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Ballycarry & District Community Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £12.7K

  • Spending

    £20.8K

Charity no. 100932 Date registered. 27/11/2014

Public benefits

1. The beneficiaries of the organisation are the population living in our area who (or whose family) participate in our varied activities, attend our events, or are supported through advice from the group or the wider activities of the group 2. They benefit through the provision of events and services (ie social events such as concerts, coffee

mornings, or other events such as the annual Gardening Competition, weekly youth club, etc); also the provision of a centre for events such as birthday parties, meetings etc; through the presence of a strong community voice on issues of local concern - recently, for example, traffic congestion, speeding, dog fouling, etc; through the promotion of the area's unique heritage (building community spirit and encouraging visitors to the area) and a cohesive community approach (in the past the group has been able to steer a course through difficult situations involving symbols and flags, for example). 3. The benefits can be demonstrated through the strong sense of community spirit which results in numbers attending events, from verbal comments to Association members and feedback from the beneficiaries as well as more tangible benefits to the community through grant drawdowns such as was the case in 2014 through the Village Renewal Programme (this resulted in creation of an amphitheatre and new seating on the village green). 4. There is no private benefit whatsoever and therefore no potential harm to the reputation of the group or to the community generally.

What your organisation does

The organisation was established in 1990 and is the community development group for the Ballycarry and district area. We have initiated historical tourism projects, cultural events, an annual Ulster Scots festival, youth projects, senior citizens events, young families club, concerts, poetry and writing projects, publications for the area,

environmental projects, lobbies over issues of community concern, preservation of a major monument in the village through grant drawdowns, erection of a war memorial for the community, talks, exhibitions and other aspects of community life.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Community 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 group is the established community group for the Ballycarry area. The objects and purpose of the group is as follows; To promote and enhance a sense of identity in the Village of Ballycarry and district, to encourage a sense of community pride and mutual co-operation amongst those living there, and to do so in such ways that no financial or material profit shall accrue to the Association. (b) To provide the services of a community centre for the benefit of people living in Ballycarry and district or with a defined interest in the area, to support all sections of the community. (c) To promote benefit of the inhabitants of the district, without distinction of age, sex, race, political or religious creed, by bringing together relevant statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to enhance education, and to provide facilities and activities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation, with object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. (d) To promote and facilitate such cultural events and activities, representative of the interests of the entire local community which shall foster local creativity and a sense of cultural heritage, for the social and cultural enhancement of the whole community.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 3 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 33 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mrs E Christian, Ballycarry Community Centre, 41A Main Street, Ballycarry, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 9HH

Trustee board

Trustee
Dr David Thomas Hume Mbe
Mrs Sylvia Martin
Rev Dr John Wallace Nelson

List of regions

  • Mid And East Antrim Borough Council
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