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Newry Maritime Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £8.5K

  • Spending

    £9.1K

Charity no. 100431 Date registered. 29/09/2014

Public benefits

Purpose 1 To promote the maritime and nautical heritage and culture of Newry & its environs The direct benefits which flow from this include: Increased awareness of local maritime, shipping and nautical history through research, exhibitions/displays/workshops/talks, demonstrations and publication of materials Increased engagement with our

waterways, canals or maritime built environment These benefits are (will be) evidenced through: The number of publications / articles produced locally The number of exhibitions/displays/workshops/talks, demonstrations being provided The numbers of people engaging more fully with our waterways, canals or maritime built environment Is any harm or possibility of harm outweighed by the benefit? No, there is no harm Who is the benefit for? The inhabitants of Newry and its environs Is there any private benefit? Is it incidental or necessary? No, there is no private benefit Purpose 2 To advance education The direct benefits which flow from this include: Increased awareness about Newry’s maritime heritage Enhanced enjoyment and participation in activities relating to Newry’s maritime heritage Increased exploration and promotion of Newry’s maritime heritage by schools, community groups and other civic bodies These benefits are (will be) evidenced through: The number of people who indicate they are better informed about Newry’s Maritime heritage. The numbers of people participating in activities relating to Newry’s Maritime heritage. The numbers of schools, community groups and civic bodies engaged in exploring/promoting Newry’s Maritime heritage Is any harm or possibility of harm outweighed by the benefit? No, there is no harm. Who is the benefit for? The inhabitants of Newry and its environs Is there any private benefit? Is it incidental or necessary? No, there is no private benefit Purpose 3 To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Newry and its environs by associating the statutory authorities, community & voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education The direct benefits which flow from this include: Greater quantity and better quality of activities and events Increased awareness and engagement in the maritime and nautical heritage of Newry and its environs These benefits are (will be) evidenced through: Increased numbers of activities & events Increased numbers of people taking part Improved information provided and increased numbers engaged in the maritime and nautical heritage and culture of Newry & its environs Is any harm or possibility of harm outweighed by the benefit? No, there is no harm Who is the benefit for? The inhabitants of Newry and its environs Is there any private benefit? Is it incidental or necessary? No, there is no private benefit

What your organisation does

The Newry Maritime Association carries out the following: We promote and carry out research, surveys and investigations and publish the useful results relating to local Maritime heritage. We organise or assist in organising meetings, training, seminars, training programmes, lectures, classes, workshops and exhibitions, and publish or assist

in publishing reports, periodicals, recordings, books or other documents or information. We recruit and train volunteers with relevant skills to carry out the objects of the Association. We work in association with local and statutory authorities and bodies and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of our objects in the area of benefit. We establish and support, co-operate with, join or amalgamate with any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for all or any of our objects.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Education/training
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • Heritage/historical
  • Research/evaluation
  • Sport/recreation
  • Urban development
  • Volunteer development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

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Charitable purposes

The Association is established to advance education and promote maritime and nautical heritage and culture and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) of Newry and its surrounding environs within Northern Ireland and County Louth, Republic of Ireland in particular but not exclusively (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and in particular: (a) to advance education and encourage appreciation within the area of benefit on all matters relating to Newry's local maritime, shipping and nautical history, heritage, traditions and culture through exhibitions, workshops, lectures, talks, demonstrations and other forms of educational mediums for the benefit of the beneficiaries; (b) to promote and/or carry out research into local maritime, shipping and nautical history by collecting and recording information on all aspects of local folklore and history and to publish the useful results of such research; (c) to promote for the public benefit features of the waterways, canals, features and other property of maritime, shipping and nautical historical interest or beauty in the area of benefit or land that is worthy of conservation by reason of its historic value and the encouragement of access and study of such waterways, canals, features and other property; (d) to collect, collate and archive documents or other materials (in whatever medium) of educational, cultural and/or historic value or significance which shall be made available in the public domain and promoting the perusal and use of such material for research and educational purposes; (e) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose relating to the promotion of local maritime heritage as the Committee, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr James Mc Arevey, 17 Hawthorn Hill, Newry, County Down, BT35 8DE

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Colum Curran
Mr James Mc Arevey
Mrs Margaret Trainor
Mrs Lorraine Brown
Mrs Helena Young
Mr Pat Malone

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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