi)ort froin oiir iieigFlibouriiig Loininiiii ities, ThL Tullyiii()re Coiniiiunity Ceiitre is tlie Inaiii coiniiiiiiiity centre witliin ilie Greater Andersonslowii area. Oiir strcngFtlI is local people wlio are lully coini)iitted to delivei'ingl aiid Inaiiitainiii&J social aiid ecoiioinic Llianges witliiii Ilie drea. Tlie coiniiiiiiiity eiigyic gyes aiid partiLipates in the desibJii, delivery aiid evalLialioii ot" ,111 ot. tlie UACli i)r()jects aiid they are represeiited 011 tlie Board of Directors of Ilie UACF. EaLlI Project is cai'et'ii I ly plaiii)ed, seekiiig7 Ilie opiii ioiis of local people aiid oilier relevant stakeli()Idei's by involviiigT tliein in a coiisultatioii process tliat wil I lielp tlieiii coiili'ibute to aiid partiLipate iii decisioii-lnakiiig about tlie types of services tliat would Inake a dift"ereiice to tlieir lives, We liave pi'oven tliat iiot only do we deliver, but we also exceed our targFets, acli ieve our outcoiiies, are betler placed and Inore cost effective thali iiiaiiy Governineiit fuiided schei)ies. The UACF are IneiT]bers of the Lqiialiiy Cominissioii, a registered uinbrella ceiitre for Access N.1. aiid tlie Lead aiid Accoiiiitable AgeiiLy for tlie Aiidersoiislowii Neigiliboiirliood Partiiei'sliip Boai'd. We also Sit oli tlie Boai'd of Ilie West B¢ltast l)artiiersliip Boai'd aiid are playiiig a COliSLiltcltive role with APEX Holising, oli tlie developiiieiit of tlie Gleninoiia Social Housing pi'oject. FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial position "I"lie coinpaiiy Iiad iiel iiicoiiiing resoLirces for Ilie ycai. ot £13,999 (2022 iiet OLilgii)iiigJ resources of £123.904), wIIiLh reflected ilie coinpletioii ot a Iiliiiiber of pi-ojects diiriiig the yeai.. Uni'estricted fuiids iiici'easLd by £59,881, wlii le restricted tuiids decreased by £45,822.
)er Anilersonstown Communi Forum Ltd orl of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 FINANCIAL REVIEW Relevant Agencies and Partnerships l . Departinent for Coiiiinuii ities 2. Belfast C ity Couiicil 3. Belt"ast Heic Ith aiid Social Care Trust 4. Belfast Educatioii and Library Boai'd Education ALiihority (incliidiiig Nursery, Priinary aiid Post Primary Schools) 5. Tlie N. l. Executive Office (Coinmunities li) Transition) 6. Health aiid Social Care coniinissioning 7. Belfast Trust's Coinniiinity Developineiit, Health Iinprovemeiit and User Engagement Strategy 8. Belt1( St City Couiicil aiid Coiniiiiiii ity Plaiiiiiiig Partnersli ip 9. Educatioii Autliority l O. Neiglibourhood Reiiewal Foi'uin I l . Surestart 12. Faini ly Support Fliib 13. Coiniiiiiiiity Iiivestinent Fiiiid Financial Review "I'l)e cliarity coiiliiiiies to work tirelessly to secure income from sources in additioii to its grant fiiiidiiigy to provide iiew or coiiiplementary progyrainiiies, services and veiiues that Ineet einergFiiig local iieeds biit caiiiiot be fuiided througli the core budgyet wliicli lias beeii reduciiig iii real terins for tlie last three years. Tliese add ilioiial sources of fiinding are gyraiits received froin various bodies as disc losed iii iiote 3 in the fiiiaiicial stateinents. 16
