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St Andrew's Community Action Group

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Charity no. 103735 Company no. 611879 Date registered. 04/02/2016

Public benefits

The benefits which flow from Purpose (A) include the promotion and facilitation of community cohesiveness and wellbeing via intentionally using said facility as a hub for gatherings and activities which will benefit a wide range of residents directly and indirectly. The group will ensure that the facility is accessible to the whole community and

will organise events and programmes in line with key strategic public health and community development strategies which help residents to stay well, improve health and fitness (mental and physical). These benefits will be evidenced through the building of the said facility and the subsequent use of premises by (as recorded in booking register). Benefits will be further demonstrated by feedback which will be sought from individuals and groups who use the facility and attend programmes. And via independent evaluation at agreed points. This purpose will not lead to any harm and the charity’s’ benefits will serve the residents of Glencairn estate and its environs. Any private benefit to individual Trustees or the Group will be entirely incidental or necessary. There will be no private benefit for the charity derived from this purpose. In order to realise public benefit under this purpose, the charity will partner with other organisations and public bodies to enable residents to build up and improve their understanding of community development and enrichment and how they can contribute to this purpose. This purpose will be targeted at inhabitants of the Glencairn estate and its environs following surveys, consultation and listening to key voices within the community to address the most evident need. Benefits to the public from this purpose will be an increased sense of value and worth among marginalised individuals and groups. groups will be better able to represent themselves and their community’s needs constructively as they will gain skills and abilities from the completion of programmes run by the charity. There will be no private benefit derived by the charity or Trustees from this purpose. The benefits which will flow from purpose (c) will be better links and relationships with community safety bodies, law enforcement agencies and the community and a reduction in anti-social behaviour. This will be evidenced through the promotion , organisation and oversight of talks, seminars and initiatives with public bodies, agencies and young people themselves – leading to the significant public benefit of a reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour and increased sense of public safety. There will be no private benefit for the charity or its Trustees derived from this purpose. The benefits which flow from purpose (d) will be more local and accessible opportunities to engage in healthy recreation at an economic cost and where it has been possible to gain specific funding at no cost. The community/public will benefit from strong local leadership and role models and increased and improved opportunities to make healthy choices. This purpose will improve sports and healthy leisure opportunities across and between age groups and will lead to a healthier community, both physically and emotionally. There will be no private benefit to the charity arising from this purpose. The benefits which flow from purpose (d) will be the provision of targeted programmes directly aimed at developing and improving educational and vocational opportunities and skills which will enable community participants to get ready for work and gain the necessary skills to participate in and be successful at interviews. These benefits will in turn enable people to gain employment which will have economic benefits and improve the wellbeing of individuals and as a consequence of this, the Glencairn community and its environs. There will be no private benefit derived from purpose (d) to the charity or its Trustees.

What your organisation does

SACAG works closely with St Andrew's Church Glencairn to engage with the community in order to address areas of social inequality and disadvantage and spiritual alienation. The group has been a catalyst for community consensus and engagement in an area which has historically been alienated from government, church and political processes. Currently

the group employs a family support Worker who assists the minister of St Andrew's with children's work and is a bridge between the church, community and school, providing play and social opportunities for isolated parents and their children and outreach to families within the estate. SACAG will continue to seek funding and support to develop projects which will add value to activities of existing local representatives, social and religious bodies and all those engaged in activity aimed at enhancing the life experiences and opportunities of residents of Glencairn and its environs. SACAG is an outward focused group whose ethos is one of strong public service and investment with a vision for a positive and enriched future for Glencairn and its environs as previously outlined.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Specific areas of deprivation

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Community enterprise
  • Economic development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2019

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2018

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2017

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Charitable purposes

The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to the promotion and advancement of community development, the promotion of urban regeneration, the promotion of the Christian faith, the relief of poverty, sickness and the aged and the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants (hereinafter called “the beneficiaries”) of the Glencairn area and its environs of the Greater Shankill area of Belfast, Northern Ireland (hereinafter described as "the area of benefit") without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of fostering a community spirit and improving the conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular to: (a) the provision, maintenance and management of a community facility for the use of the inhabitants for activities promoted or facilitated by the Company including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants; (b) to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, skills and self-confidence of such inhabitants; (c) to promote community safety through the support and development of appropriate programmes and projects which aim to address crime and anti-social behaviour; (d) to promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provision or assistance in the provision of facilities, equipment and coaching for the playing of sports capable of improving health for the benefit of the public and in particular children and young people; (e) to relieve poverty by the promotion, facilitation and organisation of adequate, accessible and quality programmes of vocational and educational training, information and support in an effort to acquire skills and retraining to assist the beneficiaries in obtaining employment; (f) to support community development and wellbeing activities and to work with partners to support community cohesion and urban regeneration through, the promotion of adequate housing conditions, the provision of recreational facilities and the development of a sustainable community; (g) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

SACAG
  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • David, 17 Kings Court, Templepatrick, Ballyclare, BT39 0EB

Trustee board

Trustee
Sonia Dickson
Mr Tommy Gordon
Mr Terence Anderson
Ms Kelly Mills Bsc
Mrs Martha Kinkaid

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Belfast City Council
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