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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£471.2K
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Spending
£491.4K
Public benefits
Culture. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Greater Belfast area, particularly but not exclusively the Irish language community, the provision of community radio via the medium of Irish as a cultural and recreational and educational facility… Benefits are promotion of Irish language, including associated literary and musical
traditions and aspects of Irish culture in general. Demonstrated by provision of full-time (24 hours a day/7 days a week) community radio service broadcast on 107.1fm in Greater Belfast area-in line with Ofcom broadcasting licence ‘Key Commitments’, copy available: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/Community/commitments/cr000044.pdf Surveys reveal high level of satisfaction with quality and breadth of service. The purposes do not lead to any harm. Benefits inhabitants of Greater Belfast area, particularly but not exclusively the Irish language community. No private benefit Education. To advance education, in particular vocational education and training in radio broadcasting and media skills, techniques and work; Benefits the provision of education in the Irish language-adult training courses provide additional specialised broadcasting skills within the Irish language community. Demonstrated by the numbers of trainees. The purposes do not lead to any harm. Training courses open to Irish speakers, generally within travelling distance of Belfast. Private benefit to trainee participants may arise from our on-going radio skills training when participants gain skills transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure that the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Relief of those in need. To promote…for individuals particularly those in need by reason of their age, disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants. Benefits experienced by older members of community, house-bound and those suffering social/economic hardship, who gain a sense of community engagement by listening to the service. Demonstrated by work on projects such as with the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) to devise a training programme for partially sighted trainees. No harm derived Benefit individuals particularly those in need No private benefit Advancement of citizenship or community development. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Greater Belfast area, particularly but not exclusively the Irish language community, the provision of community radio via the medium of Irish. Direct benefits include provision of a platform for individuals/organisations working to promote the Irish language. Members of the community gain skills, subsequently used to further community development and encourage active citizenship. Demonstrated in relation to the varied radio schedule produced week-on-week by volunteers. No harm derived Benefit all members of the community especially those with an interest in Irish language/culture No private benefit Other charitable purposes. To assist any charitable body or bodies, which assistance may include informing the community of their activities; To promote such other charitable objects as may from time to time be determined by members of the Company This purpose is beneficial in providing the flexibility to promote other charitable purposes as from time-to-time arise in relation to, for example, addressing issues around poverty and social exclusion. Raidió Fáilte is located in the Falls 3 Super Output Area (SOA), ranked 4th most deprived according to the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM) 2010. Demonstrated by Raidió Fáilte working on a cross-community basis to promote reconciliation & the value of linguistic and cultural diversity, contributing to a more harmonious and prosperous society. No harm d
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Raidió Fáilte produces and broadcasts a full-time, varied community radio schedule - with the input of volunteers who have received training in-house. Raidió Fáilte offers training courses in radio production skills to adult volunteers of all ages and community backgrounds, improving the lives of people in an area of multiple deprivation Raidió
Fáilte offers opportunities to new bands and other arts practitioners to record their work. Raidió Fáilte engages with those from all sections of the community who have an interest in the Irish language/culture - on a community outreach basis Raidió Fáilte is building a community archive of recordings/broadcast material Raidió Fáilte provides a platform for other community-based initiatives to showcase their work Raidió Fáilte offers volunteering opportunities and work placements, providing enhanced opportunities for further education/employment, in an area associated with high levels of poverty & social exclusion
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- 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
- General public
- Language community
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
