Infomiing Cholces Nl (Tradlng as ICNI) Ltd Trust•••' Annual R•port (Incorporatlng th• Dlrnctorfs R•port) Y•ar end•d 31 March 2023 The Irustees. who are also the direct(rs for Ihe purposes of company lth¥. present their report and th• fmanclal 3talements of the Ghanty ft)r the year ended 31 Mwch 2023. R•fw•nG• and admlnlstr•tlv• d•tall4 Irrfomlng Choices Nl ITradirwJ as ICNI) Ltd Chwtty r•gl•tratlon numb•r NIC107581 Ctynp•ny r•gl•tratlon numb•r Nie61550 Prlnclpal offk• and r•gl•tw•d Floor Ascot House 24-31 Shafte9 Squar• Belfast BT2 7DB United Ktngdom Ms C Bailey Ms G Clwke M8 M Crawfwd Ms G MCC( Dr A Simpson Mr R Gowdy Dr S McDwmott Muir & Addy Chartered accountants & 8tatutory audltor Mulr Buildlng 427 Hol Road BT4 2LT 8ank•rn 8ank of Ireland 1 D¢)negall Squarn &th Wast BT15LR
Informlng Cholces Nl (Tradlng as ICNI) Ltd Company Llmltod ty Guarant•• Trustsos. Annual R•port (Incorporatlng tho Dlr•ctorfs R•port) iconwn Yoarended 31 March 2023 Structur•, gov•manc• and managwn•nt Gov•mlng l)ocum•nt The ryganisation is a company Ilmited by guarantee with chwty status. It was Incfxporated on 20 May 2019 folSowing th8 dosure of the Family Planning Association (FPA). Through their Bwd of Truslees arKI staff team they IK)Id much of the hlstory associated with FPA in Northem Ir•land (FPA NI} and the rok It played in contrlbuting to the improvement and clwi9e In sitletal altitudes towanls sexual arKI reCINe heallh. Thbs work Mntinues and evolves through Infomilng Choicu Nl {ICNI). cfffipany is &4)verrd undef Art185 of AsslaIm)n which 8stablished the obpcts and of the company. In event ol ts company being rund up members arn required to contribute an amounl exceediThJ £1. R•Grullm•nl and Appointm•nt ol Tnt••1 The directors of company are also tharity trustees for the purposes of chaty law. Undef the fequir¢ments ol the Articles ol AS110 the number of trustees sham not be le¥8 than fiv8 nor more than nino persons appoinl8d by the board. The initial term of offK% will be Iwo ternis of three years. Upon sats'SfactY coMplen of tm> torm8 Trustee8 are ell9lble for one furthér twrn of up to tlyeo years al the Board's request. The Irustoes of the company have a mix of ski118. In the event of particular skills being 1081 due to reliremoni or re8Vnan. sullable Indivtduals are apwoached to offer th8msefves for appolntment as truslees. TnMt•• Inductlon •nd trnlnlng Most new trustees are already farn1ar with t work of the chwity. New tru8tees are erKouraged to attond suliable training courses to familiarise themselves with both the Drk of the charlty and the r•8pon8lblliliu as dlr•ctors. The tru8tees have carr out 8 review of the major ri8ks to whlch charty 16 exposed. and thre apwowiate hav¢ put In place systems and contro13 to mrtte the effects ol those risks. K•y m•n•g•m•nt During the year in review the day to day runnirvJ of ICNI was overseen ty tt CEO in Canr wlth Senior Management Team reporting to Board of Trustees. ICNI 8im to champlon Irrformed choices arourKI sex, Sexualty arKI r8prfyjucts.ve health and emottonal wdlbeirKJ. We value integrity. equalty and diveNty as wdl as open and honest communtcation and are committad lo w0v1rj high quaty Stand*ds 8fKI innovatNe Wactic In everythlng we do. We are committed to delivering the above thrwgh adv(w. counselling. educatn. inf(xmatth and tralnlng.
