Overdue: 96 days
Public benefits
(i) The creation of employment, training and work experience opportunities for residents living in economically and socially deprived areas and consequently a reduction in unemployment and financial hardship, leading to a better quality of life for the beneficiaries and consequent improvements in health and well-being. (ii) Enhanced knowledge about
setting up and running small businesses and social enterprises resulting in increased levels of self-employment and better prospects of sustainable development. (iii) Increased levels of knowledge and transferable vocational skills among employees / work experience trainees, assisting in the creation of a more educated, skilled and qualified community. (iv) A greater sense among the beneficiaries of more fulfilled and purposeful lives, resulting in a safer, more stable and cohesive community. (v) Increased potential for innovation and progress, creating a more dynamic and prosperous society. (vi) Improved social and environmental conditions as a result of community renewal and regeneration activities leading to a better quality of life for the inhabitants. The beneficiaries are the general public. These benefits can be evidenced in records kept internally and by public sector agencies of the number of jobs and work experience opportunities created and the numbers of those who have successfully completed training courses. Evidence can also be found in internal and independent evaluations of the activities and impact of the work of the Co-operative, community surveys of living standards and attitudes and feedback from the beneficiaries and from the community and voluntary organisations that have been assisted. Some private benefit is obtained by the owners of small businesses who rent units on favourable terms, but this is ancillary to the main purpose and is greatly outweighed by the gains in public benefit. No harm arises from these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Newry & Mourne Co-operative offers a variety of industrial and office units for rent on favourable terms at the main WIN Business Park and in Business Parks located in Warrenpoint, Flurrybridge, Kilkeel and Forkhill. A range of Office Services can be provided to both businesses and community and voluntary organisations and number of conference,
meeting and training rooms are available for hire. Advisory support for the unemployed, young prospective entrepreneurs and SMEs is also available. The Co-operative offers a range of business start-up, business growth and innovation programmes, including Business Start-up, Exploring Enterprise, Business Growth, the Social Entrepreneurship Programme and the EU Leonardo and Erasmus Plus transnational SME and Higher Education Innovation and Employability Alliance Programmes. These programmes are supplemented by business clinics, advice and mentoring, assistance with work placements and opportunities to network with other business owners. The Co-operative also manages two programmes – Work4Uplus and Education to Employment – for young people who endure adversity in their lives and are considered ‘at risk’ of becoming disengaged from education, employment and training. The Co-operative contributes to policy development at both central and local government level and sponsors activities organised by partner community associations and other NGOs.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Rural development
- Urban development
- Youth development
