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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 20 Apr 2026
- Charity no. 102953
- Date registered. 01/12/2015
Public benefits
The public benefit of facilitating the development of the Y Club to provide a safe place for young people including people with learning disability and physical disability provides challenging volunteer opportunities for members of our committee and other charitable organisations. The public benefit that flows from the purpose of the personal
development of young people so that they achieve their full potential is the engagement of church, community and business groups who the Y club can facilitate to work together for a common cause. This can be demonstrated by the church and other groups using the premises. Business provides employment for children with learning difficulties trained in the Y Club. The local SERC College and students benefit from facilities as does the adjacent primary school. The beneficiaries are local churches, the community and other charities. The purpose does not give rise to any harm. The private benefit if any arising by involving business people is necessary in advancing the purpose with regard to work experience for young people with learning difficulty. Since its inception members of the Y Club have gone on to be very respected members of society as Doctors, Ministers of Religion, Schoolteachers and many other professions and continue to speak fondly of their experience as young people of the Y Club. Our Chairman the late Harold Patterson JP MBE who passed away in February this year (2015) was awarded the MBE for services to the Y Club.
What your organisation does
We are an organisation driven by Christian faith of our members and friends. We have in the past been passionate about the development of youth in christian principles. We work closely and provide help to other charities including Stepping Stones,Church of Ireland, Radios for the blind and Care for the family. Bible study and meetings with invited
speakers. We encourage spiritual development through themed events such as the World YWCA week of prayer.We work with Glenada a Christian Conference in Newcastle County Down providing residential courses at very reasonable cost to all the community.We can through the YWCA provide accommodation for students wishing to study at university in Dublin.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of religion
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Learning disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Disability
- Religious activities
Charitable purposes
The company is established in order to promote, without distinction of sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, the education and personal development of young people in accordance with Christian principles by providing or assisting the provision of recreational and leisure-time activities so that they may achieve their full potential as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.