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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£220.7K
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Spending
£86.1K
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from this organisation fulfilling its purposes include the care that is taken of people's spiritual needs by this welcoming family church and the care taken to look after the welfare of all those living in the city and the surrounding area, especially those who may be facing some disadvantage or difficulty in their
lives, including refugees, foreign nationals, addicts, people released from prison, the lonely, as well as generally improving the lives of people living in the area - both families and singles irrespective of their background. The benefits can be demonstrated by the increasing numbers of those attending church gatherings and events organised by the church and by the improvement to the local area and to the lives of those living there through the practical acts of love carried out by the church, such as rubbish pickups, helping with clean ups for those working with the homeless and the giveaways handed to deprived families. The trustees do not consider that there is any harm arising from the church carrying out its purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are potentially all those who live in the area. There is private benefit flowing from the organisation fulfilling its purpose: the payment paid to the senior pastor for 22.5 hours per week for fulfilling her pastoral role for the church and to an administrator for one day a week for managing admin and operations. Both are wives of trustees. The private benefit is considered to be incidental and necessary for the church to effectively fulfil its charitable purpose. The conflict of interest posed by this has been properly managed with neither trustee being party to any discussion or decision making related to these payments.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Weekly Sunday morning gatherings for worship including a creche and kids club Small group meetings in homes, coffee shop, bars etc. for fellowship Monthly prayer meeting Partnering with PSNI (Police Service of NI) and local council to tackle antisocial behaviour in the city of Armagh Partnering with local agencies to meet needs of clients (Chest
Heart and Stroke Association) e.g. house clean ups, redecorating Assisting local charities for the homeless and addicts with clean ups Provision of food hampers to local foodbank, Simon community hostel, refugee families, schools and other referrals Kids clubs and giveaways in socially deprived housing areas Befriending programmes on the streets Rubbish pickups in local housing estates Community brunches in local community centre Hosting community carol services Works with Links Armagh to provide a counselling service Works with Local ABC council and offer Resilience training course Youth Connect happens weekly after school for young people 11-18 to gather and have snacks and play games in a safe space - helping to take young people off the streets.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of religion
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- General public
How the charity works
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
