Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

    OMAGH SUPPORT & SELF HELP GROUP 

    The group is established: -For the relief of those in need by reason of trauma, particularly but not exclusively those who have been bereaved or injured by the Omagh bomb, (�the beneficiaries�) through the provision of, or assistance in the provision of, facilities and services directed at improving their conditions of life; in particular those aimed at improving health or education. -To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare, recreation or other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 10 years

    www.omaghsupport.co.uk

    omagh_victims@hotmail.com

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/17 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22
    Income £153,366 £298,092 £135,145 £32,335 £19,598
    Spending £164,063 £288,927 £143,222 £34,518 £24,504
    Surplus/deficit -£10,697 £9,165 -£8,077 -£2,183 -£4,906
    Listed activities
    • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, Other charitable purposes
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Human rights/equality
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    Who it helps
    • Carers, Children (5-13 year olds), Victim support, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, 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
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Welfare Service
    £10,000 10/12/2019
    Welfare Service
    Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Omagh Support and Self Help Group
    £18,463 17/03/2018
    24
    Advocacy Project

    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 17/09/2014, number: NIC100554
    Main office

    Bridge Centre,, 4F Lancer Building, Gortrush Industrial Estate, Omagh, BT78 5EJ

    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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