-
Status
Received: on time
-
Income
£1.1M
-
Spending
£968.2K
Public benefits
The purpose of the Belfast Charitable Society is to pursue all or any activities that advance the interests of persons appearing to the Society to be disadvantaged primarily in Northern Ireland: including the care of older people, the relief of poverty, homelessness, distress, infirmity and sickness and providing for the educational and other needs
of such persons. It also works with others to enable and co-ordinate how these activities happen. In caring for older people: the Society facilitates nursing, sheltered and residential care through its built assets and provided residential care directly until April 2018. In addressing disadvantage to relief poverty: the Society provides and levers financial support to help those working at the grassroots with disadvantage. It delivers grants: to help families in crisis and suffering from poverty; to help education and thereby integrate new communities into society here; to reduce isolation for older people; and to upskill others in North Belfast and Lisburn eg bursaries and developing training courses and providing bursaries. It supports a heritage-led regeneration project in a very deprived area. It facilitates discussion and informs others about the importance of giving to those in need through the use of its assets which in the main are comprised of Clifton House and its vast archive. The benefits which flow from our work are: increased opportunities and support mechanisms for those who are disadvantaged i.e. care for older people; improved services for those who are ill; co-operation with others to create jobs, improve skills, qualifications, bursaries and opportunities to enhance employability; physical, economic and social improvements to areas of need across Norther Ireland and specifically North Belfast; and a greater number of people informed about the need to support others in need. These benefits can be evidenced by: numbers of older people in correct care settings; evaluation of new services; numbers of jobs, families and children supported. and students supported;and the numbers of people involved in social and work related activity discussion how best to enhance philanthropy. Where there is any possibility of harm relevant risk registers are designed to identify and alleviate the risks and ensure benefits outweighs risk. For example, a comprehensive consideration of the risk and potential harm to older people precipitated the termination of our contract to deliver Residential Care on the agreement that it would be delivered by a better placed social provider. The Society manages and mitigates against all risks regularly. In working with others to address disadvantage in the area there may be an incidental benefit created by increasing the number of people coming into the area of north Belfast where Clifton House is situated in that local private sector providers may see an increase in custom.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Belfast Charitable Society tackles disadvantage through the facilitation of care for older people to meet all of their needs. It provides and levers in funding from other sources to financially support other projects that tackle disadvantage. It works with others to encourage, deliver and facilitate training and skills development opportunities. It
provides access to its significant past to encourage and inform other about philanthropic giving.
... [more] [less]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
- General public
- Older people
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Grant making
- Heritage/historical
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
