Portadown Wellness Centre Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 August 2024_______
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 August 2024
The trustees are pleased to present their report together with Receipts and Payments Accounts and the Independent examiners report on the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024.
Reference and administration details
| Charity Name | Portadown Wellness Centre |
|---|---|
| Other names known by | Portadown Wellness Centre |
| Charity Number | NIC109280 |
| HMRC Charity Number | NI00995 |
| Principal Address | 31-37 Armagh Road |
| Portadown | |
| Co Armagh | |
| BT62 3DR | |
| Independent Examiner | Laurie Duffy |
| L Duffy & Co Chartered Accountants | |
| 12 Queen Street | |
| Derry | |
| BT48 7EG | |
| Bankers | Danske |
| Donegall Square West | |
| Belfast | |
| BT1 6JS | |
| Trustees | |
| Dwain Toland | Chair |
| Alan McDowell | Secretary |
| David Elliott | Treasurer |
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Portadown Wellness Centre Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 August 2024_______
Structure, governance and management
The charity is governed by its constitution and is constituted as a trust. Trustees are appointed and meet no less than 4 times per year.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity are
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To provide support and empowerment for men and women who may be in recovery from mental illness, addiction, physical illness, isolation or loneliness.
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To provide a welcoming venue for men and women to talk in a safe and confidential environment about difficult personal issues and connect with others while participating in a group and/or individual project.
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To provide therapeutic practical and educational activities to enhance better mental and physical health.
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To reduce isolation and increase social networks of people in Portadown and the surrounding local areas.
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To provide opportunity for skills development, capacity building and learning from experienced facilitators and from each other.
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To advance the health and well-being of the population in Portadown and the surrounding local area
Achievements and performance
Portadown Wellness Centre has had a very successful year. It has now established itself and is already running many programs to help those in need of a supportive environment either in group settings or one on one. We expect to go from strength to strength in the next year.
Financial review
The charity had unrestricted reserves of £14,061 at 31 August 2024 (2023 - £6,825).
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Portadown Wellness Centre
Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 August 2024_______
The charity does not have a policy on reserves yet as all monies raised are used to fund the company. The company plans to put a reserves policy into place in the coming year.
Independent examiners
A resolution will be proposed at the AGM that L Duffy & Co Chartered Accountants be re-appointed as independent examiners to Portadown Wellness Centre for the ensuing year.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees by
Alan McDowell 8 September 2024 (Secretary)
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