Granaghan & District Women's Group Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2024 The trustees present their Trustees, Report and the unaudrted 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 Deirdre Bradley Martha Mullan Ann McNicholl Brigid O'Doherty Roisin Turner Mary Mullin Diana Mcclean Noelle Smyth Pauline McFall Margaret Mccusker Trea Duggan Janette O'Kane Alice Quinn Siobhan Friel Shauna Mcshane Trustee appointments are reviewed annually. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE, AND MANAGEMENT The Women's Group is an unincorporated charity, vthich 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 SSL 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 povety and social isolation, increase heritage and cultural awareness, and, in particular, provide in Granaghan and the surrounding district in Co Dery {'Ihe 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-communty group which over the past 30 years, has been successfvl in securing funding from a )Mde variety of Funders to run an impressive array of activities for men, women and children. For example- Yoga, Pilates, Demo Cookery, Digttal training, Self-care, Mindfulness. Karate for kids. Self-Defence, Drama. Script writing. Relaxation & Meditation, Jumping Clay, First Aid, Mentsl 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 rent years, Granaghan & District Women's Group received funding from the following sources.. Brockaghboy Mfjndfarm, The N l Housing Executive, Cookstown Page 4
Granaghan & District Women's Group Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2024 and Western Shores Area NeOrk {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 Perforniance Granaghan & District Women's Group organises courses and classes in health and welkbeing 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 Nl Rural Women's Day in Stormont Parliament Buildings Belfast, twnning up with The Men's Shed Upperlands in May 2021, N l Housing Executive. The Loup's Women's Group. Northern Ireland Rural Women's Neork, (NIRWN), Cookstown Westem Shores Area NeOrk {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-communitylcross-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 actwities 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 positivityl 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 facilitste 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 Instsgram Account. Both these platforms capture the impact our group has and the impressive tranche of activities which we facilitste. 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 neY 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. wth and for the local communityl You don't experience longevity like this wthout becoming an invaluable resour 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 fvnding programmes can contribute to, and the positive outputs they can have in the local communty...The work the group has carried out over the last three decades cannot be underestimated, working wth many fvnders 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 bovd to commemorate the occasion. Page 5
Granaghan & District Women's Group Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Total receipts for the year have incieased from £19,467 in the year ended 31 March 2023 to £20,696 for the year ending 31 March 2024. Payments have also decreased from £24,083 in the year ended 31 March 2023 to £17,404 for tho year onding 31 March 2024. Tho charity had a bank and c88h balance of £30.645. ResÈrvÈs Policy Tlie ltrbEives are held for the benefft of Granaghan & Dislrict Women's Group. The policy Is reviewed on an annual basis by the Trustees. Results and Divideiiql At the end of the year, the company has assets of £30,64512023 - £27.353} and liabilities of £0.00 12023 £0.00>. The net a83ets of the company have increased by £3,292. Tlie Gharity engages proactlvely wllh legisiaiion. skndards, and codes thal are developed tor the sector. Granaghan & District Women's Group subscribes lo and is eomplianl with thè fnllnwino-. Public Benefit In shapinq our objectives for the year and planning our aclivits'es. the trustees have consider9d thp. r.harity Commigsion's guidance "Publie benefit.. running a charity IPB21". Tlie chief beneflls of Granaghan & Disirici Women-s Group are thai people, Inotiust women) in a deprived rural area have a neutral venue where they can meet and srrialise. A furthgr hg.np.fit 1% that peopio can access 211 sorts of cl>ssgs and courseg of both educ3tionol and rccreational conlcnt. Benellls a demonstraied by ihe number of people allending each actFVrty. Beneficiaries are routinelv asked lo complete an evaluatson of the activib.es al the end of the courses. Thg. mAnAop.mè.nt committee also measures the succèss and the b9nefits of their aclivitie- through facc-to-facc inleryiebys with partlGipants and tutor5. The beneficiaries are a large number of local families and Ihp. wamp.n's grniip rmvide.s equality (rf opportunity to all Soction 75 p8r80n8 to meet, connect ar)d 0¢1011¢ in a CUre croaJ-commun venue thus ensUr1g they are not socially i>L>l<iletJ Ljul Ilidl Lliey Iidve the thance to coMe more fulfilleij boih as Inuividuals and as membets of Ihe Granaqhan community. Th@.r8 is no private benefit except for fees paid to lulors which aro nac88È2ry for the successful work of Ihc group. This report was approved by the trustees on 2 September 2024 and signed on bohatf hy.. Dèirdre aradley Chairperson Ann McNichoii Secretary Page 6
Granaghan & District Women's Group Report of the Trustees Yoar Ended 31 March 2024 TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee's report and the financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in the UK & Ireland including the ac(x)unting standards issued by the Accounting Standards Board and published by Chartered Awountanls Ireland. The law applicable lo charities in Northern Irebnd requires the Iruslees lo prepare fin8ncial -tatc of affair- of tho charity -tatcmcnts for cach financ¢al ycar whbch givc a truc and fair vicw of thc - and of Ihe incornin9 resources and appIatiOn of resour5 of the charity for that period. lfi preparillg these financial statements, the trustees are required to- select suitable accounting p(Aicies and then apply them Consistently. observe the fflelhods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 IFRS 1021. make judqements and eslimale5 that are reasonable and prudent. qt2tg whp.trhp.r xpplicAhlp. 3crmiinling $13nd8rds have beg.n followpd. Sublt lo any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. 5. prepare ihe financial statements on a going conrn t)asis unless it is inappropriate 10 presume that the charity will continue in operation. The Iru31ee3 are re3FKtnsible for keeping proper accounting records thal disclose with reasonable accuracy ai any D"me Ihe financial posi0.on of Ihe charNy and enable them ensure Ihai Ihe financial statements comply with the Charities Act INorthem Ireland) 2008. the Charib'es IAccounls and Reports) Re9ulations INorthèm Ireland) 2015. and thè provisions of tha trust dèad. They ar6 also responsible for safeguarding the a55et5 of the chartty and hence for taking reasonable steps foy the preventson and detection of fraud and other IfTegularil]es. y Order of the Trustees Deirdre Biadlvy Lhairperson Page 7