Infornilng Cholces Nl (Tradlng as ICNI) Ltd Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual R•port (Incorporatlng th• Dlr•ctorfs Report) Year onded 31 March 2023 Achl•v•ment• and p•rfornian Strat•glc 91 on• . Improv• th• quallty, con•lgt•ncy and •cc•Mlblllly of ICNf• ••rvlc•s •0 w• C conllnue to •upport and ••m th• dlv•rn• •od•ty In whlch w• Ilv• 2022r23 our hdpline tInued to provide a local. sale, and trusted voice for all those seekirvJ infofmation arn abortion during what was a nIficant tlme of chary. (r pregnancy counselling servu provided 337 sesslons. or these 287 were for post wegnancy counselling and 50 fry wegnary cholces CnSling. Ouf ntracePtIOn and sexuat health patsnt inf(mthn leaflets continued to be a rnuch valued and vitaE sourc6 of inftxmation with 155.000 copies distributed to 1alth $ettirvJs and communty organlsations tIwougl Northern Ireland. We ccmtinued to irease our onlino and dlta1 presence. Our website is continually reviewed to ensure all infonnation Is accurate and up1¢ale and racelved over 38,000 hits. In Februwy 2023 we also launched a sexual health podcast called Big Sexy Talk. th• n••d of all cltli•ns In North•m Ir•land In June 2022, the United Stst•s Suprem8 Court overturned Roe v. Wade thich pave(l the way indivldual Slates to restrict or ban abortbon rlghts. While feproductive rights were curtailed in the United Stales. In Decembar 2022 the Secretary of State Instructed the Department of Health to comrnission abortion 8efves. Earty medhcal abortion care recommenc8d wllhin the Westem Trust, and the Nwthem Trust began providirwJ medical a&xtk)n up to 12 weeks in wegnancy. The UK Supreme Crt ruled that leglslation introduaNJ Safe Access Zones not 'diSprolonat8IY inlwfwo" wlth protest, rits. ICNI also held a series of 'Big Sexy" events to strengthen relallonshlps between pol makws aw88 the potitKal Spectrum. Thes• were altend¢d by 26 MLAJ arKI Counclllorn. 3trt•glc goal thr Hlgh quallty, con•l•t•nt and Incluslv• r•latlonshlps •nd Mxuallty •duc•llon wlll b• av•llbl• wfthln all •chools and •xpan(l•d wlthln Gommunlty ••ttlng• Fdlowing two years over5h8dowpd by Covid.19, the ts'ggest suc¢ess for wr Speakeasy prwamme was a return to f8C&ttrlace wupwork with wogramme deltvertng a total of 102 s•Ssn8 to 212 pw11pants In the Betfast and South Eastern Trust areas. Speakeasy also conllwed to work on speofic- lheTrd workshops indudlng rewoductNe health and menopause. LMP-Abortk)n. and Intergenwalthal Sessions that Induded pwents and young people. We intend to continue developlng these In ttr year
ad. ICNI sered fundirvJ from the PHA Maklng Llfe Better Thrwgh Stth Term FurKllng Programrne
a plot Maslinity ryoJ8ct thin the 8olfa$t Tnjst area. This delivefed 8es8Kns to 41 pwtlcipanl3. We al80 commissioned a Survey of polltlcal attltudes around RSE wthich strKYd ovetwholmlng supp(t amongst MLAS to refomi rt3 texhirvJ in Northem Ireland. Strat•gl¢ goal four - Pp1• wlth l•amlng. ••nsory andlor phy•lcal dl•abblltl•• wlll h•v• a¢¢••• to hlgh quallty Informatlon, •ducatlon*, Support •nd trnlnlng pn)grwnm As usual our Just Ask wogfamme was in high demand, delivering 369 sessions, lo 445 Indlviduah. It continues to be challenglng lry.ng io acComndate all requests with only project offKers and irK¥easing referrals. However. were delighted that the prograrnme won the Making a Differenc• (Team) Award at the National Learning Disabllity and Autism Award3 in March 2023. Our Talk Together Pro, focusing on the impact of loss and bereavement on people wth a learning d18ability and auti5tsc people Fxoduced a repth. "Il's Difficull But It's Not Rocket SCnCe,. in January 2023. We produced a cornic. The Advenlures of Bubble Bear. which incorpcyaled themes arwnd personal SP, tx)undar, at¥)ropnatelinappropriate touch. and public and private space; and developed an animatic+n around sexual con8ent.
