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IEstablished - 26th October 1843)
President:_ The Duke olAbercorn LC.
Northern Ireland Charity Number (NIC): 101594
Charlty Tru5tee5
Mr Robert Scott LL: OBE. JP
Mr Desmond Scott
Mr William Stewart
T￿lIST￿lS AP4NUAL t2[PO￿T for the period 1st Ma
2022 _ 30th A rll 2023
Addre55 for corre5pondencei - Mrs N L Young (Honorary Secretary)
31 Birchwood
OMAGH
County Tyrone
BT79 7RA
Email: noelle
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hotmail.co.uk
(l) Approval
12) Rules
13) Publlc Beneflt
14) Report
151 Purpose
roval - This report was approved at the Annual General Meeting of the Society held
in Barons Court Castle, Newtownstewart on Tuesda
Ih
tember 2023.
(2) Rules of the Charit
contained in the 1781h ANNUAL REPORT
l. The Society shall be called the TYRONE PROTESTANT ORPHAN SOCIETY and be
managed by representatives of the Church of Ireland for the benefit and welfare of Church
of Ireland orphans residing in County Tyrone.
2. All meetin8s of the Society shall open and close with a prayer or reading from
Scriptu re
3. The Society shall be managed by a Committee comprising at least 12 members,
representative of clerical and lay persons to be elected at the Annual General Meeting
(AGM). The Committee shall then elect a Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. The

AGM shall ensure that 3 Trustees are appointed.
4. Fourteen days, notice of the AGM shall be given to all Parishes in County Tyrone and
shall be accompanied bythe agenda of the AGM. The Secretary will keep minutes of the
AGM. There must be at least 7 members present at the AGM for the meeting to be
quorate. Each parish will have a rnaximum of 2 votes at the AGM.
5. The Committee shall be authorized by the AGM to fill interim vacancies and to amend
the Rules of the Society as deemed necessary.
6. The Committee shall ordinarily meet in March and September of each year with the
AGM held immediately after the Committee Meetin8 in September, or in conjunction
therewith. At the Chairperson's discretion, extraordinary rneeting5 may be scheduled to
address any urgent business,
7. The Committee is empowered to raise funds, distribute and invest such fund5 on
behalf of the Society. The Trustees of the Society shall be responsible for the
management of the Capital Investment Portfolio,
8. The Society shall maintain a register of eligible orphans, referred to as the 'Roll of the
Society" {Roll).
9. Any child under the age of 18 years resident in County Tyrone and a member of the
Church of Ireland, whose parent/parents islare deceased, and is in need of financial
support, shall be eligible for election to the Roll,
10, Every application for election of an orphan to the Roll shall be made on the
desi8nated form and slgned by the Rector of the Parish, making the application, and
countersigned by another member of that Parish and submitted to the Treasurer.
11. All applications will be considered for approval by a Sub-committee of the Societv.
comprising the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. If approved, the applicant will be
admitted to the Roll forthwith, and a grant payment issued expeditiously. This wlll be
the only payment made in that calendar year.
12, Orphans accepted on to the Roll will be supported financially by the Society up to
the age of 18 years unless the circumstances of the orphan have materially changed and
as confirmed by the Rector of the Parish. Consideration will be given, in exceptional
cases, to continue support beyond the a8e of 18 years, where there is proven hardship
and financial need, and as endorsed by the Rector of the Parish. Approval for such
provision must be given by the Committee of the Society.
13. The amount paid to an orphan on the Roll and the maximum payment to a family
unit shall be determined by the Committee, The Committee may, in exceptional
circumstances, provide additional support, notwithstanding the provisions in Rule 12.
14. A single annual payment shall be made to each orphan on or before the first of
December with a receipt to be signed by the Rector of that Parish and returned to the
Treasurer. For those orphan5 reachin8 the age of 18 years, then the payment will be
pro-rata to the date of the 18th birthday.
15, All contributions to the Societv should be forwarded to the Treasurer, who will notify
the Chairperson and Secretary. Bequests made to the Society, and not specificallv
defined by the donor, shall be placed in the Capital Account of the Society.

(3) Public Benefit: . The direct benefits, which flow from thi5 purpose include improving the
financial position in the lives of beneficiaries. The direct benefit is by providing funding,
which will, inter alia. relieve the financial pressure and stress, which the beneficiaries are
enduring. and will further improve the quality of life for the beneficiaries. These benefits
are demonstrated through feedback from the parent/guardian of the beneficiary
orphans and from the Rectors of Parishes, who have parishioners in receipt of
assistance.
14) ￿Re ort. - In the year past, 29 orphans received significant and meaningful support from
the Charity, which has been confirmed by feedback from the recipients and Clergy of the
respective Parishes.
The Trustees confirm compllance wlth the statutory requlrement of the Charity
Commission to provide Publlc 8eneflt as described in (3J obove.
In the year from Ma
ril 2023 the Charity received income of £24 900-85 from
donations and investment interest, whilst the outgoings for beneficiary grants and routine
expenses were £35 373-31.
The Soclet
conflrmed the followin
l. On a case-by-case basis, the Committee can apply Rule 12 of the Societyi With regard
to financial support for third level education, also for orphans over the age of
eighteen and, who are in proven financial hardship. However, any such support
MUST be endorsed by the Parish, either in writing or by representation.
2. An awareness initiative throughout the Church of Ireland Parishes in County Tyrone
to ensure that Clergy are fully cognisant of the qualifying criteria for an orphan.
3. A continuing overall review of the "purpose and benefit" of the Society in the
twenty-first century.
(5) Pur
ose of the Charlt
Promoting the benefit and welfare of orphans (children of one
parent or none), who are members of the Church of Ireland and who reside in County
Tyrone and who are in financial need.
Robert Scott LL OBE JP
Chalr of Trustees
Date.. 12th Se
tember 2023
Desmond Scott- Trustee
William Stewart - Trustee