Ligoniel Improvement Association

Charitable purposes

The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to the the promotion, development and support of the voluntary and community sector, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, hardship, sickness and the aged and the promotion of the benefit and wellbeing of the inhabitants (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) of the Ligoniel District of North Belfast and its environs of County Antrim, Northern Ireland in particular but not exclusively (“hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, ethnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory and local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of fostering a community spirit and improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular to: (a) promote the efficiency and effectiveness of voluntary and community organisations and projects in the area of benefit by providing advice, information, education and training, administrative support and practical assistance to such organisations and projects for the benefit of the public; (b) promote or assist in promoting community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the people in the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, skills and self- confidence of such communities in the area of benefit; (c) relieve poverty 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 employment; (c) to advance, promote, preserve and further the conservation maintenance and protection of features of the landscape, waterways, streams and water courses in the area of benefit with geographical, historic, physiographical or amenity value and to enhance their contribution to existing environmental amenities in the area of benefit for the public benefit [for use in navigation, walking on towpaths and] for recreational and other leisure times pursuits in the interest of health and social welfare; (d) promote or assist in the promotion of and cooperation and networking between voluntary and community organisations in the area of benefit between themselves and others; (e) to support community development and wellbeing activities and to work with partners to support community cohesion, the promotion of adequate housing conditions and the development of a sustainable community; (f) to support voluntary and community organisation’s in the area of benefit to identify funding and policy needs’ (g) advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

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