DOWNPATRICK DISTRICT MASONIC CHARITY COMMITTEE 

# Trustees’ Annual report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities 

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For the year ended 31*t December 2025 

Charities Number: NIC 101336 

Downpatrick District Masonic Charity Committee 

## Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31° December 2025 

## Contents 


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|References|and|administrative|details|of the|Charity|1-2|
|Trustees’|report|3-4|
|Independent|Examiners|Report to the Trustees|5|
|Receipts|and|payments|account|6|
|Statement of assets|and|liabilities|6|
|Notes to the financial statements|7-8|

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Downpatrick District Masonic Charity Committee 

## References and administrative details 

|Charity Name:|Downpatrick|District Masonic CharityCommittee|||
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|Charity Registration Number:||NIC 101336|||
|Contact Address:||MrWilliam Black|||
|||4The Puzzle Walks, Spa|||
|||Ballynahinch|||
|||BT24 80A|||
|Trustees|||||
|||Mr Noel Wilson Sufferin|President||
|||MrWilliamJames George|Chairman|-|
|||MrWilliam Black|Secretary||
|||Mr Norman Uel Stewart|Treasurer||
|Principal Office-bearers|||||
|President:||Mr Noel Wilson Sufferin|||
|Chairman:<br>Secretary||MrWilliamJamesGeorge<br>MrWilliam Black|||
|Treasurer:||MrNorman Uel Stewart|||
|Independent Examiner|||||
|Mr Diarmuid McNulty|||||
|Galwally House|||||
|2 Drumkeen Complex|||||
|Upper Galwally|||||
|Belfast|||||
|BT8 6FY|||||
|Bankers|||||
|Ulster Bank|||||
|1A Main Street|||||
|Ballynahinch|||||
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|Receipts and|Payments Account Year Ended|31°t December 2025|
|Note|Unrestricted|Designated|Total|2025|||Total|2024|
|Funds|2025|Funds|2025|
||||Bonations|||aT|S*dSsét7,|3.70|| €417,443.70 | £17,99051|
||__||Gift Aid Claimed|a|£4,251.96 ||£4,251.96|||£6,064.60|
||__||Other Receipts|£300.00||——S*«<{|_—se300.00|||‘£355.00|
|Total Receipts|||£300.00]|_£21,695.66 | £21,995.66|| £24,410.11|
||_||__||Administration|Costs|TTSC*dESSSCSCS~SSYYC|
|||insuranceCharitable Donations|||3.|| ———sSdY:~Sséf22., 880.66 | ©£21,880.66|£24,055.11|
||__||Ta|£226.54||||£226.54 ||£216.28|
|TotalOther Expenditure|Poe£223.00| si||~—s«£223.00|EAS.00 ||£130.00£130.00|||
|Payments|||£449.54|| _|£21,880.66 | £22,330.20|| £24,401.39|
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|Excess of Receipts Over Payments|(£149.54)|(£185.00)|(£334.54)|£8.72|
|for the year|Before Transfers|
|Excess of Receipts Over Payments|(£149.54)|(£185.00)|(£334.54)|£8.72|
|for the|year|
|a|
|Balance Brought Forward|||£620.64|£0.00|||£620.64|||£611.92|
|Balance Carried Frward|||NE£471.10|(£185.00)|||£286.10EOO|LY||||£620.64£620.64 ||

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|Statement|of Assets and|Liabilities|as|at 31 December 2025|
|2025|2024|
|Cash|Funds|£|£|
|Fund Account|£286.10|£620.64|
|Total Cash|Funds|£286.10|£620.64|

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On Behalf of the Trustees Secretary: Mr. William Black W0ou 2 \ Vs Treasurer: Mr. Norman Stewart SsCUOSD a (a (2G 

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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 315 December 2025 

## 1. Accounting policies 

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 

1) Receipts and Payments Account All items of income and expenditure included within the Receipts and Payments Account have been accounted for on a cash receipts basis. 

- 2) Statement of Assets and Liabilities i) The only assets the charity retains are the balances at bank. 

## 2. Reconciliation of Cash Funds 


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|Total|Cash|Funds|at|Beginning|of the year|620.64|
|Receipts|for the|Year|21,995.66|
|Payments|for the|Year|22,230.20|
|Total|Cash|Funds|at|end|of the year|286.10|

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3. Movement in Funds 


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|At iJan|Incoming|Outgoing|At 31|Dec|
|2025|Resources|Resources|Transfers|2025|
|Designated|funds|£|£|£|£|£|
|Fund Account|0.00|21,695.66|21,880.66|-|(185.00)|
|Unrestricted|funds|0.00|21,695.66|21,880.66|-|(185.00)|
|Committee Account|620.64|300.00|449.54|-|471.10|
|620.64|300.00|449.54|-|471.10|
|Total funds|620.64|21,995.66|22,330.20|-|286.10|

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Purposes of Designated Funds Fund Account 

The Fund account is used for the receipt of contributions from Lodges, gift aid claimed and distribution to respective Masonic Funds. An overallocation was made to the Down Masonic Widows Fund which will be recovered next year. 

4. Collections for Third Parties 

None 


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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31°t March 2025 (continued) 

## 5. Transactions with 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. 

No trustee or a person related to a trustee had any personal interest in any contract 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 services free. 

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The Following Notes Do Not Form Part of The Accounts And are for Information Only 

|Note 1 Donations|
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|a a (7<br>iti<br>Tinon Giftaid| Total | total |<br>_|todge3o_<br>570.00)<br>80.00!<br>650.00)<br>440.00<br>_|todgess<br>515.00]<br>43.00<br>558.001<br>706.00<br>__|lodgeso<br>|<br>775.00}<br>120.00|<br>895.00 | 735.00|<br>|__jlodge142_<br>350,00]<br>150.00;<br>s00.00f<br>SSCS<br>[lodge172<br>310.00<br>90.00<br>400.00 | 450.00|<br>{lodge3012000)<br>|<br>20.00<br>375.00.<br>lodge367<br>|<br>275.00|<br>300.00<br>875.00 |<br>578.00]<br>| _[lodgezso<br>Tt~<C~—sS™Y<br>|<br>|<br>320.00|<br>| jtodge377_—SsSSC=«é8<br>——_|lodge379<br>255.00|<br>45.00<br>300.00 |<br>449.00|<br>—_|todgeags<br>|<br>350.00<br>350.00|<br>200.00|<br>|_|lodgesi6_<br>|<br>95.00 | 2,275.00 |<br>3,190.00| 2,000.00<br>[lodge703<br>|<br>759.00<br>a1.00|<br>800.00<br>715.00}<br>}_|lodgesas_<br>30.00;<br>|<br>380.00<br>370000]<br>|__|todge917<br>|<br>365.00|<br>5.00|<br>370.00<br>345 00]<br>[Lodge109<br>|<br>460.00 |<br>25.00)<br>485.00|<br>480.00<br>| ovalArchChapter35 |<br>365.00/ _165.00/<br>530.00| 60.00<br>[RoyalArch Chapter113 |<br>135.00]<br>10.00<br>148.00<br>190.00<br>| RoyalArchChapter301<br>|<br>290.00<br>300.00}<br>490.00| 20.00<br>|__| RoyalArch Chapter377<br>|___195.00/-300.00/<br>—-495.00| 765.00|<br>|__| RoyalArchChapter379<br>240.00]<br>[RoyalarchChapter703<br>|<br>395.00<br>105.00/<br>500.00| 375,00<br>| RoyalArch Chapter'1009 [SSS sg]<br>| Mourne Council<br>0<br>arn<br>| MyraCastleCounet_<br>|<br>200.00<br>55.00<br>285.00<br>32000]<br>| HeartofDownCouncil |<br>301.00<br>219.70<br>520.70| 37270]<br>| DonardPreceptory |<br>805.00<br>95.00}<br>900.00|<br>920.00]<br>[Heart ofDownPreceptory | __570.00|<br>266.00}<br>836.00|~~ 0s,00|<br>| Myra CastlePreceptory |<br>788.00]<br>12.00}<br>800.00<br>00,00]<br>[StPatrick'sPreceptory |<br>230.00]<br>415.00<br>34s.00/~~so0.00|<br>| ProvincialGrand LodgeofDown| ||<br>anar0.00 |<br>|__| DistrictGrand Chapterof Down | __1,179.00|<br>|<br>1179.00;<br>| Provincial PrioryofSouthUlster | SiS<br>237-00 | 5,066.70<br>47,408.70| a799081|
|Total GiftAided Contributions<br>£12,377.00<br>Total Non-GiftAided Contributions<br>£5,066.70<br>GiftAidClaimed<br>£4,251.96|
|£21,695.66|



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Note 2. 

The Down Masonic Widows Fund meet all the costs associated with the Widows Lunch directly. The following Lodges contributed £30 each for provision of gifts for the ladies attending and for gratuities for the entertainers. Killyleagh True Blues Masonic Lodge No 30 Union Masonic Lodge No 35, Saintfield Ardglass Masonic Lodge No 172 Ballynahinch Masonic Lodge No 301 St Patricks Masonic Lodge No 367 Crossgar Masonic Lodge No 379 Dundrum Masonic Lodge No 488 Myra Castle Masonic Lodge No 516 Spa Masonic Lodge No 703 Cathedral View Masonic Lodge No 917 Crossgar 

Note 3. 

|Charitable Donations:||
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|Down Masonic Widows Fund<br>Victoria Jubilee<br>Fund<br>Teddies forLovingCare|£18,258.46<br>£1,646.50<br>£75.00|
|Joseph Karmel Fund|£375.70|
|Harold McMaster TaggartFund|£410.00|
|MargaretElizabeth Daniel Fund|£1,115.00|
||£21,880.66|



Note 4 Other Expenditure Gifts for Widows £183.00 Gratuities for Entertainment £40.00 £223.00 

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