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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£270.0K
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Spending
£276.5K
Public benefits
Purpose 1: The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are increased levels of participation and improved knowledge of roles within society; improved health outcomes and greater awareness of health issues; reduction in poverty and reduced levels of stress and anxiety; increased levels of capacity and improved impacts within areas highlighted.
These benefits are demonstrated through attendance sheets, surveys, evaluations and other relevant monitoring tools. Purpose 2: The direct benefits include improved educational levels and increased levels of Personal Development. These benefits will be demonstrated through self-evaluations, feedback from attendees/participants and increased educational attainment. There is no risk of harm in carrying out any of our purposes. The beneficiaries of all our purposes are people resident in Ards and South Eastern Area. There is a level of training completed by our Trustees in regards to Good Governance. This is necessary to ensure benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. There is an element of Private Benefit, as there are skills acquired in the training that are easily transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Ards Community Network is an umbrella organisation which brings communities together. We provide support and facilities for community groups and anybody who is interested in their community. We help communities with their development and their plans. We focus on each communities own needs and issues, providing training, information and
signposting. We want to reach people who think theres nothing for them.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Homelessness
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Sensory disabilities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
