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Kilcooley Allotments Ltd

  • Status

    Received: 3 days late

  • Income

    £53.0K

  • Spending

    £55.3K

Charity no. 106921 Company no. 604692 Date registered. 30/04/2018

Public benefits

Kilcooley Allotment Ltd prides a community garden, allotments and other facilities which facilitate recreation and leisure time occupations to improve the life of the inhabitants of Kilcooley estate and its environs. It also raises awareness of the health benefits of taking part in gardening; enhances community development by providing amenities

and resources to community and voluntary groups; it provides social cohesion, religious and racial harmony and equality and diversity; relieves those in need by reason of age, youth, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage; provides opportunities for training and work experience; facilitates programmes to prevent anti-social behaviour The benefits are demonstrated by the numbers of users attending allotments, training sessions and classes and by community feedback through surveys, meetings and conferences There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are the inhabitants of Kilcooley estate and its environs without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, or political, religious or other opinion. There are no private benefits flowing from any of the purposes.

What your organisation does

Kilcooley Allotments Ltd provides access to community garden, allotments and a horticulture training area for the people of Kilcooley and its environs. Training and practical support is offered by staff and volunteers to support older people, those with disabilities or those with limited practical knowledge to enjoy gardening. Participants also

learn about the benefits of active lifestyles and healthy eating by working alongside other allotment users, volunteers and staff.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Disability
  • Economic development
  • Education/training
  • Relief of poverty
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • 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

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Kilcooley area and its environs (the area of benefit) without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, race,ethnicity, or political, religious or other opinion by associating with the community and voluntary organisations, statutory authorities and inhabitants in a common effort to: (1) provide a community garden, allotments and other facilities and amenities: - in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for all said inhabitants - to advance the education of the public by encouraging their participation in gardening projects and to raise awareness of the health benefits of taking part in gardening - to advance active citizenship and community development by providing resources, facilities and amenities for individuals and community and voluntary organisations - to promote social cohesion, good community relations, religious and racial harmony and equality and diversity - to relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health (including the with mental health problems), disability or other disadvantage - to provide opportunities for training and work experience - to facilitate programmes that help prevent anti-social behaviour and crime,and; - for the benefit and enjoyment of the local community (2) promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 2 Trustees
  • 2 Employees
  • 15 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Syd, Community Forum, 4 Kilcooley Square, Bangor, BT19 1SH

Trustee board

Trustee
Miss Joanie Brown
Ms Margaret Dianne Browning

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Ards And North Down Borough Council
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