Greater Shankill Alternative5 Limited Year Ended 31 March 2024 Report of the Trustees The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and thè financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. Structure, Governance & Management Goveming Document The organisation is a private wmpany limited by guarantee. incorporated in 1st April 1998. Charity number XR27681. The company was established by a Memorandum of Association and is govemed under its Articles of Association. Recruitment and Appointment of Management Committee The directors of the company are also charity trustees forthe purposes of charity law and under the company's Articles are known as members ofthe Management Committee. Under the requirements ofthe Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation the members of the Management Committee are elected to serve for a period of one year after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. Risk Management The Management Committee has conducted a review ofthe major risks to which the charity is exposed. A risk register has been estsblished and is updated at least annually. Where appropriate. systems or procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the charity faces. Significant extemal risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity. Organisational Structure Greater Shankill Altematives has a steering & advisory committee who meet regularly to give advi and direction to GSA. Al present the Committee has ten members from a variety of professional backgrounds relevanl to the work of the charity. The secretsry also sits on the Committee but has no voting rights. Greater Shankill Alternatives falls under the umbrella of Northern Ireland Alternatives Ltd. The NIA Board meet quarterly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. Objectives and Activities The company's objectives and principle activities are to promote a non-violent restorative community response to justice issues in Greater Shankill. Greater Shankill Alternatives will identify needs, often in partnership with local communities and other voluntary and statutory bodies, relating to safety and conflict within Communities, and will attempt to heal relationships in a restorative way. At the same time. it hopes to raise community awareness on the issues affecting young people and adults who are deemed at risk.
Greater Shankill Alternatives Limited Year Ended 31 March 2024 Report of the Trustees (continued) The main objectives and activities of the company are: To organise within the community non-violent allernatives to issues of community justice. To help and work with young people in order to resolve the problems affecting their lives. To direct young people away from destructive and dangerous practices and towards healthy and constructive activities. To enable young people to personally reflect on the potentially damaging consequences of risky behaviour. To address areas of weakness and failure within the formal criminal Justi system. To heal relationships within the community and to promote better relationships between the community and statutory agencies. To work towards a sustainable model of delivery for as much of the company's services as possible. Achievements and Performance Our achievements and performance over the past year have included Gommunity relations programme with 500 people participating whilst 586 young people involved in youth intervention and prevention programmes alongside 1-2-1 support alongside family support. Detached Youth Work. GSA provided training and support to over 100 volunteers who participated in organised events such as Detached Youth Work, community safety projects, schools programmes and communty festivals and public art events. Restorative and mental health awareness training to over 130 people including PSNI officiers, youth workers, church groups and local residents. GSA provided 250 people with crime prevention and communty safety information sessions mediations and furnished 260 people with safety items such as alarms, night lights and safety cans. GSA provided a wrap around restorative support and well being programme to over 100 clients with counselling-, exercise and restorative sessions delivered. GSA continued to support over 130 young people in educational and employability programmes. Serrfices Greater Shankill Alternatives delivers a wide range of services for the public benefit, but all of them are underpinned by the principles of restorative practice. In essence this involves the healing. repair of broken relationships to the individual, family and community relationships that lead to crimè, anti-social behaviour and community conflict. Services available include.. Intensive Youth Support (for individuals), Family Support, Victim Support, Counselling, Preventionllntervention work with Young People, Mediation and Community Support on behalf of the Housing Executive and PSNI, employability seNices, Detached Youth Work, Schools Work across North Belfast both primary and secondary schools, deltvering training in restorative practices to a wide client base.
Greater Shankill Alternatives Limited Year Ended 31 March 2024 Reportof the Trustees (continued) Directors. Responsibilities Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the stste of the affairs of the charitable company and of its financial position at the end of that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently., makejudgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent- state whether applicable a¢counting standards have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The Directors have overall responsibility for ensuring that the charity has an appropriate system of controls, financial and otherwise. They are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for saftguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Statement of Disclosure of Information to Examiner So far as each ofthe Directors in office at the date of approval of these financial ststements are aware: There is no relevant information of which the examiner are unaware- and They have taken all the steps they ought to have taken as DIreOr$ in order to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the examiner are aware of that information. Examiner In accordance with Article 382 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that HMCI Limited be appointed as independent examiner of the company will be put to the Annual General Meeting. Registered office 137 Agnes Street Beast BT13 1GG Signed by order ofthe trustees Tom Winstone Secretary Date: 1211212024