Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    BREEN CENTRE

    The Charity�s objects (�Objects�) are to benefit the inhabitants United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (the area of benefit�) without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, ethnicity, or political, religious or other opinion and in particular to:- 1.Advance the protection, preservation and improvement of the natural environment and wildlife for the benefit of the public; 2.Advance the arts, culture and creative enterprises; 3.Advance community development.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Income £0 £100,100
    Spending £0 £61,740
    Surplus/deficit £0 £38,360
    Established: 4 years

    www.breencentre.co.uk

    admin@breencentre.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern IrelandCompanies House
    Listed activities
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science, The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    How it operates
    • Arts, Community development, Community enterprise, Cultural, Education/training, Human rights/equality, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Ex-offenders and prisoners, General public, Men, Specific areas of deprivation, Unemployed/low income, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Lankelly Chase Foundation£37,500
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland£6,569
    John Moores Foundation£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Breen Centre
    £7,500 22/03/2023
    12
    Breen Centre
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Forest School Resource Centre
    £3,590 15/12/2021
    Towards furniture, paint, equipment, ppe, and volunteer expenses to set up forest school resource centre in Armoy and to support disadvantaged schools and communities.
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to Breen Centre
    £5,000 31/03/2021
    Towards running costs and volunteer expenses
    Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Breen Centre
    £30,000 31/03/2021
    Breen Centre
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Transforming Lives, Inspiring Change
    £2,979 14/12/2020
    Towards Insurance, Storage and Distribution costs

    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 23/11/2020, number: NIC107827
    • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 0NI29657
    Main office

    100 Glenshesk Road, Armoy, Ballymoney, 100 Glenshesk Road, Armoy, BT53 8RZ

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving

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