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Love Hockey Ireland

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £254.2K

  • Spending

    £225.5K

Charity no. 102273 Date registered. 10/09/2015

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from purpose (a) include improvements in physical health and well-being, physical skills, values and enhanced knowledge around the value of sport to improve quality of life. These benefits can be demonstrated by the number of and increase in people participating in inline hockey at all levels, and through the

evaluation of our programmes and services to identify how physical education has advanced. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (b) include the creation of a structured, supportive environment for young people to try new activities and improve their physical, mental and emotional health as a result of participation. Our provision also supports their diversion from negative environments and anti-community activity. A further benefit is linked to the relationships and friendships built among young people due to the social aspect of our provision. These benefits can be demonstrated by the number of young people involved in our various programmes, evaluation of activities, and where relevant, monitoring reductions in levels of crime, anti-social behaviour etc. in specific target areas which the young people hail from. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (c) include increasing access to sporting and recreational activity through fundraising for those individuals and group from areas and backgrounds of socio-economic disadvantage. These benefits can be demonstrated by monitoring the number and background of those people involved in our provision. We also monitor the value they gain from their involvement. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (d) include a greater level of interaction among individuals from different areas in Northern and Southern Ireland. This can impact upon greater levels of inclusion and integration as well as improved relationships. These benefits can be demonstrated by the number of cross community programmes in operation, the number and background of participants, as well as responses gathered from those involved as part of our evaluation. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (e) include improvements in overall health and well-being among those with disabilities, as well as improved opportunities for them to integrate into and partake in sporting activity. These benefits can be demonstrated by the number of people with disabilities who are or have been involved in our delivery in sport, as well as through the feedback gathered in the evaluation of programmes and activities. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (f) include a greater level of inclusion and integration among isolated and marginalised populations to take part in sporting or recreational activity. It also includes improved relationships among those from different backgrounds, new perceptions based on personal experiences, reduced stereotypes and misconceptions, and increased acceptance for diversity. These benefits can be demonstrated by the diversity of the groups or individuals involved in our service delivery in a racial or ethnic sense, as well as responses gathered within the evaluation of programmes or activities. The direct benefits which flow from purpose (g) include our capacity to deliver a wide range of other activities which bring benefits to the community. These may fall under themes such as fundraising, the delivery of other sporting activities, health and recreational activity, educational programmes and community relations programmes. We also support the development of social skills which can overlap with other aspects of life. These benefits can be demonstrated by the variety in our activity programme, as well as the value of our provision for participants as highlighted within project evaluation and through participant feedback. The charity’s beneficiaries are those from across Northern Ireland, and parts of Southern Ireland. There is no perceived harm or private benefit flowing from the purposes.

What your organisation does

Love Hockey Ireland uses the sport of inline hockey to bring people together, break down barriers and have a lasting impact upon individuals lives and community relations. LHI delivers in it's S.T.A.R. (Skating Together Advancing Relations Programme) a schools outreach programme, youth engagement programme and ethnic minority programme to enhance

cross community relations and aid integration of ethnic minority groups into local communities. These objectives are achieved by a devised project which has a series of coaching activities, taster sessions, events, training activities and workshops.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of amateur sport
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Interface communities
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Disability
  • General charitable purposes
  • Relief of poverty
  • Sport/recreation
  • Youth development

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

Income

£254.2K

Spending

£225.5K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2018

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2017

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The charity’s objects are specifically restricted to the advancement of amateur sport and physical education, to promote equality and diversity and to promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provision or assistance in the provision of facilities for the playing of inline hockey and other sports capable of improving health for the benefit of the public and in particular children and young people (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) in Northern Ireland and its environs of the Republic of Ireland but not exclusively (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, ethnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to improve the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries in the interests of social welfare and in particular: (a) to advance physical education and promote amateur sport through the training, teaching, coaching, playing and competition of inline hockey and through such other means at the trustees think fit in accordance with the law of charity; (b) to encourage youth participation through the provision of a safe environment for children to learn and participate in inline hockey so as to develop their physical, mental and social capabilities; (c) to relieve poverty by enabling the beneficiaries to participate in inline hockey and other recreational activities through the provision of funds towards equipment and coaching which they would not otherwise be able to afford; (d) to advance the education of the beneficiaries by the provision of exchange programmes from different cultures and countries in the area of benefit; (e) to promote the health of persons who are disabled by encouraging, developing and promoting the sport of sledge hockey in order to improve their conditions of life and to assist in their integration into society; (f) to promote and foster racial and ethnic harmony and diversity through the promotion of activities to foster knowledge and mutual understanding between people from diverse backgrounds through the provision of recreational facilities and events involving the local community; (g) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

Powered By Sport
  • 4 Trustees
  • 15 Employees
  • 4 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Stephen Lynch, 24 Woodford Drive, Armagh, BT60 2AY

Trustee board

Trustee
Caroline Pereira
Connor Mckiver
Mr Robert Doyle
Mr David Mc Reynolds

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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