IRISH CONGREGATIONAL ORPHAN SOCIETY
TRUSTEE5 REPORT TO THE CHARITY COMM15510N NORTHERN IRELAND
YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2019
CHARITY REGISTRATION NIC 101719
The trustees present their Annual Report in accordance with the regulations required by the Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland.
The Society is governed by a Constitution dated 4 March 2016
Charitable Purpose
The Society provides limited monetary grants to the parent or guardian of orphans to aid in the
maintenance and education of the orphanlsl. No orphan was in receipt of a grant during ihe year.
Finonciol Review
There was a decrease in receipts for the year from £1.195 to £820 but wilh no payments to orphans
assets rose from £63,857 to £65.287.
Administrative Delails
The committee maintained responsibility throu8hout the year for the administration of funds and
distribution of Grants to orphans nominated by the churches that are members of the
Congregational Union of Ireland.
The Trustees of the Society during the year to 31 January 2019 were as follows..
FT Neill Tulloch
Treasurer
Thomas Boyle
Hilda EV Johnston
Jeanette G Tulloch
Paula Johnston
Public Benefit
The Society continued to help identify orphan children, one or both of whose parents have been
members or adherents of a Congregational Church in Ireland, and who would benefit from a
maintenance and education grant. Such children will benefit from the use of the grantlsl provided to
advance their education and reduce their chances of falling into poverty. This benefit would be
monitored by the minister of the church nominating the orphans as beneficiaries of the grants.

There is no anticipated harm in the provision of the grants. The beneficiaries are children where one
or more of their parents have died and were members or adherents of a Congregational Church in
Ireland. There is no private benefit involved in the scheme.
Future
The tru5tee5 will continue to care for the funds of the Orphan Society and will consider nominations
for grants from the churches of the Congregational Union of Ireland.
The Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2019 were approved by the Trustees on 20
Au8usI 2019.
Signed on behalf of the Committee
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Rev Thomas Boyle
Dated
Chairman and Trustee