Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    THE GLENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    The Association is established to: relieve poverty, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefits of the inhabitants of The Glens, Limavady and district area of Co Londonderry and its environs (hereinafter described as �the area of benefit�) without distinction of age, gender, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the condition of life for the said inhabitants.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/17 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21
    Income £89,091 £85,963 £95,642 £99,550
    Spending £84,752 £80,457 £99,561 £99,464
    Surplus/deficit £4,339 £5,506 -£3,919 £86
    Established: 10 years

    theglensca@live.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    GiG Classification
    • Social clubs and similar
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Counselling/support, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, General charitable purposes, Relief of poverty, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Older people, Parents, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Specific areas of deprivation, Unemployed/low income, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

    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
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Glens Community Association
    £2,480 20/07/2021
    towards the costs of a trip to Carrowmena Activity Centre for young people from disadvantaged communities in Limavady, Northern Ireland.
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - In this Together
    £2,687 31/03/2020
    3
    towards PPE, sanitising products, food and jigsaws/knitting wool for older people in the Glens area of Limavady.

    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 19/05/2014, number: NIC100062
    Main office

    4/5 Glenlea Park, Limavady, Co Londonderry, BT49 0RR

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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