**Cloney Rural Development Association** Sec:Teresa Graham 37, New Road, Ahoghill BT42 2QL Tel: 028 25871588 _Email: tgraham53@btinternet.com W: www.crda-online.com_ ## **Trustees Annual Report 2023** Charity Name: Cloney Rural Development Association (CRDA) 42A Crosskeys Rd Ahoghill Ballymena BT42 2QU Charity Number: NIC105816 Trustees Board Mrs Teresa Magee Mrs Teresa Graham Martin Agnew Elizabeth Scullion John Scullion Shirley McFadden Bank AIB 78 Wellington St Ballymena BT43 6AF Governance: Cloney Rural Development acts under the governance of its constitution dated 10[th] March 2019. Accepted as a charity by the Inland Revenue under reference NIC 105816 **Cloney Rural Development Association** Sec:Teresa Graham 37, New Road, Ahoghill BT42 2QL Tel: 028 25871588 _Email: tgraham53@btinternet.com W: www.crda-online.com_ Charity Purposes 1. To maintain and enhance the lives of the community in our area by offering projects that help improve their mental and physical health. 2. To promote the use of our premises, The Acorn Centre to as many people as possible in our area. ## Running of Premises. Our premises continues to be insured by QBE through Towergate Brokers. MKB are responsible for the maintenance of our alarms and fire extinguishers. Maintenance was a big issue this year. DAERA provided funding for 2 new doors. 3 shutters were serviced and upstairs windows in the hall were repaired with new grills put in place to prevent further breakages. ## Activities. A fundraiser was held in the spring which raised approximately £3000 Mid & East Antrim Council continue to provide grant aid for our events. They gave £700 to support a mental health project. They also gave us a grant of £300 towards the cost of our Public Liability insurance. Activities continued during the year for senior citizens. Grants from council and NACN provided funding for these projects. Our premises was used as a polling station for an election in May. Our group hosted a coffee morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer in October which was a great success. An Autism group using our premises ceased to operate after the summer break due to lack of volunteers St Mary’s GA & CC continue to hire part of our premises as a gym which is proving popular. CRDA walking group continued to operate throughout the year with a solid core group which has increased to 15. Our centre continues to be used by a variety of groups namely music, sport, school functions, church meetings and summer scheme. Accepted as a charity by the Inland Revenue under reference NIC 105816 **Cloney Rural Development Association** Sec:Teresa Graham 37, New Road, Ahoghill BT42 2QL Tel: 028 25871588 _Email: tgraham53@btinternet.com W: www.crda-online.com_ Priorities for our future development. In 2024 we hope to continue and add to our services of providing a variety of programs for members of our community. - To help ensure our continued sustainability we are planning to: - increase youth involvement in our activities - encourage more use of our premises by outside groups. - • to investigate other funding streams Signed Date ___1/9/2024_______________ Accepted as a charity by the Inland Revenue under reference NIC 105816