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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£793.0K
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Spending
£842.9K
Public benefits
The direct benefits benefits which flow form the purpose of Girls' Brigade are the spiritual, personal and social development of girls who participate in GB activities, events and programmes. This includes enhanced eslf confidence, self esteem and leadership skills and the adoption of a moral framework which encourages young people to be good
citizens. The wider benefit to the community at large is enhanced social education and responsible citizenship that flows from the purpose. These benefits are demonstrated through the feedback provided by young people and the voluntary leaders in GB Companies, through feedback fromlocal churches and statutory youth services, reviews by the Youth Council for NI, regular assessment bythe Education and Training Inspectorate and independent evaluations of training, programmes and events. There is no harm flowing from the purpose of GB. The charity's beneficiaries are girls. There is no private benefit flowing from the purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Girls' Brigade offers a programme of fun activities for girls, designed to educate, challenge and inspire along with Christian teaching that is relevant and meaningful to girls today. The Girls' Brigade Companies are run in local churches/missions. Companies meet once a week, from Sept to April/May each year. Girls are grouped into sections
according to age: Explorers: 3-7 yrs (Pre-school - P4) Juniors: 8-10 yrs (P5 - P7) Seniors; 11-13 yrs (Yr 8 - yr 10) Brigaders: 14 yrs + (Yr 11 +) The GB is a safe caring, nurturing place where girls can: -find creative, and sporting talents, and enter competitions, -have fun in a safe & caring environment, -make lifelong friends, -build confidence & self esteem, -discover God and the relevance of the bible today, -develop practical skills & life skills, -escape from the pressures of school, -find a place where girls can be girls, -find a sense of belonging, -gain access to the Duke of Edinburgh's and other awards.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Physical disabilities
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Religious activities
- Youth development