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 FINANCIAL REVIEW Rcserves policy UACF'S reserves policy is to Inainlaiii a SLifticient level of reserves to enable operating activities to be maiiitaiiied for a period of at least six Inoiiths iii tlie eveiit of iiiajor funding streams eiidiiig. It also takes accouiit of poteiitial risks aiid coiitiiigeiicies tliat Inay arise froin lime to tiiiie. l-lie Directors review tlie policy aiiiiually. UACF'S total uiirestricted reserves include its designated fuiid and is coiiseqLieiitly exLluded from free reserves. Iii addition. ainouiit.q are set aside to meet financial risks associaled witli poteiitial contingencies aiid Liiicei'laiiilies rclatiii&) to tlie cliarity's operatiiigy activities. Tliese iiiclude.. Tlie provisioii for ali orderly wind ing-dowii of opei'alioiis iii tlie eveiit of a sigii ificaiil adverse eveiit tliat is Olltside the coiitrol ot" tlie cliarity. Tlie fuiidingy of unforeseen major pi'ojects that have not beeii provided for iii the iiorinal fiiiancial plaiiniiig pi'ocess. Tlie uiirestricted reserves of tlie ¥harity are desigyiiated aiid allocaled to Ineet the above risks and contii)gJeiicies and are suininarised iii oiii. aiiiiual aiidited accounts. Vollllltary aiid coiiiinunity sector orgFaiiisalioiis tliat Iiold reserves are <lble'. To absorb setbacks aiid to take adva5)tagye of cliaiige aiid opportuiiity. To deinoi)strate that iliey liave tIIoLigvlit tliroiigyli liow tliey Inig7lit secure tlieir viabi lily beyoiid the iiniiiediate future aiid provide reliable services over tlie 10i1&?er term. To deinoiistrate to poteiitial tiiiiders tliat ihey are effectively nianagping Ilieir resoiirces and liave giveii coiisid¢i'alioii to tlieir loii&-teriii plaiis aiid viabil ity. How seciire is tlie orgaii isatioii's presenl tiiiidiiigy? How long woiild il take to fiiid alteriiative sources of fiiiidiiig. If the oi'gaiiisalioii had to close, how Ioiig7 would it take to wiiid up iii ai) orderly 1ii11111ier? Wliat costs could be iiivolved iii wiiidiiigJ lip. Coiisider.. redui)daiiLy Costs, legyal aiid accoLiiilaiiLy Costs defiiied beiiefit peiisioii s¢lieiiie (see Cliarity Coinm issioi) yiiidaiiLe oli Reserves aiid Del Ined Belie fit). Tli is will ceiitre 011 identify iiig, casli flow iinplicatioiis, tlie tiiiie to tlie expiry of leases oli property aiid oftice equ ipmeiit. As a geiieral giiide (tlie fol lowingF slioiild not be appl led witliout due coiisidei'atioii of the circuinstaiices iii eaLli orgaii isation}, an acceptable level of tree reserve mig7ht be considered to be.. Sufficieiii free reserves to provide cover for betweeii 3 6 montlis in relatioii to knowii liabi lities A sinaller additional provisioi) of free reserves for Liiiforeseeii l labilities 17
)er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 FUTURE PLANS UACF will coiitinue to work towards our strategic plan for tlie next 3 years. Th is will be a difficult process due lo tlie curreiit cost of liviiig crisis and lack of an operatiiig Stormont Executive. however, we will contiiiue to serve and advaiice the aspirations of our local population. Tliroiighout tlie next financial period, we will work witli Departiiient of CoininLinities aiid Belfast City Coiiiic il as a strategic partiier, to lielp sliape aiid guide Ioc1( I gJoveri)Ineiit policy in SLlPPOI'ting resideiits. We will lie Ip witli the suppoi't of esseiitial iieeds, meiital health support aiid deliveriiig key services. We aim to coiitiiiue to provide a first class sei'vice within our Daycare tliat wil I help support local people to coiitinue to work and lielp chi Idren's to reacli tlieir key