ROAR AND EXPLOREI DA￿y 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
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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 It￿Oligh 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.
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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 that￿￿llY 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 ￿0￿1)ern Ireland)
Rogistered ChArlty Thiiniber
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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 pU￿Ose$ 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 Si￿ed on its behalf by:
J Collins- Ttuslee