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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£733.1K
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Spending
£682.8K
Public benefits
The benefits which flow from these purposes include increased preservation of the local community and social inclusion; promotion of family life by provision of safe accommodation for vulnerable members of the community including those facing financial hardship or discrimination leading to less anti-social behaviour; reduced levels of stress,
anxiety and feelings of alienation and possible hardship for future generations; promotion of employment opportunities to develop individual capabilities, competences, skills and understanding; and the effective use of charitable resources. Benefits are evidenced through feedback from service users, the community and evaluation from funders. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are people living in primarily North and West Belfast and elsewhere. A private benefit to trustees may arise from our programme of ongoing training in good governance, finance etc. through this training trustees gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These skills are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to the beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
FDL operate Farset International (the hostel) which provides residential accommodation, restaurant and banqueting, training and conference facilities and other support services (fuel, food, bedding etc.). The accommodation is used for those need e.g. families who live outside Belfast who need somewhere to stay to visit loved ones in hospital, local
people who have received threats and cannot return home. There is a commercial side to the hostel which is deemed an important and necessary function to enable FDL to provide economic or free use of the premises. The hostel works directly with numerous local authorities incl. NIHE, Social Services, PSNI, local community reps & probation. All income is used to serve and develop their charitable work. E.g. in the last year bookings included: BHSCT, Beechall (ethnic minorities/asylum seekers), Glenann Boxing team, St. Louis Nuns, NI Youth Forum, Lettershannon (Londonderry voluntary group),Cork Irish Language school – students come to Belfast to study peace and reconciliation), SE Fermanagh Foundation, Universities in Germany, Orange Lodges stay over July marching period, other groups stay over Easter, RVH have just taken 10 rooms for 2 years for student doctor accommodation whilst renovating, French family of injured motorcyclist stayed whilst he was being treated at RVH, families of ill children and relatives regularly stay whilst patients are treated in Belfast. It employs cleaners and cooks through training schemes to assist promotion of employment skills and opportunity of finding jobs. It also provides conference and training facilities for charities and other voluntary groups. Some other groups use the conference facilities including PSNI, health boards, fire service, political groups and HSE. The restaurant and banqueting facility is called The Bistro and is mainly used for breakfast (for hostel). Some banqueting takes place e.g. sandwiches and soup for larger groups (conferencing).
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- 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
- Learning disabilities
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Community development
- Education/training
- Relief of poverty
