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Status
Received: 46 days late
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Income
£104.9K
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Spending
£115.3K
- Charity no. 109732
- Company no. 44480
- Date registered. 27/11/2023
Public benefits
Employment, education, training in all the heritage, cultural aspects of the Museum and hospitality in an ever demanding environment which is open to the public at large. Sharing common purposes, knowledge and facilities with other like minded Charities assists with the Board achieving it's objectives and stay focused and relevant. Recording and
monitoring of numbers attending activities, participant reviews and feedback both on the website and social media channels. Promotion of the Belfast Barge will encourage visitors to the River Lagan, part of the Belfast Maritime Mile to enjoy the riverside marine environment. The purpose of our Charity is not to cause any harm to it’s participants and the environment. However accidents will happen and no matter how rare the Charity has a significant number of policies and procedures in place to address risks, e.g. Child Protection Policy,Employee Handbook, Environmental Policy and Code of Conduct for Volunteers. The Charity’s beneficiaries are the general public. The volunteers and staff who have contributed to the activities on board by being trained and developed both in their heritage, education and standards. Their experience will hopeful assist and contribute to their future career, social and personal development. One of the private benefits flowing from the the purposes are enhanced career opportunities for volunteers as a result of working on board in a voluntary capacity. Participants on board the Barge may benefit from various activities by means of financial reward but it is incidental and necessary to promote and advertise the activities on board the Belfast Barge and to broaden our audience base and encourage return visits.
What your organisation does
In 2001/2002 an important Harland and Wolff archive was saved from destruction when the Queen’s Yard was being demolished byLagan Boat Company. Following the display of part of this archive at the Maysfield Boathouse many former workers in their 80’s visited and told us about their jobs and experiences in Harland and Wolff. This was at a time
when Titanic was not talked about. In 2003 The Charity was formed and initially research was the Board and researchers carried out extensive recording many oral histories from interested elderly contributors. The Board decided a home was required to display visually and orally our interpretation of the archive to the public. Laganside Corporation kindly sought permission for the Charity to berth a barge at it’s current locations, the Sand Quays. The Charity purchased the Confiance a 1960’s Dutch Barge - which was suitably sized to sail under the bridges on the River Lagan. In 2010, funding to refurbish the Barge was successfully achieved from HLF, Arts Council and NI Tourist Board. In 2012 the Charity opened Northern Ireland’s only floating museum and multi functional art/ event space. The Museum’s ‘The Greatest Story Never Told’ was the first of it’s kind to display the trades and ships of Harland and Wolff. The multi functional spaces both upstairs with river views and downstairs in the hold of the vessel are equipped with state of the art visual equipment. We cater for all types of events from art and cultural events, family days out, school groups, corporate meetings to up and coming bands and artists. The Belfast Barge management and Board are continually reviewing and focusing their attentions on the purposes and cost to run the Charity and as these continually change (within our remit) we trust the public are benefiting from this unique riverside attraction
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Older people
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Arts
- Arts
- Arts
- Community development