I/)IRRI K The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Masonic Welfare Fund NIC101907 Financial Statements and Trustees, Report For the year ended st 31 December 2025
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Masonic Welfare Fund Contents Page Trustees, Report Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and payments account Statement of assets and liabilities
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Masonic Welfare Fund Trustees, Report For the year ended 31° December 2025 Mr Sim( McHenry Mr Alan Maguire Mr William Mccausland Mr Hugh McF¢trid8e Clwity Nutnber: NIC101907 Address: Freerna50ns' Hall 25 Bishop Street Londonderry BT48 6PR The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal Masonic Welfare Fund constituted by a declaration of Trust made on 17th lune 2004 and vaTied on 14th December 2011, accepted as a charity by HM Revenue & Customs under reference number XN80514 and re8iStered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland OD 26th May 2015 under charity numlxr NIC101907.
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Masonic Welfare Fund Trustees• Report For the year ended 31* Deeember 2025 {eODt'd) The ¢lJarity's purposes are detailed within the constitution and ¢an be summaries as; l. To relieve in Cases of need, hardship or distress Freemasons and the widows and other depdentS of deceased Freema85 wincipAlly within the Masonic Province of Londonderry and Donegal. 2. To provide fllLqncial assistance to other duly constituted Masonic Charities. 3. To provide financial assistance to 8ny FErson or ix)dy for any charitable purp)se &8 defined in article 2 of The Charities Act (Northern Itt]and) 2008. The TTr have had regard to the Public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Durin8 the year ended 3111 December 2025 the charity has LM)nducted the followin8 aclivities in furtherance of its activities for the public benefit: l. Awarded five w tr> brethren and the families of brethm to assist with various ill health, disability and financial needs. 2. Made donations to the following I1 Charitio St VirKent De Paul, The Salvation Amiy. Air Ambulance Nt and the Donegal Hospice. 3. Made donations to one other Masonic Charities. The results of the charity's activities during the year and of its position at the year end are included in the Receipts 8nd payments accoimt on pa8e 5 and the Statement of assets and liabilities on page 6. The trustees 8re thankful for the suppM)rt of the bthn fomiin8 the membership of the charity and their 8uests. through their continued generous donations which are used to fiwther the charity's purposes. which have been detailed above. This rey)rt was approved by the Trustees on 2yh April 2026 and Sied on their behalf by: Simon MCH
Independent examiner's report to the cbarity truste¢s of The Provincial Gra iA)dge of tAindoDderry & Don¢gAI Masollie Welfare FuDd We report on the accounts of The Provincial Grand tAxlge of Londonderry & t)onegal M&sonic Welfare Fund for the year ended 31 December 2025, which arc set out on pages 5 to ResptiVe reJpon8lbilities of charity trust¢e8 ind examiu¢r As the charity's trustees you are resnsIble for the preparation of th¢ a)Unts in accordanc¢ with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2(M)8. It is our responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act follow the proc¢dur¢s laid down in the 8en¢ral Directions given by the Commission under section 65{9Xb) of the Charities Act stste Wheth particular matters have come to our attention. B&qts of Independent tl1er.• report We have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Clwities Acl and our examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern ITeland under section 65(9Xb) of the Charities Ael. Our examination included a review of the 8ccounttng records k¢pt by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those re¢ords. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the cOUnts. and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees con¢ernin8 8Dy such matters. Our role is to state whether any rnaterial matters have come to our attention giving us ¢ause to believe: l. That a¢untIng records were not kept in adance with scction 63 of the Charities Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those aceounting records 3. TILat the a¢wunts do nol ¢omp]y with the accounting r¢quirements of th¢ Charities Act 4. That there is rther infonnation needed for a prnper understsndin8 of the aOUThts to be red.
Indepmdent ¢XAmIme3 report to the ehrity trwstms of The Provlmeinl Grnmd L of dorry & Donepl MA•ow Welfart Fud (cmt'd) Iadep•de•t s1tt We have ¢ompl&ed our exami have in r¢sFct of the mters (l) to (4) BT47 3LL Dat¢: Kenneth M¢Clure l i Swilly Ro BT55 7DJ Date: Zg tgL
The Provinclal Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Masonic Welfare Fund NIC101907 R•¢elpts and payments account for the year ended 31 D•¢wnr 2026 Total 2020 Total 2024 fund• Voluntary Rocelpts Donatlons Interest recelved 41740 42,740 27A17 780 From Charltable Actlvftl Totsl r•celpts 49.039 49,039 33,177 Co•t of Charlt*bl• AvIll•8 Grants and don8tk)ns Governance costs Insurance - Archive Fees 1&93S 16,936 18.600 170 75 170 75 165 Total p•ym•nts 16,180 16,180 18,665 N•t (paym•ntsyrnc•lpts 32,859 32.869 14,522 Transfers betOn fund8 (Doficltysurplu• for tho yoar
The Provlnclal Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Masonlc Welfare Fund NIC101907 stat•m•nt ol a88•ts and Ilablllll•s for the yr ended 31 D•cembor 2026 Total 2025 Total 2024 fiind• Fund• rnconclllatlon Accumulated fund at 31.12.24 172AJO 187.908 (Deficitysurplu8 for the year 32059 31869 14.022 Accumulated fund at 31.12.25 Bank & ca•h bal•n¢ Ulster Bank Current account 58.274 58.274 Redwood Bank Notice account 1 & 2 year Bond 37.014 37.014 Cambridge & Counties 3 year Bond 206,289 205.289 172,430 Approved by tho Trustees on 29th April 2026 and signed their bfrhall ty. Slmon McHon Chair of Tw$