Infornilng Cholces Nl (Tradlng as ICNI) Ltd Company Umlt•d by Guarants• Trust••s' Annual R•port (Incorporatlng th• Dir•ctoVs Roport) Y•ar •nded 31 March 2023 Achl•v•m•nts and p•rfornianc• (condnu•d) Strlc go•1 Ilv• - B• a r••lll•nl and robust organl•atlon •qulpp•d lo rmpond to d•mand• of •xt•rnal •nvlronm•nt ICNI 18 a nonr0rrt making crganisation and the Statement of Financial Ath'vities can be fourrfl wthin ow audiied accwnts. The surplus for the year on unrestrKied funds %Yas £5,271 Increasing the charlties uryeslrrted reserves to £52,272. This Sufflent to cover six months Nnning costs. Cashkn¥ continued to be slror¥J throughwt Ihe year with all funders c<Hrtinuing to pay on time arKI (w training departsnent continued to generate unrestricted income. We continued to monltor expenditur8 and kepi costs to a mlnlmum as the organisath'on ntinUeS to gr(w Into a TOt$t and leading sexual 8fKI r•producllve health •mployer and tKand. Fln•nGlal rnviv The cornp8ny is a non-wofrt making organi8ation. The resulls we Set out in dela# on page 12. The company had not Incoming resrGe5 for the year of £8,854. The princlpal funding Sourc of cha e by way of want. pn11paI1Y from ihe Public Health Agerw and Deptm0nt of Health. R•••ThM pollcy The ITUStees have examlned th• chanty's requirements ILY reserves in light of the maln risks to I lundiry of the organisatM)n. Unrestrthd free reserves afe currenlly £52,272. a8 detailed in note 18. arKI this le¥el of re8erv68 be suffkeTrI lo fund the ganIsatl'S runnlng costs for 8 of month8 at current l•Yels of St1n9 arKI cover redundancy paymonts for the current staff. The prirnary aim of the charity Is to use the résources at its dlsposal to further Its ch'tats1e activit. and any incxease In re8erv•s wll oCr only If approwlate, Plan• for futurn p•rfod• Foll1n9 the l•Jnch of our Sexy Talk pod91, Ihe fffsl 8erKJ$ ol vthich focused on abort. ar• plann•ThJ future 8eries on a range of Issues, wlth season two set to shine a $poUighl on It leaching of RSE. ICNI be campaigning in 202W24 to reform the educatlon currlculum lo ensure that our chlldrgn and young people are provided wlth Ihe comwehen8ive arK5 gcientirically accurate inf(rnlion and ¥supp1 tlw need to make Infomied cholces fe9ardlrYJ thelr soxual and reproduthe heallh. lth the commiJslonirvJ of abortion servlces. we will continue to odv¢xate for additlonal resourc08 10 ovlde yegnancy coun8elllng services. In cffder to best meet the needs of all people who rnay wish to avall of Ihls support. We wlll also provkle Inforniatlon WorkSp$ to Increase 8waren98s of abortK wvice8, offer training kn professionals, and continue to reduce tho stigma wlthin thls area of rewoductlvo ItIre. We wdl contiNe to develop our educatlon programmes 8nd r•sources. Our Speakeasy programme w511 (nate a new anlmation to support parent-child dialogue around rdationships and sexual health. and produce a now programrn leafiel. W8 will al80 contlnue to develop Ouf Bubble Bear brand by ceatirKJ a new series of comics. FoM(MiThJ a rocommendation from our Talk Together research rep(xt we have recetved addital fiJr)diNJ from the Idea8 Fund to Ilesyi and delivef a training programme staff wound loss and bereavement. This will come to fruiti'on in 2023124. We were also successful in securing funding for a oiect Idea anjund menopause and Drnen with a leaming dlsabdty from Rnd 2 of the Ideas Funds &rant cyde. This woject is again in partneryp with an Ulster Univer5ty researcher and wlll run from Januwy 2023 until March 2024.
