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 re￿￿CINe heallh. Thbs work Mntinues and evolves through Infomilng Choicu Nl {ICNI). cfffipany is &4)verr*d undef Art￿185 of Ass￿laIm)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 Tn￿t••1 The directors of company are also tharity trustees for the purposes of chaty law. Undef the fequir¢ments ol the Articles ol AS￿￿1*10￿ 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'Sfact￿Y coMple￿n 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 re8Vna￿n. sullable Indivtduals are apwoached to offer th8msefves for appolntment as truslees. TnMt•• Inductlon •nd trnlnlng Most new trustees are already farn￿1ar 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 mrt*te 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 Can￿r￿￿ 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 w0v￿1r￿j high quaty Stand*ds 8fKI innovatNe Wactic￿ In everythlng we do. We are committed to delivering the above thrwgh adv(w. counselling. educat￿n. 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 9￿1 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 ar￿n￿ 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 C￿nS￿ling. 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 1*alth￿ $ettirvJs and communty organlsations tIwoug￿l Northern Ireland. We ccmtinued to i￿rease our onlino and d￿lta1 presence. Our website is continually reviewed to ensure all infonnation Is accurate and up1¢￿ale and racelved over 38,000 hits. In Februwy 2023 we also launched a sexual health podcast called Big Sexy Talk. th• n••d* of all cltli•ns In North•m Ir•land In June 2022, the United Stst•s Suprem8 Court overturned Roe v. Wade thich pave(l the way indivldual Slates to restrict or ban abortbon rlghts. While feproductive rights were curtailed in the United Stales. In Decembar 2022 the Secretary of State Instructed the Department of Health to comrnission abortion 8efv*es. Earty medhcal abortion care recommenc8d wllhin the Westem Trust, and the Nwthem Trust began providirwJ medical a&xtk)n up to 12 weeks in wegnancy. The UK Supreme C￿rt ruled that leglslation introduaNJ Safe Access Zones not 'diSpro￿lonat8IY inlwfwo" wlth protest￿, ri￿ts. ICNI also held a series of 'Big Sexy" events to strengthen relallonshlps between pol makws aw88 the potitKal Spectrum. Thes• were altend¢d by 26 MLAJ arKI Counclllorn. 3trt•glc goal thr Hlgh quallty, con•l•t•nt and Incluslv• r•latlonshlps •nd Mxuallty •duc•llon wlll b• av•ll*bl• wfthln all •chools and •xpan(l•d wlthln Gommunlty ••ttlng• Fdlowing two years over5h8dowpd by Covid.19, the ts'ggest suc¢ess for wr Speakeasy prwamme was a return to f8C&ttrlace wupwork with wogramme deltvertng a total of 102 s•Ss￿n8 to 212 pw1￿1pants In the Betfast and South Eastern Trust areas. Speakeasy also conllwed to work on speofic- lheTr￿d workshops indudlng rewoductNe health and menopause. LMP-Abortk)n. and Intergenwalthal Sessions that Induded pwents and young people. We intend to continue developlng these In ttr￿ year #￿ad. ICNI se￿red fundirvJ from the PHA Maklng Llfe Better Thrwgh Stth Term FurKllng Programrne a plot Mas￿linity ryoJ8ct ￿thin the 8olfa$t Tnjst area. This delivefed 8es8K*ns to 41 pwtlcipanl3. We al80 commissioned a Survey of polltlcal attltudes around RSE wthich strKY￿d ovetwholmlng supp(*t amongst MLAS to refomi rt3 texhirvJ in Northem Ireland. Strat•gl¢ goal four - P￿p1• 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 acComn￿date 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 SC￿nCe,. 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) Str*lc 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 non￿r0rrt 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 Suff￿lent to cover six months Nnning costs. Cashkn¥ continued to be slror¥J throughwt Ihe year with all funders c