THE BETHANY COMMUNITY TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The trustees present Iheir annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2024.
The financial slatements have been prepared rn accordance with the accounting poliues set oul in note 1 to the
financial statements and comply with the charity's goveming document. the Ccrfnpanies Act 2006 and "A¢¢ounling
and Reporting by Charities.. Ststement of Recommended Pr8clice applicable to Charl￿e5 preparing their a0￿unIS in
accordance with the Financial Repo￿n9 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS
102). (effective 1 January 2019).
This do(￿ment has been prepared based on Ihe guKlance prowided by the Chanty CommiSs￿n and Trustees have
had regard to the Commission's Public Benefit requirement statutory guidan￿.
Objectives and activities
The Bethany Community Trust was set up by members of the Limavady Communty wilh the objective of building a
local communty hall on the slte of a parish hall that was destroyed in a fire in 2009.
The site of the Communty Centre lies in an idenlified area of deprivation. Accordingly, the Bethany Trust was able
to attract funding from the Neighbourhood Renewal Inveslment Fund which operates under the auspices of the
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Department for Communitles ID for C) in Northem I￿land. The application was successful and th¢ Tru-
grant of £400.TrJQ towards the ry>st of the buibding.
The cost of the build was approximatety £1 million. The Parish of Limavady provided £720.000 with the balance
coming from the Neighbourhood Renewal Investment Fund. The build work was completed in 2020 and the charity
took delivery of the keys in September 2020. The building was used infrequently over the first tsvo years. The
calendar year 2022 was the first year the Bethany Communty Centre was free to open wtthi)ut Covi&19
restriction5.
The day to day management of the Communty Centre 15 carried out by a steering group drawn from the different
groups using the faciltty.
Public benefrt
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the
Gharity should undertake.
Achievements and perfo￿anCe
The following groups are presenuy using the Communty Centre on an ongoing basis..
Senior Gitizens
Moumers
Ecumenical Groups
St Vinceni de Paul I SaTr¥ation Anrry at Christmas ti
Communty meetings
Bowling club5
Children's summer scheme
Special needs groups
Local drama and arts groups
Voluntary outreach programmes l ¢our5es
School parent5 and teachers asso￿atiOnS
Community concerts and shows. guest teas et
Health and w811 being lelderly etLI
Pilales
Flnanclal ￿vIeW
Tolal incoming ￿$OUrCeS amounted to £14.484 (2023: £17.233) and after deducling resources expended of£36.773
(2023.. £42,521 } net expenditure of resources amounted to £22.289 (2023.. £25.288).

THE BETHANY COMMUNITY TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Structure, governance and management
The Bethary Communty Tnjst, a private company limited by guarantee. was ncorporated on 17 N0vemk￿r 2016
(company No.. Nl 6422001. The Directors of the Trust are all drawn from the local community and give theirtime and
professlonal experttse compleiety free of charge.
The Northem Ireland Charities comn1s￿on approved The Bethany Communty Trusvs registration on
23 November 2020.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and tho served during the year and up to
the date of signature of the finanaal ststements we￿".
Monsignor B Mccanny
Dr S Bradley
Mr F McAuley
Mr G McNichoU
Mr N MacFlynn
Mrs M Harron
R8crutsmenl and appointment of trustees
Any person who 15 willing to act as a trustee. and 15 pe￿itted by law to do so. may be appointed to be a tNstee by
either an ordinary resolution or by a decision of the tnjstees.
Unless otherwise detemiined by the company in General Meeting the number of Injstees shall be not less han ljvo.
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All ofthe truslees are members of the company and
guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a wnding up.
The trustees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
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25 February 2025