Inilestoiies. We will continue to eiigage witli ceiiti'al and local goveriiineiit to obtaiii resoiirces to support tlie work we provide. We wil l also work willi our fuiidiii& partiiers to Ineet oiir coiitraclual obl igations. Impact of Cost of Living Crisis, As tlie coiiiniuii ily sector begaii to einergye froiii tlie Covid-19 pandeinic, we, alinost iiiiinedialely witiiessed Ilie effects of risiiig fuel prices, lieatiiig costs aiid basic liouseliold food ileins aliiiosi doiiblc. "fiie 'cost of liviiig crisis saw oiir iii IIoLise IiLiiiibei's aliiiost doiible. as OLir elderly resideiits souglil a frieiidly IILib, were they COLild keep warm. socialise aiid seek additioiial support. Our dyi)amic teain of staff, Board aiid voluiiteers begyaii the process of re-sliapiiig our services to Ineet Ilie additioiial COlllliiLinity need, provide siippoi't toward heating aiid basic day to day needs. As tlirougylioiit oiir orgyaii islc tional h istory, we shape OLir sli'ateg7ic visioiI, priiiciple8 aiid values, to Ineel the Inosi pressiiig coininunity iieed. Tlie developineiit of key operalional aiid fiiiancial plans are devised iii partnersliip witli Board Ineinbers, statf aiid fuiidei's. The plaiis coiiipleted will evolve aiid tlow duriiigy Ilie iiext fiiiaiicial period iii liiie witli yovei'nineiil advicelgyuideliiies, fui)der's reqliireineiils aiid operational ability. We contlllLie to Inoiiitor aiid evaliiate tliis econoinic crisis oli a reL7iilar basis aiid lakc decisioiis, wliicli are based oii evideiice at liaiid aiid will do all iii oui. pow¢r lo Initigal¢ agailist <llly IILLvative iiiipact iipoii our sei'vices, fiiiaiiLes aiid stat't". As Lead aiid Accouiitable AgFeiicy for tlie Aiidersoiistowii NeigFliboiirliood Partiiership, ilie UACF reinaiiis tlie central veliicle for overseeiiig the del ivery of tlie area plaii. Key principles for effective delivery inclLide'. Ali agrreed aiid practical plan of actioii tliat can chaiige and respond lo needs aiid opportLllllties as tliey arise:. l. The ANP as a driviiig force t.or Inakiiig decisioiis and takiiiby actions forward. Clear coinimuiiications liaiiiiels are established witli al I stakeliolders of the action plan. 2. A Social Audit to ensure we Ineet the iieeds of our local coiiiniiiiiity witli tlieir input. 3. A realistic aiid gyenuine approacli to the allocation of resources aiid expeiiditure by Departineiits and AgFeiicies workiiig in the Andersoiistowii ai'ea to Ineel the locality expressed iieed. 4. Positive aiid tiinely Inoiiilc)riiig ot progress iii I'elatioii to tlic actioiis, aiid appropriate eiigTa&Feinent witli tlie cominiiiiily I fuiider5 1 stakclioldei's wliere necessary. 5. Oiigoiiig eiiL7agyeineiit aiid iiivolveinciit of tlie local coniinuiiity iii the reiiewal process. 6. Develop ali actioii plaii wliich will provide a cleai. basis for partnersli ip delivery and buy-iii froin all of tlie stakehold¢i's needed to del iver positive aiid loiig7_terin chaiige in Andersonstowii. 7. The UACF will liiik iii with the Neigyliboiii'liood Reiiewal Foruiii tliroiigyli the West Belf<lSt Partiiersliip Boai'd to eiisure the et"fective delivery of area plaiis aiid coiisuliatioii processes witli Govei'iiineiit iiiitiatives. 8. 1)c liver ali ai'ea plaii for developingi aiid iiiipi'oviiig tlie coininiiiiity, ecoiioinic, social and environineiital iiifrastriictiire of tlie iieigliboiirliood.
