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Lettershandoney & District Development Group

  • Status

    Received: 50 days late

  • Income

    £68.7K

  • Spending

    £93.2K

Charity no. 106081 Date registered. 26/02/2018

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from the organisations purpose is increased engagement with the local community, reducing rural isolation, increasing capacity and skill of staff and local volunteers, and the provision of a wide range of services for all age groups. The benefits can be demonstrated through the feedback that is gathered from the service

users, results from the local community survey and through government statistics of the area. There is also annual reports required by council as part of the partnership agreement negotiated between the relative parties. We believe there is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charities beneficiaries are the local people of Lettershandoney and people from the surrounding communities of rural Derry and Derry city. There are no private benefits flowing from our organisation.

What your organisation does

Our group focuses on the development of the areas of physical infrastructure and services, and have ambitions to develop a healthy living centre to deliver and provide access to health and well being services that enhance the quality of life for people in the area. We currently provide welfare rights advice, housing advice, training and employment

advice, rural kitchen project catering for the elderly, youth club, youth intervention service across all of rural Derry, mens and womens circuit classes, yoga, listening ear and counselling services, community lobbying and advocacy provision, drop in centre, community safety meetings, venue hire, seasonal community events, management of local council facility, stay and play groups, dance classes, environmental clean ups.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • General public
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Physical disabilities
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Tenants
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Community transport
  • Counselling/support
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Rural development
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 05 April 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 05 April 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 05 April 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Association is established so as to promote the benefit and positive development of the people of Lettershandoney and its rural hinterland or district (hereinafter described as 'the area') without any distinction being made for age, sex, race, political or religious opinion or other beliefs or characteristics. The aims of the Association include the alleviation of poverty, promotion of good relations, and promoting the development of the local community. To this end, the Association will associate with local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants of the area to improve the environment, facilities and other matters in the interests of social welfare, advance education and opportunities and to work towards the amelioration of conditions of life.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

L&DDG

List of regions

  • Derry City And Strabane District Council