New Ground Ireland Limxted
Trnstees, Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the at]nual report together with the
financial ststements of the charitsble company for the year ended 30 April 2023.
Objectives and activities
Public benefit
The principal activitie5 remain those of fund raising for religious and charitable purposes and focused on four
key areas of Ministy:
Disciple Making
The priLnary mini5ty of New Ground Ireland is to make disciples of Jesus who will also become disciple
makers.
Journeying one-on-one with people and trailliThg them to lead discovery ￿0upS wh¢r¢ som¢ key conts¢ts live.
Training
We have established strong friendships with partners in South Africa and USA. A key element of tbis was a
training trip to Durbao South Africa in August 2022. IVS been great to glean training methods from them and
begin to introduce them ITh ITeland. As many of our contacts are Spread across Ireland, it been helpful to
introduce a hybrid forni of training during thi5 period. A5 we meet ill person with a team in one regio￿ we have
others joi]J via zoom from multiple locations. As topics are discusse(L i)nlin¢ and in person discussions can be
bell feedback is then given to the wbole group.
Another aspect of our training during this period has been helping various local churches to place disciple
tnaking at the heart of their ministy.
Pioneering Outreach Millisty
Our various pioneering initiatives have continued during this perio4 including in Co Donegal and Co Longfor(L
Also to enable our pioneering work to grow in reach and Consistency, we have begun to explore establishing a
base in Northern Ireland. To have a training base and ministy hub would be extremely b¢neficial to the wider
work in a nutuber of way5.
Fund Raising
During this period w¢ bave been building r¢lationship5 with individuals,. Charitable Tn￿ts, churches and some
businesses who have a desite to help fjllallce our tnillisty.
We have found thi5 very challenging during this period.
TrusteL8 aDd officer$
The t￿SteeS and officers serving during the year and since the year end were ￿ follows:
TnL8tees:
Mrs Karen Oliver
Mr Andrew Murdock
Mr David Legge
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New Ground Ireland Limited
Trustees, Report
Structure) governance and management
Organiyattonol structure
The charitable company is a cotnpany IiEnited by guarantee, not having share capital.
The clwitable company was established under a Memorandutn of Association which established th¢ objects and
powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.
ststement oftrustees, responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of New Ground Ireland Limited for the purpose5 of company law) are
re5ponsibLe for preparing the tn￿tees, report and the financial statements in accordanc¢ with applicable law and
United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom GeneTally Accepted Accounting Practice), including
FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland"
Company law req￿￿eS the trustees to prepare financial statements for each finallcial year. Under company law
the trustees must not approve the financial stateDients unless they ar¢ satisfied that they give a true and fair view
of the state of affairs of the charitable cotnpany and of the incoming resources and appli¢*ion of resources,
including its income and expenditure, of the cjwitable Company for that period. Ln preparing tbese fllwicial
statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently"
observe the Lnethods and principles ill th¢ Charities SORP.
make judgements and estin]ates that are re&8onable and prudent.
state whether applicable accounting standards. comprising FRS 102 have been followe￿ subjert to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and
prepare the fLnancial statsments on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records tbat can disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any tin]e tbe financial position of the charitable Company and enable them to ensure that the fjnancial statements
comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the ¢lwitsbl¢
ompany and bence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and otber irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintgllance and illtegrlty of the corporate and financial ioforn]ation
included on the charitsble company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of
rjnancial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the ckwity on 24 January 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
Mrs Karen Oliver
Trustee
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