Informing Cholces Nl (fradlng as ICNI) Ltd Company Llmlt•d by Guaranto0 Trusteos, Annual R•port (Incorporatlng th• Dlrectorfs R•port) (tonttn¢Md) Year end•d 31 March 2023 pl for futur• p•rlod• i¢onthu•dJ We int8NI to buld on our pilot Maj11nlty programrne wiihin the Bella9t Trust area. by delivering further sessl(Th in 202&124, and corrtlnue to deltver Relationships aNI Sexualty EdatIon Awwen8ss Trainlng to secwe addlt¥Jnal unrestricted funding. Trust•••' r••pon•ibllltlM stat•m•nl Tl trustws, who afe also drect¢xs for the purposes of COrnY Jaw. ar¢ rewsth preparwvJ the trus1s. rept and th financial statements in accordarv with applicatAe I and United 'ngdorn Acc<xmtlTrJ StarMld8 {United Kingdom Generally Accewd Accounting PraGti¢). Company taw requirns the chartty Iruslees lo prepare finanoal statements for each year which give 8 trt and fair view of the state of affairs of the charilable company and tho incoming re80urce8 and application of resoufces. indudirwJ ts in¢om6 and expenditure, for thai period. In preparfn9 these financbal slat¢ments, the trustees are requed to: 8elect surtable accounting WiGies and then apply them consistenty,. observe the rnett and prirwles in the aPpIable Charit SORP.. make Nxlgnwnts and accouftts'ng estimate8 that are reasonable and prud•nt; opar• Iha financial slalement8 on the goin9 corwn basis unless tt18 Inapproprtate to presume ttt charfty will CA)ntinue in tSiness. tNst•es arn responsible for keeplrwj adequate accountlng rawd8 thai are SUffinI to 8how and •xplaln the ch8rlty's transactlons and di8do8o vAth Teasonablo accurw al ary ts'me th• flnandal klIn of Ihe charty and ¢nable them to ensure thal the financial statement8 compiy with the Companie8 Act 2006. They are al80 responslble for safoguarding assets of the charlty and hence for tsklng reasonable steps for the prevention and detectKbn of fraud and otlN¥ irregularilles. Audllor Each of Ihe persons 18 a INst8¢ at tho date of approval of this rep(xt confrn ttwt.. so far as Ilw we aware. there 18 no relevant audil inftymatkln of whith the charity's &Klit(Y is unaware; and they have taken all steps that they oughl to have taken as a trustee to make them8efve8 aware of any relovant audil 1nf0miatk and to 88tablish that the charty'g audltor 18 aware of that Inlomiation. The aj•¢( is deemed to have been revappointed in 8ccwdatKe wkth sortion 487 01 the Compnles kt 8rnall cwpany provl•lon• This report I8 beon prepared tn accwdance with the provisions applicable to companios entid8d lo the small companles exempln.
Infornilng Cholces Nl (Tradlng as ICNI) Ltd Trust••s' Annual R•port (Incorporatlng th• DlrKtorf• R•port) Yoar endod 31 March 2023 INslees' anNal report was apwoved on 15 Novambef 2023 and srd on bahaff of the board of Dr A Stmpson TnJ8tee