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2023-12-31-annual-report

Middletown Parish Community Hall Trustees, Annual Report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Llabllities for Mlddletown Parlsh Communlty Hall for the year ended 31° December 2023 References and Admln15tratlve detalls Charity Name: Middletown Parish Community Hall Charity Re8lstration No: 107317 Contact Address: The Rectorv 16 Derryhaw Road Tynan Co. Armagh BT60 4SS Prlnelpal Office - Bearers: Chairman: Mr Robert Leyburn Treasurer: Mrs Diane Irwin Asslsiant Treasurer: Mr James Irwln Secretary: Mr Trevor Magill Independent Examiner: Stephen McDonald MCDONALD O'NEILL & CO Chartered Accountants 5 Unlon Bulldin8s, Union Place Dun8annon BT701DL Bankers: Dansko Bank 74-76 Scotch Street Armagh 8T617DJ Trustees: Mrs Vena Bothwell Mrs Ann Bradshaw Mr Clive Bradshaw Mr5 Dlane Irwin Mr James Irwin Mr Keith Irwin Mr Aaron Leyburn Mrs Amanda Loyburn Mr Robert Leyburn Mr5 Tracey Magill Mr Trevor Maglll Mrs Maureen Reddick Mr Gary Whitcroft Mrs Pamela Bradshaw

Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 The trustees present the annual report and annual statements of Reports and Payments and Assets and Liabilities for Middletown Parish Community Hall for the year ended 31 December 2023. st Objectlves and Artlvlties: To support and actively encourago eornmunity rolations 2nd cro£o bordor co112bor3tion. To provide a venue with facilltles allowin8 a range of activitles/classes widely accessible to all sections of the community, not only to the local resldents of Middletown. but also to members of the surroundlng communlty Ilvlng on each slde of the border. These objectlves were signiflcantly Impacted due tc the COVID-19 pandemic and related restr5ctlons. As the main purpose of the charity Is to provlde a space for community to Come together. However, when restrictions were eased the hall was cnce again hired out by members of the community to enable communlty actlvltles. Financial Review The prlnclpal source of income of Middletown Parlsh Communlty Hall contlnues to be hlre of the hall, whlch was 5igniffically impacted due to COVID-19 pandemic. The prlncipal expenses of Mlddletown Parish Communlty Hall Is Insurance, accountin8 and Banking f@@s. Mlddletown Parish had total income of £1025 and total expendlture of £772 for a total net Income of £253 for the year ended 31" December 2023. The Bank and Cash Balance was £8,536 for the year ended. It Is the trustees, pollcy to hold sufflclent reserves to cover emer8iencies. Golng Concern The tru5tee5 have revlewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satlsfled that there are adequate funds in place to ensure that the Hall can contlnue its activities, and the financial statement5 for the year ended 31st December 2023 can be si8ned off as a going concern. Governance Middletown Parish Community Hall continues under the governance of the organisations constltution that wa5 provided to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Tho constitution outlines that the charity shall be managed by a committee of trustees who are appointed at the Annual General Meeting IAGM) of the charity.

Statement of Trusteeg Responsibilities The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the statements of receipts and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulation5. The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with Income of less than £250,000 require5 the trustees to prepare a statement of receipts and payments and a statement of assets and liabilities for each financial year. The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Parish's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tirne the assets and liabilities of the Parish. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Parish and hence for taking reasonable 5tep5 for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregularities. Sl8ned on behalf of the Trustees: Diane Irwin (Treasurer) Robert Leyburn Date: