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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£85.0K
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Spending
£84.4K
Public benefits
Don Bosco’s Football Club meets the public benefit requirement as follows: Purpose one (Advancing amatuer sport) The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is that of improved physical health, improved personal standards in football, development of relationships with peers and elders for the children and young people who participate and
improved community life through competitive sports, namely football. Participants increase their levels of physical activity and learn and develop new skills in sport. Can you demonstrate this? These benefits are evidenced through attendance sheets of members attending the club for training and matches and through feedback obtained from the members, parents/guardians and club volunteers. Is any harm or possibility of any harm outweighed by the benefit? Regarding potential harm flowing from this benefit; participation in sporting activities always carries a risk of injury. We ensure that participants are fit and wear proper protective equipment, e.g. shin guards proper footwear and engage in suitable warm up activities. This mitigates the risk and allows the child or young person to fully enjoy and benefit from the activity. Our club is covered by adequate insurance and we keep a first aid kit on the premises at all times. Who is the benefit for? The beneficiaries of this purpose are our members who are young people aged from 4 up to 20 years of age from all areas of Derry City. Is there any private benefit? Is it incidental or necessary? There may be a private benefit arising from this as the club may pay for volunteer coaches to obtain their FAI Level One Qualification in Coaching. This benefit is incidental and necessary for the professional delivery of training and coaching to our young people.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
At Don Bosco's FC we promote the role of junior football in the community and to prove that football can have a positive influence on the health and wellbeing of the young people in our city. Our players train from the age 4 up to the 16+. Our teams are mentored by a group of 14 coaches all qualified at Level 1 or above. By birth year. 2008 –
2010 we have 30 children that train for an hour a week. 2007 we have 20 children training 2 hours a week. 2006 our squad is 25-30 and they have 1 hour raining a week. 2005 has 15 in the regular shad and train 2 hours a week. 2004, 15 boys train for 4 hours a week. 2003 – 25 players train 4.5 hours 2002 – 18 players and they train 4.5 hours weekly Our U15 is a squad of 17 that train 3 hours a week. Finally our U16 has 16 in the squad that train 1.5 hours a week Additional to this Don Bosco’s teams play over 16 matches on a weekly basis.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Sport/recreation
