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Blackmountain Action Group

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £149.6K

  • Spending

    £140.9K

Charity no. 107364 Date registered. 10/04/2020

Public benefits

The direct benefits of the organisations purpose is that the individuals from within Springmartin/Highfield areas will be more equipped to participate in programmes to enhance personal and social development. Individuals will also have gained and developed educational and employability skills which will heighten opportunities of attaining

employment. Individuals will be more open to interacting in a diverse society through community relations work that has taken place, this will broaden their horizons and open up more opportunities for education and employment etc. All this will work towards relieving poverty within the area. These benefits will be evidenced through annual reports from the organisation. There will also be evidence from participants alongside statistic's from surveys carried out within the organisation. Evidence can also be provided through end of programme evaluations from participants and staff/volunteers. There is no harm arising from the purposes. The Charity's beneficiaries are the local residents within Springmartin/Highfield area. The private benefit flowing from this purpose is that jobs are created and this is incidental and necessary in order to provide the services that the organisation offers employee's are needed.

What your organisation does

The organisation carries out it's purpose through providing: Personal Development Programmes Educational Opportunities Community Relations Programmes Health Awareness initiatives Crime Prevention initiatives Diversionary Programmes Environmental Programmes Volunteering Opportunities

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Interface communities
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Relief of poverty
  • 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

The Group is established to relieve and prevent poverty, advance education, and community development. The beneficiaries of the services provided will be the residents within the Highfield Ward of West Belfast and its surrounding areas. To promote the benefit of Health, Education, Employment and Social Regeneration in the Community by associating the statutory authorities' voluntary organisations and the Group in a common effort to meet the above-mentioned objectives.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 14 Trustees
  • 7 Employees
  • 26 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Blackmountain Action Group, Phoenix Centre, 21-23 Black Mountain Grove, Belfast, BT13 3TU

Trustee board

Trustee
Miss Jayne Mccoubrey
Frank Mccoubrey
Mr Paul Mateer
Miss Rhonda Fisher
Miss Abbie-Louise Robinson
Mr Andrew Reid
Ms Elizabeth Mccoubrey
Miss Natasha Mckeown
Mrs Claire Mckeown
Mr Gerald Solinas
Mr Ryan Moorehead
Miss Jamie Houston
Miss Jaqueline Dixon
Miss Nicola Jamison

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