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Conway Education Centre Limited

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £249.1K

  • Spending

    £220.4K

Charity no. 104715 Company no. 30090 Date registered. 11/03/2016

Public benefits

The benefits that flow from purpose (a) include improved health outcomes and reduced levels of depression, stress and anxiety. These benefits are evidenced through client’s feedback monitored by therapists and organisation Unintended side effects from complimentary therapies are extremely rare and the benefits outweigh the harm. To prevent

unintended side effects, each client has a full medical history taken and clients’ wellbeing is closely monitored by therapist. Beneficiaries are those individuals in Northern Ireland suffering from ailments which could benefit from complementary therapy treatments. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose. The benefits that flow from purpose (b) include improved skills levels, confidence and personal development enhancing employability of participants. Benefits also include a decrease in feelings of isolation, improving social skills and social inclusion of participants, leading to increased community cohesion and more active citizenship. These benefits are evidenced through feedback and progression from students, monitored by project staff. Unintended harm is prevented through a Code of Conduct for staff, tutors, volunteers and students which ensures everyone is treated with respect. A formal complains procedure ensures redress for anyone who feels unjustly treated. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose. The benefits that flow from purpose (c) include increase in educational achievement, aspirations and an increase in enjoyment of learning of participants. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from participants, parents and teachers and monitoring of progress by project staff. Risks/unintended harm to children will be minimized through risks assessments of outside activities and implementation of our robust Child Protection policy and staff training in Child protection. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose The benefits that flow from purpose (d) would include allowing the organisation to introduce innovative methods and projects which would significantly contribute to organisational objectives and sustainability. These benefits are evidenced through increased number of participants in projects, improved outcomes for participants, improved sustainability of the organisation. Unintended harm will be minimized by risk assessments of new projects/activities. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose Beneficiaries to the charity are the public living in Northern Ireland

What your organisation does

1. Provision of Adult Education (Lifelong learning) courses 2 After School and Homework support provision for children between 7-12 years of age 3. Alternative education project for vulnerable young people (14-17 years of age), 4. Complementary therapies 5. Examination Service for external candidates

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Asylum seekers/refugees
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Travellers
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • Human rights/equality
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Volunteer development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

To advance education and promote the preservation and protection of health of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland (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 promote the benefit of the inhabitants and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for education, complimentary health therapies, recreation and other leisure-time occupation and in particular: (a) To promote the health and wellbeing of the inhabitants by the provision of complimentary health therapies and promote awareness of all aspects of health among the general public in the area of benefit; (b) (b) To provide accredited and non-accredited educational programmes to both young people and adults who have least benefited from traditional education and to promote lifelong learning for the wider community; (c) (c) To provide the necessary facilities and instruction for the daily care, recreation and education of children during out of school hours and school holidays; (d) 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

CEC
  • 4 Trustees
  • 5 Employees
  • 37 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Pauline Kersten, 5/7 Conway Street, Conway Mill, Belfast, BT13 2DE

Trustee board

Trustee
Ciaran Cahill
Ann Pendleton
Peter Fusco
Gerard Smith

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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