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Rostrevor and District Community Limited

Registered

  • Charity no. 111059
  • Company no. 738516
  • Date registered. 26/10/2026

Public benefits

The direct benefits include: • Improved community infrastructure: A safe, accessible, modern facility available for year-round use • Reduced social isolation: A shared space where residents of all ages can meet and connect • Increased access to activities: Opportunities for education, arts, sport, cultural events, meetings, and wellbeing

programmes • Support for local groups: Affordable venue hire enabling voluntary and community organisations to operate and grow • Cross-community engagement: A neutral, shared space that promotes inclusion, understanding, and good relations • Youth engagement: Safe, structured opportunities for young people to participate in positive activities • Health and wellbeing outcomes: Access to fitness, mental health, and social support initiatives These benefits directly contribute to the social, cultural, and economic wellbeing of Rostrevor and the surrounding district. The benefits can be demonstrated through: • Recorded usage statistics (number of bookings, events, and attendees) • Diversity of user groups (age range, community background, types of organisations) • Annual community surveys and participant feedback • Case studies showing impact on individuals and local groups • Evidence of partnerships with schools, churches, sports clubs, arts organisations, and statutory bodies • Monitoring of volunteer involvement and hours contributed • Documentation of cross-community and inclusive initiatives Regular reporting and annual reviews will ensure the Association can clearly evidence public benefit and ongoing impact. no The beneficiaries are: • Residents of Rostrevor and the surrounding district • Children and young people • Older people • Families • Local voluntary and community organisations • Sports, arts, and cultural groups • Individuals experiencing social isolation • Minority and marginalised groups within the community The hall will operate as an inclusive facility open to all members of the public, without discrimination. No

What your organisation does

Rostrevor and District Community Association will carry out its purpose by redeveloping, managing, and operating a multi-use community hall for the benefit of the local community. The organisation will: • Secure funding for the refurbishment and ongoing maintenance of the building • Oversee capital works to ensure the hall is safe, accessible, and

fit for purpose • Provide inclusive access to the hall for community groups, clubs, voluntary organisations, and residents • Deliver and host a programme of social, educational, cultural, recreational, and wellbeing activities • Facilitate cross-community and intergenerational initiatives • Promote volunteering and community participation • Establish transparent governance, financial management, and safeguarding procedures The Association will operate the hall on a not-for-profit basis, reinvesting all income into maintenance, improvement of facilities, and delivery of community programming.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Community development

Charitable purposes

To sustain and enhance the lives of people in the local community by the provision and maintenance of a village hall otherwise known as the old convent hall, which will be a recreational and meeting space for the social benefit of the inhabitants of Rostrevor, Killowen, and surrounding rural environs without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, nationality, ethnic origin, political, religious or other onion, including use for: Meetings, lectures, classes, community events, musical events, educational activities and; Other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area. To advance culture and heritage, including the preservation of buildings of historic importance. To promote health and wellbeing and any other exclusively charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants, as the directors, may from time to time decide in accordance with the law of charity of Northern Ireland.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Patrick Duffy
  • Mrs Ros Ni Dhubhain
  • Mr Patrick Gerard Loughran
  • Mr Richard Coleman Ward

Contact details

Public Address

Patrick Duffy, 44 Church Street, Ros, BT34 3BB

List of regions

  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council

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