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Castlewellan Community Partnership

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £38.5K

  • Spending

    £48.2K

  • Charity no. 108934
  • Company no. 659952
  • Date registered. 21/05/2022

Public benefits

The primary direct benefit focuses on youth services, vulnerable groups, inter-generational activities, health & well being and sports activities. The continued provision of the facility has directly contributed towards maintaining a sense of community cohesion and assisted in the reduction of anti social behaviour. There has been increased

opportunities made available to leverage more funding in the area. The direct benefits can be demonstrated through feedback from service users and from professional bodies such as the PSNI, schools, sports clubs, community groups who can substantiate the essential need for the facility. There is no identifiable harm from any purposes associated with this organisation The community within the town of Castlewellan and surrounding areas. There is no direct private benefit flowing from the purpose.

What your organisation does

Provision of a Community Centre facility which is both accessible and affordable to the entire community.The facility provides facilities for both profit and non-profiting making services. The profit making services paying higher rates to subsidise the facility for the non-profit making service users. the centre is a central hub for community

events which are organised and delivered by the Charity.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • General public
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Community enterprise
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The objects of the Association are to: (a) promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Castlewellan and the , surrounding area to encompass a five mile radius (hereinafter called "the area of benefit") without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants; (b) establish, or secure the establishment of, a Community Centre (hereinafter called "the Centre") and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co operation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects. (c) promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 2 Trustees
  • 3 Employees
  • 5 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Felix Blaney
  • Nicola Burns

Contact details

Public Address

Nicola Burns, 3 Flush Road, Newcastle, BT33 0QF

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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