Bangor Swifts Juniors Football Club
Registered Charity Number: NIC108462
Trustees Annual Report
For the Year Ended 30[th ] June 2025
- Trustee Annual Report:
Charity Public Address: -
St. Columbanus College, Ballymaconnell Road, Bangor, BT20 5PU
The Following Individuals Served as Trustees in the Year:
Mr Mark Delargy Mr Danny Kelly Mr David McKendry Mrs Emma Christie Mr Matt Griffin
Charity Registration Date:
21[st] March 2022
A review of the Charity’s Financial Position at the end of the Year:
In the Financial Year Ending 30[th] June 2025. The Charity had Income of £109833 and Expenditure of £105109
Bangor Swifts Juniors Football Club charity objectives are specifically restricted to the following:
The object of the Club is to provide facilities for and promote participation of the whole community in the sport of Football for boys and girls aged between 5 – 18 years old.
The club is an amateur club as defined within the description of purposes as per The Charities Act 2011 helping and supporting the advancement of amateur sport and promoting health by involving physical or mental skill or exertion and which are undertaken on an amateur basis.
Charity Classifications:
- The advancement of amateur sport
Public Benefits:
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A local (primarily Bangor area but open to all) safe place for children to train and play football.
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Promote a cross-community and open to all culture.
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Promote a fully diverse and inclusive club for children with mental and physical support needs.
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A low-fee fully non for profit model to allow all to participate with exceptions made as and when required to facilitate all. Participation in managed and gentle competition.
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Promotes wider inter-club and societal mixing. Inter-club tournaments.
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Promotes a family togetherness and community growth and welfare within and outside of the club.
The club takes a lot of children from other clubs which have perhaps not been sustainable or perhaps are seen as too ruthless - our club has an ethos of absolute equality. Full participation in IFA small side games and league programmes for all our children. Everyone who wants a game gets a game.
physical support needs are all welcome. The club and its ethos supports the idea of family togetherness and strong family unit.
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What the organisation does:
Bangor Swifts Juniors Football Club provides football coaching and games to approximately 450 children currently, all between 4 and 18 years old. The club is based in Bangor but is open to anyone, from any background and with any level of mental or physical disability.
The club is run by a committee of 13 volunteers operating across all the required officiated positions and there are approximately 87 volunteers in roles at the charity as coaches supporting the children, all IFA qualified and fully Access NI vetted as per legislation requirements. The club supports training across all aspects of health and safety for the coaching team including first aid.
The club is affiliated to the IFA and facilitates weekly games, leagues, tournaments and inter-club friendlies for all the children.
The club continues to grow at an incredible rate and is widely regarded as a diverse, open and inclusive, friendly and a club who provides positive impact locally and beyond.
The club has security of tenure to excellent training facilities and also hires out local facility to ensure players are playing throughout the year, regardless of light or weather as well as paying the IFA for inclusion in it's local grassroots football initiatives and appropriate leagues.
The club owns a large amount of asset from goals, to kits, balls, and training equipment, paid for within the clubs income and expenditure accounts.
The club will always make provision for anyone who has financial or any other difficulty.
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How the charity works and Who this charity Helps:
Works with: -
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Community development
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Cross-border/cross-community
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Sport/recreation
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Youth development
Helps: -
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Children (5-13 year olds)
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General public
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Learning disabilities
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Mental health
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Physical disabilities
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Youth (14-25 year olds)
Approved by the trustees on 31st July 2025 and signed on their behalf by Chairperson:
Signed Mark Delargy (Chairperson)
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