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Naíscoil Bheanna Boirche

  • Status

    Received: 5 days late

  • Income

    £47.7K

  • Spending

    £50.1K

Charity no. 105910 Date registered. 17/07/2017

Public benefits

Naíscoil an Bheanna Boirche provides pre-school education for eligible children (i.e. 3-4 years old) living in the Castlewellan area. The Naíscoil delivers the full pre-school curriculum through the medium of Irish. PEAGS and privately funded places are available. The Naíscoil provides a good foundation for proceeding into either Irish of English

medium primary school education. Children attending Naíscoil Bheanna Boirche have the benefit of gaining from second language acquisition at a beneficial age for neural development. The Naíscoil acts as a feeder nursery to Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche. Currently up to one third of children attending the Naíscoil as PEAGs opt to progress into full time Irish medium primary education. Naíscoil Bheanna Boirche is a non-denominational pre-school and it welcomes all faiths and backgrounds. Parents with no knowledge of Irish language benefit from an introduction to the language. Benefits are demonstrated by very positive Social Services Early Years inspections and parent feedback surveys. In addition, Naíscoil Bheanna Boirche has experienced year-on-year growth so that 31 PAEGS currently attend the Naíscoil. We can identify no harm arising from the purposes. The charity’s beneficiaries are children of under statutory school age and their families. A private benefit may be obtained by trustees who may may gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings.These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. The only other private benefit is in the provision of employment to Naíscoil Bheanna Boirche staff. It is not considered that this presents any harm from the purposes of the organisation.

What your organisation does

1) By offering appropriate play facilities, with the right of parents/carers to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the Naíscoil, ensuring that the Naíscoil offers opportunities for all children, regardless of religion, culture, race or means. 2) By encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their

families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs of such children and their families in the local areas. 3) By supporting the values and principles of the DHSS.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • Language community
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Education/training
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Youth development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

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Charitable purposes

The Group is established to promote play based learning environments for all children under statutory school age (hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries) of the Castlewellan area and its surrounding environments in County Down (hereinafter called the area of benefit) without distinction of age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and in particular: a. To advance the education of the beneficiaries by the provision of safe and satisfying group play, with the right of the parents/carers to take responsibility for an to become involved in the activities of the group and to promote the preservation of health of the beneficiaries; b. To support the values and principles of Early Years; and c. To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by providing a play based learning environment through the medium of the Irish language.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 3 Trustees
  • 4 Employees
  • 6 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Naíscoil Bheanna Boirche, The Mobile Block, 32 Circular Road, Castlewellan, BT31 9ED

Trustee board

Trustee
Emer O'hagan
Mrs Evelyn Connolly
Joanne Donnelly

List of regions

  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council
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