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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 13 Sep 2024
Public benefits
The benefits which flow from our purpose include access to a free professional counselling service, relief of stress and anxiety, ability to better manage issues leading to a reduction of emotional and mental distress, self harm and suicide. This enables clients to lead more effective lives through improved relationships, enables them to continue
with daily activities and improves their ability to continue in employment or education. These benefits are evidenced through written individual client evaluations and feedback questionnaires. We are not aware of any harm arising out of our purposes. Beneficiaries are male and female persons aged 11 years and upwards who have emotional and mental health needs, living in Colin Area and Lisburn. Trustees receive a private benefit of governance training. Through this they gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. This is necessary to achieve our purposes as it enables the trustees to oversee our services and is therefore incidental.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The charity provides therapeutic counselling services, supportive help and workshops to the people of the Colin area aged 11 years and over and the people of the Old Warren Area, Lisburn aged 18 years and over who are in need and would not otherwise be able to access such services through lack of means. Both areas fall within top 10% deprived
areas in Northern Ireland.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Men
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Medical/health/sickness
Charitable purposes
For the relief of psychological distress and for the protection and preservation of the emotional and mental health among the inhabitants of the Colin neighbourhood and its surrounding environs in Greater West Belfast and Lisburn (hereinafter called the "area of benefit") by the provision of therapeutic counselling services and supportive help, workshops and training courses to those people who are in need thereof who would not otherwise be able to access such services through lack of means.