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 suc￿Ssful 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 ne￿SSary so that the benefft is available to all inhabitants of the area.

Finances
A review of the charities, financial position confinns a suc￿Ssful 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 re￿iVed 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