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Drumduff & Drumnakilly Community Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £16.8K

  • Spending

    £51.5K

  • Charity no. 101649
  • Date registered. 26/02/2015

Public benefits

Purpose 1: To advance education The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include an increase in knowledge and skills of the inhabitants of our immediate and wider area thus enhancing their employability and promotion prospects. Other benefits flowing from this purpose are increased confidence, social interaction and sense of

achievement. These benefits will be evidenced by feedback through the completion of evaluation forms by users and through observation and face-to-face contact. We do not anticipate any harm leading from the purposes of our charity. The charity’s beneficiaries are people in the Omagh District Council area The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is than a trustee will gain skills and knowledge through our education programme. Through this trustees gain skills which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Purpose 2: Preserve and protect health The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include a greater awareness of personal health and well-being and techniques to achieve this, leading to improved physical and mental wellbeing and increased self esteem. These benefits will be evidenced by feedback from users through evaluations, face-to-face contact and their interest in getting involved in future health related activities. We do not anticipate any harm leading from the purposes of our charity. The charity’s beneficiaries are people in the Omagh District Council area The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is than a trustee will gain skills and knowledge through our health programme. Through this trustees gain skills which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. Purpose 3: Provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include opportunities for social interaction with peer and intergenerational groups and engagement in recreational and leisure activities which enrich the lives of inhabitants in this rural area. The public can hire the premises for their own activities which is a resource for them. These benefits will be evidenced by face-to-face contact with participants and their interest in further events and activities organised within our centre. We do not anticipate any harm leading from the purposes of our charity. The charity’s beneficiaries are people in the Omagh District Council area The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is than a trustee will gain skills and knowledge through our programme of social events and recreational and leisure activities. Through this trustees gain skills which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.

What your organisation does

Drumduff & Drumnakilly Community Association provides a range of activities to cater for the identified needs of our community including: * A weekly Parent & Toddler group for babies, toddlers and their parents * Weekly Youth Club to cater for children in the 5 – 18 year old group * Fortnightly Senior Citizens group for a range of crafts,

information & advice on health and other matters * Training courses to enhance employability and promotion prospects e.g. a range of IT courses to suit different abilities, Food Hygiene and First Aid * Recreational courses including Flower Arranging, Painting, Gardening, Mixed Crafts and Dancing * We offer Health and Fitness related activities including Yoga, Keep Fit, Circuit Training, Zumba * We also organise social events at Easter, Halloween and Christmas as well as an annual festival which allow members of the local community and beyond to come together in a social setting and participate in a variety of intergenerational events. *Our young people participate in Omagh District Council’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations as well as other events organised by the council. * We hire our premises to community members for a range of events and the income generated is reinvested in the running of our organisation and its programmes. * We host environmental visits by individuals and groups including schools to our Mountain View Environmental Trail to study and enjoy the wildlife of the area.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Carers
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Cultural
  • Education/training
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • General charitable purposes
  • Rural development
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The objects of the Company shall be:- to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Drumduff & Drumnakilly and their environs (the "area of benefit") without distinction of sex, race or political, religious or other opinion by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, preserve and protect health and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions for life of the said inhabitants.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • DDCA
  • 12 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 15 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Paddy Ward
  • Mrs Breige Kelly
  • Mr Hugh Owens
  • Mr Mark Kelly
  • Bernie Mcelduff
  • Patricia Owens
  • Mrs Elaine Conway
  • Shirley Rocks
  • Mrs Bridget Blackwell
  • Hannah Dillon
  • Kathleen Ward
  • Carmel Mullin

Contact details

Public Address

Mr Paddy Ward, Flax Mill Centre, 84A Bracky Road, Sixmilecross, Omagh, County Tyrone, BT79 9PH

List of regions

  • Fermanagh And Omagh District Council

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