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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£39.7K
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Spending
£30.8K
Public benefits
The Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development A key objective of Ardstraw Football Club ('the club') is to get people involved in their local community. The organisation is wholly inclusive; individuals can get involved as participants, volunteers, coaches or spectators. Public benefits of the organisation are to improve physical
wellbeing, reducing social isolation, develop people’s confidence, provide suitable facilities for the local community to come together and participate in relevant activates, bring diverse groups together including different ethnicities and age groups, build community knowledge and pride. The Advancement of Education The club is dedicated to educating its members through involvement in relevant activities. The organisation aims to develop the physical education of participants as well as developing individual capabilities, competences, skills and understanding. Through participation, coaching, spectator's or volunteering individuals will benefit from the promotion and sustaining of individual and collective knowledge and understanding in the field of sport, for example the club offers individuals the opportunity to coach younger teams and gain experience, earn a coaching or first aid qualification etc. The Advancement of Amateur Sport The main objective of the club is to provide the facilities, training, equipment and opportunity for the local community to participate in the sport of Football. The organisation caters for participants from the age of 7 years to senior level and is entirely inclusive of all members of society. The organisation offers participants the opportunity to get involved in sport as players, coaches, managers, volunteers, spectators etc. The organisation aims to promote and develop the footballing capabilities of the local community and promote participation in football. Membership of the club is open without discrimination and the club’s facilities are open to members without discrimination. The club is organised on an amateur basis, non-profit making and provides for members and their guests by the provision of sporting facilities, reasonable provision and maintenance of club-owned sports equipment, provision of suitably qualified coaches and the provision of costs associated with coaching courses. There is no harm flowing from the purposes and no private benefit. The beneficaries are the inhabitants of Newtownstewart and the surrounding environs.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Ardstraw Football Club enables our local community to actively participate in sport, in doing so we promote physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing, education, integration and social cohesion. Our key objective is to provide recreational, educational and sporting opportunities for the next generation youth, whilst involving people of all ages,
abilities and backgrounds from the local community. This is achieved by offering the services of qualified coaches, necessary equipment and appropriate facilities. As an organisation we do not discriminate in any way in our membership policies and are wholly open to all sections of the community. The club have a core purpose in the promotion of amateur sports participation and operate strictly on a non-profit making basis, we re-invest any profits into the sports club. Our activities aim to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of all participants, creating a progressive pathway for sustained involvement for all age groups from youth to elderly. We also aim to combat social exclusion, deprivation, isolation and inequality among young people in our community. We also strive to build partnerships with local schools, voluntary organisations, local residents, governing bodies, government agencies and neighbouring sports clubs.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Men
- Parents
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Sport/recreation
- Youth development
