CCNI Northern Ireland charity profile

Ashton Community Trust

Also known as ACT

Received: on timeCharity number 104639
Registered8 February 2016
Latest income£6,178,090
Financial year end31 March 2025

01 Registration

Identity and public record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Official name
Ashton Community Trust
CCNI number
104639
Reporting status
Received: on time
Governing document
Memorandum and Articles
Public address
Ashton Community Trust, Ashton Centre, 5 Churchill Street, Belfast, BT15 2BP
Exact Companies House link
ASHTON COMMUNITY TRUST · NI034595

02 Charity activity

Purposes and classifications

CCNI

Charitable purposes

The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following:- To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of North Belfast and its environs ( the “area of benefit”) without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, or political, religious or other opinion by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntary and community organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to: (a) advance community development by providing facilities and amenities for, and support and assistance to, community and voluntary groups and organisations; (b) advance health and well-being; (c) relieve poverty; (d) advance education; (e) relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; (f) advance the arts, culture and heritage; (g) 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 residents; (h) promote religious and racial harmony, equality and diversity.

What the charity does

The advancement of citizenship or community development

Who the charity helps

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

How the charity works

Advice/advocacy/information,Community development,Counselling/support,Disability,Economic development,Education/training,Grant making,Playgroup/after schools,Relief of poverty,Urban development,Welfare/benevolent,Youth development

03 Latest finances

Income, spending and resources

Period to 31 March 2025
Total income
£6,178,090
Total spending
£5,996,873
Charitable activities income
£5,979,882
Charitable activities expenditure
£5,868,333
Net assets and liabilities
−£971,884
Employees / volunteers
146 / 60
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These are headline 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