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CLUB AONTROMA

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £21.3K

  • Spending

    £17.7K

  • Charity no. 103428
  • Date registered. 20/11/2015

Public benefits

The main purpose of Club Aontroma is to help to broaden as far as possible access to Gaelic sports within the County of Antrim in order to enhance participation and develop playing skills. We aim to assist schools, colleges and universities as well as GAA clubs, coaches and any other group with an interest in developing Gaelic sports within

Antrim.Such participation enhances the physical benefits to participants by way of healthy active participation in Gaelic sports. Participation also encourages sportsmanship, discipline and personal development at all levels It also provides enjoyment to those spectating. The benefits are demonstrated through feedback from organisations such as the Antrim County GAA, The Antrim Ladies Gaelic Association, The Antrim Camogie Association and Cumann na mBunscoil, together with individual clubs. The beneficiaries are the above organisations and people with an interest in Gaelic games. There is no harm flowing from the purpose and any private benefit is incidental

What your organisation does

Club Aontroma helps to promote the development and involvement of people, particularly young people in all Gaelic sports in County Antrim. There is not only a public health benefit for those who are enabled to participate but there is also the benefit to those who are able to take enjoyment from spectating at Gaelic sports events within the county

and seeing teams from the county participating in sports events further afield.Club Aontroma also seeks to preserve the cultural heritage, local history and traditions of County Antrim.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of amateur sport

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Language community
  • Men
  • Parents
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Cultural
  • Education/training
  • Grant making
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

Educational development: To advance the education of students in County Antrim by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities [not required to be provided by the local education authority] for education at the school. The provision of educational and sports facilities for the County at large for those who by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities. We aim to assist schools , colleges and universities and GAA clubs, supporting their work coaching, personal development of participants such as Parent Teacher Associations, assistance and advice with child protection requirements, educational prize funds and lectures. Advancement Of Health: the advancement of health the prevention of future ailments. The promotion and development of community participation in healthy recreation throughout County Antrim by the provision of facilities for playing Gaelic games. Community participation: We recognise that Gaelic games promote physical health and may also bring other incidental benefits in terms of mental health and well-being and community cohesiveness. The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of Gaelic games. Encouraging sportsmanship, discipline and personal development at all levels. County regeneration: the provision of recreational facilities for those who by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities. We also aim to preserve the cultural heritage and county’s local history and traditions which have been passed down through successive generations.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 13 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Margaret Flynn
  • Mr Niall Murphy
  • Mr Gerard Carlile
  • Ms Eímear Grieve
  • Mr Chris Ward

Contact details

Public Address

Niall Murphy, 25 Mayfield Gardens, Newtownabbey, BT36 7WB

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