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NOW Project Limited

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £4.7M

  • Spending

    £4.1M

Charity no. 100093 Date registered. 21/05/2014

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from purpose (a) is to increase qualifications and skills gained by the beneficiaries. The benefits will be evidenced through the number of participants on our programmes attaining qualifications. There is no harm in any of our objects. The charity’s beneficiaries are people with all levels of learning ability, in

particular people with learning difficulties. A private benefit to trustees may arise from our ongoing training in good governance. Through this training trustees gain skills & experience which can be transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. The direct benefits which flow from the purpose (b) is to support the beneficiaries with the move into employment with a sustainable future in the labour market. The benefits will be evidenced through the number of beneficiaries on the service gaining employment. There is no harm in any of our objects. The charity’s beneficiaries are people with all levels of learning ability, in particular people with learning difficulties. A private benefit to trustees may arise from our ongoing training in good governance. Through this training trustees gain skills & experience which can be transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (c) is the enhancement of education for beneficiaries to contribute to a brighter future. The benefits will be evidenced through the number of service users attending our various projects. There is no harm in any of our objects. The charity’s beneficiaries are people with all levels of learning ability, in particular people with learning difficulties. A private benefit to trustees may arise from our ongoing training in good governance. Through this training trustees gain skills & experience which can be transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (d) is the social inclusion of beneficiaries to promote a brighter future. The benefits will be evidenced through our social impact measuring tool and annual Social Return on Investment ratio (SROI). There is no harm in any of our objects. The charity’s beneficiaries are people with all levels of learning ability, in particular people with learning difficulties. A private benefit to trustees may arise from our ongoing training in good governance. Through this training trustees gain skills & experience which can be transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.

What your organisation does

NOW Group is a social enterprise that provides a range of services that support people with learning disabilities and autism to realise their full potential and change their lives for the better. Our services focus on supporting people into employment, training, transition and volunteering. Our support includes accredited training to build up

skills and confidence, as well as work experience and voluntary work placements We also support people already in employment and employers themselves, providing services such as Disability Awareness training and workplace support for employee, employers and co-workers. We support families in which parents have mild to moderate learning difficulties or an Autistic Spectrum Condition. We work with expectant and new parents with children under five in the Belfast area to support them by building confidence, develop skills and make them more connected to their communities. When they are ready we will provide opportunities for parents to move on to NOW’s Training, Volunteering and Employment Services and plan their future. We also support young school leavers with learning difficulties or autism and their parents/carers to explore future options and gain independence through training, mentoring and sampling work placements. We help them to start planning early and help take the anxiety out of taking that big next step from school into the world. It is important families understand their options so we provide work visits, work placements, and accredited training, helping shape a package of support for parents/carers and each young person leaving school. We operate Loaf Catering, corporate catering and cafe business providing accredited training sites for our clients as well as offering employment opportunities to those with learning needs.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • 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

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Learning disabilities
  • Parents
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • Relief of poverty
  • Volunteer 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

£4.7M

Spending

£4.1M

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 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

OBJECTS (4) The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to the advancement of education, the relief of poverty and unemployment, the promotion, preservation, protection and safeguarding of mental health and physical wellbeing, the promotion of social inclusion and the relief and promotion of the benefit of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) in North and West Belfast in particular and in any other part of Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and in any other part of the world (“hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, nationality, ethnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the beneficiaries, the statutory and local authorities, community and voluntary organisations, private organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to relieve unemployment and advance and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries and in particular: (a) to advance the education of the beneficiaries in the area of benefit and to relieve poverty and unemployment by the promotion, facilitation and organisation of adequate, accessible and quality programmes of vocational and educational training, information and support in an effort to acquire skills and retraining to assist the beneficiaries in obtaining new skills, qualifications, employment or practical work experience and thereby assisting in developing independent living skills; (b) to relieve unemployment through the maintenance, management and support of supported employment schemes for people with learning disabilities, difficulties and associated problems; (c) to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of capacity building programmes and projects for the beneficiaries within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, ill health, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, by the provision of information and training, advice, mentoring, classes, workshops, support and instruction in an effort to increase the abilities, skills and self- confidence of the beneficiaries; (d) to promote social inclusion and integration for the public benefit by associating together volunteers and organisations in a common effort to raise public awareness of the issues affecting those suffering from learning disabilities, difficulties and associated problems and their families and carers and to promote the participation of the beneficiaries in all aspects of society; For the purposes of this this clause the expression "learning difficulty" shall include any learning disability, difficulties and associated problem or those who appear on the autistic spectrum, a developmental disability of the mind, sensory impairment, acquired brain injury or mental health problem.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

NOW
  • 8 Trustees
  • 131 Employees
  • 30 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Now Project Limited, Now Project Group, 15-17 Grosvenor Road, Belfast., BT12 4GN

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr John Gordon
Jill Robb
Mr Peter Mcverry
Mr Allen Martin
Mr Chris Brown
Mr Mark Osmer
Ms Nuala Murphy
Ms Cathy Donnelly

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland
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