Trustees Report
Body Conscious Belfast
September 2023
Body Conscious Belfast Registered Charity Number 109076
Trustees
James Banks Deirdre Doherty
Gail McAleese
Kerry McWilliams
Welcome to our first annual report for trustees since we became a registered charity on 18th August 2022. The motivation to begin a charity was after a number of discussions about the work and ethos of Body Conscious studio which has been based at 71 Botanic Avenue since 2017.
Our primary ethos has always been embodied wellbeing, by offering services, classes and workshops which promote connection to our bodies, through education and training.
We felt we met the criteria for benefit to public wellbeing, that we were a not for profit organisation and hoped registering as a charity could open up funding options to expand the scope of work we carry out with those on low incomes an/or addiction issues.
As trustees aim to meet quarterly either online or in person and take decisions about the space and spending as a collective and in line with our goals and objectives as a charity.
So far our income has been generated from rental of therapy rooms to practitioners in the field of wellness, we hope in coming years to be successful in applying for grants to expand our scope of work that we offer freely to those in need.
We are soon to replace the laminate flooring on the first floor space due to water damage and also add a partition to enable first floor studio space to be in use the same time as the therapy room with two separate doors if funds are available this will assist with day to day running of the space and hopefully stabilise income going forward.
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31/08/23 2023
£
Income Grants 0 Generated Income 12,736 Other Income 0 Total Income 12,736
Expenditure
Salaries 0 Travel & Expenses 0 Programmes 2,632 Transport 0 Rent 8,136 Office Costs 471 Equipment 0
Heat & Light 824 Maintenance 0 Advertising 0 Insurance 0 Sundry Items 0 Pension 0 Accountancy & consultancy 450 Bank Charges 0 Total Expenditure 12,513 Surplus/Deficit 223
Our financial performance has been in line with expectations for first year of a charity generating a small surplus of £223 that we will use to invest in programmes to ensure that we can continue to meet our objectives for the year going forward.
This report was approved by the Board in September 2023 and signed on its behalf by Signed .................................
Name: James Banks – Chairperson/Director