Gallia8h Residents Assoclatlon
Flnanclal Statements
for the year ended 31st March 2024

Galllagh Resldents Association
Contents
poge
Information p?ge
Independent Exarniner'5 Report
Members report
Statement Df recelpts and payrnents
statement of a55ets and Ilabilitles

Galli3Eh Resldents Assoclation
Information
Commlltee
Martln Connolly (Chalr)
Cathal Mccauley fvlce Chalrl
Tommle Mullan {Treasurer)
Thomas Mccallion (Secretary)
Brian fierney
Aileen Mellon
MDnlca Harkln
BIIIY Gillesple
Tummy Burke
Brlan Clarke
Patrlre Meehan
Independont Examiner
McGroorly. McC8fferty & Compeny Ltd
Accountanis and Tax Consultants
2 C8rllslÈ TerrBce
Dcrry
N Ireland
BT48 6JX
Address
Galllash ComThunlty Centra
IA Falrvlew Road
Dprry
BT48 8NU
Bankers
AIB
Meadowbenk
Strand Road
Derry
BT48 7fN
Charity Number
NIC109036
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Gallia8h Residents Association
Independcnt eiamlner's report to the charity rnembers of Gallla8h Rosidents Ass0¢i4tion
We reporton the accounts of the charityforthe yearended 31 March 2024, whlch areset out on paEes
5t06.
Respe¢tlve resp•nslbllltles of chbrlty moMber9 and èxamlner
As the ch8ritVs rnombor5 you are re5ponslble forthe preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with the
CharltlesAct (Northern Ireland) 2008.
It Is our re5ponslbllltyto:
examlne ihe accounr5 under SertlDn 65 of the Charitles A¢1;
follow the procedures lald down In the gèneral dlrectlons glven bythe Comrnlsslon under
Sertlon 65191 Ib} of the Charftles Acr;
5tatewhelher p3rtlcular maller5 have come lo our attontlon.
Basts of Indepindent examiner's repgrl
We h3ve oxamined your charity accounts as roqulred under Sectlon 65 of the Charltles Act and our
e￿mInatIOn was carrlod out In ac¢ordan¢e wlth the sèneral dlrectlons Blven by tho Charity
Commlsslon for Northern Irel¥nd und8r Settlon 65 {9llb) of the Ch4rltlts Act.
Our examlnatlon Included 2 revlew of the aetountlng records kept by the charlty and a comparl$ort of
the accounts pre5entEd wlth thosc records. It a150 Included con51der3tlon5 of 8ny unusual liems or
disclogures In the accounts, and seeklrT8 explanailoTr from you B5 chBrlly member5 concernlng at)y
such mattors,
Our rolE to State whether 4ny maierlal matters have come to our attentlon glvlng us cause to b2lleve:
l. That accountlng rccords weTe not kept In arcordanre wlth SEctloTr 63 of the
char5tles Act.
2. That tho accounts do not accord wiih those accounting racard5.
3. That the accounts do not CDrnplywlth theaccountlng requlrements ofthe
Charltles Act.
4. That there15 further Informatlon needed for a proper understandlng of tho
accounts to be reached,
Independent Examlner's Statement
We have Completed ourexamlnaiion #nd have no concerns in respettofthe rngtters 1-4 listed above
and, In coftnectlon wllh thè followln8 Dlre¢tiOrts of the Chartty Commission Northem Ireland: we have
found no matter5 that requlre drawlng to your attentlon,
Date.............
McGroarty. Mccafferty & Company Ltd
Acrguntvnt5 and Tax Cun5ulionts
2 Car11512 Terruce
Derry
N ItÈland
BT48 6JX
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Galliash Residents Association
membe￿ report
Thg Management Comrnliièè présent ihelr report and the fln?nclal steiements for the year
ended 315t Mar¢h 2024.
