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 ?

    MARTIN'S LANE AREA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    The objects of the Martin's Lane Community Association are: To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Martins Lane, Altnaveigh Park and Castlekeele and its immediate environs without distinction of age, sex, race, political or religious or other opinions, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, institutions, business and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for health, recreation and leisure time activities, with the object of improving conditions of life for the inhabitants.
    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
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    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: 9 years

    martinslanecommunity@yahoo.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    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 £3,695 £13,072 £11,651 £14,551 £18,444 £4,574
    Spending £11,322 £8,512 £11,520 £10,155 £8,464 £17,469
    Surplus/deficit -£7,627 £4,560 £131 £4,396 £9,980 -£12,895
    Listed activities
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    How it operates
    • Community development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Specific areas of deprivation

    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
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to Martins Lane Area Community Association
    £5,000 14/07/2020
    12
    Towards trips, family fun day, activities
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Martins Lane Area Community Association
    £20,000 13/03/2018
    24
    Through a varied programme of weekly activities and trips, this project promotes better community inclusion and provides opportunities for children from a disadvantaged area to have fun, develop ....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 03/08/2015, number: NIC103596
    Main office

    23 Altnaveigh Park, Newry, Co Down, BT35 8XB

    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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