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 9. Work with all relevant ageiicies ( particiilarly Dfc and the GAA) to eiisure a siiiootli traiisition, in plaiiiiiiig aiid developiiig the Caseimeiit Park Stadiiiin. The UACF will contiiiiie to maiiitain the higyliest standard of maiiageineiit, finaiicial plaiiniiiL. nioi)itoriiig aiid evaluation eiisiiriiig that all Ilie projects and prograiniiies coiitiiiue to Imeet tlieir largTets aiid objectives wlii le providing best Vdlue for Inoney. Tlie UACF coniplies with tlie Cliarity Coiniii issioii Nl. Iii terins of impacts and outcoiiies we will contiiiue to target our work oli both tlie individual aiid tlie comi))unity. The individiial outcomes will focus on iiicrea5 iiig confidence, social cooperatioii, iiicreasing Ilie ability lo avail of educatioiial ciiid iraiiiiiig opportuiiities and slreng7theii iiig fain i ly relalioiisliips. Tlie oulcoiiies for tlie coiiiimiinity iii tlie futui'e wi I l include iiiiproved social cohesioii, a rediictioii iii anti-social behaviour. iiiore iiivolvemenl of cliildreii aiid youiig people in coiniiilinily life, user ti'ieiidly services for youiig people. &)ains in skills aiid kiiowlLdgJe tliat iiicrease einployability <iiid iinproved opportiiiiities for senior ¢ilizeiis to eiigyagye aiid pai'ticipate iii coininLllllty l ife. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Goveriiing document Upper Andei'soiistown Commiinity Foriiin is a coinpany registered iii N. Ireland. wliich was iiicorporated under Coinpaiiies (Nl) Ol'der 1986 on 15 April 1997. "I'lie coiiipaiiy is gyoveriied by a Meinor1c l)dLiin aiid Articles of. Associatioii. Tlie coiiipaiiy's objectives are cliarilable in natiire aiid il lias established cliaritable stalus. "riie Lharitable coiiipaiiy's activities are Imaiiaged by the DirectorslTrustees wlio are considered to be tlie iiieinbers of tlie coiiipaiiy. Board and Accountability Triislee'.s Ai)poiiitiiieiit and Traiii iiig Tlie trustee's recrLlIt aiid select iiew Ineiiibers as set out iii tlie g7ovei'n ii)by docuineiit. Tlie Board liolds aiiiiiicil veneral IMeetingF whicli is opeii to Ineinl)ei's of the coininllllity to liear tlie work of the orgFaiiisalion. Tlie publ ic wlio agFree witli tlie values and etlios of ilie organisatioii cali Iioiniiiate tlieinselves oiito Ilie Board. The Board predicates trustee's appoiiitiiieiits on our organ iS1c tional valiies aiid iiiake new iiieinbers aware of tlieir legyal responsibilities under cliarity aiid coiiipaiiy law. Our nieinbers, iiidiictioii pack oiiiliiies our ArtiLles ot" Associatioii, board striictiire, org?aii isational sti'iictiii'e, decisioii iiiakiiib, proccsses aiid fiiiaiicial iiiaiiageineiit. Our foriiial iiiduclioii provides new board In¢inbers willi Ilie iiiforiiialioii aiid traiiiiiig tliey need to t¢ike up iheir appoiiitineiit as el"fcclively as possible, Finaiice, Pay aiid ReinLiiiei'ation Upper Andersoiistowii ComiiiLllI Ity Foriiin operates a robLlSt fiiiancial poliLy and procedLlI'es wliich the B()ard regyulai'ly review aiid iiidcpeiideiitly 1( 5sess. We liave clear fiiiaiicicil iiiaiiagciiieiit systeins to eiisLlI'e etfeLlive aiid appropriate iise of speiid, adiiiiiiisteriiig resoLirces cost ¢tfe¢tively, Ii'aiispareiiily aiid accoLinlably wilh clear audit Ii'ails. All Board nieiT]bers gyive Ilieir tiiiie fi'eely aiid iio meinber received any reiiiLiiieratioii duriiig the year. UACF base tlie seiiior staft teain's pay on tlie NJC Salary Scc11e as a guide to <ippropriate reiiiLineratioii for all staff pay. 19
