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Divis Joint Development Committee

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £475.9K

  • Spending

    £462.3K

Charity no. 101766 Date registered. 07/05/2015

Public benefits

Purpose 1 Benefits: ? Will be more confident and an improved ability to articulate, communicate their views and needs ? They will have improved health outcomes including reduced levels of stress and anxiety by being equipped with the relevant information, lifeskills and coping mechanisms to make informed choices. ? Enhanced levels of knowledge

and information leading to improvements in educational achievement and options for progression in educational and employment routes. The benefits will be demonstrated by; ? Increased participation levels of individuals and constituent local audiences; children, young people and family/carer, unemployed, low paid working families ? Specific acquisition of knowledge and skills of users & participants of services ? Feedback from users and participants of all services offered through the organisation ? Enhanced access to further educational and employment opportunities The private benefit flowing from this statement that is gained by a Trustee will be dependent on their usage of any service as a resident of the area of benefit. This Trustee applies for support in the same way as all other beneficiaries therefore it is incidental. Purpose 2 Benefits: ? Provision of accurate and timely information to local people on support and services available to make informed choices ? Local people will be directly involved in the design and delivery of appropriate activity and services leading to improvement in access and uptake of activity and services. The benefits will be demonstrated by; ? Increased participation levels of individuals and constituent local audiences; children, young people and family/carer, unemployed, low paid working families ? Feedback from users and participants of all services offered through the organisation ? A more effective use of resources by increasing number of collaborative approaches in the area of benefit leading to a better provision of activity and service through the organisation’s physical, human and financial resources. The private benefit flowing from this statement that is gained by a Trustee will be dependent on their usage of any service as a resident of the area of benefit. This Trustee applies for support in the same way as all other beneficiaries therefore it is incidental. Purpose 3 Benefits: ? Provision of accurate and timely information to local people on support and services available to make informed choices ? Local people will be directly involved in the design and delivery of appropriate activity and services. The benefits will be demonstrated by; ? Improvement in access and uptake of activity and services. ? Increased participation levels of individuals and constituent local audiences; children, young people and family/carer, unemployed, low paid working families ? Feedback from users and participants of all services offered through the organisation ? A more effective use of resources by increasing number of collaborative approaches in the area of benefit leading to a better provision of activity and service through the organisation’s physical, human and financial resources. The private benefit flowing from this statement that is gained by a Trustee will be dependent on their usage of any service as a resident of the area of benefit. This Trustee applies for support in the same way as all other beneficiaries therefore it is incidental.

What your organisation does

Our core programmes & activity throughout the period are; • Children’s emotional, social and educational development (via a Play Development programme, 2-3 year old programme and an After Schools project) • Youth Development Programme (at present we operate both an in-house youth programme and an outreach project) which covers key elements of

personal development and life skills, study & employment support, skills development & capacity building and including recreation/ sporting activities. • Family support services. We operate family support service which deals with family members on an individual and a group basis providing personal development and lifeskills, practical support including money management, advocacy work and liaison work with statutory services • Education and Employment support service. We operate our own education and training programme tailored to meet the needs of the local community e.g. currently delivering one to one Math's and English tuition to GCSE students, a study support service, tailored sports accreditation and training in ICT (from beginner to Digital Media programmes). Additionally our ICT suite is used for job centre online and grant tracking for community organisations. • Partnerships/ Networking. We play an active role in a number of local networks including; o Clan Mor Surestart, a programme for 0-4 year olds and family support o The Heart & Calm projects - healthy living centre initiatives based in a community health complex, the Maureen Sheehan Centre delivering health education and direct condition management support o Falls Partnership Initiative [FPI] a local partnership operating throughout the Falls electoral ward area, brought together to develop and implement an area wide development plan o Greater Falls Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership; we will work at all levels of the Partnership to implement the key issues and priorities outlined in their most recent document

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Relief of poverty
  • Sport/recreation
  • Urban development
  • 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

£475.9K

Spending

£462.3K

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 2020

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Falls area and the environs of the Greater Belfast area (hereinafter described as the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, race, political, religious or other opinion, by association statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance educational achievement, promote good health, relief of poverty and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants; (b) To promote cooperation between local community groups with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants in the area of benefit; and (c) To promote and coordinate community development by enhancing the local social infrastructure through: support, training and resource provision.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

DJDC or FGC (Frank Gillen Centre)
  • 5 Trustees
  • 20 Employees
  • 10 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Divis Joint Development Committee, Frank Gillen Centre, 1A Cullingtree Road, Belfast, BT12 4JT

Trustee board

Trustee
Ms Janette Leckey
Mr Fra Mccann
Mrs Maura Arterton
Mr Martin Voyle
Mr Gerard Fusco

List of regions

  • Belfast City Council