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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£1.1M
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Spending
£1.0M
Public benefits
The direct public benefits which flow from our purposes are as follows:- (i) The advancement of religion, as we aid the Christian Church by specialised services whereby the Word of God is presented, especially to children and young people. As an organisation, we teach the Bible to children and young people in RE lessons, assemblies and Scripture
Union groups in a wide range of primary and post primary schools across Northern Ireland, at houseparties during the year, and at Scripture Union camps and missions at various venues throughout Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland in the summer months. The main way in which the benefit to the public is evidenced is in a raised awareness of Christian beliefs in those who attend our activities, together with the improved spiritual and moral wellbeing in a number of those individuals, and in the improved moral character of the society we live in. The main beneficiaries are children and young people, and there is no harm anticipated. (ii) The advancement of education, as we promote Bible reading amongst people of all ages. Formally, we support primary, post primary and special schools through the provision of religious instruction in line with the Northern Ireland education curriculum, in assemblies and RE lessons. And informally through after school clubs for post primary school pupils and training for teenagers and adults in working with children and young people. We also run a resource centre in Belfast, open to the general public, providing Bible reading notes and other Christian literature. The main way in which the public benefit is demonstrated is through an increased level of education about the Christian religion, and the raised awareness of Christianity in our culture. The main beneficiaries are children and young people, and the public at large. There is no harm anticipated. (iii) The advancement of citizenship and community development, as we run after school clubs in schools for primary and post primary children and a summer programme of camps and missions, all serviced by volunteers. We run certain activities in economically deprived areas within Northern Ireland. The main way in which the benefit is evidenced is through adding value to the local school communities affected as well as the local estates, villages, towns and suburbs in which we serve, providing activities for children and young people and training and support for local communities in the sustained delivery of these. We provide volunteers with valuable life skills, and also promote citizenship and the need to give back to the community. The main beneficiaries are children and young people, our volunteers, and the people in the communities in which we work, and there is no harm anticipated. (iv) The relief of poverty – this relates in particular to our international support work in St Petersburg, where we provide grants of money for the relief of poverty. Alongside this we set up summer activities for children and young people in areas of deprivation across Northern Ireland so they are not excluded from accessing our services and gaining from participation. The main beneficiaries are children and young people in the areas in which we make grants or provide services and there is no harm anticipated.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
List of activities • Specialised services whereby the Word of God is presented, especially to children and young people • We teach the Bible to children and young people - In RE lessons, assemblies and Scripture Union groups in a wide range of primary, post primary schools across Northern Ireland and house parties during the year, and - At
Scripture Union camps and missions at various venues throughout Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland in the summer months. • We promote Bible reading amongst people of all ages. • We support primary, post primary and special schools - through the provision of religious instruction in line with the Northern Ireland education curriculum, in assemblies and RE lessons. - And informally through after school clubs for post primary school pupils • Training for teenagers and adults in working with children and young people. • We also run a resource centre in Belfast, open to the general public, providing Bible reading notes and other Christian literature. • We run summer programme of camps and missions • We provide volunteers with valuable life skills, and also promote citizenship and the need to give back to the community. • We provide grants of money for the relief of poverty in St. Petersburg
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- 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
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Overseas/developing countries
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sensory disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Disability
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
