ROAR AND EXPLOREI DAy fiARM LTD {RlI GISTERED NUMBE< R.. N1652507) Report of the Trustees riOR THEI YEAR ENDED 31 DEI CEMBCR 2022 Tli¢ Iruslees who are also direclurs of (he chuiity for the purposes of the Companies Acl 2006, present their ieport with the financial statements of the ¢harity for the year endcd 31 De¢ember 2022. The trustees have adoplcd Ilie provisions of Accounting ai)d Reporting by Charities.. Sialemenl of Recoinmended Practice applicable to chaLili¢s prepaLing their accounts tn ac¢ordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable iii the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effectiv¢ l Jaiiuaiy 2019). OBJECTIVEI S AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims Th¢ Charity's objecls are lo provide facilities for the inhabitants of Il)e BelfasULisbum region without distinction of sex, sexual orientatioii, age, rac¢, abilities, or polilT¢il or religious opinions, including fa¢ililie5 for children's play aThd re¢reation, family and eommunity events, tneelings, classes ai)d oihei forms of recreation and leisvi'e-lime occupalion, wilh Élle object of imprtsving the conditions of life for the said inhabilanls. Public benefLt The Itusl¢es have reud and liad regaid lo the Nottl)em Irelaiid Cliarity Commissioii's statutory guidance on Public benefit. ACHtEVEf*lENT AND PERFORMANCE li Charitable actlvilies Roar and Explore provide ftee educational aclivLlies every Monday to Thursday, which are available to all cliildren on the premises. These activities 81'e leaixing Illl'ough ails and crafts (Coliii's ¢i'afis}, leaining ItOligh cooking and baking (Ellie's Eats), learning Ihrough stories, sktl8ing and d8ncing (Ranii's Rhymes) and learning Ihroiigh sensory play (Tilly's Twists). These sessions run 5 days per week, 5 sessions per day, with Bn 8veIage of 10 kids per session. Tliis equates to approximately 12,000 children benefiting from Iliese educational aeiivilies fTom January to December 2022. Every Morning we provide a discounted toddler morning enty iale and fvee loasl and juice for all the children. This ensures the children are provided with someihitig to eat and drink plus it encourages their parents lo bring thein out of the hous¢ lo socialize and play with other childien of a similar age. Approximal¢ly 5500 children ben¢filed from this. We offer a heavily discounted cliild minder entry r8te, as we know Il)al being a childminder can be quite a loiiely fom) of work. We currently have 142 childtninders registered on this scheme, of which many are extremely r¢gular users. It gives Iliem an oppoittinity to g¢1 oiil of tlie house, in a safe environment for the kids ii) their ¢ar¢ lo play, whilst Iliey socialise and meet up with like-mindcd peopl¢. 4700 children benefited from this. We also offered 2 for I dis¢ount for Perks card holders which was availed of approximately 1300 times, free bitthday passes to birtl)day cl)ildren fi'on) which 541 cliildreii beLiefiled and free eiitry for staff children. W¢ provide discounted enliy iales for nurseii¢s, scliools, and clubs. The cliildl'eii that come willi tliese nurseries, schools and ¢lubs are also provided with free toast and juice, from which over 1500 ¢hildren b¢nefited. We also provide free parlies (play, juice, hol m¢al and desseit) IhTough various coinpelitions ai)d in support of local commui)ity gtoups aiid clubs. 250 benefited from this. in addition to over 300 free passes which were also provided to local community groups, ¢liibs Ltnd fundi'aisers. W¢ supported a nuinb¢i' of local spoils cliibs, providing them with high qiiality fooiball kits and free passes Andersot)slowii Community Football Club.. Glendowall FC and St JO]S GAC. incliiding
ROAR AND EXPLORE DAIRY FARM LTD (REI GISTERED NUMIIEI R: N1652507) Report of the Trustees riOR THC YEAR fi NDEI D 31 DECEMBER 2022 FINANCtAL VICI W Flnancial position The Sialement of Fiiian¢ial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2022 and Balance Slieel 8$ al thlll date are shown in the attached financial slalements. Income fi'om charilable aclivilies for the yeai. lo 31 December 2022 is £537,479 (2021.. £320,410) which is lip £217,069 on the previoiis yeai.. The impact of thc Coronaviriis pandemic and the various governmental regulglions in r¢lalioh to social distAI)¢ing, closures elc thatllY lessened lli the 2022 ye8r. The cliarity gratefully reeeived Covid govemment 8upp()rÉ during this year of £10,000 (2021.. £120,399). together with a grant fi'om its parent company of £5,438. Total expenditLTrre for the year is £559,361 (2021:£394,973) whicl) is up £164,388 on the previous year. Nel loss for the year was £6,444 coinpar¢d to nel surplus 01£45.836 for th¢ previous year. The Statetncnt of Financi81 Position remains healihy with Net Assets in excess of £122,373 of .whicli all relates to unrestricted funds. Reserves policy Tlie Board of Trustees has eskblighed a policy wliereby the UN'eslricled Funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed clssels for charity use ('Ihe free r¢serves'> held by th¢ Company should be bett¥een 3 atLd 6 months of th¢ resoiirces expended. At this level, the Trustees feel that they would be able to conliiiu¢ the CUiTeiil activities of the company. the event of a significant drop in funding, it would obviously be neeessary lo considei. how the funding would be replaced or activities clianged. FUTURE PknINS The charity plans to continue lo offer ils various Services lo the people in th¢ locality. During 2023, it is our intention lo develop a sit-in ice cream pai'lour and safe space at its preniises lo ¢omplimei)t the new local Colui Park initiative. