DOWNPATRICK DISTRICT MASONIC CHARITY COMMITTEE •P Trustees, Annual report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities For the year ended 315t December 2023 Charities Number: NIC 101336
Downpatrick Di5trirt Masonic Charity Committee Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 Contents Pages References and administrative details of the Charity Trustees, report Independent Examiners Report to the Trustee5 Receipts and payments account Statement of assets and liabilities Notes to the financial statements 7-8
Downpatrldt Distrlrt Masonlc Charity Commiitee References and admlnistratlve detalls Charity Name: Downpatrick Dlstrict Masonic Charity Committee Charity Registration Number: NIC 101336 Contact Address.. Mr H. Bennett 30 Drumaness Road Ballynahinch BT24 8LT Trustees Mr Noel Wilson Sufferin Mr William James George Mrjohn Harold William Bennett Mr Norman Uel Stewart President Chairman Secretary Treasurer PrlTrclpal Offi-bearevs President: Chairman.. Secretary Treasurer.. Mr Noel Wilson Sufferln Mr William James Geor8e Mr John Harold William Bennett Mr Norman Uel Stewart Independent Examlner Mr Diarmuid McNulty Galwally House 2 Drumkeen Complex Upper Galwallv Belfast BT8 6FY Bankers Ulster Bank IA Main Street Ballynahinch BT24 8AP
Receipts and Payments Account Year Ended 31$t December 2023 Note Unrestricted Funds 2023 Designated Funds 2023 Total 2023 Total 2022 Receipts Donations Gift Aid Claimed Other Receipts Total Receipts £19.086.55 £5,450.89 £12,840.70 £3,615.88 £24,537.44 £16,456.58 Payments Administration Costs Charitable Donations Bank Fee5 Total Payments £24.537.44 £16.456.58 £24,537.44 £16.456.58 £16,456.58 Excess of Recelpts Over Payments for the year Before Tran51ers £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 Transfers Excess of Recelpts Over Payments ft>r the year £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 Balance Brought Forward £611.92 £0.00 £611.92 £611.92 Balance Carrled Ffward £611.92 £0.00 £611.92 £611.92 Statement of Assets and Llablllties as at 31st December 2023 2023 2022 Cash Funds Fund Account Total Cash Funds £611.92 £611.92 £611.92 £611.92 On Behalf of the Trustees Secretary". Mr. Harold Bennett 2fjTrL Treasurer: Mr. Norman Stewart
Notes to the Ilnancial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 Accounting policie5 Set out below are the principal accounting policies which have been adopted in the Compilation of the Receipts and Payments Account and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities l) Receipts and Payments Account All items of income and expenditure included within the Receipt5 and Payments Account have been accounted for on a cash receipt5 basis. 2) Statement of Assets and Liabllltles il The only assets the charity retains are the balances at bank. Reconclliation of Cash Funds Total Cash Funds at Be8inning of the year Receipts for the Year Payments for the Year Total Cash Funds at end of the year 611.92 24,537.44 24,537.44 611.92 3. Movement In Funds Atljan 2023 Incomln8 Resources Outgoing Resource5 At 31 Dec 2023 Transfers Deslgnated fvnds Fund Account 0.00 24,537.44 24,537.44 24,537.44 24,537.44 0.00 Unrestrlrted funds Committee Account 0.00 611.92 611.92 611.92 611.92 Total fvnds 611.92 24,537.44 24,537.44 611.92 ur oses of Desi Fund Account nate Funds The Fund account is used for the receipt of contributions from Lodges, gift aid claimed and distribution to respective Masonic Funds. In order to save bank fees the accounts were combined together the year with separate cost centres introduced. 4. Collettlon5 for Third Parties 2023 2021 None
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued) 5. Tran5artions wlth the Trustees The Treasurer and Secretary normally receive an honorarium of £50 each to cover all costs of administration of the fund such as postage. stationery etc. however this year they did not draw down on the funds due to the ongoing financial situation. No trustee or a person related to a trustee had any personal interest in any contratt or transaction entered into by the charity during the year. 6. Governance Costs No Governance costs were incurred during the year as the independent examiner provided seNices free.
The Following Notes Do Not Form Part of The Accounts And are for Information Only Note l Donations 2023 Non Gift Aid 20.00 95.00 2022 Total 435.00 892.00 185.00 155.00 270.00 300.00 500.00 415.00 500.00 252.00 350.00 1,815.20 500.00 225.00 423.00 650.00 500.00 265.00 128.00 100.00 Gift Aid 365.00 600.00 Total 385.00 695.00 Lodge 30 Lodge 35 Lodge 50 Lodge 142 Lodge 172 Lodge 301 Lodge 367 Lodge 369 Lodge 377 Lodge 379 Lodge 488 Lodge 516 Lodge 703 Lodge 835 Lodge 917 Lodge 1009 Royal Arch Chapter 35 Royal Arch Chapter 113 Royal Arch Chapter 301 Royal Arch Chapter 367 Royal Arch Chapter 377 Royal Arch Chapter 379 Royal Arch Chapter 703 Royal Arch Chapter 1009 Mourne Council Myra Castle Council Heart of Down Council Donard Preceptory Heart of Down Preceptory Myra Castle Preceptory St Patrick's Preceptory Provincial Grand Lodge of Down Distrirt Grand Chapter of Down Provincial Priory of South Ulster 300.00 650.00 460.IJO 225.00 250.00 425.00 371.00 200.00 90.00 240.00 350.00 35.00 500.00 740.00 700.00 575.00 285.00 425.00 411.00 350.00 2,235.00 650.00 480.00 355.00 650.00 550.00 220.00 260.00 40.00 350.00 965.00 1,270.00 650.00 480.00 355.CK) 380.00 480.tK) 220.00 255.00 270.00 70.00 5.00 260.00 240.00 500.00 1,035.00 300.00 228.00 319.00 750.00 650.00 785.00 465. 2,303.55 785.00 225.00 350.00 820.00 250.00 95.00 205.(K) 630.00 555.00 610.00 370.00 2,102.00 785.00 15.00 150.00 215.00 50.00 133.00 114.00 120.00 95.00 175.00 95.00 201.55 410.00 350.00 300.00 205.1)0 193.50 320.00 330.00 835.00 185.00 852.00 14,993.liO 4,093.55 19,086.55 11,364.71 Total Gift Aided Contributions Total Non-Gift Aided Contributions Gift Aid ClaFmed £14,993.00 £4,093.55 £5.450.89 £24.537.44
Note 2. The Down Masonic Widows Fund meet all the costs associated with the Widows Lunch directly. Nofr3. Administration Costs: Treasurer Honorarium Secretary Honorarium Bank Fee Committee Account Note 4. Charitable Donations". Down Masonic Widows Fund Victoria Jubilee Fund Masonic Orphans Welfare Fund Teddies for Loving Care Joseph Kamiel Fund Harold Mcmaster Taggart Fund Margaret Elizabeth Daniel Fund £20,027.02 £2,369.42 £150.00 £45.00 £376.00 £425.00 £1 115.00 £24 537.44 10