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The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
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NUA Festival

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £220.6K

  • Spending

    £163.0K

Charity no. 109479 Date registered. 23/02/2023

Public benefits

[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] • purpose 1 include: - An improved sense of wellbeing for those attending our camps and events as they enjoy fellowship with others and receive teaching from the Bible. - The promotion of Christian values for the benefit of individuals, with those attending our events

encouraged to adopt a moral framework where they are good citizens. - Spiritual benefits as commonly understood within a Christian Faith. • purpose 2 include: - Spiritual, moral and intellectual development of any member of the public who attends our events through the teaching of the Bible. - The development of skills, knowledge and capabilities of the volunteers who are involved in running our events. - The promotion of citizenship and the need to give back to the community to all who attend these events. • purpose 3 include: - The encouragement of those who live in the locality of the churches involved as they participate in activities organised by us. - The entertainment of children and young people through the provision of activities in a safe environment with a Christian ethos. All of the above benefits will be demonstrated through feedback from our attendees, their families, our volunteers and the general public within the local community areas who attend our events. We do not anticipate that any harm will flow from any of the above purposes. [Who are the charity's beneficiaries?] The general public, with our events being open to all, without distinction. There is no private benefit flowing from the purposes

What your organisation does

The charity will co- ordinate the organisation and running of the NUA Festival, an annual festival where friends from different churches, networks and communities have committed to come together with a unified desire to seek God for a fresh outpouring of his Holy Spirit on the island of Ireland. We will run a programme of residential and

non-residential inter church events all serviced by volunteers.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Religious activities
  • Religious activities

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 30 June 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE: • the advancement of religion (specifically the Christian Faith); • the advancement of education; and • the advancement of community development. These purposes must be carried out exclusively in a manner that is beneficial to the public and is recognised by the law of Northern Ireland as being charitable. The charity shall participate only in initiatives that are reasonably conducive to the realisation of the above-mentioned purposes, such initiatives including (but not limited to) raising awareness and understanding of the Christian Faith through the organising and holding of festivals and events where people from different churches, networks and communities can come together to seek God for a fresh outpouring of his Holy Spirit on the island of Ireland.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 225 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Nua Festival, C/O The Emmanuel Church Lurgan Trus, 23A Castle Lane, Lurgan, Craigavon, BT67 9BD

Trustee board

Trustee
Neil Alexander
Lenny Adamson
Alain Emerson
Andrew Masters
Laura Laverty
Matthew Kennedy

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland