A LIMITED company formed as part of the development of a £1.35m ratepayer-funded visitor attraction in west Belfast has been dissolved.
Work is near complete on the Roddy McCorley Republican Heritage Centre on the Glen Road, a significant extension on a existing facility on the same site.
But the limited company set up by The Roddy McCorley Society that needed to publicly file accounts was voluntarily dissolved several months ago.
The society, a private members' club, received a £1.35m Belfast City Council grant.
The Roddy McCorley Historical Society Ltd was established in November 2017, two months before planning permission to extend and alter Moyard House was applied for.
Planning permission was granted in June 2018.
In a statement, the society said it has received funding from a range of public bodies to develop the new centre, which will house a museum, bar, restaurant and entertainment area.
In a statement, The Roddy McCorley Society said it "operates as a private members club with VAT registration".
"We own and operate all aspects of the new heritage centre and manage relationships with key stakeholders including our public sector partners," the society said.
"The Roddy McCorley Historical Society Ltd was a company established by our society and soon dissolved as it served no purpose as our current governance arrangements were and are indeed fit for purpose."
