## **Trustees' annual report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 11 2022 **To** 31 10 2023 

## Reference and administration details 

**Charity name North Antrim Agricultural Association Ltd.** 

> **Other names charity is known by** _NAAA Ltd_ 

> **Registered charity number (if any) 107787** 

> **Charity's principal address 5 Linenhall Street Ballymoney** 

> **Postcode: BT53 6DP** 

**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person**<br>**(or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint**<br>**trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|James Morrison|President||NAAA Board|
|2|Neal McGinley|Chairman||NAAA Board|
|3|GaryThompson|||NAAA Board|
|4|Peter Bartlett|Kilraughts YFC||NAAA Board|
|5|Richard Beattie|FinvoyYFC||NAAA Board|
|6|Martyn Blair|||NAAA Board|
|7|Clarence Calderwood|||NAAA Board|
|8|Chris Clarke|||NAAA Board|
|9|Trevor Gilmour|||NAAA Board|
|10|Jonathan Hanna|||NAAA Board|
|11|Judith McConaghie|||NAAA Board|
|12|Mark McAlister|MoycraigYFC||NAAA Board|
|13|Ivan Morrison|||NAAA Board|
|14|Stephen Morrison|||NAAA Board|
|15|Robert Shaw|||NAAA Board|
|16|David Hodges|Vice-Chairman|Nov 2023|NAAA Board|



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## **Objectives and activities** 

||•|Organise and run|the annual Ballymoney|the annual Ballymoney|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Summary of the objectives of**<br>**the charity set out in its**<br>**governing document**|•|Agricultural Show<br>Showcase local agricultural industry|||
||•|Make the Ballymoney Show a learning experience.|||
||•|Advance Environmental Protection or Improvement|||
||||||
||• _Maintaining and Developing Ballymoney Showgrounds_||||
|**Summary of the main**<br>**activities undertaken for the**|• _Providing & Organising Agricultural Shows and_||||
|**public benefit in relation to**|_Demonstrations_||||
|**these objectives**|• _Liaise with environmental conservationists and farmers_||||



## Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity** North Antrim Agricultural Awareness Association has **during the year.** organised the annual Ballymoney Agricultural Show and in the process of doing so have: Kept up the Ballymoney Showgrounds maintenance and upkeep Acted as a cross generational group made up of multiple local farmers clubs to actively encourage local agricultural industry Helped to promote local industry leaders in Agriculture Created a forum in which the local community can learn about and contribute to education on and development of local Agriculture Showcased various aspects of local agriculture and horticulture for all ages to experience and enjoy 

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## **Financial review** 

## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## Not applicable 

## **Further financial review details: (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- The charity’s principal sources of funds (including fundraising). 

- How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. 

All charity expenditure has gone toward supporting the Ballymoney Agricultural Show or maintaining the showgrounds. 

   - We rely on the local community and our local council for their continuing support and goodwill. 

- Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg secretary, chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|<br>_Neal McGinley_|_David Hodges_|
|---|---|---|
||<br>Neal McGinley|David Hodges|
||<br>Chair|Vice-Chair|
||||
||<br>06/12/2023||



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