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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£11.2K
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Spending
£1.1K
Public benefits
The main charitable purpose of Friends of St Louis, Ballymena (FOSL) falls into ‘The Advancement of Education’ category. The group will undertake the advancement of education for the public benefit by promoting, sustaining and increasing individual and collective knowledge and understanding of specific areas of study, skills and expertise. The
charity aims, as outlined in our constitution, to support the educational establishment St. Louis Grammar School, Ballymena. The direct benefits which flow from our purpose shall be the advancement of the education of the pupils of St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena and the enhanced knowledge and understanding in our young people through receiving an education which will be supported through such things as bursary awards for our students and availability of funding for facilities not otherwise available through the school budget. Pupils will also benefit from the increased networking opportunities facilitated by the improvement in relationships among the interested parties. The benefits of Friends of St Louis, Ballymena will be demonstrated through an annual report of our activities submitted to the Board of Governors of the school for inclusion in their annual report to parents. Continuous monitoring of the applications for awards from Friends of St Louis, Ballymena will take place and be evidenced through both the application for and feedback from the students and teachers following an award. Regular independent evaluation of our services shall be measured via the applications and feedback from the student population which will be kept on record. The beneficiaries of Friends of St Louis are the students who are currently attending the school at present and those enrolled in the future. The purposes of Friends of St Louis are all of direct benefit to the students attending the school presently and in the future. There will be a wider benefit to society due to the young people having availed of opportunities provided to them while attending St Louis Grammar, Ballymena as a result of it being supported by FOSL. None of the purposes of FOSL are harmful. There is no private benefit flowing from our purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Friends of St Louis, Ballymena will: -Nurture internships with leading/global companies for senior students of St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena -Provide bursary awards for students of St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena -Develop and extend networking opportunities for the students of St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena -Develop further ICT
infrastructures / resources to enable students of St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena to have the best provision possible -Consolidate the faith based element of St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena in developing our students spiritually and in the context of promoting social inclusion -Support the students by seeking funding to run various initiatives that enhance and assist their physical and mental well being -Run various fundraising events and functions
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Heritage/historical
- Sport/recreation
- Youth development
