CL(iGHER DIOCESE SOCIAL FUND
. REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023
The trustees present their retK)rt with the fmancial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023. The
trustee5 have adopted the provisions of the Statement of ReCon￿ended Prnctice (SOIiP) applicable to Charities
preparing their accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
(FRS102).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTtvrTILS
Objectives and aims
The charity's purpose is for the prevention or relief of poverty of children where one or both parents or guardians have
died and to parents or guardians of children who are sufferkng financial hardship who are parishioners of the Church of
Ireland living in Co Fernianagb by the provision of financial grants primarily but not exclusively. The direct benefits that
flow from the prevention or relief of povety and wisting those who are experiencing fuwicial hardship is that the
charity will help improve the quality of life of the beneficiaries.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Fundrnising activities
The charity receives income from Iwo principle sources: l. from interesl received on capital investtnents and 2. from
subscriptions, subscribing parishes and bequests. The organisation wesses applications and approves grants for those
children who meet the purposes of the charity.The Trustees of the fund would like to make as many as possible in the
Diocese aware of the existence of the Fund. Applications of the scheme are made in the r￿st instance by the rector of the
parish in which the applicant resides or the rural dean during a vacancy. tn the year ended 31 December 2023 the
Charity SUPPOrted 13 families of which 23 children received financial support. The charity also supported 3 families
with a financial Iwdship granL
The T￿￿e¢S have read and takes regard of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on Public Benefit
and on Public Benefit Reporting.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENr
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing documenL a constitution and was Tegistered with the Charity Commission for
Northern Ireland on 22 December 2015.
The Management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Charity Tn￿te¢S who have appointed an Honorary Secretary
to assist them in the administration of the Charity's activities. All the T￿￿tee$ have served since their appointmenL
during the financial period ended 31 December 2023 and up to the date of approval of the financial statements.
REFERENCE AND ADMtNISTRATIVE DETAIIS
Registered Charity number
NIC104016
Principal address
Cathedral Hall
Halls lane
Enniskillen
Co. Fermanagh
BT74 7DR
Trystws
Very Revd K R Hall Dean of Clogher
Ven B Harper Archdeacon Clogher (resigned 31.7.23)
Mrs J Cooper
Mr G Eames
Revd R West
Rt Revd Dr l Ellis Bishop of Clogher
Mr M Barton
Revd L Farrell
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CLOGHER DIOCESE SOCIAL FUND
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the Yegr Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Independent Examiner
Thomas S Patton FCA
Patton Rainey Stenson Limited
Chartered Accountants
6 East Bridge Street
Enniskillen
Co. Fernianagh
BT74 7BT
Bankers
Ulster Bank Limited
16 Darling Street
Enniskillen
Co. Fernianagh
BT74 7ER
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The totsl incorne for the year ended 31 December 2023 amounted to £39,123 (2022..£37,922) of which £30.930
(2022:£30,205) related to Inveslment income. Grants awarded to individuals during the year amounted to £21.465
(2022:£24,535).
The Charity held £81.140 in C&8h Reserves at the year end (2022:£85,112). This equafrs to approximately one and a
half years of the Fund's charitable expenditure at current rates. The Trustees ar¢ reviewing the Reserves policy in the
current year.
Approved by order of the board of tn￿ttts on 16 April 2024 and signeAI on its behalf by:
Rt Revd Dr I Ellis Bishop of Clogher - Trustee
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