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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£15.8K
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Spending
£4.2K
Public benefits
The trustees are satisfied that both elements of the public benefit requirement are met. In summary, the purposes of the charity are:- to promote the recreational and social welfare of the mentally and physically disabled of the Belfast area, specifically, but not limited to, the North and West of the City and to provide or assist in the provision
of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation to improve the conditions of life of these persons. The direct benefits which flow from these purposes include improved health and wellbeing, improved social inclusion and opportunities for social interaction for people with a physical or mental disability as well as increased opportunities to engage in social activities. This assists members to realise their full potential and so lead fulfilling lives, encourages community participation, enables members to develop as individuals and as members of society and more widely leads to attitudinal change and independence. These benefits can be demonstrated through the public events/ activities organised by our club, feedback from the beneficiaries or their families and carers as well as through other forms of evaluation. There is no harm or possibility of harm flowing from the purposes and neither are there any private benefits.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our club began in 1969 to provide a place where people with a disability could socialise without the feeling of being 'lesser class citizens'. We provide a pool area, a television area and a dance/music area. We provide light refreshments to all of our members during our opening hours. We provide an opportunity for the disabled to socialise and
interact in a safe and fun way. Our club is totally voluntary and all of our committee and helpers give freely of their time to come and volunteer in our club. We are all one 'big family' and our members and helpers feel a strong bond of friendship. We have built up a strong feeling of trust whereby our members can freely talk with our helpers on any issue. We have safeguarding policies in place that cater for both young people and vulnerable adults. All of our helpers attend regular training refreshers in these matters and our members all know that they can approach any helper or committee member for help or advice. Most of our members attend adult/day centres during the day and our club is the only social outlet that they have outside of attendance at these centres. By providing this service we are most definitely improving the conditions of life of our members.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- 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
- Mental health
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
How the charity works
- Disability
- Sport/recreation
