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Aughlisnafin Community Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £12.3K

  • Spending

    £17.6K

  • Charity no. 101654
  • Date registered. 27/01/2015

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from our object or purpose includes giving people a meeting place to get together with others to do enjoy social interaction and to take part in activities of a social and recreational nature. The participants learn new skills and share their own knowledge and skills with each other. They will occasionally play sports

to improve health and social interaction. We will also make our hall available to other groups to deliver classes such as boccia and armchair aerobics to improve movement and mental and physical health for people of all ages. We provide neutral space in the rural area of Aughlisnafin which will be promoted to the whole community regardless of religion, ethnic origin or personal background to encourage better community relations. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants and beneficiaries and by the level of uptake of our activities. The purposes of our charity will not lead to any harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are people living in the Aughlisnafin area of Down District. There will be no private benefit to trustees.

What your organisation does

We own and manage a community hall which is used by the local community, local primary school and a myriad of groups for all sorts of sporting, health and social interaction seven days per week.

The charity’s classifications

  • 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)
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • General charitable purposes
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Sport/recreation
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Aughlisnafin and its environs (the “area of benefit”) without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, or political, religious or other opinion by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntary and community organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to: (a) promote community development by providing facilities for community and voluntary groups and organisations; (b) promote amateur sport and healthy recreation; (c) provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said residents; (d) relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage; (e) promote good community relations and social cohesion, racial harmony and equality and diversity; (f) promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Brendan Scullion
  • Mr Gerard Leneghan
  • Mr James Quinn
  • Mr Thomas Walsh
  • Mrs Patricia Quinn

Contact details

Public Address

Mr Brendan Scullion, 35 Aughlisnafin Road, Castlewellan, County Down, BT31 9JR

List of regions

  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council

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