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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£233.4K
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Spending
£207.0K
Public benefits
Purpose 1: The public benefit flowing from purpose 1 is improving the general health of users through providing a safe, comfortable, supervised environment where they can express themselves and have a social outlet. Through our activities this purpose will improve general health through improving aerobic fitness, as well as improving mental health
through being active and involved in Sport. Purpose 2: We provide public benefit through increasing skills of users through activities and services. Especially amongst children and young people, volunteers work on improving fundamental movements skills such as hand eye co-ordination, mobility, throwing, catching, ball control, running and jumping which can all be transferred to different sports and tasks. Throughout all ages, our volunteers aim to develop an overarching ethos of respect, teamwork and dedication which all contribute to the psychological and social development of users. The learning and improvement of these skills breeds confidence, especially for children and young people who will continue an active lifestyle. The skills are transferable and can be applied in other sporting, social, educational or economic settings later in life. Purpose 3: We seek to use sport, specifically association football to engage users from deprived social and economic backgrounds within Craigavon. Sport will act as an alternative to negative or criminal pursuits, particularly amongst children aged between 13-17 years old. This also includes the provision of education and training that will improve attitudes, gain qualification and provide pathways into employment or society. Purpose 4: We provide a public benefit through promoting equality and diversity, as well as promoting religious and racial harmony throughout all our activities; this achieved through bringing users together through the common interest of association football, in a safe, comfortable environment. Through breaking down these barrier and changing perceptions we are benefitting the wider community through an acceptance of all cultures and religions. There is no harm flowing from Lurgan Town Football Club’s purposes. There is no private benefit flowing from Lurgan Town Football Club’s purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Club secured funding in 2014 through the Department of Social development to develop 3G surface and Clubhouse, along with the replacement of existing floodlights, tarmacking of existing car park and high security fence around perimeter. Through using this facility, along with our existing facilities the Charity seeks to address social and
economic disadvantage through the provision of structured sports coaching especially towards children and young people aged between 6-18; we engage an average of 350 male and females on a weekly basis. The club also runs a disabled section catering for members aged between 7-18 years of age. We also have a senior section within in the Club which caters for older members of the community. Our facility is booked for users of our organisation 6 days per week, with constant usage during weeknights. We also aim to offer opportunities for coaches and volunteers to become qualified, educated and active to address income and employment deprivation in the community. Lurgan Town deliver weekly coaching sessions which include development of fundamental movement skills, development of physical literacy and mobility in association with activities which include diversionary programmes which tackle key issues in society. We are an all inclusive organisation who offers opportunities for ethnic minority groups and under-represented members of society through projects which are needs led. 85% of our activities are open to the general public to attend. Additional to core activities, Lurgan Town offer seasonal coaching (summer camps, Halloween camps), cross community events and community event's; throughout programmes we often include education elements through facilitated information and awareness sessions. We work in partnership with local community organisations to offer employability training and employment pathways for young people, specifically identifying and engaging teenagers who are not currently in education, employment of training.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- 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
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Interface communities
- Older people
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
