CCNI Northern Ireland charity profile

Ards Development Bureau & Community Network

Also known as Ards Community Network

Received: 6 days lateCharity number 103563
Registered1 September 2015
Latest income£316,715
Financial year end31 March 2025

01 Registration

Identity and public record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Official name
Ards Development Bureau & Community Network
CCNI number
103563
Reporting status
Received: 6 days late
Governing document
Memorandum and Articles
Public address
55/55A Frances Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 7DX

02 Charity activity

Purposes and classifications

CCNI

Charitable purposes

The Charity's Objects ("Objects") are: (1) The advancement of community development in the Ards and South Eastern area (the "area of benefit") and in particular the promotion of the community and voluntary sector for the benefit of the public by providing: i) project development, training, information and administrative support, ii) facilities and amenities including meeting space and IT and media suites iii) 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. (2) To advance education and training for the public benefit by organising educational courses and programmes and capacity building within communities.

What the charity does

The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

Adult training,Carers,Children (5-13 year olds),Community safety/crime prevention,Ethnic minorities,Ex-offenders and prisoners,General public,Homelessness,Interface communities,Learning disabilities,Men,Mental health,Older people,Parents,Sensory disabilities,Specific areas of deprivation,Tenants,Travellers,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,Education/training,Heritage/historical,Human rights/equality,Medical/health/sickness,Relief of poverty,Research/evaluation,Rural development,Urban development,Volunteer development

03 Latest finances

Income, spending and resources

Period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Total income
£316,715
Previous total income
£0
Donations and legacies
£0
Charitable activities income
£316,715
Trading income
£0
Investment income
£0
Other income
£0
Total income and endowments
£316,715
Total spending
£311,536
Raising funds expenditure
£0
Charitable activities expenditure
£311,536
Governance expenditure
£0
Other expenditure
£0
Total expenditure
£311,536
Total fixed assets
£1,351,159
Net assets and liabilities
£0
Employees / volunteers
3 / 120
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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