## **UNIT  NAME  Guide  Unit** 

## **ANNUAL  REPORT  CHARITY  COMMISSION  FOR  NORTHERN  IRELAND** 

|**1.Charity  Name  as  listed  on  the  Charity  Register**||Holy  Family  Guide  Unit||
|---|---|---|---|
|**2.  Any  other  names  the  charity  is  known  by**||N/a||
|**3.  Financial  year  the  report  is  for**||Year  ended  31  August  2022||
|**4.  CCNI  Charity  Registration  Number**||107412||
|**5.  The  address  from  which  the  Charity  Operates**<br>**(usually  your  Meeting  Place)**<br>_This  should  be  the  address  that  the  charity  used_<br>_when  registering  unless  it  has  changed._||**Holy  Family  Youth  Centre**<br>**224  Limestone  Road**<br>**Belfast**<br>**BT15**||
|**6.  The  names  of  all  our  Trustees  at  the  date  this**<br>**report  was  approved  plus  any  who  stepped  down**<br>**as  a  trustee  during  the  year**||**Current  Trustees**<br>Mairead  Walsh<br>Meave  Heaney<br>**Lisa  o'Kane**<br>**Stevie  Kelly**<br>**Catherine  o'Toole**<br>**Claire  Farrelly**||
|||**Trustees  who  stepped  down**||





## **7.  A  summary  description  of  the  purposes  of  the  charity** 

The  purpose  of  the  Unit  is  to  provide  the  Guiding  Programme  of  the  Catholic  Guides  of Ireland,  which  promotes  and  fosters  the  spiritual,  moral,  cultural,  intellectual,  social  and physical  development  of  its  members,  to  girls  and  young  women  at  a  local  level. 

|**7.  A  summary  description  of  the  purposes  of  the  charity**<br>The  purpose  of  the  Unit  is  to  provide  the  Guiding  Programme  of  the  Catholic  Guides  of<br>Ireland,  which  promotes  and  fosters  the  spiritual,  moral,  cultural,  intellectual,  social  and<br>physical  development  of  its  members,  to  girls  and  young  women  at  a  local  level.|**7.  A  summary  description  of  the  purposes  of  the  charity**<br>The  purpose  of  the  Unit  is  to  provide  the  Guiding  Programme  of  the  Catholic  Guides  of<br>Ireland,  which  promotes  and  fosters  the  spiritual,  moral,  cultural,  intellectual,  social  and<br>physical  development  of  its  members,  to  girls  and  young  women  at  a  local  level.|
|---|---|
|**8.  The  name  of  any  person,  or  body  of  persons,**<br>**permitted  by  the  trusts  of  the  charity  to  appoint**<br>**one  or  more  new  charity  trustees  and  a**<br>**description  of  the  method  used  to  make  such**<br>**appointments**<br>_If  there  is  any  individual  or  organisation  with  the_<br>_power  to  appoint  charity  trustees,  such  as  another_<br>_charity  or  a  government  department,  provide  their_<br>_details,  the  relevant  powers,  and  methods  of_<br>_appointment._|**N/A**|
|**9.  Include  details  of  any  funds  held  by  the**<br>**charity  as  a  custodian  trustee**<br>_This  is  mandatory  for  charities  preparing  accruals_<br>_accounts_**_._**|**N/A**|



## **10.  Charity’s  Main  Activities  and  Achievements  during  the  year.** 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  report  made  to  the  Unit’s  AGM  in  26/6/22  by  the  Unit Leader 

INSERT  NAME  -  Mairead  Walsh 

**Membership :** 55 **Leadership:** 14 **Programme  and  Unit  Activities: Crafts,  Games,  Education,  Outdoor  Activies Equipment:** Craft  ,  Gam ~~es~~ ,  Tents,  etc **Trustees: M.Walsh   M  Heaney,  S  Kelly,  L.o  Kane,  C  O'Toole,  C  Farrelly** 

**Conclusion: Busy   and  sucessful  year.  Great  attendance  of  both  children  and  leaders.  And  as  a** 



**result  we  saw  an  improve,ent  of  the  skills  and  confidence  of  all  who  participated.** INSERT  NAME **Mairead  Walsh** 

Unit  Leader 

## **11.  How  is  the  Group  doing  financially?** 

A  review  of  the  charity’s  financial  position  at  the  end  of  the  year: 

In  the  financial  year  ended  31  August  2022  the  Charity  had  an  income  of  £ **8447.60** and  an expenditure  of  £ **6896.20** 

## **12.  How  has  the  Unit  ensured  members  have  not  come  to  harm?** 

All  leaders  and  parent  helpers  receive  training  in  Safeguarding,  which  is  renewed  every  2 years  and  are  Access  NI  every  3  years.   Leaders  are  required  to  attend  Step  One  Guiders Course.   Other  training  is  available  to  leaders  such  as  Step  2  and  Advanced  Leaders training.   A  valid  Camp  Warrant  must  be  held  by  at  least  one  leader  who  wishes  to  take  the young  people  away  either  indoors  or  outdoors,  this  includes  doing  First  Aid  which  needs  to be  updated  every  3  years.   Parents  are  regularly  updated  with  planned  activities.    All activities  are  carefully  planned  and  the  appropriate  equipment  used. 

## **13.  How  has  your  Unit  ensured  that  any  private  benefit  to  your  volunteers  has  been incidental  to  the  public  benefit  of  your  work?** 

Volunteers  gain  additional  transferrable  skills  but  this  is  incidental  to  the  work  that  they  do and  are  the  skills  that  they  require  to  undertake  that  work. 

**14.  A  statement  that  the  Trustees  have  had  regard  to  the  CCNIs  guidance  on  Public Benefit.** 

We  the  Trustees  of  Holy  Family  Guide  Unit  can  confirm  that  in  setting  our  objectives  and planning  for  the  year  that  we  have  given  careful  consideration  to  the  Charity  Commission for  Northern  Ireland’s  guidance  on  public  benefit  to  ensure  that  the  activities  have  helped  to achieve  the  charity’s  purposes  and  provide  a  benefit  to  the  beneficiaries. 

## **15.  This  report  was  approved  by  the  Trustees  at  Unit  Council  on  26/6/22** 

**16.  Signature  of  Trustees** 

**Trustee  1** :   M.Walsh 

**Trustee  2:** M.Heaney 

**Date:  19/6/623 Date:19/6/23** 

