Hospitalite Of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Diocese Of Dromore
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the Year ended 31 December 2022
Charities Number NIC 105803

Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Hospltsllte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes - Dlotese Of Dromore
Contents
Pages
References and Admlnlstratlve Detall
Trustees, Annual Report
Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees
Statement of financlal actlvitles
Balance Sheet
io
Notes to the Financial Statements
11-15

Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Dlocese Of Dromore
Charlty Registratlon Number NIC 105803
Charity Address
6 Ballydowan Meadows
Banbridge
BT32 4QX
Trustee5
MrJohnJ05eph Gorman
Mrjoseph Doyle
Mr Martln Hayes
Drjames McGlew
Mr Enda Brady
Miss Kathryn Roisin Fitzpatrick
Mrjohn Downey
Mr Seamus Mc Guinnes5
Mrs Carmel McAnuff
Mr Sean McGreevy
Fr Brian Fitzpatrick
Conor McDonald
Patrlcla Thompson
Leo McGreevv
Danlel Cunnlngham
Accountants
Henry Murray & Co Ltd
Chartered Accountants
23 Church Place
Lurgan
Co Armagh
BT66 6EY
Bankers
FSrst Trust
92 Ann StreeL
Belfast,
BT13HH

Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Dlo¢ese Of Dromore
Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022
Ob
ectlves and Actlvltles
The charltable purpose of the Hospltallte of Our Lady of Lourdes- Dlocese of Dromore Is to promote
devotlon to Our Lady of Lourdes and facllltate the slck of the Dlocese of Dromore to make
pllgrSma8e to Lourdes.
The princlpal functlon of the HospltalSte of Our Lady of Lourdes- Dlocese of Dromore15 to support
the advancement of the Cathollc rellglon by promotlng devotlon to Our Lady of Lourdes and the wlder
mlsslon of the church at parlsh level and at the shrlne in Lourdes. Thls Is pursued through pastoral,
evangellstlc, soclal or ecumenlcal means, beSng open to and engagln8 wlth soclety as a whole and
offerlng support for those wlshlng to travel to the 5hrlne at Lourdes.
Achlevements Performance and Publlc Beneflt
Hospltallte of Our Lady of Lourdes- Dlocese of Dromore Is an assoclatlon of volunteers who work
under the ausplces of the Cathollc Church and meet acros5 the Dlocese of Dromore at Parlsh level,
We spend tlme together and 80 Out Into the commun5ty to promote the falth, partlcularly devotlon to
Our Lady of Lourdes, and to organlse varlous fund ralsln8 actlvltles In order to facllltate our Asslsted
Pllgrlms and Workers to travel to the Internatlonal 5hrlne at Lourdes, France. The H05Pltallte has also
con51dered the Charlty Commlsslon for Northern Ireland'5 8uSdance on publlc beneflt to ensure that
the actlvltles entered durSn8 the year have helped to achleve the Hospltallte's objectlves and
actlvltSes, as well as provldln8 publlc beneflt.
Worshl
and Pra
The Executlve Commlttee led by our Splrltual Dlrector Fr, Brian Fltzpatrlck organlse partlclpatlon In
Masses, processlons and Ilturgies throughout our tlme at the shrlne In Lourdes that are beneflclal and
spSrltually fulflllln8 for all pll8rims and for those who follow from home vla the shrlne webcam. Our
communlty meets In the month of Aprll for volunteer preparatlon before travel, we make the annual
pllgrlmage to Lourdes In May and we Invlte all who made the pllgrlma8e together agaln In the month
of October for our annual reunlon Mass. Some par15h commlttees also organlse events at a local level
for the wlder parlsh community In February, marklng the annlversary of the first apparStlons In
Lourdes.
Pastoral Care
Pastoral care Is central to the Ilfe and witness of the Hospltallte of Our Lady of Lourdes- Diocese of
Dromore. We engage wlth asplrlng pllgr5ms early In the new year In preparatlon for the journey to
Lourdes In May. We carry out medlcal and nurslng assessment of those who wlsh to travel as asslsted
(slckl pil8rlms, Includlng slck chlldren and their parents, and put arrangements In place for those wlth
Ilfe-limltlnB condltlons and those who requlre assistance wlth mobillty. In Lourdes we arrange
accommodatlon for slck pllgrims In a dedlcated care faclllty and take care of all thelr needs as pilgrlms
untll they return home. We are avallable at parlsh level throughout the year to offer practlcal
a551stance when posslble.

