Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

RURAL COMMUNITY NETWORK NI

a) advance community development and citizenship by developing the knowledge and skills of members of socially and economically disadvantaged rural communities through capacity building, education and training in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society. b) challenge inequality and discrimination that exists in rural communities by undertaking activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds in order to improve community cohesion, promote human rights, encourage sharing and integration and promote the value of difference and diversity. c) highlight the issues of poverty and deprivation that exist in rural communities by undertaking and supporting research into factors that contribute to poverty and deprivation, seeking the most appropriate ways to mitigate these and developing activities that will prevent and relieve poverty and deprivation. d) promote the sustainable development for the benefit of rural communities by - the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources; - the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged rural communities; - the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration. e) promote such other charitable purposes, as may from time to time be determined.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£250,649	£253,566	£276,728	£574,786	£698,329	£453,234
Spending	£312,915	£313,197	£301,328	£522,359	£545,404	£405,920
Surplus/deficit	-£62,266	-£59,631	-£24,600	£52,427	£152,925	£47,314

Established: 10 years

www.ruralcommunitynetwork.org

info@ruralcommunitynetwork.org

Listed activities

The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity, The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Gender, Grant making, Human rights/equality, Relief of poverty, Research/evaluation, Rural development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

Adult training, Ethnic minorities, General public, Interface communities, Specific areas of deprivation, Unemployed/low income, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers

Who works here?

7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Re-ignite. Community to community learning
£20,000	09/03/2021	Towards the Reignite programme.
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - COVID-19 Rural Response
£10,000	10/04/2020	COVID-19 Rural Response
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Delivering Social Value
£10,000	12/03/2019	Delivering Social Value

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 23/05/2014, number: NIC100009

Main office

38A Oldtown Street, Cookstown, County Tyrone., BT80 8EF

Data Sources