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Brownlow Limited

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £374.8K

  • Spending

    £273.8K

Charity no. 100281 Date registered. 22/08/2014

Public benefits

The benefits of the first part of the purposes  of Brownlow Limited include  promoting economic regeneration and community development in the Brownlow area and its environs by contributing to physical, social and economic improvements. The benefits identified for purpose (i) include work being carried on in the defined area of benefit to combat /

reduce economic and social deprivation with a view to improving the conditions of the Brownlow area and its environs for its inhabitants. The benefits identified for purpose (ii) include the encouragement of a culture of entrepreneurship in the Brownlow area and its environs, by providing local role models of people setting up and operating their own businesses. The benefits identified for purpose (iii) include the provision of training resources in a business setting, research facilities and resources for local residents who wish to investigate, explore and pursue the self-employment option. The benefits identified for purpose (iv) include the encouragement and development of entrepreneurship by the provision of free advice, information and signposting to other sources of help. The benefits identified for purpose (v) include facilitating the development and access, by local people to ‘fit for purpose’ modern infrastructure in a community owned asset, specifically property owned/managed by Brownlow Limited. The benefits identified for purpose (vi) include improving local landscapes previously neglected and spoiled by derelict housing and development. All of these benefits can be evidenced through government reports, Brownlow Limited (including Trustees) reports and surveys detailing occupancy levels, land regenerated and workspace created, numbers of businesses in property owned and/or managed by Brownlow Limited together with employment opportunities generated within them. The public benefit is also evidenced by members of the public including potential and existing tenants accessing free or at subsidised cost advice, assistance and support. There is no harm flowing from any of the purposes of Brownlow Limited. The intended beneficiaries are the inhabitants of the Brownlow area of Craigavon and its environs. All private benefit is incidental and necessary to the Company in delivering its purposes. For example employees receive a wage and also staff may enhance their employment prospects because of the experience they gain.

What your organisation does

Brownlow Ltd are the local specialists in enterprise and small business development. Established 1989 to spearhead the social and economic regeneration of the Brownlow area of Craigavon, we seek to culitivate the spirit of entrepreneurship within the Brownlow area. The company is pro active in providing help and guidance and stimulating local

enterprise development. The main areas Brownlow Ltd are involved with are: •Enterprise Development including mentoring and small business initiatives •Workspace provision and property management •Infrastructure improvement •Community development The main aims are: •Sustaining / improving small business activity levels in the central area of Craigavon •Economic growth and development of the Brownlow area •Increasing local business start up rates Brownlow Ltd provides: •Modern Light industrial and retail units available in a variety of sizes and in different locations at competitive rates •Business advice and support •Information and sign posting to alternative sources of enterprise assistance •Tailored and confidential advisory / mentoring sessions - Easy in easy out tenancy •Our tenants can also avail of our extensive range of administrative support service, including photcopying, faxing, broadband internet access and the use of an interview room as well as a board room, IT Suite and / or training room •Small Business Programmes: Brownlow Ltd has substantial experience and proven track record of successfully designing and delivering a comprehensive range of enterprise support and development initiative •Finance for business may be available in the form of a soft loan to help set up businesses in the Brownlow area - Develop community linkages by building relationships with local resident groups

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Unemployed/low income

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Community enterprise
  • Economic development
  • Education/training
  • Relief of poverty
  • Rural development
  • Urban 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

£374.8K

Spending

£273.8K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The purpose is stated under clause 3 of the Memorandum of Association of Brownlow Limited. The objects of the Company shall be the promotion for the public benefit of urban and rural regeneration in the Brownlow area and its environs, being an area of social and economic deprivation, by all or any of the following means: i. the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit; ii. the relief of unemployment in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment; iii. the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people, and providing unemployed people with work experience; iv. the provision of financial assistance, technical assistance or business advice or consultancy in order to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in cases of financial or other charitable need through help: (i) in setting up their own business, or (ii) to existing businesses; v. the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms; vi. the protection or conservation of the environment.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 7 Trustees
  • 2 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Adrian Ballentine, Brownlow Ltd, 1 Bluestone Business Park, Moyraverty West Road, Moyraverty., Craigavon, BT65 5HU

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs A Colhoun
Denis Loney
Peter Kiely
Brendan Curran
Dian Heaney
Mrs Cecilia Lee
Louis Sayers

List of regions

  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council
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