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Portadown 2000

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £204.4K

  • Spending

    £292.5K

  • Charity no. 102627
  • Company no. 28191
  • Date registered. 05/08/2015

Public benefits

The public benefits that flow from the purpose of promoting the benefit of the inhabitants of Portadown and improving their conditions of life and economic wellbeing are:- (i) The provision of a shared space, namely the Millennium Court Complex and Arts Centre in Portadown to provide a free access area to promote cultural, artistic and other

activities across the social divide to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Portadown; (ii) The advancement of education of the public in the areas of culture and the arts; (iii) Contributing to and improving the social and cultural welfare of the Portadown community. These benefits can be evidenced in records kept by the organisation of the numbers of those of all ages who have attended workshops, exhibitions and educational courses. Evidence can also be found in surveys of living standards and general well-being from the increasing number of inhabitants who make use of the premises and avail of the services provided. Some private benefit is obtained by the owners of small businesses who rent units and use the market place but this is ancillary to the main purpose and is greatly outweighed by the gains in public benefit. No harm arises from these purposes.

What your organisation does

- Provides and equips premises and centres required for the purposes of the Company. - Organises, sponsors and conducts (whether alone or with others) educational and training courses and meetings, conferences and exhibitions and other events including civic and cultural activities. We also have a sustainable monthly markets which educates the

public on recycling and managing waste. This also includes an ECO Market which demonstrates to the public the benefits of life without plastics. - Publishes and distributes materials relating to the work of the Company. - Seeks, receives, administers and allocates grants and gifts made available to the Company for its aforesaid objects (and whether or not such grants or gifts are made from such public funds or otherwise) under the terms and conditions attached to such grants and gifts- Collects, co-ordinates and makes available (by publication or any form of communication) information relative to the activities of the Company.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Interface communities
  • Learning disabilities
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Physical disabilities
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Victim support
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Disability
  • Economic development
  • Education/training
  • Gender
  • Grant making
  • Heritage/historical
  • Urban development
  • Volunteer development

Charitable purposes

The Company's objects are: (A) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Portadown sector of Craigavon in the County Armagh (hereinafter described as the “area of benefit”) without distinction of sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, and inhabitants in a common effort to advance industry, commerce, town development including economic development, education, tourism and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, all with the object of improving the conditions of life and economic well-being for the said inhabitants, and fostering peace and reconciliation, the quality of life and prosperity of the said inhabitants. (B) To provide assistance to individuals and organisations in furtherance of the aforesaid objects or any other objects from time to time approved by the Board of the Company.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 9 Trustees
  • 3 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Brian Gerald Mckeown
  • Mr George Arnold Hatch
  • Mr Kenneth James Twyble
  • Mr Brian F Walker
  • Mr Thomas Eamonn Fleming
  • Cllr Mrs Julie Flaherty
  • Mr John Lewis Porter
  • William John Briggs
  • Geraldine Lawless

Public Address

Geraldine, Millennium Court, William Street, 3-7 William Street, Millennium Court, William Street, County Armagh, BT62 3NX

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Armagh City, Banbridge And Craigavon Council

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