UPPERLANDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LTD TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the flnancial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 30 September 2023. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS UPPERLANDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LTD The Llnenhall Centre 67 Kilrea Road Upperlands Company Registered by Guarantee Northern Ireland INIC 1061111 Registered Charity in Northern Ireland INIC0322341 TRUSTEES D Lamont M R O'Kane G Mcllwaine G Kirkpatrick A Kirkpatrick D Leacock L Rowe W Montgomery M McAlary IResigned7 March 2023) (Resigned 15 November 2022) (Appointed 13 June 2023) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Simon Hopper FCA Hopper & Co 6 Doagh Road Ballyclare BT39 9BG DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE We work with local community, statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations to provide Services for children and young people, adults and to ensure older people are supported and socially included. To support economic activity and job creation. To improve health and wellbeing of the entire community, buildlng cross community relations and to provlde art, leisure and recreation activities for the community.
UPPERLANDS COMMUN DEVELOPMENT LTD TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (convd) STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT The company 15 run by a board of Trustees who are also the directors of the company. It.Is governed by it5 Memorandum & Articles of Associ3tion. The Trustees work with a team of dedicated volunteers and have in the past worked with the probation board, the local jobcentre and network personnel to help those who have been long term unemployed Bet back to work and worvtrain with the company to prepare them for back to work. AcfiviTIES AND OBJECTIVES The principal artivity of the company is to facilltate the improvement and development of social and economic conditions for the people living in the Upperlands area. The company works with local community, statutory authorities, voluntary and other organlsations to provide services for children and young people, adults and ensures older people are supported and socially included. The company also aims to support economic activity and Job creation, to improve health and wellbeing of the entire community, building cross community relations and to provide art, leisure and recreation activities for the community. The company's centre includes a large hall, small hall and board room and is used by local and surrounding communities for events, classes and meetin8s, church groups, youth club, afterschools club etc. A weekly luncheon club for the elderly is run by the centre. Other recent activitie5 include set up of a mental health group, a couch to SK fitne55 and wellbeing programme, Christmas tree switch on event, 4th of July cultural celebratlon and a visitor centre cultural programme. Public Beneflt The direct benefits flowing from the organisations purposes are to ease the social and rural T501ation that many suffer in the village locally, help the aged, help health, mental and social wellbeing, bringlng everyone together, offering opportunities regardless of background. These are demonstrated in many ways throughout the year we hold events and classes where people from a wide range of backgrounds. have the chance to meet and form lasting friendship5. We 3150 allow other groups and charities to use our hall as well as locally residents to hold community events. We have a visitor centre and coffee shop that allows a central meeting place for community members regardless of background. We offer assistance and guidance to anyone who need5 rt and try to point them in the right direction to solve their problem5 if we can't. We run a weekly luncheon club for the elderly where they get a subsidised meal {some of these people are very socially isolated and this Is one of the few occaslons they get a chance to go out). We also hold crafts, seasonal events, healthy eating days and bus trips for this group. We run cross community bus trips locally with Granaghan Women's group In Swatragh. We offer volunteering opportunities to all regardless of background.
UPPERLANDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LTD TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (conyd) There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charities beneficiaries are a wide ran8e of local. and neighbouring community members regardless of their background, people who are older, youth, adults, people with mental health issues, people who are socially isolatedo people who are struggling to get back to work etc.. There is no private benefit, The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2008 to have due regard to the public beneflt guidance published by The Charity Commlsslon for Northern Ireland. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The company nomially runs well supported community events, craft fairs, summer markets, Christmas Tree Switch on and Halloween parties etc. However due to the global pandemic all 'in person, activltles ceased. UCDL were involved in delivering food parcels, meals on wheels, prescription collection and delivery, delivering craft packs for the children and a virtual Christmas light switch on. The centre also has units and industrial workshops available to rent at very competitive rate5 and we have helped a number of small businesses with start-up advice etc. The company also owns the Flax Coffee Shop and Flax Visitor Centre which are a55ets to the community and the Trustees feel that these help ease high levels of social isolation giving people central community meeting places. FINANCIAL REVIEW The charity's result5 show an excess of expendtture over income for the year. Despite this the unrestricted reserves are still comfortably in excess of 12 months expendlture. Unrestrirted reserves at 30 September 2023 amounted to £65,339. (2022 - £71,072, while restricted reserves amounted to £387,059. {2022- £403,222). The trustees, annual report (incorporating the directors, report} and the strategic report were approved on 24June 2Q241 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by: Director & Trustee