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Leckpatrick Development Association

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £40.0K

  • Spending

    £48.5K

  • Charity no. 103007
  • Date registered. 31/05/2017

Public benefits

The public benefit which flows from the purposes as outlined in Articles & Memorandum under section 4 (a), (b) & (c) are as follows 1. Advancement of community development within the rural village of Artigarvan by providing facilities for users to access recreational, social & educational activities 2. Improved facilities for the advancement of

health and wellbeing by providing a venue for classes, courses and training. Thus improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Artigarvan & surrounding areas. 3. Advancement of education by increasing abilities, skills & self-confidence of inhabitants The main beneficiaries are those people who life in Artigarvan & surrounding areas irrespective of age, genger, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity or political or religious opinion. A private benefit may arise when a trustee attends a class or course, thus improving skills and ability, however these skills are transferable and the trustee enrols on the course as a member of the public. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the organisation meets its aims and objectives. The benefits will be evidenced through feedback from users and routine evaluation of the services, courses & programmes. In provision of the services there is no harm as a result of the benefits.

What your organisation does

The organisation engages with a wide range of community & sports groups, individuals, statutory or community organisations to run social, recreational and educational activities so that we can enhance the overall services & facilities for Artigarvan & surrounding area. We open daily with the following activities - junior & senior badminton,

cricket, football, birthday parties, Pilates, flower arranging, mixed circuit training, multi sports for children. We also organise specific training courses ie Cricket Ireland Coaching and high performance badminton training. We also organise the following accredited training courses - food hygiene, first aid and Young Farmers information events. We also organise a variety of fundraising events eg car boot sales and craft fairs.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Rural development
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The purpose of the company as outline in objects (4) according to our Articles & Memorandum are - The advancement of community development and the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants of the Artigarvan and Ballymagorry areas and their environs with County Tyrone bound by the wards of Strabane District Council without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, thnic identity, politicial or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of fostering a community spirit and improving the conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular to - a) the provision, maintenance and management of a community centre for the use of the inhabitants for activities to promote or facilitate the company including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreational and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants, b) to support community development, social inclusion and wellbeing activities and to work with partners to support and improve the conditions of the inhabitants in rural life, c) to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and organisation of community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the inhabitants within the area of benefit, d) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • Leckpatrick Development Association
  • 7 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr John Mccarter
  • Mr Dean Mccarter
  • Mr Andrew James Kee
  • Mr Colin Stevenson
  • Mr David John Gourley Hume
  • Mr Robin Cummings
  • Mr William Hume

Public Address

Mr John Mccarter, 2 Laurel Road, Artigarvan, Strabane, County Tyrone, BT82 0HD

List of regions

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

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