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Risk management & analysis The UACF Risk Analysis is a process that eiiables us to ideiitify and manage poteiitial probleins tliat could underiiiiiie key iiiitiatives and pi'ojects.Seiiior staff Ineinbers Ci11'ry oiit a risk analysis wli icli ideiitifies tlie possible tlireats tliat we face, aiid iheii estiinate tlie likeliliood tl)al these tlireats will Inalerial ize. Risk Aiialysis is used wl)eii we are planiiiiig projects, to lielp identify threats, aiiticipate #lid iieutralize possible probleins. Tliis enables us to clieck tlie systeins, processes, structiires aiid analyze risks to aiiy part of tliese. BLiildiiiLT 011 iinproving people's lives is a coiitinual, ever changying, joiiriiey that will iiol eiid. Tliis is the reasoii wl)y ¢apaLity bLli Id iiigi is central to coiniiiLllllty developineiit. Conl iiiiial leai'iiing and keepiiig yOLir eye oli tlie ball iii tei'ins ot tlie raft of strategies and staliitory obligations is again ceiitral to consolidation and expaiision of coininuiiity regeiieration. We coiitiiiiie to forwai'd plaii aiid we plaii to review our Neigliboiirliood Reiiewal Plaii. The Networks we iave collectively built up over the yeai's al'e ceiitral lo fiitiire siirvival ot" all coiniiiLiiiiiy led orgYaiiisati()iis witliiii West Belfast. Securiiigy tuiid iiig toi. iiiucli iieeded sei'viLes witliiii Ilie coininlllllty take priority arid to Iliis etlect it 15 our I Ii'iii belief tl)al as pai't of the wider social ecoiioiiiy witliiii West Bellast. and as lead pai'tiier of the Aiidersoiistowii NeigFliboiirliood Parliiership, we wi I I collectively coiitinLie to iiiake a positive aiid oiigoingy coiitribiitioii to coininui)ity, ecoiioinic and social developineiil, Risk Management Tl)e UACF liavL a loiiLF track record of suLLessfiil MaiiaL7einent aiid operate a Fiiiancial Maiiagieineiit Systein based oli NIO audit aiid LSF gyuideliiies aiid criteria. Tlie UACF Directors are local people witli tlie iieccssary expei'ieiice aiid ki)owledge to act iii tlie best iiiterest of tlie orgFai)isalion aiid coininunity. Tlie Foi'iiin's pol icies aiid procedLires are esseiilial eleineiils iii tlie day-lo-day ii)aiiagyeinenl ot tlie org?aii isatioii. l-liese al'e I'evised aiid Lipdaled oli a regililar basis ensiirii)gF tliat all Maiiagveiiieiil, Stat'l", Voluiitcers aiid pai'ticipaiits sliare codes of gyood praclice. Tlie UACF hds a risk InaiiagFeinent pol icy wliicli torms tlie basis of our approacli. Iiiteriial review systeins are a Iiecessary pre-reqlllslte for eacli project as I'isks cali be associatcd witli tlie iinpleineiitatioii ot" aiiy projcct. Risks are niiiiiiiiised tlii'oLigFli establisliiiig7 a tall back, pldii whicli is botli flexible aiid Qc daplable. For exaii)ple, tlie larglet niiiiiber ()t" pai'ticipaiits iiiay fall slioi'l or Ilie pi'ojecl Illciy liave d it.ticiiliies iii ii)cLtiiig tlie tiiiiesLale. M()nilily Inoiiitoriiiby Laii ideiitity gyaps, aiid tliese cali bc addres%ed wlieii reqiiii'ed. Iiit¢i'iial aiid exleriial c()i)Iinuii iLalioiis tlirougili iiieetillgFS. weekly aiid (ILiai'lcrly report8, review5 will ensure tlie project iiiforii)al ioii is sliai'ed and decisioiis are Inade oli a collective basis. SM ART objectives will be establislied for tlie project. Moiiitoringy criteria will be iiiii)leiiieiited al Ilie st1( I't of tlie project, botli qilcl1i1ilative aiid qil<ilitative tai'gyets foi. acliieveineiil will be set. Targ?ets will bc set ag71lillSt objectives c111d be Inei2sured aiid i'eviewed by tlie Prc)ject MaiiagJ¢iiieiii Teaiii oli a iiii)iitlily basis. Tlii'oLigyh iiioiiitoriiig aiid evaliiatioii mecliaii isin5, Ilie iiuinber of. people iisiiig aiid beiiefitlllg7 froin tlie i)I'ojecl wil I be recorded. Satisfactioi) levels will be qiiaiilified tliroiigli coiitiiiiioiis feedback sessions. Iii addition, tlie views of people are collated by usiiig questioniiaires, siirveys aiid iiiterviews. Iiitei'nal evaluations assist tlie teain develop Inetliods tliat assess tli¢ impact of eacli project iii Ili¢ shoi'l, Ined iiim and loiig tei'in. We liave in place regyisters to collect details of attendance aiid we ideiitity baselines aiid Inatch individiial leariiing plans to iieeds of eacli partlLipaiit. 20
