Irish World Ltd. 51 Dungannon Road COALISLAND Co Ti'rone BT714HP NIC 100703 IVI Company Reg. No- 017578 Irish World Trustees, Annual Re ort for the 'car 1st Jan- 31st Dec 2023 Irish Il'orld's governance I ri%h M'orld is a compan!. l imited bN guaraiitee aiid iiot having a share capilal. It is governed by. its Memoraiidum aiid Articles of AssoLialion. Da!. lo dai. maiia(?eni¢iit dec isioiis are takeii b!, a Managver, subjLct to approi'al b). tlie Board of Trustees. Gener1< l Meeliiigs are lield oncL a year. gyenerallN in April or May. The Meinoranduin and Articles of As%ocialioii were dram'n up al the coinpany's inLeption in 1984 and amended in ?000. The Inost recent ainèi)dments were in ?0 l i. subsequLntlJ' appro%'ed b), the Charilies Coininission, in order more fully to express and refine the company's charilable aims and objeclives. Irish World's objects and purposes To advaiice the education of the public in the genealogy. fainily-history aiid cultural heritage of counlies Tj'rone and Fermanagh through the provision of an information and research service To promole tlie ii'ork of local histoTh' and ciiliurdl oroups within the above counties througli adN ice. research and, 'here practicable. fiiiancial assistaiice Public Benefit Requlrement I n all its aitivities througlhout ihe )'ear, Irish World's trusiees 'ere niindful of tlie compaii)w's cliaril(Ihlc aims and objectii'es. and acted ith ful I reoard to all ai,ai lable guidaiice issued by tlie Cliarit) Commissioi) t.or Northern Irelaiid. Al l aLtii ities Kiere for tli¢ publiL benefil aiid Irasieis were actiiated b!. their desire to ensure thal tlie companN il'ork" loii'ards ils aims and objectives. No material or other benefits. or emolunienls of aiiv kind. accrued to any trustee. and iio privale benefit fl'ed froin ihe w'ork of Irish World. Main Actil'ities and achiei'ements In ?0?3. 1 rish World conlinued to caier to the interests of pcople witli aiicestral links to Tyrone/Fermaiiagh. This M as achieiJed via the Lise of its specialist geii¢alogJ kno ledge and data to help anyone %lshIng to pursue their ancestral research. The geoorapliical spread of enquirers aiid visitors rcllcclcd (h¢ brvad paraiiieters of tlic Irisli Diaspora - raiigiiig. ii) numerical strength, from USA. Britain. Canada and Australia. as i¥ell as maiiy froin across Ireland, iiiclLidiiig) oiir core-area of counties Tl'rone and Fernianagh. Iii all, some 33 8 pcople wer¢ assisted in finding) out morc about their fainily. roots.
Overall visitor numbers There higher compared io the prei'ious Iwo years, hell the effects of Ihe cO.1d pandemic had a limitino impact. As has been the case for a good man) ears. the main original countries for visitors ivere USA, Britain, Canada and Australia. Hoi¥.'ewer, notivithstanding visitors. the main focus of our genealog!, iiork: as '1th previous y'ears. was conducted via e-mail. telephone and written reports. With regard to our charitable w'ork in promotin? local hislory,. there aS a marked emphasis oli assisting local historical societies via our publications programine. This was couiiter- balanced by less interaclioii with local schools w ia their local studies curriculum. Public Benefit arising from activities Our interest in promoting inlerest in local historv during ?023 took the forni of providiiig a graiil to Donaghmore Hislorical SocielN' for the publicalion of 'Tlie Toi'reiil,. a jouriial celebrating fon), N'ears of the gFroup's elisteiice aiid featuring articles on the local area's hisloTr' and Cliltiire. Similarl). Steii"artstoii"ii and Districi LoLal Hisiory Societ! reLeived a granl toi¥'ards the publication of 'Tlie Bell,. tlieir bi-aiinual jouriial of local studies. and an additional grant to fund their forthcoming programme of speakers and events. We look forward to helping a number of other groups and societies in the coming )'ear. Financial Position Thc trustees are pleased to report a positive financial situation for ihe year 20?3. As set out in the l-.inance Report. income for the year 'aS £39,637 and eip¢nditure amounted to £24,333. As previously. administrative outgoings have remained well-controlled. and as a result of donations and membersliip subscriptions the compani. has maintained a positive balance for the l'ear. The company has incurred no debts aiid there ivas no 0erSpend on aiiy iteins. Names of Trustees during 2023 Tlie fol loii'ing individuals acled as truslees during 20?3- Mr.Jc)hi7 .Jc).Ivph (Jill
,Vrs Grciiiiiie McGlinc'hey M.$ Ellen Dori.s ,Vr Briaii Mccrory Mr Jaines Joseph McGliiichey ,V.% Aniieiie .VL"MiirraJ' Sigyn¢(i this date, 19th Sepi ?0?4 John Gill - Chairman and Trustee