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Status
Received: 89 days late
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Income
£36.2K
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Spending
£46.0K
Public benefits
Purpose 1 To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Hilltown and District in the County of Down and its environs without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, or political, religious or other opinion and in particular: to advance community development by providing facilities and amenities for, and promoting
co-operation and joint activities between, community and voluntary organisations. The direct benefits which flow from purpose 1 include encouraging people to become active in a voluntary capacity, more effective communication between local community groups, and access to facilities and activities for voluntary groups and the local population for the benefit of the users. These benefits are demonstrated through the number of groups using our facilities and any feedback which they give us and by the level of uptake of our activities. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Hilltown and the surrounding rural area. Purpose 2 To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for those living in the area of benefit. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose includes access to local facilities and activities for voluntary groups and the local population for the benefit of the users. The benefits are demonstrated through the number of groups using our facilities and any feedback which they give us and by the level of uptake of our activities. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Hilltown and the surrounding rural area. Purpose 3 To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for activities capable of improving health. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include access to facilities and activities to improve health and wellbeing. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants and beneficiaries and by the level of uptake of services. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Hilltown and the surrounding rural area. Purpose 4 To relieve those in need by reason of youth, age or other disadvantage. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include access to local facilities and opportunity to participate in activities and programmes to improve education, health and wellbeing and community safety. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants and beneficiaries and by the level of uptake of services. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Hilltown and the surrounding rural area. Purpose 5 To advance education and training for the public benefit by organising classes and other forms of tuition. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the education of people in a range of subjects including First Aid, Committee Skills, basic gardening, personal development courses, computer training, health training, job skills, business development, numeracy and literacy and so on. These benefits are demonstrated through the number of people completing the courses, feedback from participants and beneficiaries and by the level of uptake of our activities. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in Hilltown and the surrounding rural area. Trustees receive a private benefit as beneficiaries as they can use the facilities, but do not get priority over anyone else. They also receive a private benefit of training in committee skills, first aid, child protection, and other training relevant to the role of trustee with Hilltown Community Association. These private benefits are necessary to achieve the purposes and are therefore incidental.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Hilltown Community Association was set up to represent the interests of community groups in Hilltown and the surrounding rural areas, and to identify and address issues of common concern within the local community. The Community Association runs Carcullion House, a community facility in the village which caters for a range of community groups.
Carcullion House is entirely run on a voluntary effort by the Community Association. The committee of the Community Association works in developing more community projects for the area including development of community amenities and resources for the benefit of the local population. Hilltown Community Association organises the turning on of the Christmas Lights for Hilltown and supports other community events.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- General public
- Older people
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Research/evaluation
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
