Overall GiG Score: -5 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2

    STRABANE COMMUNITY UNEMPLOYED GROUP 

    The company�s objects are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Strabane and District (hereinafter described as the �area of benefit�) without distinction of sex, race, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, job training, advisory services to the unemployed 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.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • 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
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 10 years

    scug@hotmail.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Income £37,232 £39,570 £30,901 £42,224 £147,452
    Spending £32,602 £36,979 £36,186 £51,351 £66,913
    Surplus/deficit £4,630 £2,591 -£5,285 -£9,127 £80,539
    What it does
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, Other charitable purposes
    Who works here?
    • 3 employees
    • 18 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Ethnic minorities, Mental health, Unemployed/low income, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Education/training, Sport/recreation, Volunteer development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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 - Learn to Suceed Programme.
    £3,000 01/09/2020
    COVID - Additional rent costs due to renting of additional space.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £3,000 25/07/2018
    Strabane Community Unemployed Group
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to Strabane Community Unemployed Group
    £3,000 02/12/2016
    12
    Towards running costs

    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 17/07/2014, number: NIC100392
    Main office

    Unit 8, Upper Main Street, Strabane, BT82 8AS

    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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