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 a￿oUnt
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