## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period: 1[st] Jan 23 to 31 Dec 23**
## Section A Reference and administration details
> **Branch name** Co Fermanagh Branch
(referred to hereinafter as either the “Branch” or the “Charity”)
**Other names / number Branch is known by Registered charity number (if any)** NIC 108932
N/A
|**Branch's principal address**|C/O Mr R Hall|C/O Mr R Hall|
|---|---|---|
||11 Benaughlin Park, Enniskillen||
||Co Fermanagh||
||**Postcode**|BT74 6JT|
## **Names of the Branch charity trustees who manage the charity (generally known as the Branch Committee)**
|1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||_Robbie Morrison_|_President_||Co Fermanagh Branch|
||_Raymond Hall_|_Chairman_|||
||_Frank McGowan_|_Vice Chairman_|||
||_Edwin Wilson_|_Secretary_|||
||_Elaine McHugh_|_Treasurer_|_5th March 23 – 2nd Oct 23_
_Treasurer post taken over by R_
_Morrison from 2.10.23.- Present_||
**Names of any other trustees for the Branch (eg any custodian trustees in relation to branch property)**
|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|
|_N/A_||
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the branch’s trusts**
Royal Charter, Rules, Byelaws, Area and Branch Regulations of the Royal Type of governing document Air Forces Association. (e.g. trust deed, constitution)
How the Branch charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company)
Unincorporated association
## Trustee selection methods
## Elected by the branch membership
(e.g. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the branch’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties (including branch club);
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Charity’s organisational structure**
- The charity is a branch of the Royal Air Forces Association which is a Royal Charter body The Association has many branches all of which share the same charitable object as the Association and are subject to the same constitution.
- All Trustees are reminded of their responsibilities by Chairman on taking up post and regularly after following Charity Committee guidance
All financial matters are discussed at each and every meeting
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the** To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the **branch set out in its** welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of Her **governing document** Majesty’s Air Forces, their spouses and dependents, together with the widows and widowers and dependents of those who died whilst serving or subsequently.
||To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the
welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of Her
Majesty’s Air Forces, their spouses and dependents, together with the
widows and widowers and dependents of those who died whilst serving
or subsequently.|
|---|---|
|**Summary of the main activities**
**undertaken for the public benefit**
**in relation to these objects**
**(include within this section the**
**statutory declaration that**
**trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit)**|The Trustees have had at all times due regard to the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
This year has been one of recovery and increased activity for the County
Fermanagh Branch, Royal Air Forces Association. We have been active
in keeping in touch with our members through phone calls, emails and
text messaging and a number of activities and meetings. We also were
very much remembering those who give so much in the World Wars and
more recent conflict through our participation in commemorating
Remembrance Sunday in Enniskillen and in Irvinestown.
In carrying out all of our activities we are mindful of the Byelaws and
Rules of the overall Royal Air Forces Association and while we only in
Sept 2022 were awarded our Charity Status and number, we have at all
times during the year followed the guidance of the Charity Commission
Northern Ireland.
During the year the Branch managed to achieve grant funding of
£500.00 for a wellbeing project which consisted of three very well
attended events taking place over three months in the Aisling centre,
Enniskillen. This very much tied in with the RAFA Well Being strategy.
Our Welfare Officers have also regularly contacted all members of the
County Fermanagh Branch to check that they are well and to keep in
touch and abreast of the news concerning RAFA. The Branch also runs
a Whats App Group that many of our members find valuable.|
## Section D Achievements and performance
In the year we were pleased through our WINGS fundraising, managed to **Summary of the main** raise £3331.86p which was forwarded on to HQ on 28[th] November 2023 **achievements of the branch during the year** The County Fermanagh Branch operate entirely with volunteers and without their free giving of their time and expertise we could not continue to deliver our activities.
## **Section E Financial review**
The Branch operates with minimal financial transactions and have **Brief statement of the branch’s** adequate reserves to operate for at least 6 months **policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in** None **deficit**
## **Section F Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the branch’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s** R Hall **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc** Chairman **Date** 5[th] March 2024