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Feeny Community Association Limited

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £43.2K

  • Spending

    £50.0K

  • Charity no. 102915
  • Date registered. 02/09/2015

Public benefits

Broadly stated, the organisation’s Objects can be distilled to one overarching Purpose; To address the educational, economic, environmental, cultural and social needs of the Feeny area. The organisation aims to achieve this by: 1. Advancing education and training 2. Relieving those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or other

disadvantage 3. Promoting village renewal 4. Providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation with the object of enhancing the social ambience and recreational well-being of the local area’s inhabitants The trustees believe that the purposes of the organisation satisfies both elements of the public benefit requirement. 1. Advancing education and training The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the development of the skill base of the community which should lead to improved employability for those undertaking training courses. Furthermore, the community will directly benefit from access to training courses which are not readily accessible in this rural setting. The benefits will be evidenced from demand for and attendance at these courses, feedback from resident groups and the local community itself. There is no evident harm from this purpose. There would be a private benefit should a trustee avail of any of the courses on offer. This would allow them to develop skills which may be used elsewhere. However, such benefits are incidental to achieving this purpose. 2. Relieving those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the improvement of quality of life for those in need. The benefits will be evidenced from attendance at activities such as our Outreach Advice Centre and Older Peoples Group coupled with feedback from participants in those activities and from the local community. There is no evident harm from this purpose. There are no private benefits arising from this purpose. 3. Promoting village renewal The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increased visitors to the area, improved facilities and improvement in the quality of life for inhabitants. These benefits will be evidenced by feedback from the local community, local businesses, visitors to the area and attendance at our events such as Farmers Market. There is no evident harm from this purpose. Private benefits to trustees may occur should the value of property in the area rise as a result of increased tourism and improved facilities in the area. This private benefit is incidental to achieving this purpose. 4. Providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation with the object of enhancing the social ambience and recreational well-being of the local area’s inhabitants The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include improved quality of life for residents, increased physical and mental health and increased visitors to the area. These benefits will be evidenced by attendance at our various events and activities aimed at promoting physical and mental health. It will also be obtained from feedback from those attendees, the local community and visitors to the area. There is no evident harm from this purpose. There would be a private benefit should a trustee avail of any of the courses on offer. They may improve their physical well-being as a result. However, such benefits are incidental to achieving this purpose. All purposes are for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Feeny and district area of County Derry and its environs.

What your organisation does

The organisation has been established to promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Feeny and the district area of County Derry. We aim to achieve this by collaborating with and supporting the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and relieve those in need by reason of poverty,

financial hardship, youth, age or other disadvantage. We provide activities and resources in the interests of social welfare for recreation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • 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

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Counselling/support
  • Education/training
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Sport/recreation
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The objects of the Company are, for the public benefit, to relieve poverty, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Feeny and district area of County Londonderry and its environs without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and 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, and To establish or to secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain and manage or to co-operate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the Association and its constituent bodies in furtherance of the above objects. The Association shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.

Governing document

Other name

  • 3 Trustees
  • 2 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Ms Ann O'brien
  • Mrs Joanne Connolly
  • Mrs Sheena Mclaughlin

Public Address

Ms Karen Kerlin, 4 Feeny Village Centre, Feeny, Londonderry, BT47 4FD

List of regions

  • Causeway Coast And Glens District Council
  • Derry City And Strabane District Council

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