CORRAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (NIC101892)
287 NEWTOWNHAMILTON ROAD, CORRAN, CO ARMAGH BT60 2RE
TRUSTEE’S ANNUAL REPORT
– 1 APRIL 2023 31 MARCH 2024
What are our charity’s aims?
Corran Community Association (CCA) was established to promote the social welfare of the community of the Corran area of Co Armagh and its environs. Our aims are
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To improve the quality of life for local inhabitants by offering a range of social, recreational, health and well being services
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To reduce rural isolation through bringing people together in a local, accessible setting
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To offer a range of activities of social, learning and cultural interest where inter-generational interaction is facilitated and encouraged and where personal development through social interaction, recreation, physical activities and educational opportunity are offered.
What are the benefits we offer?
The benefits that will be delivered from our services are:
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Improved standard of living for local people
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Improved levels of education and confidence for local people
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Improved levels of health and fitness for local people
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Improved levels of skills in art & crafts
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Improved knowledge of culture for local people
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Improved levels of information for local people in topics of their request
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Improved social interaction for local people and reduction in feelings of isolation
’ - Summary of our charity s activities during the year (Apr23 Mar24):
Our organisation again delivered a range of activities for lor local community in the 12 months to March 2024. Our social dances ran regularly (most months) which were attended by local residents and social dance fans from further afield. Other activities included pilates, yoga, parent and toddler group, arts and crochet classes, family get-togethers/parties including children’s birthday parties, and funeral meals.
What were the public benefits that our charity delivered?
As Charity Trustees we have continued to deliver our public benefit aims when planning and delivering our services. The table below summarises how we feel we have addressed our charity’s public benefit statement during the year to March 2024.
| Public Benefit we aimed to deliver |
How we achieved our public benefit aim | Achieved √ or Not Achieved X |
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| Improved standard of livingfor localpeople |
• Our social evenings offer social interaction for our local community. Our crafts classes alsoprovide for improved health and well- being |
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| Improved levels of education and confidence for local people |
• During the year we delivered sewing classes and art classes. These activities offered social outlets for local people, offering increased social interaction and opportunities for making new friends and takingon new skills. |
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| Improved levels of health and fitness for local people |
• Our health and fitness classes reduced in the year as our regular fitness instructor was unwell for most of the year, however our pilates andyoga classes were very popular. |
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| Improved levels of skills in art & crafts |
• During the year we delivered sewing classes that delivered on this objective |
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| Improved knowledge of culture for local people |
• Our annual St Brigid’s Cross making class continues to deliver and attract all age groups, across the generations with our older residents keen and delighted to help the younger generation to learn this traditional craft. |
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| Improved levels of information for local people in topics of their request |
• During the year we were able to promote a range of activities within our centre and in other centres via our community notice board and our facebook page. |
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| Improved social interaction for local people and reduction in feelings of isolation |
• This is one of the major public benefits that our charity offers. There is no social dance centre within a 5 mile radius and local people, particularly the middle/older age groups, greatly value the opportunity to have a local centre where they can socialise and dance. We deliver a social night generally every month in our new centre. |
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Our charity’s financial position at the end of the year
Our charity had an income of £6446 during the year to 31 March 2024. We had an expenditure of £3791, so our year’s surplus was £2655 (Mar2023=£167).
Our Trustees during the year
The below table lists the Trustees of our Charity during the year 2023-24.
| Trustee Name | Position |
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| Michael McParland | Chairperson |
| Seamus McGivern | Treasurer |
| Seamus McParland | Secretary |
| Tanya Crowe | Committee |
| John Hughes | Committee |
Our charity’s plans for 2024-25
As a trustee Board we will continue to review our operations and will continue to strive to meet our statutory obligations as charity trustees in order to meet our beneficiaries’ expectations of us as a socially responsible and effective charity. We look ahead to the future with optimism.