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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£170.6K
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Spending
£136.8K
Public benefits
Sailortown Regeneration Group (“the Association”) seeks to benefit those who are resident in the Sailortown area and its environs of Belfast and other persons with strong family connections with Sailortown, including former residents and their families The Associations purposes, namely (the promotion of urban regeneration, the advancement of
community development and the relief of poverty, sickness and the aged) are dealt with below. It should be noted that clauses 3.1(a)-(d) should be considered as means by which the purposes are achieved. • The promotion of urban regeneration The Sailortown area is currently affected by severe problems relating to a lack of suitable infrastructure for its residents, many of whom are in social housing. The Association was successful in campaigning to have traffic lights introduced in the area and has recently begun work on campaigning to have a suitable play facility in the area. Through promoting urban regeneration, it is hoped that anti-social behaviour can be reduced and community resilience and cohesion strengthened. These benefits can be evidenced by the recent Belfast City Council feasibility study in the area as well as recent academic work undertaken by the University of Ulster. It is hoped that in future the Sailortown area will be transformed into an urban village. • The advancement of community development The Association seeks to promote and develop the community of Sailortown by engaging with current and previous residents in order to deliver a safe and harmonious environment in which to live and to encourage integration regardless of colour or creed. This is achieved through the provision of a facility free at the point of delivery which provides for a number of different services such as Mother & Toddlers, Senior Ladies, Senior Men's Arts & Crafts Historical & Cultural Groups. This enables improvements in the quality of life of residents and develops community pride and cohesion in a community that has often been neglected and affected by social deprivation. The benefits of improvements to quality of life can be evidenced by the recent Belfast City Council feasibility study in the area as well as through user feedback. • The relief of poverty, sickness and the aged The Sailortown area is adversely affected by problems relating to social isolation in its elderly population. Furthermore, many residents are in receipt of social security and are at risk of relative poverty. Through the provision of senior citizen activities and welfare advice, the beneficiaries are able to experience improvements in their health and assistance with financial difficulties. This enables improvements in their quality of life. The benefits are demonstrated through user feedback and the Association’s own volunteer impact assessment. Access to the Association’s services is provided on a free of charge basis. Many of the residents within the area are elderly or are in receipt of social security, it is considered that the introduction of charges for the services of the Association would prevent the beneficiaries from accessing much needed services. It is not perceived that harm arises from the Association Trust’s activities. In considering private benefit, there are no payments made to the Trustees. The private benefits received as a consequence of any transferrable governance or managerial skills are considered incidental to the pursuit of the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We as an organisation help and support past and present residents of the area known as Sailortown to engage with each other and like minded people of all ages and all creeds though our programs.such as senior men,s senior ladie,s arts & crafts silver surfers IT mother & toddlers and lunch club services delivered via our volunteers seven days a
week.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- 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
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Men
- Older people
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Cultural
- Heritage/historical
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
