Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2025
The Trustees of Bonds Street Community Association are pleased to present their report for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Purposes of the Charity
The Association is established for the advancement of education and the relief of poverty, sickness and the aged to promote the benefit of families in the Bonds Street area of the County of Londonderry (hereinafter described as ‘the area of benefit’) and for the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for families who have need of such facilities by reason of their social and economic circumstances in order that their conditions of life might be improved.
Main Activities to further the Charity’s purposes for the public benefit
The main activities of the Charity are the organisation and facilitating of trips and events for the residents of the area of benefit in order to provide enjoyment, education and to help build relationships with neighbouring communities.
Main Achievements in the year
Over this past year we received funding from Radius in July which enabled us to organise a cross community bus trip to the Jet Centre and Portrush for parents and kids with a meal in McDonalds on the way home. They also funded the replacement of the bulbs and plants in Bonds Street playpark. We were also allocated funding from Good Relations and we were able to take parents and kids from cross community to Rosepark Farm, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
We are still working with the Rathmore Centre on a cross community basis and enjoy making different arts and crafts, day trips, history talks and creative writing classes with the ladies in Creggan.
During the year we have also gone on shared outings and gardening classes with Lincoln Courts Community Association.
Public Benefit Statement
The Trustees of Bonds Street Community Association confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 17 (5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and that the public benefit requirement has informed the activities of the Society in the year to 30 September 2025.
Review of Financial position as at 30 September 2025
The Charity had surplus receipts over payments for the year to 30 September 2025 of £20 (2024: deficit £10,442).
As at 30 September 2025 the Charity had no funds in material deficit
The Charity was formed on 26 July 2004, and is governed by its Constitution dated at that time.
No funds are held by the charity as a custodian trustee
Trustee Selection and Management
The Charity is managed by an Executive Committee which consists of all the appointed trustees, and the selection of any new Trustees is dealt with by that Committee.
The following served as Trustees of the Charity throughout the year to 30 September 2025, and were also Trustees as at the date of approval of this Report
Mr. L. Magee
Mrs. M. Holmes Mrs. L. Quigley Mrs. B. Magee
Mr. R. Magee
Ms. P. Evans
Ms. R. McNaul Mrs. E Craig
This Report was approved on 31 October 2025 and signed on behalf of the Trustees by
Mr. 2 Magee, Writes
Bonds Street Community Association
Principal Address and Registered Office Address: Northern Ireland Charity Number: 108153
1 Ebrington Mews, Londonderry, BT47 6JP