**All Girlguiding Ulster Charities are governed by the Royal Charter and Bye-laws.** 

**The Purpose of each of these Charities is to educate girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their Community and the wider world.** 

**Name of Charity as it appears on the Register and any other names it may be known by** 

1[st] Comber Guide Unit 

## **NI Charity Commission Number** 

NIC105948 

**The principal address of the Charity- this should be the address that was used at the time of registration with the Charity Commission** 

C/o N Whittaker, St Mary’s Church of Ireland, The Square, Comber, BT23 5DU 

**The names of all Charity Trustees on the date the report was approved and all individuals who served as Charity Trustees during the year** 

Mrs A McLeod Mrs S Reeve Mrs NR Whittaker Ms Jordan Shanks 




**The financial year the report relates to – for example, 1[st] April 2016 to 31[st] March 2017** 

1[st] July 2022 to 30th June 2023 

## **A summary of the Charity’s main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit and the main achievements in the year** 

1[st] Comber Guides is a group of girls aged 10-14 years old and who meet 30 weeks of the year (broadly school term time) on a Tuesday evening from 7.30-9.00pm.  Numbers attending ranged from 12-16 throughout the year. 

We started back in September including our popular Blackberry pick on 17/9/22 and benefitted from activities in the new programme across our values, craft, jam making.  Leaders had the opportunity to celebrate GirlGuiding Ulster’s Centenary with a lunch in Cookstown.  We achieved a successful jam and chutney sale to raise funds, clearing £270 after costs.  The girls chose the charity they wanted to support and arranged for Cross Kennan Animal Sanctuary to visit, donating £250 to them. In January we’d a great day out at W5 where Guides ‘took over’ the facility! The highlight of the year was our annual camp, at Lorne at the start of June – 16 girls had a fabulous time learning new skills, sleeping in Icelandic tents and building friendships. Annual awards were presented including 3 Silver awards. We also congratulated Jordan in achieving her ‘Going Away With’ licence. 

There was no harm flowing from the Charities purposes and that there was no private benefit. 

Pl i h i l k i h i h d i i i k l h 

## **A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance** 

The Charity Trustees are aware of  the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance. 




## **A review of the Charity’s financial position at the end of the year** 

The overall financial position is as follows: The financial income during the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 was £3364.95. This added to the opening balance gave funds of £5488.07. Total expenditure for the year was £3616.41, leaving a closing balance of £1871.66. 

**Details of any fund held by the Charity that was materially in deficit at the end of the year and steps taken by the Charity Trustees to eliminate the deficit** 

Not applicable 

**One or more of the Charity Trustees must sign and date the box below.** 


Mrs NR Whittaker     22.8.23