International Peace Education Resources (IPER) Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) Year ended 31st March 2024 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law. present Iheir report and the unaudited financial stalements of the charity for the year ended 31 st March 2024. Referènce and administrative details Reglstered charity name International Peace Education Resources (IPER) Charity registration number N1108297 Company reglstration number N1667552 Prlnclpal office and registered 91 Clady Road office Portglenone BT44 8L8 Thè trustees Mr S Fields Mr B Hamber Ms M McLaughlin Mr C Winter Ms S G Gordon Prof D Kew Ms F A Mccartney Prof R H Mac Ginly Rev T McRoberts Ms N Walaza (Resigned 7th September 2024) (Resigned 27th May 2024} (Resigned 1 Oth May 2024} (Resigned 1 Oth May 2024} (Appointed 71h Nov 2024) (Appointed 101h May 2024) (Appointed 101h May 20241 (Appointed 101h May 20241 (Appointed SUI Sep 20241 (Appointed 101h May 20241 Company secretary Prof Marie Breen-smyth Independent examlner Donaldson & Thompson Chartered Accountants 3 Limavady Road Londonderry BT47 6JU Structure, governance and management The organisation is a charilable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7th February 2020 and registered with the Charity Commission for Nortliern Ireland on 17th September 2021 under charity number NIC108297. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the obieGls and power5 of the charitable company and is govemed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are reqLJired to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. International Peace Education Resources (IPER) Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors, Report) (continue(rfJ Year ended 31st March 2024 Objectives and actlvlties Advance the education about methods of peacebuilding. Advance education aboul violence and its consequences. Promote non-violence, conflict resolution, restorative pracli¢es and peaceful methods of managing conflict and differences. Support positive community leadership in communities and organisations affected by violence. Build, encourage and support positive relationship5 between legal authorities and communities and organisalions affected by violence. Provide opportunities for international learning, exchange and dialogue for students and community worker5 from Northern Ireland, United States. Europe, and other locations. Promote the value of education about peace and the value of dialogue as a method of community development in the area of benefit in Northern Ireland and beyond, To encourage collaborative international research, knowledge development and collegiality between international and local participants in the area of benefit.. To afford educational opportunities to a wide range of participants in the area of benefit. particularly in the greater Armagh area and elsewhere In Northern Ireland, including those with limited access to such education and training. International Peace Education Resources (IPER) Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors. Report) fcontlnuod) Year ended 31st March 2024 Objectives and activities (continued) How to achieve objectives 11) By providing support al local level for building positive relationships belween stakeholders and the authorities., 111) By creating opportunities to build new networks of relationships at local and international levels., 1111) By the provision of training and educational courses and events for local and internalional participants. (IV) By working in partnership and cooperation with educational institutions. community organisalions and olher relevant bodies to deliver training, courses. and events. IV) Bring together In conference representatives ofvoluntary organisations, Government departments, statutory aLlthorities, and individuals. {Vll Co-operate and enter into arrangements with any authorities. national, local, or othemise. {Vll) Arrange and provide for, either alone or with others, the holding of exhibitions, meetings, leclures, classes, seminars, or training courses. IVlll} Collect and disseminate information on all matters relating to ils objects. and to exchange Such information with other bodies having similar objects whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. IIX) Organi5e and deliver an annual accredrted course in peacebuilding for international students and located in Northern Ireland. Achievements and performance After we delivered our summer school on July 8th - 18th 2022. unfortunalely we were unable to deliver our summer school in 2023. Following this we reflected in our previous report that we identified some shortcoming in our organisation where by the delivery of Our project is spread thinly over the organisation 8$ a whole. Subsequently, our academic partner, University of Masschusetts, Boston announced that it no longer had adminislralive capacity lo organise the summerschool in the future. This coincided with the founding ofa new summerschool by one ofthe IPER directors. Maeve McLaughlin and with a debate now about the future ol IPER itself. 11 was decided that the summerschool dimension should be discontinued, and IPER should shift ils focus to more locally based work concentrating on community based learning and inlervenlion. Following this refocusing, a number of new directors were appointed, followed by the stepping down of the direclors who had been associated with the summerschool, with the exception of the Chairperson, Stephen Field, who remained for a period oltime. Followng meetings of the new directors. both via Zoom and face to face, the Articles of Association were amended lo reflect the new, more local focus of the work. The outgoing directors voted to pass the remaining financial assets of the company on 10 5UPPOrt this new direction of the work. The new directors expressed their gratitude for this generous act. International Peace Education Resources (IPER) Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors, Report) fcontlnuedj Year ended 31 st March 2024 Flnancial review The results for the year are contained in the financial statements attached. Plans for future perlods The newfocus of IPER'S work was decided to be the Work associated with supporting moves away from violence by individuals and groups at community level and the building of relationships of trust and mutual benefit between the authorities and those affected by, or previously involved in, violence. Fund- raising to support this work will be an immediate focus of the work in the next 12 months, as well as assessing the potential for support amongst communities, voluntary organisations, governrnent departments and other authorities. Small company provlslons This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. The Iruslees, annual report (incorporating Ihe directors, report) was approved on 26th November 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by ¥l4¢c￿VIl M5 F A Mccartney Trustee Prof R H Mac Ginty Trustee