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Sport Changes Life

  • Status

    Received: 138 days late

  • Income

    £187.2K

  • Spending

    £267.6K

Charity no. 103044 Date registered. 04/11/2015

Public benefits

The benefits that flow as a result of the purpose of bring volunteer’s from USA, is that the experience they gain through community programmes will give them experience, diversity and stronger coaching methods, to empower them to become stronger coaches, more motivated to work and deliver quality service on their return to USA. The benefits will

be demonstrated through reviews and evaluations of their work here with the community programmes they are involved in. The beneficiaries are not only the USA volunteer’s but those of the young people they are working with on the programmes. SCL doesn’t see any potential harm occurring as a result of this purpose and there is no private benefits gained as a result of this purpose being carried out. The benefits that flow from assisting and encouraging the education of volunteers in leadership, coaching and organisation of sport and physical recreation, not only strengthens skills, but allows these volunteers to become more self-reliant as individuals and also as a community. These benefits are evidenced through training modules set through EHoop programmes for community leaders and community coaches. The intended beneficiaries are the young people of disadvantaged areas. Potential harm could be that the volunteer’s move from the area, therefore the young people’s support could dissolve, however, SCL’s aim is to ensure that there is at any given time a minimum of two volunteer’s gaining these skills and knowledge to avoid potential harm for the beneficiaries. There is no private benefits gained as a result of this purpose being carried out. The benefits that flow from educating and encouraging the beneficiaries to follow a more active and healthier lifestyle, to grow their confidence and raise their aspirations; speak for themselves, we would have stronger and more empowered young people, who want to shape their own future and provide clear progression to education, employment or training. These benefits are evidenced through feedback and regular evaluation of our Ehoop Programmes held within community areas. Potential harm could come when the programme comes to an end, therefore ongoing individual support and mentoring are available for those beneficiaries who want it. There is no private benefits gained as a result of the purpose being carried out. The benefits that flow from developing young leaders within the beneficiaries through integration and togetherness and build community involvement to ensure long-term sustainability are stronger more self-reliant young people within the community, acting as role models for their peers, providing sustainability togetherness and integration of the community. The benefits will be demonstrated through reviews and evaluations of the work carried out with the community they are involved in. SCL doesn’t see any potential harm occurring as a result of this purpose There is no private benefits gained as a result of the purpose being carried out.

What your organisation does

Sport Changes Life Foundation (SCLF) is a non-profit organisation that delivers a vast number of youth engagement programmes to clubs, communities and schools, all uniquely tailored to deliver the most positive life changing experience possible for young people. Founded by Gareth Maguire, Professor Deirdre Brennan and Mark Marais; three

individuals with a background in sport and education with a shared belief in its power to transform and inspire. Our work is informed by over 30 years experience in the education and community sport sectors, particularly with disadvantaged young people. We want to help where there is significant educational under-achievement, high levels of deprivation and youth disorder. Sport Changs Life aims to raise the aspirations of young people through sporting excellence, vocational and academic achievement and personal development.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of amateur sport
  • 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
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Counselling/support
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training
  • Sport/recreation
  • Youth development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2021

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Charitable purposes

The Foundation’s objects (the “Objects”) are specifically restricted to the advancement of education and to promote capacity building among young people from socially and economically disadvantaged communities (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) in Northern Ireland and its environs in the Republic of Ireland (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, academic institutions and the beneficiaries in the area of benefit in a common effort through sport, education and other recreational activities to develop their physical fitness, mental and emotional capacities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and citizens and that their conditions of life may be improved and ancillary to this: (a) to provide or make arrangements for the provision and co – ordination of volunteers from the United States to work within the area of benefit to support the work of the charity with the added benefit that such volunteers shall be empowered and motivated to work in and develop community programs in the United States on their return; (b) to enable, assist and encourage the education of volunteers in leadership, coaching and organisation of sport and physical recreation for the benefit of the beneficiaries; (c) educate the beneficiaries to encourage them to follow a more active and healthier lifestyle, to grow their confidence and raise their aspirations; (d) develop young leaders within the beneficiaries through integration and togetherness and build community involvement to ensure long-term sustainability; and (e) 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

SCL
  • 8 Trustees
  • 6 Employees
  • 10 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Alan Teggart, Sport Changes Life Foundation, Unit 22, Argyle Business Centre, 39 North Howard Street, Belfast, BT13 2AP

Trustee board

Trustee
Dr Suresh Tharma Mbbs, Frcog
Mr Mark Marais
Mrs Deirdre Brennan Ba (Hons) Sport & Leisure Studies,
Mrs Catherine Waterworth Msc, Finstam
Mr Nicholas Mccullough
Mrs Joanne Mcneill
Mr Aidan Joseph Larkin Larkin
Mr Gareth Maguire

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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