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The Branch

Registered

Charity no. 110103 Date registered. 19/04/2024

Public benefits

[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes?] Advancement of Education: we provide informal life skills training and discussion groups to people struggling with a variety of health, mental health and spiritual needs. Relief of those in Need... Provision of food packages, affordable second-hand clothing and furniture.

Provision of sponsorship to people in need in the developing world or impacted by conflict. [How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated?] Charity shop is open five days each week from 9am - 5pm. Informal adult life skills education classes and discussion groups. Feedback from partner groups in developing countries. There is no harm arising from these purposes [Who are the charity's beneficiaries?] Members of the local community in need of help. Wider Northern Ireland public in need of help. Children and Adults in Developing countries There are no private benefits flowing from any of the purposes other than the benefits received from those targeted in the charity's purposes.

What your organisation does

Manage a Charity Shop selling second hand items at very low prices to help people on low incomes. Provide friendship and counselling service. Channel second-hand health aids to projects overseas. Sponsor children in developing countries.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of amateur sport
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

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

How the charity works

  • Community development

Charitable purposes

The charity's objects ('the Objects') are the: advancement of Community Development and in particular the establishment of a Community Centre and to maintain and manage or co-operate with any local or statutory authority in the mainenance and management of such a Centre for activities promoted by the Charity and its constitutent bodies in furtherance of the Charity's objects; advancement of Education; advancement of the Arts and Culture; advancement of Amateur Sport; the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • The Branch, 11 Church Road, Bessbrook, Newry, BT35 7AQ

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr William Mccammon
Mrs Jennifer Mccammon
Mrs Ciara Courtney
Mr Wallace Cosgrove
Mr Thomas Laverty

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Internationally
  • Burkina Faso
  • India
  • Philippines
  • Ukraine