Causeway Association of Urban Sports – Charity number – 103873
Trustees Report – 31st March 2024
About the Charity
We are an organisation which lobbies for facilities and programmes to support participation in Urban Sports in the Causeway Area. We are lobbying our Borough Council and other statutory. agencies to provide facilities and to work with us to educate the public about the positive benefits of urban sports and their impact on the creativity and the health and well-being of participants. We organise events, carry out consultations, deliver education and training programmes and undertake diversion programmes for young people.
How the charity is funded
Causeway Association of Urban Sports is funded either through accessing grants or other forms of fundraising. This year we delivered on our fundraising strategy with the stated aim of raising £10,000 to develop a business case towards achieving our strategic aim of an urban sports park at Metropole Park. We did this through an appeal for donations, achievement of grants and the organisation of events. Support from the community was wholehearted and we are grateful for the response to our campaign.
Administration Information
The group do not operate from a single venue but rather hire venues for meetings or utilise public spaces. The trustees are as follows: Mr Chris Currie, Mr Jonathon Fairley, Mr Peter Donaghy, Mr David Alexander, Miss Sharne Hawkins, Mrs Rose Smyth, and Mr Jesse Gordon.
Activities undertaken and the furtherance of the Charities purposes.
At the 31[st ] March 2024 the decision was made to transition the charity to a charitable limited company to meet the requirements of Causeway Coast and Glens Council in our quest for a lease of land at Metropole Park to fundraise for the development and construction of an urban sports park. We wish to thank you for your support over the years and hope to continue to develop our aims under a new more appropriate governance structure.
Signed Sharne Hawkins (Chairperson)