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Public benefits
The South Belfast Youth League has existed since 1969 providing cross community football for over 200 teams, consisting of 3000 (approx) young people, covering all socio-economic groups. It is entirely run by volunteers and is funded through team subscriptions. It was established, and exists, for the objective of advancement of Amateur Youth
football for young persons regardless of gender, race or religion. (a) The direct benefits which flow from this objective include:- (i) Increasing participation in sport for young people (ii) Development of physical, mental, social and moral standards which promote good citizenship in young people (iii) Maximising the potential of young footballers (iv) Enhancing good community relations with incorporation and integration of young people of every gender, race and religion. These benefits will be evidenced through local and national government statistics and feedback to the league from forms and surveys. The purpose of our charity may lead to injury when participating in sport, however we will aim to minimise injuries by carrying out risk assessments for all activities and by ensuring that all coaches and volunteers have received first aid training. We are not aware of any other harm flowing from our objectives. The charity’s beneficiaries are the general public. There could be a possible private benefit to our trustees, coaches and suppliers whilst engaging with us, however these benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
South Belfast Youth League provides football and social interaction for young people 8 years - 19 years of age irrespective of race creed gender and sexual orientation. We also provide structured administration for a football league for teams that come from some of the most deprived areas in greater Belfast and surrounding counties. We use the
connections made via our coaching programme, child protection courses and first aid courses to engage with thousands of people within our local community through various health, lifestyle, educational, heritage and social inclusion activities and programmes
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Interface communities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Gender
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
