Granaghan & District Women’s Group
Annual Report & Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024
NI Charity No: 105800
Granaghan & District Women’s Group Table of Contents Year Ended 31 March 2024
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| Charity Information | 3 |
| Report of the Trustees | 4-7 |
| Report of the Independent Examiner | 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 10-11 |
| Supplementary Information | 12-13 |
Granaghan & District Women’s Group Charity Information Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Trustees | |
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| Deirdre Bradley | Pauline McFall |
| Martha Mullan | Margaret McCusker |
| Ann McNicholl | Trea Duggan |
| Brigid O'Doherty | Janette O’Kane |
| Roisin Turner | Alice Quinn |
| Mary Mullin | Siobhan Friel |
| Diana McClean | Shauna McShane |
| Noelle Smyth | |
| Chairperson | Deirdre Bradley |
| Secretary | Ann McNicholl |
| Treasurer | Roisin Turner |
| Registered Charity No. | 105800 |
| Secretary | Mrs Ruth Irv |
| Principal Address | 25 Macknagh Lane |
| Upperlands | |
| Maghera | |
| BT46 5SL | |
| Independent Examiner | Niall O’Doherty FCA |
| Chartered Accountant | |
| 87 Killygullib Road | |
| Swatragh | |
| Maghera | |
| BT46 5QW | |
| Bankers | Bank of Ireland |
| 11 Market Street | |
| Magherafelt | |
| BT45 6EE |
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Granaghan & District Women’s Group Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present their Trustees' Report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The Trustees present their Annual Report prepared in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. The charity considers that under applicable law they are entitled to adopt receipts and payments basis for the period ended 31 March 2024.
TRUSTEES
| EES | |
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| Deirdre Bradley | Pauline McFall |
| Martha Mullan | Margaret McCusker |
| Ann McNicholl | Trea Duggan |
| Brigid O'Doherty | Janette O’Kane |
| Roisin Turner | Alice Quinn |
| Mary Mullin | Siobhan Friel |
| Diana McClean | Shauna McShane |
| Noelle Smyth |
Trustee appointments are reviewed annually.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
The Women's Group is an unincorporated charity, which was registered with the Charity Commission of Northern Ireland on 3 November 2016. The charity number is 105800.
The charity is governed by its constitution and is managed by the Trustees as noted above.
The charity’s principal address is:
25 Macknagh Lane Upperlands Maghera BT46 5SL
The charity is a registered charity and hence the report and results are presented in a form that complies with the requirements of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the organisation has implemented its recommendations that were relevant in these financial statements.
MISSION, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGY
Objectives
As per our Constitution, we aim to advance education, preserve and safeguard health, relieve poverty and social isolation, increase heritage and cultural awareness, and, in particular, provide in Granaghan and the surrounding district in Co Derry ("the area of benefit") activities in the interests of social welfare for the education, recreation, and leisure-time occupation of people, (without distinction of gender, ethnic identity, nationality, religion, political or other opinion) who, because of social or economic circumstances need such activities.
Granaghan & District Women’s Group is a cross-community group which over the past 30 years, has been successful in securing funding from a wide variety of Funders to run an impressive array of activities for men, women and children. For example- Yoga, Pilates, Demo Cookery, Digital training, Self-Care, Mindfulness, Karate for kids, Self-Defence, Drama, Script writing, Relaxation & Meditation, Jumping Clay, First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, Crocheting and crafts etc.
For 23 consecutive years we also facilitated a weekly class called The Open Doors Club for people with complex or additional needs. In recent years, Granaghan & District Women’s Group received funding from the following sources: Brockaghboy Windfarm, The N I Housing Executive, Cookstown
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and Western Shores Area Network (CWSAN), Mid Ulster District Council, National Lottery Community Fund, Awards for All, Solace Women’s Aid LONDON, The Honourable The Irish Society and The Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme, etc. These grants funded numerous, diverse projects and will continue to bring and keep people together, continue to improve community relations and community spirit, help people avail of opportunities, services and premises, and reduce loneliness and isolation.
Achievements and Performance
Granaghan & District Women's Group organises courses and classes in health and well-being and most significantly, these courses vary annually, in response to need. We also are involved in linking with other community organisations, attending appropriate conferences such as NI Rural Women’s Day in Stormont Parliament Buildings Belfast, twinning up with The Men’s Shed Upperlands in May 2021, N I Housing Executive, The Loup’s Women’s Group, Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network, (NIRWN), Cookstown Western Shores Area Network (CWSAN), the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, and Mid Ulster District Council. The group, in conjunction with Upperlands Community Development Group, has run very successful cross-community/cross-border bus trips to places of interest such as the Ulster Museum, Crumlin Road Jail, Lisadell House Sligo, the GPO in Dublin and The Boyne Valley Centre.
We also organise environmental activities such as litter picks and our very popular “Sow and Grow in the Swa” in our evolving wee community garden. In these sessions, we grow vegetables and build our own wooden veggie beds under the tutelage of Jenny McGetrick from The Conservation Volunteers. We have renamed it this year and it is now called The Happy Gardeners which reflects the group’s positivity!