ObJoctTva5 and attl￿tIeS
GRA ¢mpgwer5 local resldents 10 becom8 Plrt ofthelr re51dents a550clatlon and Influen
deELrlon moklngat monthly m¢eifn8s etc, C4mfftunttycDn5ultatrons and 5urv¢ys wlll be a
tool reBul3rty used to ÈnEaBe eesldents and In dolns so énablè the aSSOCiation to put on
sèrvleès that me•t need, to look atsat18fartEon of 88Nlce5 and to ensvro we h?ve
pro8rarnme thatcontrlbutes tg dev?loplnE the skllls, knowledge and confldqncR of re51dents
through our educatlon, sodal, cultural and e¢onornic prosramme& TheAssoci8tion seeks to
build on ind consolldète exlstln8 seTvlce5 ¥nd strurtures wi¢hln th¢ fj?111118h Re51dEnis
Assoelatlon and user youps and to make Sure re5curceJ Ire net dup1T￿ted and wc idd value
to local people's Itves In a meJnlnEful way, We ate focused on addrassini thè laek olmodem
tommunty& recreatlonal Infrasiruciure within Outer North. Th4 naod for 8 vibrant Bnd
dynlmlc re51dents 055odatlon Is 8vldoncèd by thè scale end level of s¢xlo.econi>mi<
comrfiuntri and physlral d151dvankge experlenred by resld&nt
Manazement Commlttoo
The members ol thÈcharlty for the purposes uf tharlty lèw Jnd throuÉhout thlx report Br¢
¢ollectlvely rcfcrred to oy tho mernber5.
The momb&r55ervln£ duTlng Iheyear and 51nce the year end were as folbw:
Martln Connolly Ichalrl
athal Mccauley Ivlce Chalrl
rommle Mullan trreasurer)
Thomas Mccolllon ISe£reteryl
Briart fiomey
Alleen Mèllon
Monlta Harkih
8illy Glllespie
T(Jrnmy Burke
Brlon clarke
Patrlce Meehon
Publ1¢ benents
The dlre¢rb¢n¢lIts whlch flow fmm th• purpDse Include Bn Increaso In the numbir ol
rosldttrtts p3rtltlpatln8 In developmental prograrnmas and ac<iWrfes. resuliln8 In r•du￿d
soclal excluslon. Increa5pd partlclpatlon In communStyacilvlt1¢5; Increased resldent
re￿IlenC￿, empowermontof rè&idknts;18adlnBftJ I￿rQUed pJrtl¢lpJtlgn In thecornmunliy,
Increased selfvworth, selF4onftdence and soll-estiery leodlnE to reduced ne8Jttvè
beh￿[oVI$. Thp5e beneflt5 are evldpnced through our annu31 roports; pirtlclpant evaluatlon5'
5tafl evaluatlons,. vur slx month reports and through cornmunlEy fpodback through VDlunt8ry
and 5tawtory ori3nlsatkns. 7he benèfits OUfv4ol£h otty potenllal harm. To Mediate B83inst
any potentlal harm thA orEaniSatiOA Énsurès that all thè aruanlsatlons p¢llclg$ YAra èdh¥r• to
Includln& health and safety pr¢¢¢dyre5,' rlsk 3$$￿$￿ents are cariled out In advance. staff are
quallltad In firstb81d and have completed chlld protectlon tralnln&and tlie or6ani5atlon has
2 Aarned chlld proteeiion oFFicer& Any Exttrnal hired 5ÈNlce provideis have olga allthe
fÈqulred heBlth and Safety and ¢hlld protectlon requlrements. Yhe Benellt15 for all Ioc81
resldents reBardle5s of age. A prlvate benefit to our Voluntèers may arisè ffom our
pr￿graMMe0f ongolng tralnlngln ftrst.ald: chlld protettlont vouih work etc. 7hroueh this
tralnlnB volunteersgaln 5kt115 and experlence 2nd qualifications vihich arè ttat)sl*ablè to
other settings. Th25e benefit5 are Incldental and necessary to en5ura the benofit Is providad
lo our beneNd3rle5
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Gallia8h Residents A5so¢iatlo
MombeTS ￿POrt
Contlnuod_
Rlsk Msna8oment
The m¢rnbefs ha¥0 0ssEssed tho majar rlskito whlth the vrgan15atlpD15 exp05e¢ I
partfcularth05E related to ihe operatlons and flnances of the 4550clotlon, an¢ are sattsfled
thatsystcms are In p14¢¢ tg mltlgate the exposure to the malor rlsks.
