Provincial Grand Lodge of Londonderry & Donegal Council of Charity & Welfare Trustees, Report For the year ended 315t December 2023 Trustees: Mr Raymond Robinson Mr James Hughes Mr Arthur Woolsey Charity Number: NIC 102438 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 201 I, accepted as a charity by HM Revenue & Customs under reference number XR80515 and registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland on 6th January 20 16 under charity number NIC102438. The charity's purposes are detsiled 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 assisLqnce to other duly constitu*d Masonic Charities. 3. To provide fancIal assistance to any person or body for any "charitsble purpose". The TThteeS 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 3181 December 2023 (cont'd) During the year ended 3 1st December 2023 the charity conducted the following activities in furtherance of its activities for the public benefit; l. Donations were made to nine other masonic charities, allowin8 them to continue their own charitsble 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 charitsble activities conducted by these b(Mlies' Prostrate Cancer UK St Bernadette's Special School Glenmaquin National School N. l. Chest Heart & Stroke Coleraine & District Samaritans Parkinsons Disease Society - Foyle Branch Donegal Hospice Marie Curie Cancer £i.000 1,000 eioo £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 Ststement of assets and liabilities on page 6. The trnstees 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 24th April 2024 and signed on their behalf by: inson Trustee J A Hughes Trustee