BELLANALECK COMMUNITY GROUP R istered with Th¢ Chari Commissiou for Northern Ireland N1106758 TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the st ear ended 31 March 2023 The Trustees present their Trustees Annual Report prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (effective January. 2015) and the independently examined statements for the year ended 31" Mawh, 2023. Structure CovernAnee and Mana ement BellanaIeck Community Gmup is govemed by its Constitution that W&8 adopted on 3 November, 2004. The Trustees at the date of this report and those who served during the Financia] Year together with the dates of any changes are set out are listed below. Trustees The Trustees who served during the year are as follows:. G¢orge Thornton Raymond Melanaphy Owen Wilson Derrick Graham Sharon Elliott Caroline Nicholson Fiona Ach¢son George Cathcart Janet Dowson The Bellanaleck Community Group has been Registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland since 16 November, 2017, under reference number N1106758. Public address Owen Wilson. 5 The Flagstones Bellanaleck Enniskillen BT92 2ED Ob'eetives The Group is established to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Bellanaleck and its surrounding area (hereinafter called the "area of benefit") without distinction of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnic identity, disability, political or religious opinion, by association with the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to alleviate poverty and disadvantage, advance education, promote social inclusion and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time Occupatio with the object of improving the conditions of life of the aid inhabitants.
activities of tbe Year The Bellanaleck Cornmunity Group continued to deliver actions which are positively benefitting our Iocal area and community. key activities over the Year have included the following: l) Bellanaleck Community Garden - managing the allotments and maintaining the wildflower meadow, native apple tree orchard, native tree copse and bird and bat boxes; 2) making rcprcscntations to or consi(kring the following n]att¢TS coming within the purview of the statutory bodies stated: a) Fennanagh & Omagh District Council - dog fouling, Community Garden maintenance, floral displays (including replacement of flower box destroyed in road accident), Village Orderly's duties, townland signs maintenance and car parking on section of the Lollghshore Path: b) Department of Infrastructure - Waterhen Lane (road and footpath surface erosio extension of footpath and sp¢¢d humps), grit box p)licy, pedestrian crossing and cutting of A509 verge, and c) Police Service of Northern Ireland - speed checks and sponsorship of pennanent speed indicators; 3) provision of Christmas Tree in 2022; 4) opening of account with the Lakeland Credit Union Ltd. following the Nationwide Building Society's closure of their Treasurers TTht accounts; 5) land west of Costcutter Store car park- consideration of suggestion for public use: 6) the late H.M. Queen Elizabeth II'S Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. 2022 consideration of activities to commemorate. 7) consideration of organizing a film evening; 8) consideration of the tllre of the South West Acute Hospital services: 9) FernY8h Rural Cornmunity Network Awatyd. 2022 - nomination of George C&sthcart. and l O) consideration of various planning applications. e Bellanaleck Community Group Trustees have considered the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Group's objectives and plans for future activities to ensure these achieve the Group's pUrpoS and provide a benefit to ben¢ficiari¢s. Financial RevieTrv The Bellanaleck Community Group is non-profit making. The total receipts for the Year w¢r¢ £1.305 and the totsl payments £484, giving a net credit of £821. The Trustees continue to manage resources in an efficient and sustainable manner.
Reserves Polic The Bellanaleck Community Group have a Reserves Policy which requires that reserves are built or maintained at a level which ensures that the organisation's core activities could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty, and that th¢ organisation's kno liabilities would be paid should the organisation cease to trade. Future Plans The Bellanaleck Conununity Group plan to focus on maintaining the high standards of service to our beneficileS. STATEMENf OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES For the St ear ended 31 March 2023 The Trustees are responsible for pr¢paring the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tirne the financial position of the Charity and ot enable them to ensure that the financial ststements comply with apprOlate regulatio%. The are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as the Trustees are aware:. there is no r¢l¢vant inforn]ation (infonnation needed by the Charity's Independent Examiner in connection with preparing the Independent Examiner's Report) of which the Charity's Independent Examiner is unaware, the Trustees have taken all the steps that th¢y ought to have taken to rnake themselves aware of any relevant Independent Examiner infornlation and to establish that the Independent Examiner is aware of that infonnation On bebalf o the Trustees Derriek Graham - Trustee jg Chairnan Owen Wilson - Trustee & Secretary