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The REAL Disability Network Ltd

  • Removed

  • This charity was removed from the register on 15 Aug 2023
Charity no. 102235 Company no. 629626 Date registered. 05/10/2015

Public benefits

The benefits that flow from this purpose include; Enhance knowledge and undertanding of issues that affect people with disabilities in Northern Ireland. Can you demonstrate this? These benefits are evidenced through research, monitoring and evaluations of our work which will be carried out on an annual basis. Is any harm or possibility of

harm outweighed by the benefit? The purpose does not lead to harm. Public element; Who is the benefit for? The charity’s beneficiaries are people with disabilities living in Northern Ireland. They also include, family members, carers, and those wishing to gain more knowledge about disability issues. Is there any private benefit? There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose.

What your organisation does

The REAL network provides information advice and training, we provide signposting to those in need of professional assistance to relevant agencies. We cooperate with other charitable trusts, associations or institutions.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • 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

Who the charity helps

  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Human rights/equality
  • Research/evaluation
  • Volunteer development

Charitable purposes

The Charity's Objects are specifically restricted to the following: to promote equality and diversity and to advance the human rights of people with disabilities in Northern Ireland in accordance with the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities by all or any of the following means: (a) Raising awareness of, advancing education in and promoting public support for such human rights issues; (b) Relieving need among the victims of such human rights abuse; (c) Research into such human rights issues; (d) Providing technical advice to government and others on such human rights matters; (e) Commenting on proposed such human rights legislation.