Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date From 01/09/2021
Period end date To 31/08/2022
Charity name: Naiscoil Na Banna
Charity registration number: Charity’s Principal Address:
107365 250A Garvaghy Road Portadown Co Armagh BT62 1EB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Mr Brian Maclomhair | Secretary | |||
| Ms Mary McGinty | Chairperson | |||
| Ms Sarah McKeown | ||||
| Mr Peader O Conghaile |
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| Mr Fergus Nixon | ||||
| Ms Catherine Mccooe | Principal of St John the Baptist PS |
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| Mr Ciaran O Fearghail |
Structure, Governance and Management
| tructure, Governance and Management | tructure, Governance and Management |
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| Description of charity’s trusts: | |
| Type of governing document |
Constitution dated 27 April 2003 and amended on 3 March 2019 |
| How is the charity constituted? |
Unincorporated Association |
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees
Appointed at AGM. By virtue of the current lease and in accordance with provision 5.3 of the Constitution, the principal of St John the Baptist P.S is a member of the management committee.
Objectives, Activities and Achievements
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
To advance Irish Medium education, social and health care in Portadown in particular to advance the education and social care of children, young people and parents in Portadown and the surrounding area. To advance education in Gaelic culture and traditions among them without distinction of sexual, political, religious, racial or other affiliations and to assist them to develop their mental, spiritual and physical capacities to the full so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved. |
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| A summary of the charity’s: main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit |
We have provided pre-school education through the medium of Irish language to our beneficiaries, children of pre-school age from the Portadown and surrounding area. We have delivered a carefully constructed programme based on guidelines from the Dept of Education whereby the children learn through playing within a stimulated environment. We have promoted the six areas of development and learning in order to develop the children’s mental, spiritual and physical capacity’s; Personal, social and emotional (PSE), physical, literacy, development, Irish language development, early mathematical experiences, the arts and the World around us. The activities we carry out on a daily basis include; block play, small world, construction, table top activities including games and small construction, imaginary play, role play including home, hospital etc, sand and water play, paint and dough, physical indoor and outdoor physical play, story/song and rhyme time, quiet area for children to relax and enjoy books, cooking experiences and science and technology exploration. We have endeavored to encourage the parents/guardians to develop the growth of the Irish-medium sector by facilitating evening Irish classes. We issue regular posts on our social media page with language visuals and useful phrases to increase vocabulary and send home monthly newsletters to keep parents up to date with our monthly key themes. There is no harm or private benefit from our purposes. |
| Summary of charity’s main achievements in the year: (identify the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.) |
The provision of the Naiscoil has benefited the children as they have been provided with an early experience of education which provides the foundation for language, reasoning and problem solving, social skills, behaviour and emotional health – characteristics that are significant factors in a child’s success at school and beyond. The children have benefitted from immersive learning of the Irish language allowing them to acquire a second language naturally through daily experience in an Irish language environment. |
Statement confirming In carrying out its activities the trustees/management whether the trustees have committee confirm that it has regard to the guidance issued by had regard to the guidance the Charity Commission on public benefit. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
Financial Review
| Financial Review | |
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Our main source of funds come from the SELB and we continue to rely on the local community showing support through our fundraising activities. We hold cash in the bank of £19,761 all of which is unrestricted funds. We do not hold large funds at any time. We have no debts. We have no reserve policy. |
| 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 |
N/A |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Ms Mary McGinty Full name(s) Ms Mary McGinty Position (eg Secretary, Management committee member Chair, etc) Date 01/11/2022