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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£241.6K
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Spending
£227.6K
Public benefits
The direct benefits that flow from purpose 1 is that the promotion of faith provides moral improvements in society. The adoption of such a moral code enables those individuals who live under it to be better citizens and to contribute in a beneficial way to society. The preaching and teaching of the gospel enables the salvation of all people and
enables people to know hope and peace. Hope NI promotes the Christian faith through faith based events, services and missions. Attendees at these events have, on many occasions, subsequently made the decision to adopt the Christian faith and to live in line with the teachings of the Bible. Hope NI does not engage in evangelical activities that are perceived to be harmful . Furthermore, in considering the harm that may arise from overseas working, it is envisaged that the directors will make periodic visits to oversee the work and provide a check on the financial affairs of the overseas work. Whilst the area of benefit for the Hope NI work can be considered to be worldwide, in practice Hope NI mainly operates; Myanmar; Eastern Europe, Asia and Northern Ireland. Private benefits may be gained by those pastors and their immediate family members who are supported with funds from Hope NI. In addition, the pastoral team will also benefit privately from ongoing training in areas such as governance and financial management from the Head Office Team. These benefits are necessary and incidental. The direct benefits that flow from purpose 2 are that the children in Myanmar, Eastern Europe and Asia who are homeless are provided with safe and secure children’s home to live, learn, grow and develop and to have any medical needs attended to and this radically eases suffering and leads to improvements in the beneficiaries’ quality of life. The benefits are demonstrated through monthly reports detailing the numbers of children supported; outlines medical issues that have been presented and indicates the educational attainment of the children. Access to the homes is provided on a free of charge basis. In the context of Hope NI’s poverty relieving activities, it is not perceived that harm arises from these activities. Whilst the area of benefit for the Company’s work can be considered to be worldwide, in practice the the intended beneficiaries are children and young people under the age of 18 in Myanmar, Eastern Europe and Asia who are homeless. Private benefits are enjoyed by House Parents and Wardens who are employed in the home to support and care for the children. As such they benefit from free accommodation and food. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure that the benefit is provided to the main beneficiaries. The direct benefits that flow from purpose 3 include greater community cohesion; increased community networks and links to the communities in the Lurgan/Craigavon area. Participants in these community based activities experience improved mental health and well-being; reduced social isolation, networking and befriending and reduced stress. The benefits are demonstrated through personal feedback from participating communities. Hope NI has not identified any harm flowing from this purpose. The intended beneficiaries are groups that represent Christian and human rights related issues in mainly in the Lurgan Craigavon area though groups from various locations throughout Northern Ireland may also participate. Private benefits received by board members as a consequence of attending community events are incidental as a resident living in the area and are not greater than the benefits obtained by any other resident or attendee at an event. The private benefits received by directors as a consequence of any necessary and transferrable governance or management training is considered incidental and necessary in order to ensure that benefit is provided to the beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Hope NI run a local charity shop that operates based on donated goods from the community. We have three permanent staff members including a shop manager van driver and delivery worker. We collect and accept donations of clothing, toys, furniture and knick-knacks from the community and re-sell them. The profits from these sales go to projects
that we have aligned ourselves with in various parts of Asia and Eastern Europe. We also use our retail charity shop setting as an opportunity for local agencies to allocate training placements for unemployed individuals seeking to improve their work skills and those involved in the youth justice system to give back to their local community.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of religion
- 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
- Overseas/developing countries
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
