# Ligoniel Improvement Association

## Details

- **Country:** Northern Ireland
- **Charity number:** 100342
- **Known as:** LIA
- **Status:** Received: on time
- **Registered:** Aug. 17, 2015
- **Register:** https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=100342


## Contact

- **Address:** L I A, 148 Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DT
- **Postcode:** BT14 8DT
- **Phone:** 028 90391225
- **Email:** administration@ligonielvillage.com



## Activities

**Purposes:** The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to the the promotion, 	development 	and support of the voluntary and community sector, the 	advancement of education, the relief of poverty, hardship, sickness and the 	aged and the promotion of the benefit and wellbeing of the inhabitants 	(hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) of the Ligoniel District of North 	Belfast and its environs of County Antrim, Northern Ireland in particular but 	not exclusively (“hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without 	distinction 	of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, ethnic origin, 	political, religious or 	other opinion 	by associating the statutory and 	local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common 	effort to advance education and to provide or assist in the provision of 	facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time 	occupation with the objective of fostering a community spirit and improving 	the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular to:  (a)	promote the efficiency and effectiveness of voluntary and community 	organisations and projects in the area of benefit by providing advice, 	information, education and training, administrative support and 	practical assistance to such organisations and projects for the benefit of 	the public;  (b)	promote or assist in promoting community capacity building 	programmes and projects for the benefit of the people in the area of 	benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their 	youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic 	circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, skills and self-	confidence of such communities in the area of benefit;  (c) 	relieve poverty by the promotion, facilitation and organisation of 	adequate, accessible and quality programmes of vocational and 	educational training, information and support in an effort to 	acquire skills and retraining to assist the beneficiaries in obtaining 	employment;  	(c)	to advance, promote, preserve and further the conservation 				maintenance and protection of features of the landscape, waterways, 		streams and water courses in the area of benefit with geographical, 			historic, physiographical or amenity value and to enhance their 			contribution to existing environmental amenities in the area of benefit 		for the public benefit [for use in navigation, walking on towpaths 		and] for recreational and other leisure times pursuits in the interest of 		health and social welfare;  (d) 	promote or assist in the promotion of and cooperation and networking 	between voluntary and community organisations in the area of benefit 	between themselves and others;  	(e) 	to support community development and wellbeing activities and to 			work with partners to support community cohesion, the promotion of 		adequate housing conditions and the development of a sustainable 			community;   (f)	to support voluntary and community organisation’s in the area of benefit to identify funding and policy needs’  (g) 	advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, 	may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

**What the charity does:** 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 advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of  religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity,The advancement of environmental protection or improvement,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage






## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £836238 | £829158 | £-109432 | 20 |



## Trustees

- Joseph Carmichael
- Mrs Edith Huynh
- Mrs Josephine Doherty
- Ms Emma Rock
- Ms Jennifer Crockard