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An Gaeláras Ltd

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £878.1K

  • Spending

    £881.0K

Charity no. 100073 Date registered. 16/05/2014

Public benefits

We believe that the Company’s purpose meets the public benefit requirement. The benefits which flow from the purpose are: The Irish language is preserved and safeguarded; Irish language, arts and culture are promoted, improving the conditions of everyday life; community relations and tolerance of difference are improved and enhanced, reducing

conflict and tension; young people are provided with facilities and resources to foster good citizenship; individuals’ skills and employability are improved. These benefits are demonstrated through increased use of language, increase in numbers of people attending classes and evaluation and feedback received from the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries are adults; young people; children; Irish language speakers; children attending Irish-medium schools; parents with children at Irish-medium schools; and people from all sections of the community in Northern Ireland. We believe that no harm or private benefits will flow from the purposes of the organisation.

What your organisation does

We provide classes, courses, facilities, premises, youth activities, cultural arts programmes and cross community opportunities for the local community.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Language community
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Education/training
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • Human rights/equality
  • Youth development

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

Income

£878.1K

Spending

£881.0K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Company’s objects are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Derry city and its environs without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education in the Irish language and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 5 Trustees
  • 20 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • An Gaelaras Limited, Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 37 Great James Street, Derry., BT48 7DF

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Laurence Mc Curry
Dr Deaglán Ó Mocháin
Miss Mary Patricia Mccallion
Dr Éamonn Ó Ciardha
Mrs Sinead Coyle

List of regions

  • Causeway Coast And Glens District Council
  • Derry City And Strabane District Council