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HEALING THE LAND LIMITED
TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016)
Objectives and activities
- To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public. 2. Associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities voluntary and other organisations in effort to show God's love and to bring about reconciliation and unity.
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At Healing the Land we:
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° Encourage people to develop their relationship with Jesus Christ believing that His desire is to give us life in its fullest (John 10:10).
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° Organise events that are open and welcoming to all people in the community. It is our desire to see people from throughout Ireland living peacefully together.
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e Interact with people one-on-one in the community to give encouragement and show God's love in practical ways.
Public benefit
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
Achievements and performance
Significant activities and achievements against objectives
Community Outreach
We continued to serve the lonely and most vulnerable across Maghera, Draperstown, and nearby rural areas by sharing God's love in practical ways. Our work primarily supports the elderly, those living alone, and single-parent families. Our Community Outreach Coordinator has continued befriending elderly and isolated individuals, offering prayer, practical help with errands, and support at medical appointments, especially for those who are immobile or have limited family support.
In addition to our regular work in the community we also:
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° Delivered multiple bread items weekly (donated weekly by Ditty’s Home Bakery).
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° Delivered 100 free turkey dinners on Christmas Eve in partnership with Ditty’s Bakery, Castledawson. We continued to collaborate with the Maghera Cross Community Link, local Day Centre, Alpha housing and others in the community to ensure that those who needed a meal were provided with one.
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° Delivered over 30 food hampers the week before Christmas to those in need of encouragement and support in a season that is difficult and lonely for so many.
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e In June, the Maghaberry Prison Gardens Department donated ten hanging baskets, all of which were distributed across the local community to bring encouragement and blessing to others.
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e We have been able to serve in various practical ways, i.e. cutting grass, yard clean up, providing furniture, small household jobs etc.
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¢ Our Community Outreach Coordinator continues to support the Maghera Cross Community Link’s monthly friendship group.
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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Maghaberry Prison
We continue to coordinate the prison choir in Maghaberry which meets twice a month, and participates in the Carol Service and Easter Service. Choir continues to complement other Chaplaincy programmes already in place and offers a space for men to be encouraged and to encounter God, perhaps for the very first time. We continue to connect with these men on a regular basis, often upon their release, helping them to adapt to life on the outside.
For the 10th year, we were generously provided with 1,400 boxes of chocolates for all of the prisoners and staff in Maghaberry Prison. These were hand delivered to all the men just prior to Christmas. Local fellowships also donated bags of mini-eggs for all of the men which we distributed throughout the prison on Good Friday. These simple but meaningful gifts have been very well received and opened doors for deeper conversations and salvations.
We continue to be invited to share on occasion at Magilligan Prison on Friday evenings. The worship team from Tennessee also returned in October 2024 and took part in services in Maghaberry and Hyde Bank prisons. Just before Christmas, we delivered food hampers to several homes, supporting prisoner families and men who have been released.
Throughout the prisons in Northern Ireland we have seen over 30 men give their lives to the Lord in the past year.
In May 2025,our prison outreach team, had the opportunity to visit and minister once again at the ladies prison in Rusca, Moldova. Over thirty ladies gave their lives to the Lord, and, through contacts with a local bakery in Moldova, we were able to provide bread items for the whole prison population as a gift.
Alight
Our monthly young adults gathering continues on the last Saturday evening of each month at Ditty’s Bakery in Castledawson, providing a space for worship and biblical teaching that encourages and builds faith. Over the summer, we also hosted two BBQ nights at Barfoot’s Cabin, offering the young adults an opportunity to connect in a different setting. In June, some of the Alight young adults travelled to Moldova as part of a team supporting a children’s camp. We've been encouraged by feedback from the young adults, who have shared how grateful they are for a space to gather with others their own age. All Alight gatherings are promoted on social media, and all young adults are welcome to come and experience God and the power of His Holy Spirit.
Bible study
Our men’s bible study continues each Saturday morning and has been an opportunity to bring men together from various denominations and traditions around the Word and prayer. We continue to see these men grow in their faith and we see God moving in each of their lives.
Baptisms
We were honoured to baptise seven people in spring 2025, including members of our local community, young adults from Alight, and one prisoner while out on day release.
Prayer for the local Community
We continue to gather together on Friday mornings to pray for our local community and land. This included our annual Good Friday prayer gathering at the top of Slieve Gallion to pray over our community.
Monday nights in Belfast
We continued our Monday night prayer gatherings at the front of Belfast City Hall. Each Monday night was an opportunity to pray alongside other believers from throughout this land and to share the hope within us with those who stopped to chat with us on the street. We concluded our Monday night gatherings in Belfast in June 2025.
Collaborating with others
In addition, we have been supportive of, and have taken part in prayer events coordinated by other organisations encouraging prayer specifically for Ireland and the U.K. We also had the opportunity to encourage the Milltown, Co. Kerry prayer group by sharing at their monthly meetings in August and September 2024.
Mongolia
In November 2024, two team members were able to return to Western Mongolia on a missions trip, providing both spiritual and financial support for the ongoing outreach efforts.
Financial review
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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
Major risks
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Structure, governance and management The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 6 July 2017.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
William McKee
Andrew Campbell
Thomas Barfoot
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute such amounts as may be required (not exceeding £10) in the event of a winding up.
The trustees’ report wasyapproved by the Board of Trustees.
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