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Glenlough Community Centre Management Committee

Documents 264 days overdue

Overdue: 264 days

Charity no. 108648 Date registered. 22/03/2022

Public benefits

[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] The advancement of citizenship, community development and the improvement of community life through the provision of facilities used by all in the wider community. [How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated?] A list of over 40 user groups is attached. Without

the facilities provided by the Glenlough Centre most of these groups would have nowhere to meet and realise their group aims and objectives. The Centre's booking forms and user agreements are retained (within GDPR regulations), so evidence this. [Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes?] No [Who are the charity's beneficiaries?] The citizens of the villages of Carnlough and Glenarm and their rural hinterland. [Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary?] No

What your organisation does

GCMCC runs and manages the Glenlough Centre, a MEA council owned community centre, MUGA and green grass area in Carnlough, Co. Antrim. The centre is used by over 40 local groups for activities, classes, workshops and meetings, for which they pay a fee (list attached). GCCMC itself also organises classes, information days, healthy living

workshops, dances, seasonal events etc.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • 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

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Rural development
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Association is established to relieve poverty, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Carnlough and Glenarm and surrounding area (hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnic origin, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: to manage and maintain a community centre at Croft Road, Carnlough, known as the Glenlough Centre, for activities promoted by the Association.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


List of regions

  • Mid And East Antrim Borough Council
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