Overall GiG Score: -6 ?
Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2

    DEVENISH PARTNERSHIP FORUM 

    To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Kilmacormick I and II, Cornagrade and Hillview estates in Ennskillen in particular, but not exclusively, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, disability, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to:- (a) advance community development and in particular the promotion of the community and voluntary sector for the benefit of the public by providing services, training, support, information, facilities and the administration of grants to community and voluntary groups and encouraging and assisting such groups and organisations to co-operate to achieve their aims; (b) provide and maintain a Forum where member organisations can join together to find mutual support, exchange views, share common issues and information, create a collective voice for the community and voluntary sector and work in partnership with statutory agencies and authorities; (c) relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, unemployment or other disadvantage; (d) advance health and promote physical and mental well-being and participation in healthy recreation; (e) advance education and training and promote the physical, intellectual and social development of young children; (f) promote the protection, enhancement and improvement of the natural and built environment and the provision of public amenities; (g) develop the capacity and skills of residents of communities in the area of benefit that suffer social and economic disadvantage, in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and participate more fully in society; (h) provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants; (i) promote good community relations, religious and racial harmony and equality and diversity; (j) promote co-operation and partnership working between community and voluntary groups, public and statutory agencies and bodies and private sector organisations to help achieve these Objects; (k) promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 9 years

    devenishpartnership@hotmail.com

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Income £327,673 £301,843 £298,645 £232,073
    Spending £326,609 £288,756 £289,773 £255,046
    Surplus/deficit £1,064 £13,087 £8,872 -£22,973
    What it does
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Who works here?
    • 8 employees
    • 4 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Older people, Parents, Specific areas of deprivation, Unemployed/low income, Volunteers, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    How it operates
    • Community development, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Environment/sustainable development/conservation, General charitable purposes, Medical/health/sickness, Relief of poverty, Sport/recreation, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    BBC Children in Need£3,000
    DCMS£3,000
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland£2,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Devenish Partnership Forum
    £3,000 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This project will provide a resource of laptops to assist with learning and accredited training during Covid-19. Additional staff hours will help to adapt summer activities and enable ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £3,000 26/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Investing in your health
    £2,500 24/03/2020
    2
    towards developing a community information leaflet, an intergenerational letter writing scheme and the delivery of care packages to older people in the community.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Devenish Partnership Forum
    £67,482 27/06/2018
    36
    This project will provide a varied, year round programme for young people affected by multiple disadvantage, encouraging peer and homework support, life skills and opportunities to socialise with ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Devenish Partnership Forum
    £64,662 01/03/2015
    This project will provide a programme of outreach and drop-in activities for young people affected by multiple disadvantage encouraging greater community engagement and providing a safe space to ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 17/10/2014, number: NIC100599
    Main office

    Devenish Partnership Forum, 35 Yoan Road, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, BT74 6EL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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