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Antrim Lions Club

Registered

Charity no. 109237 Date registered. 21/03/2024

Public benefits

What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? Antrim Lions club enjoyed its 50th anniversary last year and over the years and since its formation has been involved in providing charitable donations to a wide variety of worthy charitable causes. In the last five years alone the club has donated over £75K to mostly local

charities in order to improve health, education and welfare. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? We have and continue to provide financial support to other charitable and voluntary groups in the area eg Homestart, St Vincent De Paul, Cause (NI). We have been involved in providing defibrillators to a number of venues across the Borough in cooperation with Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. We provided a defibrillator to a cross community primary school initiative in Antrim. We continue to provide the talking newspaper service for the visually impaired. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? No harm has ever arisen from the club purposes nor are the purposes intended to cause any harm in the future. Who are the charity's beneficiaries? Antrim Lions Club have a wide number of local beneficiaries in the Antrim area. These include but are not exclusive to OASIS (Caring in Action), AYICC (Antrim Youth Information & Counselling Centre), Alzheimers Society Antrim, St Vincent De Paul Antrim and Ballyclare, Women's Aid Antrim, Homestart Antrim and the Antrim branch of St Johns Ambulance. Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? None.

What your organisation does

Antrim Lions Club have and continue to organise a number of annual social fundraising events particularly when charitable causes have been identified and nominated to receive funds. In addition funds are also raised by charity golfing competitions as well as Charity Cycle events and sponsored runs and walks. We have in the past carried out

supermarket 'bagpacks' which has also raised the profile and community awareness of the work and activities undertaken. We carry out regular litter picks in the area which is also intended to raise community awareness. At Christmas we distribute hampers to a number of other local charitable organisations for distribution to those in need. In cooperation with Ballymena Lions Club we produce a talking newspaper service for distribution to the visually impaired.

The charity’s classifications

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

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • General public
  • General public
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Grant making
  • Grant making

Charitable purposes

The purposes of this club shall be: a) The prevention or relief of poverty b) The advancement of citizenship or Community Development c) The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health or disability

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 3 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Kenneth Watt, Dunadry Hotel, 2 Islandreagh Drive, Dunadry, Antrim, BT41 2HA

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr John Mckendry
Mr Kenneth Watt
Mr Trevor Gardner

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland