Provincial Grand Lodge of
Londonderry & Donegal
Council of Charity & Welfare
NIC102438
Financial Statements and Trustees, Report
For the year ended
31" December 2022

Provincial Grand Lodge of
Londonderry & Donegal
Council of Charity & Welfare
Contents
Page
Trustees, Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Receipts and payments account
Statement of assets and liabilities

Provincial Grand Lodge of
Londonderry & Donegal
Council of Charity & Welfare
Trustees, Report
For the year ended 31st December 2022
Trustees:
Mr Raymond Robinson
Mr Ken Mcclure (Resigned 14th April 2022)
Mr James Hughes
Mr Arthur Woolsey
Charity Number:
NIC102438
Adthess:
Freemasons, Hall
25 Bishop Street
Londonderry
BT48 6PR
Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Council of Charity & Welfare is governed
by a constitution dated 14th December 2011, accepted as a charity by HM Revenue & Customs
under reference number XR80515 and registered with the Charity Commission for Northern
Ireland on 6th January 2016 under charity number NIC102438.
The charity's purposes are detailed within the constitution and can be summaries as;
l. To relieve in cases of need, hardship or distress, freemasons and the widows and
other dependents of deceased freemasons.
2. To provide financial assistance to other duly constituted Masonic Charities.
3. To provide financial assistance to any person or body for any "charitable purpose"
The Trustees have had regard to the Public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission
for Northern Ireland.

Provincial Grand Lodge of
Londonderry & Donegal
Council of Charity & Welfare
Trustees, Report
For the year ended 31" December 2022 (cont'd)
During the year ended 31 Sl December 2022 the charity conducted the followftng activities in
furtherance of its activities for the public benefit.
l. Donations were made to nine other masonic charities, allowing them to continue their
own charitable activities, providing assistance to freemasons and their families in
need, as well as supporting other charities in their communities.
2. The following donations were made to support the charitable activities conducted by
these bodies;
Northern Ireland Children's Hospice
Limavady Initiative for the Prevention of Suicide
Northern Ireland Hospice
Royal Victoria Hospital - Neurology Unit
The Donegal Hospice
Irish Red Cross - Cresslough Appeal
£940
£1,000
£2.500
£1,040
1,200
50
In addition, £10,115 was donated to the Grand Master's Festival, Vision 2020. to support the
activities of the following charities; the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Medecins Sans
Frontier, Simon Communities of Ireland and the Simon Community Northern Ireland.
The results of the charity's activities during the year and of its position at the year end are
included in the Receipts and payments account on pa8e 5 and the Statement of assets and
liabilities on page 6. The trustees are thankful for the support of the brethren forniing the
membership of the charity and their guests, through their continued generous donations which
are used to further the charity's purposes, which have been detailed above.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 19th April 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
R Robin30n
Tn￿tee
J A Hughes

Independent examiner's report to the charity trustees of
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal
Council of Charity and Welfare
We report on the accounts of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal
Council of Charity and Welfare for the year ended 31 December 2022, which are set out on
pages 5 to 6.
Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
It is our responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act
follow the procedures laid doHm in the general Directions given by the Commission
under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act
state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
We have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act
and our examination was carried out in accordanc¢ with the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act.
Our examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts present¢d with those records. It also included consideration of
any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as
charity t￿￿teeS concerning any such matters.
Our role is to state whether any material matters have come to our attention giving us cause
to believe..
l. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of
the Charities Act
2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records
3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of
the Charities Act
4. That there is further inforniation needed for a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.

Independent examiner's report to the charity trustees of
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal
Council of Charity and Welfare (cont'd)
Independent examiner's statement
We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters ( l ) to (4)
listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for
Northern Ireland, we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
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Andrew Mccartney FCA
16 Kittybane Road
Londonderry
BT47 2QJ
Date:
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House
75 Carrowclare Road
Limavady
BT49 9ED
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Provinclal Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal
Council of Charity and Welfare
Reg No: NIC 102438
R•colpts and Payments Account
for the year onded 31 Decemb•r 2022
Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund8
fund8
2022
Total
2021
R•coi
Voluntary Receipts
Donations
Interest received
Exchange Gain
32,576
70
168
16,831
49,407
70
168
17,226
Total receipts
32.814
16,831
49,645
17,227
Pa
ment8
C08t of Charltable Actlvltlos
rants and donations
to Masonic charitie
to external charitiei
30,966
30,966
16,831
17,288
400
16,831
Governance cost
Postage & printing
Bank fees
Admin expenses
Exchange Loss
660
180
369
660
180
369
85
62
231
Totsl payments
32,175
16,831
49.006
18,066
Net (paymentsyreceipts
639
639
{839)
Transfers between fvnds
Not Receipts for Yoar
639
639
{839)

Provlnclal Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal
Councll of Charlty and Wolfaro
Reg No: NIC 102438
Ststsmont of Assets and Liabilities
for tho y•ar ondod 31 D•cwnber 2022
unreBtrIct￿ Ro8trl¢t
Funds
Fund•
Totsl
2022
Total
2021
Fund8 rnconclllatlon
Accumulated fund as at 31112121
6,919
6.919
7,758
Surplus l (Deficit) for the year
639
639
(839)
Accumulated fund as at 31112122
7,558
7,558
6.919
Bank & ca•h balan￿&
Ulster Bank:
Sterling Current account
Sterfing Busin888 Reserve
Euro Current Account
60
4.198
3,310
4,198
3.310
3.614
3,255
7,558
7,568
6.919
Approved by the Trustees on 19 April 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
R. Robln8on
Trustee
J. A. Hughe•
Trustee