# Compass Advocacy Network Limited

## Details

- **Country:** Northern Ireland
- **Charity number:** 100988
- **Known as:** CAN/Compass
- **Status:** Received: on time
- **Registered:** Feb. 18, 2015
- **Register:** https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=100988


## Contact

- **Address:** Can (Compass Advocacy Network), 32 Lislagan Road, Ballymoney, County Antrim, BT53 7DD
- **Postcode:** BT53 7DD
- **Phone:** 02827523053
- **Email:** info@compasspeople.org
- **Website:** www.compasspeople.org



## Activities

**Purposes:** The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to [the promotion, preservation, protection and safeguarding of mental and physical health and wellbeing], [the promotion of social inclusion], [the relief of poverty and unemployment], [the advancement of education] and the promotion of the benefit and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and associated problems  (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) [resident in Northern Ireland] [and in particular but not exclusively [the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area] [the Causeway area] (“hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion by associating service users, the statutory and local authorities, community and voluntary organisations,  healthcare providers and the inhabitants in a common effort to promote social inclusion and advance education  with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries and in particular:  (a) 	to advance the education of the beneficiaries and to relieve 	unemployment through the promotion, facilitation, management, 	organisation and support of vocational and educational training 	and supported employment schemes for people with learning 	disabilities, difficulties and associated problems to assist the 	beneficiaries in obtaining new skills, qualifications, employment 	or practical work experience and thereby assisting in developing 	independent living skills;  	(b) 	to advance education and promote and protect the physical and 		mental health of people with learning disabilities and associated 		problems through the provision of advocacy services, advice, 		support andfacilities in the interests of social welfare for 			recreation or other leisure-time occupation with the objective of 		improving the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries so as to 		develop their physical, mental and emotional capacities and self-		confidence;  (c)	to promote or assist in the promotion, facilitation and 	organisation of capacity building programmes and projects for 	the beneficiaries within the area of benefit who have need of 	such assistance as a result of their youth, age, ill health, 	disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, by 	the provision of information and training, advice, mentoring, 	classes, workshops, support and instruction in an effort to 	increase the abilities, skills and self-confidence of the 	beneficiaries;   	(d)	to promote social inclusion and integration for the public benefit 		by associating together volunteers and organisations in a 			common effort to raise public awareness of the issues affecting 		those suffering from learning disabilities, difficulties and 			associated problems and their families and carers and to 			promote the participation of the beneficiaries in all aspects of 		society;    	(e)	to provide programmes of social, recreational, and educational 		activities for young people with learning disabilities aged [12] – 		[17] in the area of benefit in an effort to promote their physical, 		mental and personal capacities.  	(f)	to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the 			directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the 		law of charity.    For the purposes of this clause the expression "learning disability" shall include any learning disability, difficulties and associated problem or those who appear on the autistic spectrum, a developmental disability of the mind, sensory impairment, acquired brain injury or mental health problem.  For the purposes of this article ‘socially excluded’ means people who are excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; poor educational or skills attainment; youth, age, disability or infirmity and social and economic circumstances.

**What the charity does:** The prevention or relief of poverty,The advancement of education,The advancement of health or the saving of lives,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 | £1326981 | £1150287 | £-373442 | 31 |



## Trustees

- Alan Mcvicker
- Dr Allison Campbell
- Esther Barnes
- Mr Scott Brown
- Mrs Alison Grundle
- Mrs Bronagh Brennan
- Mrs Caroline Rowlands
- Mrs Jayne Taggart
- Mrs Lisa Bailey
- Ms Joanne Mcdowell