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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£291.2K
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Spending
£205.7K
Public benefits
The Trustees of Rosie’s Trust believe that our purposes satisfy both elements of the public benefit requirement. In practice Rosie’s Trust’s purposes will provide a range of benefits to a section of the N Ireland public – namely older people, those diagnosed with terminal illness and individuals undergoing acute cancer treatment (the
beneficiaries). The benefits in terms of 1 & 3, The advancement of health and saving of lives and the Relief of those in need – include assisting and / or providing practical support services for the beneficiaries to enable them to care for and maintain the relationship between themselves and their companion pets. With the support of Rosie’s Trust, we can help relieve the stress and anxieties experienced by the beneficiaries when they are faced with the realisation that they are no longer able to independently care for their pet. Our service will enable the beneficiary to maintain a familiar relationship which will promote security and emotional wellbeing. In addition to the practical issues for the animals our volunteers will also be building up a relationship with the owner and having daily or frequent contact, thus providing another social interaction for the beneficiary as well. Our volunteers will be trained to identify ‘signposting’ opportunities to other agencies (if appropriate) which may be of use to the beneficiaries in other areas. We are a brand new charity in N Ireland and as part of our initial research we have consulted informally with a number of organisations including Marie Curie, Macmillan Cancer Care, AGE NI and Assisi Animal Sanctuary, all of whom have indicated that there is a need for the services being offered by Rosie’s Trust. The identified benefits will be supported through feedback and will be further demonstrated by continued evaluation of Rosie’s Trust’s services from our beneficiaries as our service grows and by independent evaluation of our service. None of these benefits are deemed harmful. Actual benefits for beneficiaries in terms of 2 The Advancement of Animal Welfare. Our beneficiaries are animal owners who have formed a bond and relationship with their pets - often over many years. In many cases the animal is their only constant and gives them a sense of purpose and security. When they are faced with no longer being able to look after them this dilemma can cause significant concern about the animal’s welfare –as they can no longer for example; provide its daily exercise, clean out litter tray or take to the vet and the unknown entity about what happens to the animal when the beneficiary is in hospital or dies. The direct benefit that flows from this purpose is the reduction of stress and anxiety and peace of mind. An additional benefit would be that by supporting and encouraging kindness to animals this promotes compassion in people. None of these benefits are deemed harmful. The only private benefits are incidental – this refers to veterinary fees that the organisation may need to pay and the payment of appropriate salaries to staff employed by Rosie’s Trust to carry out its purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Charity is established for the advancement of animal welfare and to relive the need and promote the wellbeing and mental health of people who have a terminal illness, or are advancing in age or those undergoing acute cancer treatment (‘the beneficiaries’) in Northern Ireland (‘the area of benefit’) by: • Providing or assisting in the provision
of care for the beneficiaries’ companion pets in their own homes when they are no longer able to independently care for them. • To assist with finding alternative homes (foster or adoption) for the beneficiaries’ companion pets when they are no longer able to care for them, including when they die.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- The advancement of animal welfare
Who the charity helps
- Carers
- Mental health
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Animal welfare
- Disability
- Medical/health/sickness
- Volunteer development
