Street Soccer NI (SSNI) Limited

Charitable purposes

The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: The objects of the Company are to carry on charitable activities which benefit the community in Northern Ireland and in particular (without limitation) to promote social inclusion, relieve poverty, hardship and unemployment, advance amateur sport and promote the benefit and wellbeing of the inhabitants and in particular individuals who are homeless and those at risk of social exclusions, without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, political, religious or other opinion. We will work with statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and individuals in a common effort to promote social inclusion through the medium of football and other activities to improve the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries in the interests of social welfare inlcuding: (a) to promote social inclusion among the beneficiaries though the provision of the means to participate in healthy recreation by the provision or assistance in the provision of facilities and equipment for the coaching, playing and competition of football and access support services to relieve their needs and assist them to integrate into society; (b) to relieve poverty and unemployment by the promotion, facilitiation and organisation of adequate, accessible and quality programmes of vocational and educational training, capacity building, information and support in an effort to acquire skills and training to assist the beneficiaries in obtaining new skills, qualifications, employment or practical work experience and thereby assisting in developing independent living skills and self-confidence of such beneficiairies; (c) to relieve poverty by enabling the beneficiaires to participate in football through the provision of funds towards equipment, facilities and coaching; (d) to promote the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the beneficiaries through the provision of advice, support,, training, prevention projects, information, practical advice and assistance in an effort to promote their physical, mental and personal capacities so that their conditions of life may be improved. For the purposes of the articles,‘socially excluded’ means people who are excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: homelessness, unemployment; financial hardship; race; poor educational or skills attainment; substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; disability; sexuality, ethnic origin; or who are within, or have experienced, the public care or penal system. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing the articles of association of the charity is the law of Northern Ireland.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

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