New name, new look for 100 year old charity

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Bryson House is marking its 100th anniversary with a name change and an update of its corporate identity. The charity will henceforth be known as the Bryson Charitable Group.

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Bryson House launched its centenary year with a new name and new corporate identity. The charity offers a range of services including recycling, energy efficiency advice services, training and education schemes and care and social services. It assists nearly half a million people a year in Northern Ireland.

Joining the celebrations, Minister for Social Development David Hanson MP said:

“Reaching this milestone is a tremendous achievement for the management and staff of Bryson House and underlines the commitment of all of those involved with the charity to helping people in disadvantage and poverty. Bryson House is now an established part of everyday life, involved in a variety of schemes helping individuals, the environment, and society as a whole. I would like to congratulate everyone involved with the charity on reaching this anniversary and wish them well for the next 100 years.”

John Steele, Chairman of the charity, said:

“We believe that our new name, Bryson Charitable Group, helps to better communicate who we are and what we do. It also reinforces the fact that we are and have always been first and foremost a charity. Today, in addition to the main charity we have five subsidiary companies which provide recycling, employment training, social care and more. We believe that our new corporate identity will help to convey the broad scope of our group operations.”

Activities to mark this milestone include publication of an anniversary book detailing the history of the charity, an open garden on 18 June 2006 at Rosemount in Greyabbey and an ecumenical service of thanksgiving at St Anne’s Cathedral on 1 October 2006.

John McMullan, Co-Executive Director, added:

“During the next century, our vision for Bryson Charitable Group is to build upon our reputation for providing excellent services, both to vulnerable people and to other residents of Northern Ireland through services ranging from energy efficiency advice and schemes such as kerbside recycling. We remain committed to our tradition of identifying and responding to unmet need. Our role as the ‘research and development’ arm of the voluntary sector is something we are very proud of, and we plan to continue this important role and a challenging agenda for social change.”

The charity was behind such major innovations as establishing both Northern Ireland’s first Citizens Advice Bureau and its first Legal Aid clinic. Its pioneering recycling service is a recent example of its enterprising and entrepreneurial way of addressing social and environmental need, while its care services help thousands of vulnerable adults each year. In total, the charity operates more than thirty different schemes.

The 100th anniversary is being marked with a fresh look and a new name, the Bryson Charitable Group.

Bryson Charitable Group is one of Northern Ireland's largest charities. It employs more than 500 people and its annual turnover last year was £12.7million. More than 75 per cent of its revenue is generated through public sector contracts awarded on a competitive basis.


Bryson Charitable Group | Laura Bruce | 29 Mar 2006
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