Overdue: 94 days
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include: improved health and well-being outcomes, reduced levels of social isolation, stress and anxiety, increased sustainability, socializing, cooperation, good/community relations, networking, skills, and confidence which will improve circumstances and opportunities via public and accessible
facilities in the Torrent Centre. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from beneficiaries and attendees at our events and activities using: evaluation forms, surveys, verbal feedback, and evaluation of our activities. There is no harm anticipated from this purpose. The charity’s beneficiaries are primarily people living in Mid Ulster. A private benefit to Trustees may arise from our ongoing services and programmes of sport, leisure and activities: information, training, events, sustainability and networking. Through this, Trustees gain services, sports activities, leisure activities, information, skills, and experience which are transferable to other settings, and which may benefit their own community group or area. Our own Trustees receive information, services and activities in the same way as other beneficiaries, and are assigned support, information and services in the same ways as other beneficiaries. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
DDCA's main activity is managing and developing The Torrent Complex. This is a key community asset in Mid Ulster that encompasses a four badminton sized Sports Hall, MUGA pitch, Conference facilities, Multipurpose Room, Fitness Suite and Communal Areas. The Complex is home to Donaghmore GAA. Lollipop Playgroup, Bardic Theatre, St Patrick’s Youth
Club, BEAM, Irish TV & Jim Hamill Photography. The Torrent Complex has an extensive year long programme that has something for all interests. Currently we are in our 'Spring Programme' which comprises of a weekly programme of over 30 activities including a Parent, Baby and Toddler Group, children's Judo, Gymnastics and Irish Dancing, a wide range of Fitness Classes to accommodate all fitness levels e.g. Pilates, Yoga, 50+ Spinning, Circuits, Zumba, Bums & Tums, Kettlebells, Fit as a Fiddle @ 50+years. etc. DCCA & Torrent Complex is at the epi centre of community development engaging with a total of 50 community groups in the rural villages of Donaghmore, Castlecaulfield and Carland by providing meeting space and specialist knowledge on sustainability. Other noteworthy activities at the complex include Slimming Consultants, Personal Training, Baby Massage, Sports Massage, Pregnancy Yoga, Open Door Club, Seasonal Multisports Camps, Drama, Dance and Music Lessons.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sensory disabilities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Economic development
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Grant making
- Medical/health/sickness
- Playgroup/after schools
- Rural development
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
