## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period: 1[st] Jan 24 to 31 Dec 24**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Branch name**
Co Armagh Branch
(referred to hereinafter as either the “Branch” or the “Charity”)
**Other names / number Branch is known by**
N/A
> **Registered charity number (if any)** NIC 109160
**Branch's principal address**
C/O Mr A Conn 3 Taughrane Heights Dollingstown, Lurgan, Craigavon **Postcode** BT66 7RS
## **Names of the Branch charity trustees who manage the charity (generally known as the Branch Committee)**
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5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
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||_Ivan McLoughlin_|_Chairman_||Co Armagh Branch|
||_Andrew Conn_|_Secretary_|||
||_Jim Smyth_|_Treasurer_|||
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**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**|
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|_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) Unincorporated association How the Branch charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company)
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.
> **Summary of the main activities** The Trustees have had at all times due regard to the guidance issued
> **undertaken for the public benefit** by the Charity Commission on public benefit. **in relation to these objects (include within this section the** We have been active in keeping in touch with our members through **statutory declaration that** phone calls, emails and text messaging and a number of activities and **trustees have had regard to the** meetings. We also were very much remembering those who give so **guidance issued by the Charity** much in the World Wars and more recent conflict through our **Commission on public benefit)** participation in commemorating Remembrance Sunday 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.
## Section D Achievements and performance
In the year we were pleased through our WINGS fundraising, managed to **Summary of the main** raise £3046 which was forwarded on to HQ **achievements of the branch during the year** The County Armagh 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)** A Conn **Full name(s** Andrew Conn **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc** Secretary **Date** 15.10.25