Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Accounts overdue -5
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

BENBRADAGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT

The Association is established to relieve poverty, sickness and the aged and to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Dungiven Town and district area of Co. Derry and its environs (hereinafter described as �the area of benefit�) without distinction of age, gender, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 9 years

youth.bcs@live.com

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	£36,610	£40,989	£49,860	£47,574	£93,177	£77,903
Spending	£32,102	£38,641	£47,717	£42,147	£77,808	£81,738
Surplus/deficit	£4,508	£2,348	£2,143	£5,427	£15,369	-£3,835

Listed activities

The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, Other charitable purposes

How it operates

Community development, Relief of poverty, Sport/recreation, Volunteer development, Youth development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Unemployed/low income, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who works here?

3 employees
7 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

Solace Women's Aid	£17,472
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,986
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	16/09/2021	towards core costs over the next 12 months
Solace Women's Aid - Women's Sector Large Grants - Northern Ireland
£17,472	08/05/2021	This project will develop the women's network to extend the service to more women in rural areas.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Rural Women
£9,986	24/03/2021 8	Benbradagh Community Support in Dungiven is using a £9986 grant to run a rural women’s network programme of activities to improve physical and mental health.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Benbradagh Community Support
£84,797	23/10/2018 36	This project will work with young people in a rural area across two sites, delivering a year round programme of activities encouraging community engagement, life skills and peer relationships.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Benbradagh Community Support
£48,000	01/11/2015	This project will work with young people in a rural area on a programme of after-school weekend and school holiday activities and trips. It will encourage greater community engagement and will ....more This project will work with young people in a rural area on a programme of after-school weekend and school holiday activities and trips. It will encourage greater community engagement and will support young people to socialise in a safe space.

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 06/10/2015, number: NIC101939

Main office

Office 1A, 116 Main Street, Dungiven, BT474LG

Data Sources