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The Shed, Antrim

Registered

Charity no. 109776 Date registered. 19/10/2023

Public benefits

Direct benefits are the participants who develop their capacity, skills, and ability both in the activities offered and socialising whilst giving people a safe place to share emotions, problems, hopes, and dreams. These benefits can be demonstrated through projects undertaken and completed. Their increased capability and confidence are

identified in photos and in person upon visiting our venue. No The beneficiaries are the inhabitants of the Greater Antrim areas and its environs of Antrim and Newtownabbey Council area without distinction of disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, class, marital status, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary and community sector 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. No

What your organisation does

We offer a range of activities both indoor and outdoor as a vehicle to include local people in a range of social activity. This includes but is not limited to: arts, crafts, gardening, cooking and baking.

The charity’s classifications

  • 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
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities

How the charity works

  • General charitable purposes

Charitable purposes

The Association is established: To tackle social isolation and loneliness using a range of activities both indoor and outdoor as a vehicle to include local people in a range of social activity. This includes but is not limited to: arts, crafts, gardening, cooking and baking. To increase participants knowledge of the above mentioned activities. To develop participants capacity, skills, and ability both in the above activities and socialising whilst giving people a safe place to share emotions, problems, hopes, and dreams. To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Greater Antrim areas and its environs of Antrim and Newtownabbey Council area (hereinafter called the 'area of benefit') without distinction of disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, class, marital status, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary and community sector 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.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Miss Roisin Mcgarry, The Shed, Antrim, C/O Family Caring Centre, 1-5 Somerset Place, Antrim, BT41 2TE

Trustee board

Trustee
Evelyn
Elaine Stewart
Miss Roisin Mcgarry
Mrs Christine Corrigan
Ellen Allen

List of regions

  • Antrim And Newtownabbey Borough Council