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Status
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Income
£43.1M
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Spending
£42.2M
Public benefits
Our public benefit statement is attached as a separate document. Due to the multiple services provided by the Bryson Charitable Group it was not possible to draft a statement within the limit of 400 characters.
What your organisation does
Up to 2019/20 our services were delivered through five subsidiary charitable companies and two social enterprise trading companies. On 30th September 2019 there was an internal merger of these subsidiaries. Bryson Care now incorporates: • Bryson Care – services to families and older people in Belfast and the North West; • Bryson Intercultural
– support for black and ethnic minority people and the Traveller community; Bryson Energy now incorporates: • Bryson Future Skills – providing employment and training initiatives to young adults and those living with long term employment; • Bryson Energy - providing leadership, advice, support and installation of energy saving measures in homes, tackling fuel poverty and helping to reduce energy costs for householders. • Bryson Lagansports – promoting active living, health and well-being in inner city communities; No changes was made to our social enterprise trading company Bryson Recycling. In the last financial year we have had a positive impact in a wide range of areas: ? We delivered over 212,000 hours of care and support to older people, helping them to remain in their own homes. ? We supported over 1,200 vulnerable children and their families. ? We provided over 1,500 hours of advice and support to newly arrived people from across the world seeking asylum. ? We supported 180 people from the Traveller community through our health, education, training and youth programmes. ? We supported 7,600 people in developing their skills and finding a new job. ? We recycled over 60,000 tonnes of household materials, selling 35% to local companies to create new products and support local jobs. ? We insulated 4,428 homes, reducing fuel bills and increasing comfort. ? We supported health and well-being by providing active living opportunities to 6,552 people from across the city.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Grant making
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Sport/recreation
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development