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  • Status

    Received: 19 days late

  • Income

    £99.3K

  • Spending

    £87.9K

Charity no. 103283 Date registered. 29/07/2015

Public benefits

1. The direct benefit which flows from our purpose to advance education in the Irish language, culture, traditions and history is to increase the knowledge base, understanding and abilities of each person who participates in our activities. The benefit can be demonstrated by the collection of information regarding the numbers of people taking

part, feedback from them on how they are doing, and how they progress through the different levels of class. 2. The direct benefit which flows from our purpose of advancing community development and social welfare is that the community will increase its cohesiveness. Opportunities will arise for the local community to engage in volunteering which builds strength and confidence in itself. This can be demonstrated by the number of people who volunteer to help over time. Also by ad-hoc feedback from attendees to our organised events. 3. The direct benefit which flows from our management of a community centre is that we can provide a physical space for the educational, cultural and community development activities to take place. This benefit can be demonstrated by the number of hours the centre is used per week; the variety of activities and groups using it and the number of people involved each time it is used. The beneficiaries of our charitable purposes are primarily the inhabitants of Ballinascreen and its environs of Draperstown and South Derry. A private benefit may arise to our trustees from gaining experience and learning new skills in good governance/ finance etc. which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. There is no harm.

What your organisation does

Our organisation manages a community centre. It is available to all sections of the community to engage in educational activities. We try to conduct our activites through the medium of irish. Adult language classes operate in late Autumn and each New Year in 10 week courses. An early years group uses half the building every day from 9am -

2.00pm. A local primary school uses our hall for morning assembly. A traditional clay workshop operates weekly. We shall be operating a youth club, drams group and Summer scheme. We will engage heavily in good relations work with neighbouring towns. We will host lectures and seminars about Irish language, culture and traditions.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training
  • Playgroup/after schools

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

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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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Charitable purposes

OBJECTS (4) The Companies objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following: To advance education in the Irish language and culture, and promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Ballinascreen and its environs of Draperstown and South Derry (thereinafter called the “primary area of benefit”) by advancing community development and education within the locality and providing or assisting with the provision, of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants and in particular: (a) To advance education in the Irish Language, arts, crafts, traditions and history, both within the primary area of benefit and elsewhere (b) To maintain and manage a community centre within the primary area of benefit for activities promoted by the Company; including but not limited to: adult language classes, an Irish medium playgroup, classes in the Irish arts and culture, afterschool clubs, summer schemes, and community education activities. (c) To promote any other purpose which is deemed to be charitable by the law of Northern Ireland for the benefit of the inhabitants of the primary area of benefit as the directors may from time to time determine.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 8 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • 4 Balltnre Lane, Draperstown, Magherfelt, Co Derry, BT45 7HU

Trustee board

Trustee
Pádraigín Ui Raifertaigh
Seán Macgiollafhiondáin
Seána Uí Cheallaigh
Mrs Ciara Macgiollafhiondain
Ms Joanne Deery
Mrs Michelle Bell
Mr Setenta Gribben
Caoilte

List of regions

  • Causeway Coast And Glens District Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council
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