Trustees, Annual Report, 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
Friends of Holy Family (Charity No.: Nl 103845)
Holy Family Primary School
1 Drumnaconagher Road
Downpatrick
County Down
BT30 9AN
Governing document and summary purposes of the charity
Friends of Holy Family is constituted under a constitution adopted at an Extraordinary General
meeting on 31 July 2015.
The purpose of Friends of Holy Family is to advance the education of pupils in
Holy Family Primary School. in particular by:
Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with
the school.,
Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and
advance the education of the pupils.
These purposes are carried out by:
1. Fundraising for resources within the School
2. Helping in and around the school as required and facilitating communication between
teaching staff and parents in relation to the education and needs of the children at the
School"
3. Providing opportunities for social events I networking for children, parents and teachers
within the School.
Public Benefit
Friends of Holy Family met regularly this year to discuss and plan for events throughout the
year. During planning the trustees had a regard to the Charity Commission Nl's 'Public Benefit
requirement, statutory guidance.
Activities Achievements and Outcomes
FOHF sent Miss Smyth a bouquet of flowers on her retirement.
In November 2022 we began our fundraising with a Smarties 20p challenge, giving all pupils a
tube of smarties and then asking them to return it filled with 20p's. We then held a Christmas
raffle at the end of the calendar year before the pupils finished school for Christmas.
In 2023 FOHF organised an adult only Bingo evening at the local GAA hub, this was a great
success and a parent at the school was able to gain a charity match donation from their place of
work for this event.
We ended the academic year with a summer raffle and an end of year school disco, as normal
the Holy Family Staff. Parents, Carers and local community did not let us down with their
generosity.

The Children of Holy Family Primary School all benefited from the money raised from the raffles.
FOHF funded activities throughout the school year. FOHF funded the Halloween Uganda
danceathon by supplying refreshments for the whole school whilst they raised money for
Uganda, we supplied winners medals and refreshments at school sports day, refreshments at
the end of school disco, P7's tie for the Post Primary School at their leaving. FOHF also funded
the cost of the buses for every class school trip, cinema tickets for every pupil and pizza for the
winning class of the Mathletics school competition.
FOHF also supplied So￿are licenses for the Holy Family Primary School.
Signed on behalf of the trustees..
This report was approved by the Committee and signed by
Chair, Aisling Fitzgerald, on 30 June 2023..
Trustee Board
All trustees for FOHF are volunteers.
The Chair, Treasurer and Secretary of FOHF were elected by the other trustees.
Names of all trustees on the date this report was approved:
Caroline Doherty-Brannigan
Christopher Curran (Principal of School)
Stephanie Casement
Alexandra Casement
Aisling Fitzgerald (Chair)
Joanna Boyd
All individuals who served as charity trustees during the year 1 August 2022 to 31
July 2023:
Caroline Doherty-Brannigan
Christopher Curran (Principal of School)
Stephanie Casement
Alexandra Casement
Aisling Fitzgerald (Chair)
Joanna Boyd