Over the past 4 years, since Covid-19 struck in March 2020, our women's group has successfully navigated its way through the repercussions of Covid, initially suspending all activities, as demanded by law, then quickly up-skilling our committee (and members) in Zoom, Facebook Live and YouTube. Subsequently, we provided our full tranche of pre-Covid activities online, (completely free to beneficiaries) from September 2020 until the Summer of 2021 and then since September 2021 resuming face-to-face activities in the village Resource Centre and also continuing to provide activities online such as Self-Care Hour and we will continue this hybrid approach as Covid numbers are, unfortunately on the rise again. We facilitate approximately 150 + discrete activities yearly, something of which we are very proud.
Our work is guided and informed by a series of bespoke policies which we have meticulously developed and which we review and update at regular intervals. We are proud of our Facebook Page and Instagram Account. Both these platforms capture the impact our group has and the impressive tranche of activities which we facilitate.
Granaghan & District Women’s Group is currently in its 31st year, which confirms that we are a very successful community group as our classes and activities are generally oversubscribed with waiting lists.
Finally, at our 30th birthday celebration on June 11th this year, the newly appointed deputy chair of Mid- ulster Council, Wesley Browne said: “Making 30 years is an incredible achievement and testament to the amazing work the group does, in, with and for the local community! You don’t experience longevity like this without becoming an invaluable resource in the community and that is certainly the case for the esteemed Granaghan and District Women’s group…This group is the embodiment of the good that the Council grants and funding programmes can contribute to, and the positive outputs they can have in the local community…The work the group has carried out over the last three decades cannot be underestimated, working with many funders to deliver successful outcomes, all for the betterment of the community…” The Deputy Chair also commented on the “years of selfless dedication and commitment which have led the group to become the successful organisation it is today” and then presented the Chair of the women’s group Deirdre Bradley with a beautiful, bespoke, Galway crystal bowl to commemorate the occasion.
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Granaghan & District Women's Group Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Total receipts ft)r the year have increased from £19,467 in the year ended 31 March 2023 10 £20,696 for the year ending 31 March 2024. Payments have also decreased from £24,083 in tli e year ended 31 March 2023 10 £17,404 for the year ending 31 March 2024. The charity had a bank and cash balance of £30,645. Rèserves Policy The reserves are held for the benefil of Granaghan & District Women's Group. The policy is reviewed on an annual basis by the Trustees. Results and Dividends At the end of the year, the company has assets of £30,64512023 £27,353) and liabilities of £0.00 12023 - £0.001- The net assets of the company have increased by £3,292. The charity engages proactively with legislation, stsndards, and codes that are developed for the sector. Granaghan & District Women's Group subscribes lo and is compliant with the following: Public 8enefit In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance "Public benefit.. running a charity {PB21". The chief benefits of Granaghan & District Women's Group are that people, (not just women) in a deprived rural area have a neutral venue where they can meet and socialise. A further benefit is that people can access all sorts of classes and courses of both educational and recreational content. Benefits are demonstrated by the number of people allending each activity. Beneficiaries are routinely asked to complete an evaluation of the activities al the end of the courses. The management cornmittee also measures the success and the benefi15 of their activities throu9h face-to-face interviews with participants and tutors. The beneficiaries 8re a large number of local families and the women's group provides equality of opportunity to all Section 75 persons to meet, conned and socialise in a secure cross-communily venue thus ensuring they are not socially isolated but that they have the chance to become more fulfilled both as individuals and as members of the Granaghan community. There is no private benefit except for fees paid to lulors which are necessary for the successful work of the group. This report was approved by the truslees on 2 Seplember 2024 and signed on behalf by.. Deirdre Bradley Chairperson Ann McNicholl Secretary Pagé 6
Granaghan & District Women's Group Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2024 TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee's report and the financial slalemenls in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in the UK & Ireland including the accounting standard5 issued by the Accounting Standards Board and published by Chartered Accountants Ireland. The law applicable lo charities in Northern Ireland requires the Iruslees lo prepare financial slalements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resoLJrces and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required lo.. sele¢l suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 IFRS 102). make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. state whether applicable accounting standard5 have been followed, subject to any ma18rial departures disclosed and explained in the financial slalemenls. 5. prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless il is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operalion. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial slaternents comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, 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. By Order of thg Trustees Deirdre Bradley Chairperson P8ge 7
Granaghan & District Women’s Group Independent Examiner's Report to the Members Year Ended 31 March 2024
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 9 to 11.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the charity's financial statements. They consider under applicable law that they are entitled to adopt the receipts and payments basis for the year ended 31 March 2024 and that no audit requirement applies but there is a requirement of independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
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follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act; and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act.
The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters.
My role is to state whether any whether any material matters have come to my attention that give me cause to believe:
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That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act.
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That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records.
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That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act.
