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

    BELFAST BUILDINGS TRUST 

    To secure by such means as are available for the public benefit the preservation, protection and improvement of buildings or structures of particular beauty, or of historic, environmental, architectural or constructional merit or interest in the greater Belfast area, and to stimulate and educate public interest therein.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 9 years

    www.belfastbuildingstrust.org

    info@belfastbuildingstrust.org

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22
    Income £76,317 £158,611 £106,962 £70,829 £82,706 £127,836
    Spending £182,698 £132,707 £152,413 £134,109 £154,758 £134,941
    Surplus/deficit -£106,381 £25,904 -£45,451 -£63,280 -£72,052 -£7,105
    Listed activities
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Cultural, Economic development, General charitable purposes, Heritage/historical, Urban development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    Who it helps
    • General public, Specific areas of deprivation, Voluntary and community sector, 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
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 06/07/2017
    Core costs
    LandAid Charitable Trust - Regeneration of iconic church
    £100,000 24/02/2015
    13
    Part funding of Carlisle Memorial Church Regeneration Phase 1, internal renovation works to help establish a hospitality training academy for local unemployed young people

    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 29/10/2014, number: NIC100818
    Main office

    Belfast Buildings Trust, The Gate Lodge, 511A Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 3GS

    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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