Flnanclal révlew
The finanr141 performonEe1ssummarlsed In tho enclgscd accounts,
Membors Responslbllitlès In Rèlation fo Th¢ Flrwndal Statoments
Tho member$ are responslble lor prèparlnsthe afinual repr>rt and thD flninclal 5titements In
accordanee With ippli¢dblo law and Unlted Klngdorn Genirally Accepiod Acountlng Pra¢ilce,
The law applkible to tharltlos In NorthLYn Irtland roqylr¢5tho mombers to propare the￿nancIal
statemefitsthat glvèairue and falr view of thv stat? of affalrs oFthe Iharlry atthe end of th#
nanclal year and of Its surplus or deflcjr forth? fln?nclal yeHr. In duln8 sa the members ara
requlred to:
- 5qlott sultable accovnrln8 pollcles and apply thom conslsteniiy;
- observe methods and prlnciplu In thg ChorillesSOftP;
- make lud8ements and osttmat4s thst 3r• r&ason3bl8 and pnjdenty.
- prepBrt the financial Statéménts on thego5n8 concem basls unles5 It is
inapproprSateto presume that the charfty wlll contlnue sn bu$ines5.
7ho mcmbors oro ro5ponslble for malntalnlnB proper accoUn￿n& rocords whlch dt&cltsse
With reastsnable accur4cy at￿Y Ume the financlal p051tlon of the charity and enBbtes th•m
to ensure thatthe firtancio13tatements comply wilh the n8¢8sJary leEislation.ThÈ members
are Blso reJponsSble for safeouirdSnff th¢ O5SÈts of the charity and hence for taklng
re4X*nablt srepsfor tho pr¢vonUon and dttectiofi offrBud end DtherTrregularTtIos,
By Orderatth¢ ManaE¥ment Committee:
Member
Member
Date: X8 I￿4￿t
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GalliO8h ResiderttsAsw¢laiio
Statemenrof Re¢elpts Payment5 far Ihfryearended 3tstMarch ZIIZ4
Unre5trfcled Hp5trfcto
Funds
Funds
Tokal
IOZ4
Total
20ZS
Recclpts
Clubs
Lunche¢n* binBO & tea dance5
Pr¢B¢irhme rEnt
303
4,078
Aoo
945
3070
5360
4,078
SDO
Communlty Foundetlon
Gro4terSh4ntallow Araa Partn•rshlp
DEA- R¢oFFund
Nillonil LottoryAwaTds For All
Dorry Clty &Strabane Dlstrtrt Caun¢ll
Pollcln8 & Communlty &fety Partnorjhlp
Venue Hlrt
5DOO
953
3800
99BO
2756
4815
3.200
3A5Q
5,200
3,3SO
22
31
Paymen
FJdllthtors
Phon& & Inteme
Bank fcos
Renr
Reprylrj
Water
Tfansporl
8lns
Toa Daneo wsts
LvrKhcon a Blns?Cgsts
Yoia l Therapy costs
V4lunleqr Gllts
Attourttsnw
r￿uranCe
Fuol Voutheri
Entrnn¢e Fee5
Pruirarnm• Cost5
Hear & Ushi
552
369
202
2,S31
3.S95
228
342
291
894
56L)
202
4531
3,685
2025
931
931
7124
534
1,123
1.680
1,680
440
741
4408
790
1239
8954
8765
741
2,8
30
3GO
3GO
978
978
1226
1700
IJ28
3.559
114
3W9
4BI
1492
14,905
,443
848
a7,819
Net Ricqlpts
1076
16,8931
15017)
{&1361
Transfcrs tollfrornl fufids
SuTrlus1l&ufkltl fortho y¢ar
16.1)3)
1S.817
1135
Reconciltatlon 3J.Q3.24
Cash ot banit & irt hafid 01.04.23
SurpluslldefiEitl thusye3rend
shat bank & In hand 31.03.24
0376
1076
lQ452
5334
.6893
-559
15710
16846
-1136
15710
9893
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Galliagh Residents Assoclation
5taternent of assets and liabllltles for the year ended 31st March 2024
Unrestrltted Re5trl¢ted
Funds
Funds
Yotal
2Q24
Funds Rqconclllatlon
Cash 8t bank & in hand 01.04.23
9,376
6,334
15,710
Surplus/(deftcltl thus yoar end
1,076
15,817)
Cash at bank & In hand 31.03,24
10,452
559
9,893
Bank & Cash Balance5
Bank current account
9,89a
9,899
Approved by the membors and slsned on thelr behalf by:
Member
Momber
Date:
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