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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£218.2K
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Spending
£225.9K
Public benefits
Armagh Rural Transport (ART) provides relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision of community led access solutions in the Armagh area. ART meets our charitable purposes through the provision of wholly charitable transport solutions for beneficiaries who
are unable to access conventional public or private transport because of age, rural location, mobility issues and poverty. Beneficiaries include people who are: elderly, poor, disabled, people with young children, or those living in isolated areas and for community organisations, where there are no adequate public transport facilities. Benefits to members are demonstrated through regular feedback via questionnaires from users, volunteers and staff in addition to stakeholder engagement events. The purposes of the charity may lead to harm where users become unduly reliant on drivers or where there is a risk while working one to one. This is outweighed by the benefits through good governance, health and safety policies and thorough training. The beneficiaries benefit through improved health outcomes including quality of life through more interaction and less isolation through the transport provision. Volunteers who work with ART receive valuable experience and the satisfaction of assisting those who are most vulnerable in their local community.Volunteers play a vital role within the organisation and are highly valued for the contribution they make. Being community based there is little conflict of interest however this is managed by good governance and policies and procedures which are in place.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Armagh Rural Transport (ART) provides affordable, accessible, community transport services in response to the needs of people living in the Armagh area. ART secures grants and income to support provision of subsidized transport for beneficiaries. ART deliver services using community minibuses and volunteer’s cars. ART provides information and
advise to enable people to avail of various means of travel to enable access to local services. ART works in partnership with other transport providers to ensure alternatives and linkages to other transport services are available for individuals and community organisations.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- 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
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sensory disabilities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community transport
