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South Lough Neagh Regeneration Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £45.8K

  • Spending

    £77.1K

Charity no. 106325 Company no. 56142 Date registered. 21/06/2017

Public benefits

The public benefits that flow from purpose (1) are: (i) enhanced accessibility to health services; (ii) reduction in stress and anxiety and improvement in health and well-being; (iii) greater knowledge of health services and support. The public benefit that flows from purpose (2) is increased efficiency and effectiveness of community and voluntary

organisations that receive support, resulting in enhanced outcomes of service delivery leading to an improved quality of life for those who benefit from the work of these organisations. The public benefits that flow from purpose (3) are: (i) enhanced quality of life and well-being through engagement and participation in creative artistic activities; (ii) renewed enthusiasm for the arts as a means of expression and fulfilment; (iii) improved social cohesion and community life through collective involvement in arts events; (iv) improved self-esteem, self-confidence and sense of achievement among participants; The public benefit that flows from purpose (4) is an enhanced environment, leading to improved health and a better quality of life for the public. The public benefits that flow from purpose (5) are: (i) the creation of employment, training, work experience opportunities for residents living in economically and socially deprived areas and consequently a reduction in poverty, unemployment and hardship, leading to a better quality of life for the beneficiaries and improvements in health and well-being; (ii) enhanced knowledge on setting up and running small businesses and social enterprises resulting in increased levels of self-employment and better prospects of sustainable development; (iii) increased levels of knowledge and transferable vocational skills among employees/work experience trainees, assisting in the creation of a more educated, skilled and qualified community; (iv) a greater sense among the beneficiaries of more fulfilled and purposeful lives, resulting in a safer, more stable and cohesive community These benefits can be evidenced from evaluations of the work and impact of, and from monitoring records kept by, the Charity; feedback from the users of services or participants in programmes; and data kept by various health, social services, employment and environmental agencies. This can be demonstrated by the enhanced ability to provide advice and information to statutory sector bodies and agencies, funders and others and to outline the needs of and exert a positive influence on the development of policy on community development. No harm arises from these purposes. Our beneficiaries are: The general public Pre-schools Unemployed Community and voluntary sector Youth No private benefit arises from these purposes.

What your organisation does

SLNRA delivers a range of programmes/projects for public benefit and carries this work by; • Organising health & wellbeing clinics which take place within local community venues • Organising training and educational workshops and one off events which bring communities and families together • Delivery of art and cultural activities within local

communities • Delivery of cross community activities and events which bring our communities together • Secure funding for capital projects to help improve the local area e.g. the building of the Maghery Rural Enterprise Centre which created incubation units for the creation of small rural business start-ups • the Maghery Cut Bridge Project which help local tourism and the local community by providing a secure bridge over the cut and created access to Lough Neagh at Maghery, the south Lough Neagh Sculpture Trail which created an enhanced area within the village’s in the south Lough Neagh region.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Carers
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • Heritage/historical
  • Rural development
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2024

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2020

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Charitable purposes

OBJECTS 4. The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are to benefit the inhabitants of the South Lough Neagh basin area and its environs (the “area of benefit”) without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, ethnicity, or political, religious or other opinion, in all or any of the following ways:- (1) Advance health and wellbeing in the area of benefit by: (a) promoting and facilitating access to basic health services; (b) promoting health awareness programmes and strategies that address social conditions, behaviours and attitudes that are harmful to health and well-being. (2) Advance community development by: (a) providing facilities and support to community and voluntary organisations in order to address disadvantage and isolation; (b) promoting active citizenship and volunteering in the community; (c) delivering family support programmes to improve, build, support and nurture family relationships; (d) promoting social inclusively, good community relations, social cohesion, religious and racial harmony and equality and diversity; (e) facilitating and supporting social intergenerational activities. (3) Promote arts, heritage and culture in the area of benefit. (4) Promote biodiversity and the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the area of benefit. (5) Co-ordinate the delivery of business advice or consultancy in order to create training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in the area of benefit.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 6 Trustees
  • 3 Employees
  • 8 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Louise Headley, S L N R A, Unit 1 Maghery Business Centre, Maghery Road, Dungannon, BT71 6PA

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Jacinta Cusack
Miss Michaela Cusack
Ms Joan Aldridge
Ms Mairead Abraham
Mr Joseph Nelson
Mrs Frances Pauline Kerr

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council