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Quaiititative results will be Inoiiitored e.g. iiuinbers attending. iiuinbers entering> einployineiit or furtlier traiiiingy, Illiinbers of woineii or other target groups participaliiig etc. Qualitative resiilts will be Inonitoi'ed throiigjli recording soft outcomes sucli as increased confidence, chaiiges iii attilude aiid social skills developineiit. CONCLUSION Oli a pei'soiial note I woiild l ike to thaiik al I staff, voluiiteers, Inaiiageillenl aiid local politic iaiis aiid resideiits for tl)eir liard work, eiiei'gy aiid coiiiinitiiient iii acli ievii)g the ongoing regJeneration of iliis local area. Tlieir expertise is to be coiniiieiided aiid coiigratiilated and I bel ieve tlirougyli col Icctive teaiiiwork we will expaiid iii the iieai- futiire to create a dynainic aiid safe enviroiiiiient for all loLal people. EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR Iiiformatioii relating to events since tlie eiid of the year is giveii in the iiotes to Ilie fiiiaiicial staleiiients. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES Tlie IrLisleLs (wlio are also tlie d irecloi's of Upper Andersonstown Coininiiii ity Forum Ltd for tlie purposes of Loinp<lliy law) are respoiisible for prepariiig Ilie Report of the TrLlStees aiid Ilie fiiiancial stateineiils iii accordaiice witli applicable law aiid Uii ited Kiiigdoin Accounting Standards (Uiiited Kiiigdoin Generally Accepted Accouiiting Practice) incliiding Fiiiaiicial Reportiiig Siaiidard 102 'The Fii)aiicial Reportiiig Standard appl icable iii tlie U K aiid Republ ic of Ireland Coinpany law reqLiires the trLlStees to prepare fiiiaiicial stateineiits for eacli financial year wliich gFive a true aiid fair view of. tlie state of affaii's of ilie cliaritable coii)pdiiy aiid of tlie iiicoin inLF resoiirces arid appl icdlioii of resoui'ces, iiicluding ihe incoine aiid expendilure, of tlie charitable coinpaiiy for iliat period. Iii prepariiig tliose finaiicial slateiiieiits, tlie truslees are reqiiired to select suiti1ble accouiitiiig policies aiid tlicii ai)ply tliem coiisisteiiily. observe the iiietliods aiid priii¥iples iii tlic Cliarity SORI); iiiake jiidgeiiieiits and esliin<Qtcs tliat are reasoiiable aiid prudei1t' pi'epare tlie finaiicial stat¢lT]eiits oli tlie L?oiiig7 coiicerii basis unless it is iiiappropriate lo presuine that the charitable coinpaiiy wil I coiitinue in blisiiiess. Tlie IrLislces <1re I'espoiisible for keepiiig propel. accoiiiiling records which disclose with re<2sonable acciiracy al aiiy tiine tlie fiiiaiiLial positioii of tlie cliai'itable coiiipaiiy aiid to ei)able tliein to ensure tliat tlie I Iiiancial stateinciits coinply witli tlie Coi)Ipaiiies Act 2006. Tliey arc also re8poiisible for sategyLiardiiig7 tlie assets of ilie cliaritable coinpaiiy aiid l)eiice for takiiig reasoiiablc steps tor the preveiition aiid detection of fraud aiid otlier iri'egyularities. Iii so far as the trustees are aware.. tliere 15 no relevaiit audit iiiforination of whicli the cliaritable coimpaiiy's aiiditors are Liiiaware. aiid tlie trustees liave takeii all steps tliat tliey oiig7lit to have takeii to Inake tliemselves aware of aiiy I'elevaiit audit iiiforiiialioii and to establisli tliat the aLiditors are aware ot" tliat inforinatioii. AUDITORS Tlie aliditors, Lyiin Drake & Co Ltd, will be proposed for re-appoiiitinent at tlie fortlicoiiiiiig Aiiiiual Geiieral Meetiiig. 21
er Andersonstown Communit Forum Ltd ort of the Trustees for the Year Ende(131 March 2023 This report lias been prepared in accordaiice witli the special provisions of Part 15 of tlie Coinpanies Aet 2006 relatiiig to sinall coinpaiiies. Appi'oved by order of the board of trLlStees 011 24 Nov¢inber 2023 ai)d signed on its belialf by.. Elai'iiey Kane Trustee 22