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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£55.4K
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Spending
£51.8K
Public benefits
1. Purpose (1) To promote the Christian Faith, particularly by radio broadcasting among members of the Christian Churches and the Greater Ballymena Community. (2) To relieve poverty and sickness and thereby improve the life conditions of children, young people and the aged who are poor, sick, deprived or disabled in the Greater Ballymena area, and
in any part of the world...especially the Third World. (3) To promote such charitable purposes in any part of the world, and particularly, by encouraging young people in the Greater Ballymena area to work voluntarily, to assist charities working in the Third World. 2. Direct Benefit flowing from above purposes (1) The direct benefits which flow from section 1 (1) include both appreciation by, and encouragement for, those existing professing Christians and those who are not. (2) The direct benefits which flow from Section 1 (2) include improved health, education, employment and accommodation outcomes. (3) The direct benefits which flow from Section 1 (3) include the personal development of young people through the raised awareness of the great needs currently existing in the Third World. 3. Demonstration of Direct Benefits (1) The direct benefits described in Section 2 (1) are demonstrated by anecdotal evidence and periodic audience research. (2) The direct benefits described in Section 2 (2) are demonstrated by obligatory feedback and reports from the benefitting charities. (3) The direct benefits described in Section 2 (3) are demonstrated by oral testimonies from our young volunteers. 4. Any harm or possibility of harm arising from purposes? (1) There is no identifiable harm, or possibility of same, arising from any of the three purposes described in Section 1. Public Element 5. Beneficiaries (1) The charity’s beneficiaries include Christians and non-Christians living in the Greater Ballymena area. (2) The charity’s beneficiaries include poor, sick, deprived and disabled people living particularly in the Third World. (3) The charity’s beneficiaries include its young volunteers. 6. Any Private Benefit (1) A private benefit may arise to those of the charity’s volunteers who present the radio programmes. The skills and experience gained may enhance their chance of being employed by a commercial radio station. However, such benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. 7. Any Fees Charged? (1) No fees are charged. Each year, the charity received from other registered ‘frontline’ charities, application for financial help for projects which are for those indentified in Section 1(2). The charity ‘approves’ certain applications and funds are subsequently made available to the applying charities on the condition that reports, including photographic evidence, will be submitted.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Each year, mainly through our local broadcasting activities, Radio Cracker, Ballymena raises funds for overseas relief and development. Each year, well-respected charitable organisations, such as Tearfund or Mission Africa, apply to Radio Cracker, Ballymena for funding for a particular project. The trustees consider each application very
carefully and approve a certain number using established and tested guidance. Listeners are given details of the projects and invited to donate. In January, the approved charities are told whether we are able to fund the full, or part of the, project. This depends on the amount of total funds raised. The monies are subsequently disbursed and then as the projects proceed, the charities send Radio Cracker, Ballymena photographic and other evidence of the expenditure of our funding.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Overseas/developing countries
How the charity works
- Grant making
