Aghaloo and Blackwater Community Association

Charitable purposes

The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to the advancement of community development, the advancement of rural regeneration, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, unemployment, sickness and the aged and the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants (hereinafter called “the beneficiaries”) of the Aghaloo area and its environs within County Tyrone and County Monaghan (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 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: (a) the provision, maintenance and management of a community educational resource centre and facilities for the use of the inhabitants for activities promoted or facilitated by the Company including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreational and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants; (b) to support community development, social inclusion and wellbeing activities and to work with partners to support and improve the conditions of the said inhabitants; (c) to provide high quality and affordable daily care facilities and facilities for the recreation and education of children out-of-school hours and during school holidays and, in addition, to provide care and educational development to those children under statutory school age and support to their parents, guardians or carers; (d) 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; (e) to advance promote and further the conservation maintenance and protection of features of the landscape in the area of benefit with geographical, physiographical or amenity value and to enhance their contribution to existing environmental amenities in the area of benefit; (f) 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

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