Garvaghey Area Community Association NIC106853 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT For the financial year 1 St April 2018 - 31 March 2019 The Charity is a voluntary community organisation established under a constitution. In fulfilling the public benefit requirement. the charity trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's statutory public benefit guidance. The purpose of this charity continue to: increase social interaction through our events: improved physical activity and ernotional well being from events organised such as our senior social activities and community fun run. increased interest among our young people in life skills through our cookery and craft classes" improved road and personal safety from our discussions with statutory bodies., additional skills through training programmes; improved feeling of inclusiveness and better access to services such as broadband. Demonstrated by: numbers attending events., geographical spread of participants,. verbal feedback from participants" increased engagement and interest from all sections of the community We do not anticipate any ham leading from this purpose. The beneficiaries are people from the Garvaghey and surrounding rural areas including Altcloughfin, Gort, Tychany, Rarogan and Roscavey There is no private benefrt flowing from this purpose. The Company's objects are specrfically restricted to address the social, recreational, education and health needs of people (hereinafter called the'beneficiaries ) from the Garvaghey and surrounding rural areas including Altcloughfin. Gort, Tychany, Rarogan and Roscavey without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disabilitylability, race, ethnnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory and local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to relieve the aged and promote social exclusion. The primary objective of the association is to address the lack of accessible services in the communities. We will aim to organise activities and community led services that are currently absent. The information below sets out the activities we have carried out to further our purposes and fulfil the public benefrt elements during the last 12 months. Activities l am delighted to report that we had another busy and sucSsful year. From April 2018- March 2019 we delivered the following activities.. Kids Easter Camp, Summer Trip for Seniors to Co. Donegal (Doagh Famine Village, Derry Walls), Table Quiz, Halloween Camp followed by Disco Party, Santa Claus Sunday, Cross Border Senior Trips to Social Dinner & Dance- Summer & Christmas Our activities do not lead to any ham. The only privats benefit from our purposes is that trustee or family member may participate in the same manner as all other beneficiaries, this is purely incidental and neSSary so that the benefft is available to all inhabitants of the area.
Finances A review of the charities, financial position confinns a sucSsful year. The charity had receipts of £ 5668.41 and payments of £ 4341.19 giving a surplus for the year of £1327.22 Some of this surplus is due to timings of grants reiVed and expenditure incurred which was then spent before the end of March 2019. We have net current assets of £5384.46, fixed assets of £1058.42 leaving net assets of £6442.88. Our liabilities for the year are £0.00. The Charity's finances are in surplus and accounts are prepared to comply with the requirements of the Charty Commission for N Ireland. We have received funding from Slieve Divena Wind Fami and DAERA. This funding is crucial to the charivs survival. The charity also carries out small scale fvndraising. Tru8tse8 The following trustees served during the financial period: Mary Mccrystal, Colette Rodgers, Stephanie McLean. Lorraine Mccutcheon, Geraldine McGirr, Stephen McEvoy, Emma O'Hanlon, Irene McGinley Signed on behalf of the Trustees by,, Name: Mary Mccrystal Dale: 281112020