CCNI Northern Ireland charity profile

Ligoniel Improvement Association

Also known as LIA

Received: on timeCharity number 100342
Registered17 August 2015
Latest income£836,238
Financial year end31 March 2025

01 Registration

Identity and public record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Official name
Ligoniel Improvement Association
CCNI number
100342
Reporting status
Received: on time
Governing document
Memorandum and Articles
Public address
L I A, 148 Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DT

02 Charity activity

Purposes and classifications

CCNI

Charitable purposes

The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to the the promotion, development and support of the voluntary and community sector, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, hardship, sickness and the aged and the promotion of the benefit and wellbeing of the inhabitants (hereinafter called the “beneficiaries”) of the Ligoniel District of North Belfast and its environs of County Antrim, Northern Ireland in particular but not exclusively (“hereinafter called the “area of benefit”) without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, ethnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory and local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of fostering a community spirit and improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular to: (a) promote the efficiency and effectiveness of voluntary and community organisations and projects in the area of benefit by providing advice, information, education and training, administrative support and practical assistance to such organisations and projects for the benefit of the public; (b) promote or assist in promoting community capacity building programmes and projects for the benefit of the people in the area of benefit who have need of such assistance as a result of their youth, age, disability or infirmity, or social and economic circumstances, in an effort to increase the abilities, skills and self- confidence of such communities in the area of benefit; (c) relieve poverty by the promotion, facilitation and organisation of adequate, accessible and quality programmes of vocational and educational training, information and support in an effort to acquire skills and retraining to assist the beneficiaries in obtaining employment; (c) to advance, promote, preserve and further the conservation maintenance and protection of features of the landscape, waterways, streams and water courses in the area of benefit with geographical, historic, physiographical or amenity value and to enhance their contribution to existing environmental amenities in the area of benefit for the public benefit [for use in navigation, walking on towpaths and] for recreational and other leisure times pursuits in the interest of health and social welfare; (d) promote or assist in the promotion of and cooperation and networking between voluntary and community organisations in the area of benefit between themselves and others; (e) to support community development and wellbeing activities and to work with partners to support community cohesion, the promotion of adequate housing conditions and the development of a sustainable community; (f) to support voluntary and community organisation’s in the area of benefit to identify funding and policy needs’ (g) advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

What the charity does

The prevention or relief of poverty,The advancement of education,The advancement of health or the saving of lives,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity,The advancement of environmental protection or improvement,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse),Adult training,Carers,Children (5-13 year olds),Community safety/crime prevention,Ethnic minorities,General public,Homelessness,Interface communities,Men,Mental health,Older people,Parents,Preschool (0-5 year olds),Specific areas of deprivation,Unemployed/low income,Voluntary and community sector,Volunteers,Women,Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

Advice/advocacy/information,Community development,Community enterprise,Community transport,Counselling/support,Cross-border/cross-community,Cultural,Disability,Economic development,Education/training,Environment/sustainable development/conservation,General charitable purposes,Heritage/historical,Medical/health/sickness,Relief of poverty,Sport/recreation,Urban development,Volunteer development,Welfare/benevolent,Youth development

03 Latest finances

Income, spending and resources

Period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Total income
£836,238
Previous total income
£0
Donations and legacies
£0
Charitable activities income
£665,779
Trading income
£40,650
Investment income
£49
Other income
£129,760
Total income and endowments
£836,238
Total spending
£829,158
Raising funds expenditure
£0
Charitable activities expenditure
£712,821
Governance expenditure
£0
Other expenditure
£0
Total expenditure
£829,158
Total fixed assets
£27,000
Net assets and liabilities
−£109,432
Employees / volunteers
20 / 20
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These are reported values from the CCNI register export. Zero and missing values are reproduced as supplied and should be checked against the charity’s filed accounts before a material decision.

04 Provenance

Source and matching