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Age Concern Network of Newcastle & District

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £63.7K

  • Spending

    £73.0K

Charity no. 105007 Date registered. 10/05/2016

Public benefits

Benefit element: Purpose Improve the quality of life of older people in the Newcastle District by promoting their physical, emotional and social well-being. What benefit flows from this purpose? Organise specific educational, recreational and social services and activities for the well-being of older people. Demonstrate the benefit: These benefits

are evident through the following; 1. Increasing membership year on year(178 members April 2016) 2. Increased attendance at events organised by Age Concern Network of Newcastle and District. 3. Age Concern office seen in the locality of Newcastle District as direct point of contact for older people who are in need of help, friendship, and advice. This can be demonstrated with the number of referrals received from Doctors, Church Bodies and Social Services in Newcastle District. Harm or possibility of harm from the benefit: This is not evident at all through the service of the Charity in Newcastle District. The body is there to provide support, assistance and guidance to the older people of Newcastle District. Who is the benefit for? The charity’s beneficiaries are the older people living in Newcastle District with the objects of improving the conditions of life for older people who wish to avail of the work of the charity and it services. Private benefit: There is no private benefit flowing from the purpose.

What your organisation does

Improve the quality of life of older people in the Newcastle District by promoting their physical, emotional and social well-being. Organise specific educational, recreational and social services and activities for the welling-being of older people. Serve as a centre of information for older people. Focus attention on the needs of, and services

available for older people by promoting or helping to promote research, conferences, exhibitions, lectures and training courses. Recruit and train older volunteers to enable them to become involved in the design, development and delivery of services. Encourage working partnerships between the independent, voluntary, community and statutory organisations involved in older peoples issues and to encourage cross community involvement.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • 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

  • Older people

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community enterprise
  • Relief of poverty
  • Welfare/benevolent

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 objects for which the Network is established are to relieve poverty, advance education and to promote the preservation and protection of health among older people and to promote the benefit of such older people in Newcastle and its environs of Newcastle District (hereinafter called the 'area of benefit') who are in need as a result of their age, infirmity, disability or social and economic circumstances and in particular; (a) To further and promote the work of Northern Ireland Old People's Welfare Council and to this end it is acknowledged that the said work shall be limited to exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the Memorandum of the said Company. (b) To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation, education or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for older people. (c)To raise awareness among the general public of the needs and experience of older people in the area of benefits.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

Age Concern Network of Newcastle & District
  • 9 Trustees
  • 2 Employees
  • 15 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Reg Bell, Apt 4 The Dunes, 34-36 Downes Road, Newcastle, Co Down, BT33 0AG

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Reg Bell
Mrs Joan Devlin
Mr Domnall Mccomish
Mrs Margaret Mcveigh
Ms Goretti Drummy
Mrs Geraldine Milligan
Mr Michael Smith
Ms Eileen Brady
Ms Mary Marr

List of regions

  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council
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