Annual Report and Flnan¢lal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Dlocese Of Dromore
Trustee5' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022
Parlsh Grou
s and Facllltles
Hospltallte of Our Lady of Lourdes- Dlocese of Dromore Is made up of an Executlve Comrnittee and
19 Parish Committees who operate across the dlocese. All commlttees operate under the Dlocesan
Safeguardlng Pollcy, The varlous parishes plan events throughout the year to ralse funds to help send
their slck parlshloners and workers on the annual pilgrlmaEe durlng the month of May. Such events
include raffle5, fashlon shows, sponsored walks, dances, concerts and many more. Frlendshlp outlngs
are organlsed regularly between the varlou5 commlttees to promote well-belng and a sense of
community.
Mlsslon and Evangellsm
Hospltallte of Our Lady of Lourdes- Dlocese of Drornore strlves to put Our Lady and the message of
Lourdes at the centre Of everythlng we do. We have recently Introduced our Flnancial Pollcles and
Procedures document to help stren8then our posltlon In Par15h Ilfe. We are updatlng our constltutlon
to ensure clear 8uldance and we adhere to the Dlocesan Child and Adult Safeguardlng pollcles.
Reserve Pollcy
The reserves pollcy of the charlty Is dlctated by It'5 two-year operatlonal cycle. The opening reserves
for the year dlctate the capaclty of the charlty to or8anise the pllgrimages during the year whlch take
place the followlng year. For thls reason, the parlshes are expected to hold reserves of approKlmately
two years pllgrlmage programme funding and the executlve to have sufflc5ent funds to cover the
advanced bookln8 deposlts
Flnanclal Revlew
The flnancial statements conflrm a drop In Income and expendlture due to the continued Covid-19
pandemlc and the fact that there was no pllgrlm3ge held In the year due to travel re5trlctlons and
assoclated rlsks. Total income is £4,536.14 and the deflcit for the year15 £4,159.42 whlch Is shown In
the Statement Of Flnancial Activity. Thls result Is as antlclpated and expected by the trustees. The
charlty has total reserves of £664,944.72. The restrScted amount Is £546,346.15 and the unrestrlcted
amount Is £118,598.57 whlch are adequate.

Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Dlocese Of Dromore
Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022
Structure Governa
ce and Mana
en
Governln8 Document and Constltutlon of the Charlty.
Recrultment and A olntment of Trustee5
As well as Constltutlonal requlrements, the Executlve and parlshes commlttees are obllged to
Implement regulatlons of the Dlocese of Dromore. The dlocesan regulatlons requlre adherence to the
Chlld and Adult Safeguardlng Pollcy, to flle a Pllgrlmage report wlth the dlocesan offlce within
reasonable perlod of tlme on our return from Lourdes, to remaln reglstered wlth the Charlty
Commlsslon of Northern Ireland, and to submlt a copy of our accounts on an annual basls to the
dlocesan office.
and Remuneratlon
All members are volunteers. There are no pald employees
anlsatlonal
cture
Hospltalite of Our Lady of Lourdes- Dlocese of Dromore- Executlve Is made up of 15 parlsh
representatlves who or8anlse the annual Dlocesan Pllgrlmage to Lourdes. There are 19 Parlsh
Commlttees who fund ralse to send thelr Parlshloners/Workers to Lourdes
Com
Ilan¢e wlth the sector- wlde Le
Islatlon and Standards
The charlty engages pro- actlvely wlth the le8lslatlon, standards and codes whlch are developed for
the sector. Hospltallte of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Dlocese of Dromore subscrlbes to and Is cornpllant
with the followlng,. The Charitles SORP (FRS 1021.
Publlc Beneflt
The Hospltallte of Our Lady of Lourdes- Diocese of Dromore has glven conslderatlon to the Charlty
Commlsslon for Northern Ireland's guldance on publlc beneflt to ensure that the actives entered into
during the year have helped to achleve the Hospitalité's obJectSves and actlvitles, thus providin8
public beneflt.

Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes - Dlocese Of Dromore
Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022
Goln
Concern
The trustees have revlewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satlsfled that there are adequate funds
In place to ensure that the Hospltallté can contlnue Its actlvltles. The trustees are also satlsfled the financial
statement for the year end 31st December 2022 can be slgned off as a g0Sns concern.
Future Develo
ments
The Trustees alm to malntaln the charltles current stable flnanclal structure
Statements of Trustees re
onsbllltle5
The trustees are responslble for preparlng the ftnanclal statements In accordance wlth appllcable law and
regulatlons.
Charlty law requlres the trustees to prepare flnanclal statements for each flnancial year. Under that law the
trustees have elected to prepare the flnanclal statements in accordance with United Kin8dom Generally
Accepted Accountlng Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standard5 and applicable lawl. Under charitv
law the trustees must not approve the financlal statements unless they are satlsf led that they glve a true
and falr vlew of the state of affalrs of the charlty and of the flnanclal actlvitles of the charity for that period.
In preparlng these flnanclal statements, the trustees are required to follow best practice and:
Select sultable accountlng pollcies and apply them con51stently;
Make judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent;
State whether appllcable accountlng standards have been followed, subject to any materlal departures
dlsclosed and explalned In the flnanclal statements;
State whether the Charltles 50RP (effectlve January 2015) In accordance wlth FRS 102 has been followed;
Prepare the flnanclal statements of the golng concern basls unless It Is Inappropr5ate to presume that the
charlty wlll contlnue in operatlon.
The trustees confirm that they have complled wlth the above requirements in preparing the flnanclal
statements.
The trustees are responslble for keeplng proper accounting records whlch dlsclose wlth reasonable
accuracy at any tlme the flnanclal position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the flnanclal
statements comply wlth appllcable law. They are also responslble for safeguarding the assets of the charity
and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irregularltles.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on
JJ
and signed on its behalf by
Martin Hayes { Chairperson)
Sean McGreevy {treasurerl

Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes - Dlocese Of
Dromore
I report on the accounts of Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Dlocese Of Dromore for the year
ended 31" December 2022 whlch are set out on pages 9 to 15
Respectlve responslbllltle5 of trustees and examlner
As the charity trustees you are responsSble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with
the requlrements of the Charltles Act (Northern Ireland} 2008. It Is my re5ponslblllty to:
Ex3mSne the accounts under sectlon 65 of the Charltles Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
Follow the procedures lald down In the general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon for
Northern Ireland under sectlon 65{9){b) of the Charltles Act; and
State whether partlcular matters have come to my attent50n.
Ba51s of Independent examlners report
I have examlned your charlty accounts as requlred under sectlon 65 of the Charltles Act and my
examlnatlon was carried out In accordance wlth the 8eneral Dlrectlons slven by the Charity
Commlsslon for Northern Ireland under sectlon 65191{bl of the Charltles Act. The examlnatlon
Included a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charlty and a comparlson of the account5
presented wSth those records. It also Includes con51deratlon of any unusual Stems or dlsclosures In the
accounts, and seeking explanatlons from you as charSty trustees concernlng any such matters.
My role Is to state whether any materlal matters have come to my attentlon glvln8 me cause to
belleve;
l. That accountlnE records were not kept In accordance wlth section 63 of the Charltles Act
(Northern Ireland) 2008
That the accounts do not accord wlth those accountlng records
That the accounts do not comply wlth the accountlng requlrements of the Charltle5 Act.
4. That there Is further Informatlon needed for a proper understandlng of the accounts to be
reached.
Independent Examlnerfs Statement
Slnce your charltls gross Income ordinarlly exceeds £250,000 your examlner must be a member of a
Ilsted body. I can conflrm that l am quallfled to undertake the examlnation because l am a reglstered
member of Chartered Accountants Ireland whlch Is one of the Ilsted bodles.

