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Heart of Down Rural Society Ltd
Re
rt of the Trustee5
For the Year Ended 31 July 2023
The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year end 31"July 2023.
The Trustees who served during the yearand up to the date of this report are listed as-_
TAW Crawford
B Douglas
DW Ross
PJ Tate
Objectives & Artivities
Heart of Down Rural Society Ltd aims to provide for community development work within the local
neighbourhood.
The Committee are providin& maintaining and managing a rtlral Hall facility to ensure local
community organisations have adequate, modern and sufficient facilities to meet the respective
needs of each organisation to help ensure active community participation.
The Committee also hope to organise lectures, classe5. meetings and community fundraising events
and other forms of leisure-time and recreational and educational development.
The objectives are specifically restricted to the advancement of community development, the
advancement of education. the relief of poverty. sickness and the aged and the promotion of the
benefit of the inhabitants of the 5p3 area and its environs in County Down. without distinction of
age, gender, disability, sexual orientation. nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion,
by associating the statutory authorities, community and volLJntary organisations and the inhabitar)ts
in a common effort to provide facilities in the intere5t5 of social welfare for recreation or other
leisure-time occupation, with the object of fostering a community spirit and improving the
conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular to.
al The Provision, maintenance and management of a community educational resource hall facility
for the use of the inhabitants for activities promoted or facilitated by the Company irkcILJding use for
meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreational and leisure-time occupation with the
object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants-
bl to support community development. social inclusion and well-being activities and to work with
partners to support and improve the conditions of the inhabitants in rural life:
cl to promote or asslst in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of community capacity
building programme and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit who
have need of such assistance as a result of their youth. age, disability or infirmity, or social and
economic circum5taniÈs, in an effort to increase the abilities. skills and self-confidente of such
inhabitants:

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d} to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the Directors. may from time to time,
decide in accordance with the law of charity.
Review of Finances
The income for the year to 31"July 2023 was £9.212.
Government grants were obtained from:
Co-operation Ireland
DAERA
Newry. Mourne & Down District Council
To all these funders. Heart of Down Rural Society Ltd are most grateful.
Public Benefit Statements
The Trustees consider they have complied with their respective duties to have due regard to the
guidance on public benefit as published by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
Statement of Trustee's responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statement5 in
accordance with the applicable law and United Kingdom accounting standards.
Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statement5 for each financial period to
provide a true and fair view of the affairs of the company for that period.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to=
Make estimates that are reasonable and prudent
Select most appropriate accounting policies and apply in a consistent format
Clarify that applicable accounting standards have been followed and further explained in the
financial statements and have prepared the financial statements.
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the
financial statements.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time, the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the
financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.
The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detettion of fraud or other irregularities. Policies are also in
place for such issues.
Approved by the Trustees
Chairperson
3 May 2024