2024-02-28-annual-report

COLERAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Trustees` Annual Report

For the year ended 28 February 2024 Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC 107216)

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Introduction

The Trustees of Coleraine Historical Society (NIC 107216) present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 28 February 2024. Governance and Review

Following the AGM held in March 2023, a comprehensive review of the Society’s constitution and procedures and policies, was conducted. In Quarter 4 of 2023, the Code of Good Conduct was implemented. To support this governance review, a solicitor was engaged to provide legal guidance, and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) was notified of the review’s progress.

Trustees

Trustees that served during the period 16 March 2023 until 28 February 2024 were:

• Neal Anderson

• Geoff Warke

• Helen Perry

• Sarah Carson

• Dr. Niall Comer

• Stephen McCracken

• Alistair Kennedy

• Loretto Blackwood

• Fiona Pegrum

• Aaron Callan

• Sharman Finlay

• Joseph McCoy

• Alan Millar

• Dr. Frank Ferguson, and

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• Michelle Knight-McQuillan.

Objectives and Public Benefit

The purposes of Coleraine Historical Society are to

1. To promote the study of, and public interest in, the history, antiquities, and folk-life of the Greater Coleraine area, and

2. To work for the preservation of built heritage, and presentation of

information and items of historical interest in the area.

All Trustees are committed to the Commission’s Public Benefit Requirement

and adhere to its Statutory Guidance.

Activities and Achievements

• Regular talks delivered by experts.

• Distribution of members’ newsletters.

• Engagement through social media for promotion, discussions, and updates.

• Publication and sale of the Society’s annual journal, The Bann Disc , locally

• and internationally.

Highlights of the Year

• April 2023 : Talk by Dr. Niall Comer.

• May 2023 : Talk by Fiona Pegrum.

• October 2023 : Talk by Grainne Milner-McLoone.

• November 2023 : Launch of The Bann Disc Volume 29 and talk by Kenneth

Wood.

• January 2024 : Talk by Dr. Peter Wilson.

• February 2024 : Talk by Alan Millar.

Below are a selection of images and articles from these.

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April 2023: Dr Niall Comer

May 2023: Fiona Pegrum

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- October 2023: Grainne Milner Mcloone

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November 2023: the launch of Bann Disc Volume 29 and talk by Kenneth Wood

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February 2024: Alan Millar

As of 28 February 2024, the Society has no funds in material deficit. The Society’s financial position as at 28 February 2024 is:

Balance as at year end: £10,938.89

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Fiona Pegrum
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