NI 693936
For the year ended 31 January 2025
Just a Chat Limited
Trustees’ Report (Including Directors’ Report)
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2025.
The Financial Statements comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the financial reporting standard for smaller entities.
Objectives and activities
The main purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. We aim to provide a service that everyone will be able to access and relate to and we will promote positive mental health practises as well as promoting all the essential services available to anyone who knows someone or is themselves in a crisis.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland in deciding what activities the charitable company should undertake.
Achievements and performance
The trustees are satisfied with the results for only being their second year. The trustees together with the committee have been working successfully to secure funding so that the charitable company can continue to expand their work.
Financial review
The charitable company's financial results are set out in detail on pages 7 to 12.
There is an overall surplus on funds this year of £13,255. The trustees and the committee are continuing to investigate avenues of generating additional income.
Structure, governance and management
The charitable company is a company limited by guarantee, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 23 January 2023.
The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Conor Hegarty
David Ginesi
The trustees of the charitable company are also directors for the purposes of company law.
None of the directors have any beneficial interest in the charitable company. In the event of the charitable company being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
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NI 693936
Just a Chat Limited
Trustees’ Report (Including Directors’ Report) (continued) For the year ended 31 January 2025
Organisation
The trustees administer the charitable company and oversee the day running of the charity. The committee meets on a monthly basis.
Reserves policy
The trustees consider than the ideal level of reserves in the charity would cover 6 month expenditure.
In preparing this report, the trustees have taken advantage of the small companies exemption provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
Registered Office: 43 Limefield Rise Craigavon Co Armagh, BT65 5BN
Company Registration No: N1693936 Charity Registration No: NIC 109209
The trustees’ report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
Mr Conor Hegarty Trustee
Date: 17 October 2025
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