Overall GiG Score: -8 ?
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

    EGLINTON COMMUNITY 

    The Company is established to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Eglinton, County Londonderry and its surrounding district (hereinafter called �the Area of Benefit�) without distinction of sex, age, race, nationality, colour, ethnic origin, or political or religious opinion in an effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the condition of life of the inhabitants and further to establish a Centre (hereinafter called �the Centre�) and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in conjunction with others) in furtherance of the foregoing objects and to promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers 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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 5 years

    eglintoncommunity@yahoo.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern IrelandCompanies House
    UN SDGs
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    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 30/12/19 30/11/20 30/11/21
    Income £101,917 £101,917 £47,458
    Spending £50,083 £50,083 £75,522
    Surplus/deficit £51,834 £51,834 -£28,064
    What it does
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Carers, Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Men, Older people, Parents, Physical disabilities, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Sensory disabilities, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Arts, Community development, Counselling/support, Cross-border/cross-community, Cultural, Education/training, General charitable purposes, Relief of poverty, Rural development, Sport/recreation, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland

    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
    The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland£3,380
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland£2,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Support for Manager's wages
    £3,380 09/11/2020
    covid - Towards Centre Manager salary to support COVID response.
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Direct support for older vulnerable people in Faughanvale Parish
    £2,500 24/03/2020
    9
    towards delivering essential items to older people, volunteer expenses and promotion.
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Eglinton Community
    £10,000 09/05/2019
    refurbishment of a room for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Derry
    National Lottery Community Fund - Implement recommendations in Energy Audit and minor disabled access works
    £50,000 10/12/2012
    24
    The group which runs a range of educational, recreational and social activities for people in the local area will use the grant to install new energy efficient lighting. Thermostatic radiator ....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 07/12/2018, number: NIC107134
    • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 0NI33183
    Main office

    Eglinton Community Hall, 40 Main Street, Eglinton, Londonderry, BT47 3AD

    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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