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That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
_______ Niall O’Doherty FCA Chartered Accountant 87 Killygullib Road Swatragh Maghera BT46 5QW
Date: 2 September 2024
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Granaghan & District Women's Group Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating Receipts and Payments Account) Year Ended 31 March 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 RECEIPTS Generated Funds: Grant Income 198 11.330 11.528 11,714 Charitable Activities: Enrolment Fees & Classes 8.817 8,817 50 7,752 Investment Income 50 other Income & DonatiOf15 301 301 Total Receipts 9.366 11.330 20,696 19,467 PAYMENTS Cost of generating funds Charitable activities 12,3631 12,7801 (2901 {6,490} 15.4811 {8,853) {8.2611 {290) 113,514) 110,289) 12801 Other payments Total payments 15.4331 111,971) 117,404) {24.083} Net receipts l (payments) forthe year 3,933 (641) 3,292 14,6161 Reconciliation of funds- Total funds brou forward at 1 Apri Total funds carried forward at 31 March 2024 ht 23,621 3,732 27,353 31,969 27,554 3,091 30,645 27,353 Statement of Assets and Liabilities Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024 Total 2023 CASH FUNDS Bank and cash Approved by the board and authorised for issue on 2 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by.. LSL Roisin Turner Treasurer The notes on pages 10 10 11 form part of these financial slatemenls. Pagè 9
Granaghan & District Women’s Group Notes to the Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024
1 GENERAL INFORMATION
Granaghan & District Women's Group is a charity registered in Northern Ireland. The registered office of the charity is 25 Macknagh Lane, Upperlands, Maghera, BT46 5SL. The financial statements have been presented in Pound Sterling (£) which is also the functional currency of the charity.
2 INCOME FROM GRANTS
| Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 |
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| £ £ £ £ |
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| Mid Ulster District Council | - 1,770 1,770 1,480 |
| Cookstown Western Shores Area Network | 66 - 66 100 |
| Brockaghboy Wind Farm Community Fund | - 3,000 3,000 5,000 |
| NI Housing Executive | 68 - 68 1,054 |
| John Moore Foundation | - 2,495 2,495 2,495 |
| RYW Health & Social Care | 130 - 130 - |
| Clear Project DHC | - 3,998 3,998 - |
| Power NI | - - - 300 |
| SOLACE Women’s Aid London | - - - 1,285 |
| 264 11,263 11,527 11,714 |
3 INVESTMENT INCOME
| Total Funds Total Funds |
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| Unrestricted Restricted 2024 2023 |
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| £ £ £ £ |
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| Bank Interest Receivable | 50 - 50 1 |
| 50 - 50 1 |
4 ANALYSIS OF PAYMENTS FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
| Total Funds Total Funds |
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| Unrestricted Restricted 2024 2023 |
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| £ £ £ £ |
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| Direct costs and other payments | 2,780 5,481 8,261 10,829 |
| 2,780 5,481 8,261 10,829 |
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Granaghan & District Women’s Group Notes to the Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024
5 SUPPORT PAYMENTS
| 5 SUPPORT PAYMENTS |
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| Events/ Communication & Development Running Costs Total Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 |
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| £ £ £ £ |
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| Costs of Generating Funds | 2,363 6,490 8,853 13,514 |
| 2,363 6,490 8,853 13,514 |
6 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| Tangible | Net Current Total |
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| Fixed Assets | Assets |
| £ | £ £ |
| Unrestricted Income Funds: |
- 27,554 23,621 |
| Restricted Income Funds: |
- 3,091 3,732 |
| Total |
- 30,645 27,353 |
7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On September 13th 2022, The Open Doors Club became a separate charitable organisation.
8 POST-BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
There have been no significant events affecting the Charity since the year-end.
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Granaghan & District Women’s Group Notes to the Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024
Granaghan & District Women’s Group
Supplementary Information to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2024
The supplementary information does not form part of the financial statements
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Granaghan & District Women’s Group Detailed Receipts and Payments Account Year Ended 31 March 2024
| RECEIPTS Mid Ulster District Council CWSAN Class Enrolment Fees Brockaghboy Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund NI Housing Executive John Moore Foundation Clear Project DHC RYW Health & Social Care Other Income & Donations Power NI SOLACE Women’s Aid London PAYMENTS Communication and Development Tuition Fees and Materials Rent Stationery & Equipment Telephone Other General Administration Insurances Travel, Sustenance, and Hospitality Repairs, Maintenance and Community Garden Professional Fees Charitable Donations Bank Fee Sundry MISCELLANEOUS INCOME Bank interest NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS) |
2024 £ 1,770 66 8,817 3,000 68 2,495 3,998 130 301 - - 20,645 2,363 8,261 1,290 1,516 376 324 478 1,921 9 495 290 - 80 17,403 50 3,292 |
2023 £ 1,480 100 7,753 5,000 1,054 2,495 - - - 300 1,285 |
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| 19,467 4,560 10,289 3,800 1,871 257 - 450 1,424 571 490 280 10 82 |
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| 24,084 1 |
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| (4,616) |
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