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Good Morning Down

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £56.8K

  • Spending

    £60.4K

Charity no. 101317 Date registered. 19/06/2015

Public benefits

The Public Benefit statements for Good Morning Down are: The direct benefits which flow from our purpose includes access to facilities and activities to improve education, health and wellbeing and improve the quality of life of older and vulnerable adults. The main activity is making regular arranged telephone calls to check on their wellbeing and

signposting the individual to other agencies and services if required. GMD also coordinates meetings and events giving our volunteer telephone carers and our beneficiaries the opportunity to get together to enjoy social interaction and to take part in activities of a social, educational and recreational nature. The participants learn new skills and share their own knowledge and skills with each other reducing feelings of isolation. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants and beneficiaries both verbally and by questionnaire, feedback from our volunteer telephone carers, and by measuring the level of uptake of services. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are older and vulnerable adults living in the Down District area. None of our beneficiaries sit on the board of trustees and therefore no private benefit to trustees will arise.

What your organisation does

The main activity is making regular arranged telephone calls to check on the wellbeing of GMD members who are older and vulnerable adults and signposting those individuals to relevant agencies and services if required. If the member does not answer the call then a nominated contact is alerted to make them aware of the unanswered call. GMD also

coordinates meetings and events giving our volunteer telephone carers and our beneficiaries the opportunity to get together to enjoy social interaction and to take part in activities of a social, educational and recreational nature. The participants learn new skills and share their own knowledge and skills with each other reducing feelings of isolation & fear of crime and creates a sense of belonging within their local community. We provide in house training for all our volunteer telephone carers which enhances their own self confidence and personal development.

The charity’s classifications

  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • General public
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Volunteers

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Counselling/support
  • Education/training
  • Relief of poverty
  • Volunteer development
  • Welfare/benevolent

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

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Association is established to: 2.1 Good Morning Down is established to provide a free telephone befriending, support and alert service to older persons and vulnerable adults (hereinafter referred to as the 'beneficiaries') resident in the Co Down Area (hereinafter referred to as the 'area of benefit'), who are experiencing loneliness, social isolation, fear of crime and health-related problems by supporting the beneficiaries to remain independent within their homes and communities by the provision of practical and psychological support and relevant services and to encourage beneficiaries to build social networks. 2.2 to establish or to secure the establishment of 1 Centre in Co Down (hereinafter called “the Centre”) and to maintain and manage or to co-operate with any local organisation(s) in the maintenance and management of such Centre for the activities promoted by Good Morning Down in furtherance of the above objects.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

GMD
  • 7 Trustees
  • 3 Employees
  • 20 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Dan Mcevoy, Office 1, Innovation House, Down Business Park, Belfast Road, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 9UP

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Daniella Mccarry
Mrs Patricia Magee
Mrs Mavis Conlon
Mr Macartan Digney
Ms Deborah Finlay
Mrs Sheileen Brady
Mrs Bronagh Magorrian

List of regions

  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council