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Benburb Community Playgroup

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £76.4K

  • Spending

    £73.0K

Charity no. 102462 Date registered. 01/07/2015

Public benefits

The promotion of a play based pre-school environment to all children in the area, without, distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion. This is achieved in partnership with statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the users of the

setting in a common effort to provide advance education. To be of benefit to the public the organisation needs to be accessible to the public to which we aim to benefit. As we are a cross community organisation with an open door policy and an equal opportunities policy for committee members, staff, volunteers and children we are very accessible to the community. We ensure our inclusion policy is adequate to guarantee that every child regardless of of religion, gender, political opinion, ethnicity or ability or social or economic background has equal opportunities within our setting. The Advancement of education of the children, this can be achieved by ensuring the provision of safe and satisfying group play, while upholding the rights of parents/carers to be involved in the activities of the group and therefore the education of their children; The advancement of education can be demonstrated by our reports. We have been inspected by the Educational and training inspectorate ETI for Northern Ireland and found to be "outstanding" in all areas, this is testament to the effective way in which we meet our purpose. As we have also received an accredited by "Early Years" (The organisation for young children) an umbrella group for playgroups and child care setting all over Ireland also proved that we meet the purpose very effectively and therefore are of good public benefit. However the biggest indicator of our public benefit is our waiting list in which some children have been on from birth. We work very hard as an organisation to ensure the quality of the pre-school education we provide is consistently of a high standard. Supporting the Values and principles of Early Years, ensures staff are professionally trained to deliver the curriculum and ensure the preservation of health of all the children. Who are the intended beneficiaries of the purposes of the organisation? The intended beneficiaries are children under statutory school age (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) of the Benburb area and its surrounding environs in County Tyrone (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion Is there any harm or potential for harm as a result of the purposes or the organisation being carried out? There is no harm or potential for harm as a result of the purposes being carried out. Does anyone gain a private benefit as a result of the purposes being carried out? There is no private benefit as a result of the purposes.

What your organisation does

Our organisation provides quality education to pre-schoolers, across the six areas of learning. Personal social and emotional development, Early mathematical skills, Physical development, language development, The arts and The world around us. it provides social interaction to parents and grandparents living in a rural area. It provides a meeting

place in a small community. It also provides friendships for children and smooth transitions to local primary schools. The committee meetings also encourage friendships among parents and carers. The organisation is an essential part of the local community.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education

Who the charity helps

  • Ethnic minorities
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Volunteers

How the charity works

  • Education/training
  • Playgroup/after schools

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 July 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 July 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 July 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Group is established to promote play based learning environments for all children under statutory school age (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) of the Benburb area and its surrounding environs in County Tyrone (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, and in particular, to advance the education of the beneficiaries by the provision of safe and satisfying group play, with the right of parents/carers to take involved in the activities of the group; and to promote the preservation of health of the beneficiaries, in addition to supporting the values and principles of Early Years.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 5 Trustees
  • 4 Employees
  • 1 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Suzanne Martin, 17A Artasooly Road, Benburb, Dungannon, BT71 7LP

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Lynette Donnelly
Mrs Suzanne Martin
Mrs Claire Conroy
Mrs Patricia Mckillion
Mrs Niamh Fanning

List of regions

  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council