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCEI AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by ils gov¢rning documei)I, a deed of tn)st, and Constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Coinpai)ies Act 2006. The company is govemed by a Board of Trustees which operates as detailed in Ilie compaiiy's gov¢ining docunicnl, the Memorandum and Articles of Asso¢ialion. The Board tneets between six and eight limes per year. The subcotTunittee, the audit committee. meet on a quarterly basis and the other comniittees meet as iiecessary. A chief executive is appointed by the board lo admii)ister the day to day operations of the ¢ompa]iy and its subsidl.1es. To facililale effcctive opeialions the Gi'oup chief executive, Mr S¢amus O'Prey has delegated aiiiliority approved by Ihe trustees for operational niatt¢rs such as finance, employment and Ilie delivery of ils ¢l)aritable objetylives. Rccrullment and appointiiient of neiv trustees Due to Il)e natui'e of the charity's work the INsiees seek lo ensure that these needs are appioprial¢ly reflected through the diversily of Ilie Iruslee body. To ei]hance the potential pool, Irustecs are requested lo pmvide a list of their skills (and update it each year) and in Ilie event of particular skills lacking or beiyjg lost due lo retiretnent, individuals a appi"oached lo offer themselves for ele¢tion. REFEREI NCE AND ADMINISTRATIVEI DETAILS Reglstered CompATEy iiuiiiber N1652507 01)ern Ireland) Rogistered ChArlty Thiiniber 107683
ROAR AND EI XPLOREI DAIRY rtARM LTD (REGISTEREI D NUMBEI R.. N1652507) Report of the Trustees ri OR THE YEAR ENDEI D 31 DECEMBER 2022 Registered office Ortus 155 Noltliumberland Street Belfast BT132JF Triistees J Collins N F Rooney Gward Audllors M.B.Mc Grady &Co Chartered Accountants Siatutory Auditors Raihmore House 52 St Patricks Avenue Downpatrick Co. Down BT30 6DS STATfi MENT OF TRUSTEESI RESPONSIBILITIES The ttustees (who are also lh¢ directors of Roar and Bxplore Dairy Farin Ltd for the pUOse$ of company law) ore re5pons.ible for pitparing the Report of the Trustees and the finaiicial slalemenls in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Aecountii)g Standards (Ui)iled Kingdom G¢nerally Accepted Accollntitig Practice) including Fitjancial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK aiid Republic of Irelaiid Compaiiy law requires the twslees to prepare financial slAt¢m¢nts for each financial year wl)ich giv¢ a true and fair view of the slate of affic irs of the ¢haritable company and of Ilie incoming resources and application of resources, including the incorne aiid expenditure, of the charitable coinpany for that period. In prep8ring those financial slalemeiits. IILe tNstees are required to select suitable accounlinL policies and then apply Ihem consisl¢i)Ily' observe tlie meiliods aiid principles in thc Charity SORP. makc judgements and ¢slimAtes that are reasonable and prudent. prepai'e the flliancial slal¢meiils on the gouig coi)ceni basis unless it is ii)P4ppropi'iale to presume that the charitable company will continue in busiiiess. The trustees ar¢ responsible for keeping proper accounting records whicli dis¢lose with r¢asonable a¢curacy al any linie the financial position of the elilc ritsble company and lo ¢nable them to ensurc Ih2t Ilie financial statements coinply with Il)e Companies Act 2006. Tliey 8re also respoiisible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable comp8ny and helic¢ for taking reasonable st¢ps for the pi'evention aiid d¢teclion of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as the trustees are aware: there is iio relevant aiidil infonnation of wliich the cliarilable ¢oinpaiiVs auditoi's al'e unaware,. and th¢ twslees have takcii all stcps that they ought to have takei) to make Ih¢mselvcs &ware of any r¢l¢vant audit infoiillation and lo establish that the auditors are Aware of that infomiation. AiTDITORS The auditOl'5, M.B.Mc Grady & Co, will be proposed for r¢.nppoinlmenl at Ilie foi1hcoming Anniial General Me¢ting.
ROAR AND EXPLOREI DAIRY fiARM LTD {REGISTfi RED NUMBEI R.. N1652507) Report of tlie Ti'iistee5 riOR THE YE< AR ENDLI D 31 DECEI MBEI R 2022 This report has been PTepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Compai)ies Acl 2006 relating to small cumpai)ies. Appi'ovcd by ordcr of the boiard of tNslees on 26 April 2023 and Sied on its behalf by: J Collins- Ttuslee