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An Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge

  • Status

    Received: 8 days late

  • Income

    £906.8K

  • Spending

    £815.1K

Charity no. 103641 Date registered. 08/09/2015

Public benefits

1.The Advancement of Education. public benefit flowing from this charitable object are Irish language, music, dance, drama and craft classes delivered at new project buildings ranging from informal conversational to qualification based classes. 2.Advancement of the Arts, Culture, Heritage or Science. Public benefit flowing from this charitable

purpose is public access at new project buildings to cultural activities eg music, dance, drama, art/craft - as active participants (classes/performance) and as audience of performances or exhibitions. 3. Advancement of citizenship and community development through Urban Regeneration - public benefit growing from this purpose is access to increased economic and social activities through opportunities for social economy (paid and volunteer employment) in new capital build projects in urban areas of multiple social deprivation. Community Development and Urban regeneration advanced by increased physical infrastructure for non-profit taking groups who are project promoters. 4. Relief of Poverty - the public benefit growing from this purpose is access to increased economic activities through opportunities for social economy (paid and volunteer employment) in new capital build projects in urban and rural areas of multiple social deprivation. There is incidental private benefit and the beneficiaries are the general public

What your organisation does

Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge (Irish Language Investment Fund) is an independent funder, making grant awards to non-profit taking groups which promote the Irish language. Ciste's grant awards are for capital build projects only (new build or refurbishment), and are available only for projects which are located in the north of Ireland. Applications

to Ciste from project promoters are assessed by the Ciste Board of Directors against the capacity of successful projects to contribute to Ciste's own Company Obects. Ciste does not make awards of Revenue funding but the Capital Build projects funded are assessed as enhancing the physical infrastructure/capacity of local non-profits to deliver the public benefits as noted above.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Language community

How the charity works

  • Grant making

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

  • Due documents received late information

  • This charity failed to provide information on its finances within 10 months of its financial year end. This information has now been received.

Income

£906.8K

Spending

£815.1K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

Objects 4. The charity's objects are specifically restricted to the following: (1) To promote all or any purposes for the benefit of the population of the North of Ireland (hereinafter called “the area of benefit”) which now are or may hereafter be deemed by law to be charitable and in particular to advance education, culture, community development and urban regeneration and relieve poverty through the provision of Irish Language Centres and the development of Irish-speaking areas in a local community location or community environment with the object of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of the area of benefit.

Governing document

Other name

Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge
  • 6 Trustees
  • 2 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín, Culturlann, 37 Mórshráid Shéamais, Doire, BT48 7DF

Trustee board

Trustee
Niall Ó Catháin
Páid Ó Maolagáin
Prof Dolores O'reilly
Rosaleen Mccorley
Labhrás Mac Corraidh
Maria Caraher

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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