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Thomas Doran Parkanaur Trust

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £1.2M

  • Spending

    £1.1M

Charity no. 104813 Company no. 7714 Date registered. 29/04/2016

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include promotion of individual personal, social and academic development assisting the transition to adulthood and the encouragement of independent living skills, further education, training or employment. The range of accredited vocational and educational courses, life skills training and social

and recreational activities empower and enrich the lives of the beneficiaries and stimulate independent living. It encourages development of personal confidence and self esteem in a ‘safe’ environment, engendering respect for others and encourages community integration and promotes family life. Benefits are evidenced through feedback from the beneficiaries and their families and carers, funders and stakeholders including RQIA, DELNI and DHSSPS. This purpose does not give rise to any harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in Northern Ireland. Private benefits to trustees may arise from ongoing training in good governance, finance etc. through this training trustees gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These skills are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to the beneficiaries.

What your organisation does

Residential college for students aged 18 years and over with intellectual, physical and / or sensory disabilities. The college provides residential student placements and offers residential students and attending students a range of accredited vocational and educational courses with life skills training and social recreational activities.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory disabilities

How the charity works

  • Accommodation/housing
  • Disability
  • Education/training

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.

Income

£1.2M

Spending

£1.1M

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

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 European Community (hereinafter called "the area of benefit") which now are or may hereafter be deemed by law to be charitable and in particular to provide or make arrangements for the provision of education and training on any matter or discipline for individuals with special needs or disabilities and in connection therewith to provide educational and training facilities and techniques to develop, promote and educate such individuals and to provide for the delivery and holding of lectures, classes, exhibitions, public meetings and conferences calculated directly or indirectly to advance the cause of education and training of such individuals, whether general, professional or technical and to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure occupation for such individuals in the interests of their social welfare.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 9 Trustees
  • 39 Employees
  • 2 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Maureen Crawford, Thomas Doran Parkanaur Trust, 57 Parkanaur Road, Dungannon, BT70 3AA

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Nuala Kennedy
Mr Oliver Ross
Prof Bernard Cullen Phd
Mr Colin Turkington
Dr Maureen Crawford
Mr Peter Andrew Branker
Mrs Pauline Mclvor
Ms Claire Mckay
Olive Hamilton

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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