Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Council of Charity & Welfare NIC102438 Financial Statements and Trustees, Report For the year ended st 31 December 2023
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 2023 Trustees: Mr Raymond Robinson Mr James Hughes Mr Arthur Woolsey Charity Number: NtC102438 Address: 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 fmancial 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 318t December 2023 (cont'd) Durftn8 the year ended 3 1st December 2023 the charity conducted the following activities in furtherance of its activities for the public benefit; I, 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. Prostrate Cancer UK St Bernadette's Special School Glenmaquin National School N. I. Chest Heart & Stroke Coleraine & District Samaritans Parkinsons Disease Society - Foyle Branch Donegal Hospice Marie Curie Cancer £1,000 1,000 100 £500 £1,000 £750 1,500 £1,300 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 page 5 and the Statement of assets and liabilities on page 6. The trustees are thankful for the support of the brethren forn]ing 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 24th April 2024 and signed on their behalf by: inson Trustee J A Hughes Trustee
Independent examiner's report to the cbarity 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 Londondery and Donegal Council of Charity and Welfare for the year ended 31 December 2023, which are set out on pages 5 to 6. Respeetive responsibilities of charity trnstees 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: exarnine th¢ accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act follow the procedures laid down 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 examiDer's report We have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was carried out in accordance 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 arxounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees 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 furthcr infonnation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to b¢ reached.
Independent examiner's report to the eharity trustees of The Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal Council of Charity and Welfare (eont'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 att¢ntion. Ken Mcclure I I Swilly Road Portstewart BT55 7DJ Date., Old Scho House 75 Carrowclare Road Limavady BT49 9ED Date..
Provlncial Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal Council of Charlty and Welfare Reg No: NIC 102438 Rocelpts and Payments Account for tho year &nd6d 31 December 2023 Unre8trlcted Restricted Total fund8 funds 2023 Totsl 2022 Recei Voluntary Rocelpts Donations Interest receiv8d Exchange Gain 110,039 864 6,812 116,851 49,407 70 168 Total rocolpts 110.903 6.812 117,715 49,646 Cost of Charltsbla Actlvltlos Grants nd donation to Masonic charities to external charitie8 109,595 109,595 6,812 30,966 16,831 6,812 Governan cost Postage & printing Bank fees Legal & professional Admin expenses Exchange Loss 665 119 665 119 660 180 407 73 407 73 369 Total payments 110,859 6.812 117,671 49,006 Not (paymontsyrocelpts 639 Transfers between funds Net Receipts for Year 639
Provlncial Grand Lodge of Londonderry and Donegal Council of Charity and Welfare Reg No: NIC 102438 Statement of A888ts and Liabilities for the year •nded 31 December 2023 Unre8trictod R88trictsd Fund8 Fund8 Totsl 2023 Totsl 2022 Funds roconcillation Accumulated fund as at 31112122 7,558 7,658 6,919 Surplus l (Deficit) for the year 639 Accumulated fund as at 31112123 7,602 7,602 7,558 Bank & cash balanc•s Ulster Bank: Sterling Current aoUnt Sterling Business Reserve Euro Current Account 50 4,595 2,957 50 4,695 2,957 4,198 3,310 7,602 7,602 7,558 Approved by the Trustees on 24 April 2024 and signed on their behalf by: R. Robi . A. Hughe8 Trustee Trustee