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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£33.8K
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Spending
£55.7K
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from the organisations purposes are to ease the social and rural isolation that many suffer in the village locally, help the aged, help health, mental and social wellbeing, bringing everyone together, offering opportunities regardless of background. These are demonstrated in many ways throughout the year we hold events
and classes were people from a wide range of backgrounds have the chance to meet and form lasting friendships.We also allow other groups and charities to use our hall as well as locally residents to hold community events. We have a visitor centre and coffee shop that allows a central meeting place for community members regardless of background. We offer assistance and guidance to anyone who needs it and try to point them in the right direction to solve their problems of we can't. We run a weekly luncheon club for the elderly were they get a subsidised meal (some of these people are very socially isolated and this is one of the few occasions they get a chance to go out). We also hold crafts, seasonal events, healthy eating days and bus trips for this group. We run cross community bus trips locally with Granaghan Women's group in Swatragh. We offer volunteering opportunties to all regardless of background. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charities beneficiaries are a wide range of local and neighbouring community members regardless of their background, people who are older, youth, adults, people with mental health issues, people who are socially isolated, people who are struggling to get back to work etc. There is no private benefit.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We work with local community, statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations to provide services for children and young people, adults and to ensure older people are supported and socially included. To support economic activity and job creation. To improve health and wellbeing of the entire community, building cross community relation
and to provide art, leisure and recreation activities for the community.Our complex includes a large hall, small hall and board room and is used for by local and surrounding communities for events, classes and meetings, church groups, youth club, afterschools club etc. We run a weekly luncheon club for the elderly and also have parties, trip out, crafts etc. for them. Other recent activities include set up of a mental health group, running emotional wellbeing classes, suicide awareness classes, knitting group and classes, ceramics classes, first aid and healthy eating classes. We also hold well supported community events, craft fairs, summer markets, Christmas Tree Switch on and Halloween parties etc. All of the above were arranged in response to demand by the local community. The centre also has units and industrial workshops available to rent at very competitive rates and we have helped a number of small business with start-up advise etc. UCDL also owns the Flax Coffee Shop and Flax Visitor Centre which is an asset to the community and we feel helps ease our high levels of social isolation giving people a central community meeting place. We work with a team of dedicated volunteers who we train were needed and have in the past worked with the probation board, our local jobcentre and network personnel to help those who have been long term unemployed get back to work and work/train with us to prepare them for back to work.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Tenants
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Economic development
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
