Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

    WEST BANN DEVELOPMENT 

    To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Causeway Coast and Glens Area and its environs (the �area of benefit�) without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, political or religious opinion and in particular to:- (1) Advance education by delivering community education and vocational training programmes. (2) Promote health and well-being by organising healthy recreational activities and information for residents living in the area of benefit. (3) Relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage by providing a telephone care, alert and support service. (4) Relieve unemployment and poverty by the creation of training and employment opportunities through the provision of incubation business units for use on favourable terms (5) Promote community development for the public benefit by providing: (i) facilities and amenities for, and promoting co-operation and joint activities between, community and voluntary groups and organisations; (ii) an accessible early years service, including training, support, signposting and networking, for families living in the area of benefit; (iii) opportunities to foster good community relations and social cohesion.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

    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
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 9 years

    www.westbann.com

    info@westbann.com

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/21
    Income £325,837 £422,277 £325,974
    Spending £318,672 £382,771 £340,505
    Surplus/deficit £7,165 £39,506 -£14,531
    Listed activities
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, 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
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Community enterprise, Counselling/support, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Medical/health/sickness, Playgroup/after schools, Relief of poverty, Sport/recreation, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Children (5-13 year olds), Community safety/crime prevention, General public, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Specific areas of deprivation, Unemployed/low income, Volunteers, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    Who works here?
    • 13 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to West Bann Development
    £29,685 08/05/2018
    36
    This four week multi-activity summer school will offer children facing disadvantage a range of sport, creative and social activities that they would otherwise not have access to, teaching them new ....more

    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 22/10/2015, number: NIC101549
    Main office

    West Bann Development, 8 Killowen Court, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT51 3TP

    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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