TRUSTEES OF THE BEQUEST OF PATRICK MURPHY DECEASED
The Trustees present their report for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Reference and administrative detail
Charity name:
Trustees of the Bequest of Patrick Murphy Deceased
Also known as:
The Murphy Trust.
Charity registration number: NIC 100192
Trustees
The Trustees who served during the year are as stated below:
D Gray - Chairnian
G Murphy
D Hanna
E Curtis
C Patterson
J Patterson
Charity Constitution
The Trust was set up on 19 November 1920 following the death of Patrick Murphy on 12
December 1909. The original objective of the Trust under the tenns of the Will of the Late Patrick
Murphy had been "for the relief of the Rate Payers of Newry." Following the amalgamation of
District Councils, the original tern]s were amended by a scheme approved in the High Court of
Justice in Northern Ireland on l O March 1985. The main iern]s of the scheme are set out in the
Principal Activity of the Trust in the paragraph below.
Principal Aetivity
The principal activity of the Trust is to provide funding in whole or in part for the provision of
cultural events and approved items for use by or display to members of the public at the Newry
Arts Centre. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the access by members of
the public to cultural events in the Arts Centre and the use or viewing of approved items.
Public Benefit
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit.
Summary for the year
No donations were made by the Trust during the yw. The Sean Holywood Arts C¢ntre is currently
closed awaiting its redevelopment.
This repo
as approved by the Tn￿te¢S on 23 August 2023 signed on their behalf by:
DGr
Chairnjan