Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Accounts overdue -5
Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

MAGHERA CROSS COMMUNITY LINK

The Group is established to better our community, provide activities for the young people, services for older people, encourage the community to come together and improve the image/reputation of our community, provide activities for children and young people to encourage to improve socially and educationally and bring the communities closer together. This will be done without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntary and community organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, preservation and protection of health and to provide facilities in interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the health, education, relief of poverty, reconciliation and community development for all the inhabitants of Maghera and surrounding district.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 9 years

watterson.ruth@yahoo.co.uk

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	£47,390	£47,455	£77,746	£136,946	£176,133	£255,486
Spending	£47,835	£45,098	£63,472	£108,485	£152,246	£222,706
Surplus/deficit	-£445	£2,357	£14,274	£28,461	£23,887	£32,780

Listed activities

The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of amateur sport, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Community development, Education/training, Playgroup/after schools, Relief of poverty, Sport/recreation, Youth development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Interface communities, Parents, Unemployed/low income, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who works here?

5 employees
10 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£157,924
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland	£20,600
DCMS	£7,170
CAF	£4,800
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland	£4,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Maghera Cross Community Link
£104,044	07/08/2023	This grant will provide trips, activities and service provision for children experiencing disadvantage in the Maghera area. This will be co-ordinated through a new part-time youth worker post.
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Foodbank
£6,000	09/03/2021	Towards Foodbank Outreach Worker salary to support ongoing need for foodbank support within Maghera and surrounding rural communities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Maghera Cross Community Link
£21,510	09/09/2020 12	COVID19 - This project will provide additional homework and activity support to children who have fallen behind in their school work due to Covid-19, and reduce their feelings of isolation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Maghera Cross Community Link
£2,460	17/06/2020	COVID19 - To provide materials for packs for young people from low income homes to participate in activities at home and also online dance tutors.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£7,170	17/06/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
CAF - Grant to Maghera Cross Community Link
£4,800	17/04/2020 3	Grant to Maghera Cross Community Link to support the organisation through COVID19
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Food bank
£4,800	09/04/2020 6	towards a foodbank service for those who are vulnerable and most in need in Maghera and the surrounding area.
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Foodbank
£10,000	27/03/2020	Foodbank Support COVID
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Maghera Cross Community Link
£29,910	08/08/2019 36	This project will provide a range of activities including cooking, art, dance and gymnastics, to local children and young people from low income families, ensuring they are physically safe, ....more This project will provide a range of activities including cooking, art, dance and gymnastics, to local children and young people from low income families, ensuring they are physically safe, emotionally well and positively empowered.
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Maghera Cross Community Link - Contribution to core running costs
£4,600	11/06/2019	Maghera Cross Community Link - Contribution to core running costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Maghera Cross CL - The Link SS and After Schools Activity Club
£10,000	02/07/2015 12	The community group supports people in Maghera and surrounding areas. They are using the Â£10,000 to provide a two week summer school in August 2015 and August 2016 for children and young people in ....more The community group supports people in Maghera and surrounding areas. They are using the Â£10,000 to provide a two week summer school in August 2015 and August 2016 for children and young people in the area and for a daily two-hour after-school activity club from September 2015 to June 2016.

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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 27/11/2014, number: NIC101215

Main office

The Link Community Building, 49 St. Lurachs Road, Maghera, County Londonderry, BT46 5JE

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