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The Boys' Brigade East Antrim Battalion Heritage Society

Registered

Charity no. 109612 Date registered. 17/05/2023

Public benefits

What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? Bringing the Boys' Brigade back into the communities consciousness through: - Making sure the heritage is cherished, understood, shared, and enjoyed with pride by everyone. We have recorded, photographed over two thousand articles of memorabilia to date as we wish to preserve

it for future generations. We have been holding monthly exhibitions in Larne, Ballyclare and Carrickfergus during the last number of years. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? By the number of "pop up" museums in the different towns within East Antrim area and the increasing number of visitors each time we open. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? none. Who are the charity's beneficiaries? The wider East Antrim community. Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? none.

What your organisation does

In order to carry out the charitable purposes, the trustees have the power to: i) Raise funds, receive grants and donations. ii) Apply funds to carry out work of the charity iii) Co-operate with and support other charities with similar charitable purposes iv) Do anything that is lawful and necessary to achieve the charity’s purposes

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Arts
  • Heritage/historical

Charitable purposes

2) The purposes of the Charity are: 1. The advancement of the Heritage of the Boys’ Brigade in Northern Ireland 2. The education of the public in respect of the history of The Boys’ Brigade in particular, but not exclusively by preserving of the records, assets, artefacts, and other chattels of The Boys’ Brigade for the public benefit.

Governing document

Constitution

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  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Drew Buchanan, 11 Glenburn Manor, Carrickfergus, BT38 7TX

Trustee board

Trustee
Drew Buchanan Mbe
Walter Lambe Mbe
Donald Blair Bem
Alan Miles

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland