Trustee Annual Report Form – 7[th] Coleraine Brownies
This template is to provide guidance to units who are completing a Trustee Annual Report for the NI Charity Commission. If you do not wish to use this form please ensure that the headings in this guidance are followed when completing a Trustee Annual Report.
All Girlguiding Ulster Charities are governed by the Royal Charter and Bye-laws.
The Purpose of each of these Charities is to educate girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their Community and the wider world.
Name of Charity as it appears on the Register and any other names it may be known by
7[th] Coleraine Brownies
NI Charity Commission Number
CCNI 106972
The principal address of the Charity- this should be the address that was used at the time of registration with the Charity Commission
The Guide Association, 30 Station Road Holywood. BT18 0BP
The names of all Charity Trustees on the date the report was approved and all individuals who served as Charity Trustees during the year
Heather Daley Lyndsay McDonald Laura Carson
The financial year the report relates to – for example, 1[st] April 2016 to 31[st] March 2017
1[st] September 2022 - 31[st] August 2023
A summary of the Charity’s main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit and the main achievements in the year
We’ve been continuing to follow the Guiding programme working on Unit Meeting Activities and the Have Adventures Skills Builders as well as interest badges. We had between 14 and 16 girls throughout the year. The girls enjoyed a visit from a dog expert and loved meeting her very patient dog. The girls enjoyed doing their Collection and Grow your own interest badges. They made a tent theatre in a shoe box, had a trash fashion show, danced in the rain with their umbrellas - we had to help this along a bit as it was a dry evening - as well as a ‘camp in an evening’. They learnt some first aid, enjoyed being robots, and learnt some map reading skills. WE ventured out and did the Portstewart Art trail.
We had a coronation celebration as well as a special St. Patrick’s evening. We also helped the new girls to understand their promise, including the Legend of the Brownies and reminded the older girls about it too. There were also lots of making for Christmas, Easter and ‘just because…’
The Brownies had a great adventure at the Snores and summores camp at Lorne in June, enjoying lots of out door activities, climbing, archery, backwoods skills as well as the campfire and sleeping in pods.
Four girls earned their Brownie Gold Award before they moved up to Guides in September.
A statement that the Trustees have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance
We confirm that all trustees have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance.
A review of the Charity’s financial position at the end of the year
There are no debts nor is there a reserves policy.
Income for the year (2022/23) is £2165 expenditure is £2709
Details of any fund held by the Charity that was materially in deficit at the end of the year and steps taken by the Charity Trustees to eliminate the deficit
There has been no material deficit at the end of the year
One or more of the Charity Trustees must sign and date the box below.
Heather Daley 01/5/24