TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Open Door Centre (Ederney)
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for the year ended 31 August 2023

The trustees present their Trustees, Annual Report prepared in accordance
with Charities SORP (effective January 2015) and the independently
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examined statements for the year ended 31 August 2023
Structure, Governance and Management
The Open Door Centre (Ederney) is governed by its Constitution that was
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adopted on 14 November 2013
The trustees at the date of this report and those who served during the
financial year together with the dates of any changes are set out are listed
below.
Trustees l Directors
The trustees who served during the year are as follows:
Chair: Mr Bill Smith,
Treasurer." Mrs Ursula Mc Farland,
Secretary: Mr Gerald Gallagher,
Mrs Immaculata Mc Kervey,
Mrs Rosemary Cassidy,
Mr Robert Fry
Ms Sinead Cassidy
Mrs Ursula Monaghan,
The Open Door Centre (Ederney) is registered with the Charity Commission
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for Northern Ireland since 26 May 2020, under reference number
NIC 107514
Public address
During the year 2022-202, we continued holding weekly meetings after the
Covid Lockdown. These meetings are held jointly with the Drumkeen Court
Coffee Morning Group. We purchased two non-contact hand sanitisers and
requested all members to use same when entering and leaving the gathering.
We also organised a number of educational outings and events.
All existing Government Covid Guidelines were adhered to.
We have moved
In January 2020, we moved from Ederney Town Hall to 21 Drumkeen Court
BT93 ODD, a premises owned by Choice Housing Ireland. We found this
facility much more suited to our needs and have now decided to make it our
new operating base.

Objectives and Activities
Objectives
1) Promoting the health and well-being of the residents of the area
and working together as persons regardless of age, ethnic origin,
ability. sex, belief or political affiliation recognising the value of
our many differences.
2) Provide a safe environment for people of all ages to meet and
develop skills.
3) Provide, refreshments, newspapers, television and internet
access at our regular meetings.
4) Promoting cross community recreation and meeting facilities.
5) To address digitsl exclusion experienced by older people through
computerllnformation Technology classes
6) To arrange classes, workshops and presentations on basket
making, pottery, local history, reminiscence etc
7) Arrange trips and outings to places of educational, historic and
recreational significance,
8) Work with similar groups and exchange information and advice
with them.
Key Activities in this Year
The Open Door Centre (Ederney) continued holding public meetings at 21
Drumkeen Court every week throughout the year 202212023.
We also organised educational outings viz:
Two outings to local hotels for lunch and a social chat in March and
April 2023
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An afternoon cruise on Lower Lough Erne on 8 June 2023
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A visit to the Creative Garden, Bushmills, Co Antrim on 22 June 2023
The Open Door Centre (Ederney) Trustees have considered Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland's general guidance on public benefit when
reviewing our objectives and in planning our future activities to ensure that
these achieve the association's purposes and provide a benefit to
beneficiaries.

Financial Review
Review of Business
The Open Door Centre (Ederney) is non-profit making with net income and
resources in this year of £1,000.00. The trustees continue to manage
resources in an efficient and sustainable manner.
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Accounts I September 2022-31 August 2023
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Opening Balance I September 2022
£5,938.54
Income
Grants Received
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20 March 23
Total Income
£1,000.00
£1 000.00
Expenditure
Outings and Events
Year 22/23
£1,507.50
New Laptop for admin
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16 March 23
£758.00
Apple Charger
30th August 23
£16.00
Insurance
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28 June 23
£150.00
Bank Charges
Year 22/23
Total Ex
enditure
£33.68
£2 465.18
Account Balance 31st Aug 23
Income
£1,000.00
Expenditure
£2,465.18
Balance (Overall)
£4,489.36
Reserves Policy
The Open Door Centre (Ederney) have a Reserves Policy, which requires
that reserves are built or maintained at a level which ensures that the
organisations core activities could continue during a period of unforeseen
difficulty and that the organisations known liabilities will be paid should the
organisation ￿ase to trade.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
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for the year ended 31 August 2023
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which
disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with
all appropriate regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the
assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Q
In so far as the trustees are aware:
there is no relevant information (information needed by the charity's
independent examiner in connection with preparing the indepèndent
examiners report) of which the charity's independent examiner is
unaware, and
the trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to
make themselves aware of any relevant independent examiner
information and to establish that the charity's independent examiner
is aware of that information.
On behalf of the Trustees
Secretsry
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Date: 24 April,2024