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Hospltallte Of Our Lady Of Lourdes - Dlocese Of
Dromore contlnued...
I have completed my examlnatlon and have no concerns in respect of the matters {1) to141 Ilsted
above and, In connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern
Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention
Peter Go8arty FC
Chartered Accountant
For and on behalf of Henry Murray & Co Ltd
Independent examlner
23 church Place,
Lur8an,
BT66 6EY
Date

Statement of Flnanclal Artlvltles for the year ended 31 Detember 2022
Unre5trlcted
Re5trlrted
Funds
Funds
2022
2022
Total
2022
Total
2021
Note
Income
Donatlons and LÈgacles
Other Tradlng Actlvltles
Investments
Charltable Acllvllles
other Income
3,527.30
3,527.30
4,296.00
517.16
481.68
998.84
66.23
10.00
10.00
500.00
Total Income
517.16
4,018.98
4,536.14
4,862.23
Expendlture
Generatln8 Funds
Charltable Actlvltles
Other
898.00
1,980.¢JO
1,146.94
2,400.00
269.65
4,185.00
1,840.91
6,585.00
2,110.56
Total Expendlture
2,669.65
6,025,91
8,695.56
4,024.94
Net In¢ome I IExpendlture} belore
transfers
2.152.49
2,006.93
4,159.42
837.29
Transfer5 between funds
Net Income I (Expendlture) before
other reeognlsed 8alns I lo$
2,152.49
2,006,93
4,159.42
837.29
Unreallsed Galn / (Lossl on Investment
Net movement In funds
2,152.49
2,006,93
4,159.42
837.29
Reconclllatlon of fund$
Total funds brought forward
Net movement In funds
Total funds carrled forward
120,751.06
2,152.49
118,598.57
548,353,08
2,006.93
546,346.15
669,104.14
4,159.41
664,944.72
668,266.85
837.29
669,104,14

Statement of Flnancial Position a5 at 31 December 2022
2022
2021
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and Prepayments
Cash at bank- Unrestrlcted
Cash at bank- Restricted
li
12
12
23,310.00
146,461.06
525,043.08
694,814,14
120,998.57
546,346.15
667,344.72
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other Credltors
13
2,400.00
2,400.00
25,710.00
25,710,00
NET CURRENT ASSETS
664,944.72
669,104.14
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
15
664,944.72
669,104.14
FINANCED BY
Restricted Funds
Unrestrlcted Funds
546,346.15
118,598.57
664,944.72
548,353.08
120,751.06
669,104.14
The notes on pages 11 to 15 are an Integral part of these flnanclal statements.
The financial statement5 on pages 9 to 15 were approved by the Commlttee on Ilth October 2023 and
slgned on its behalf by
Martln Hayes I Chairperson)
Sean McGreevy {treasurerl
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
l. Accountlng Pollcles
The prlnclpal accounting pollcles adopted, Jud8ements and key sources of estimatlon uncertalnty in
the preparatSon of the financial statements are as follows
a) Basls of preparatlon
The financlal statements have been prepared on a golng concern basls Sn accordance wlth Accountln8
and Reporting by Charlties: Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charltles preparln8
theSr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc
of Ireland (FRS 102)- Icharltles SORP {FRS 102)).
The Parlsh meets the deflnltion of a public benefit entlty under FRS 102. Assets and Ilabllltles are
Inltlally recognlsed at hlstorlcal cost and transaction value unless otherwlse stated in the relevant
accountln8 pollcy note(s).
b) Preparatlon of accounts on a golng concern basls
The Parish generally meets Its day to day working capltal requlrements from Its annual Income. The
Trustees have obtalned and revlewed cash flow forecasts for the comln8 year and based on these are
satlsfled that the Parlsh has resources to provlde a reasonable expectatlon that It can contlnue to
meet Its flnantlal obllgatlons as they fall due for the foreseeable future . Therefore these flnanclal
statements have been prepared on a golng concern ba51s.
c) Income
Fares, fundraislng and donatlon Income are accounted for on a cash recelpts basls as the amount Is
collected.
d) Expendlture
Expenditure Ss recognlsed once there is a le831 or constructive obli8atlon to make a payment to a thlrd
party, it is probable that settlement wlll be requlred and the amount of the obligation can be
measured rellably.
Irrecoverable VAT Is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was Incurred.
e) Cash and cash equlvalents
Cash and cash equlvalents Includes cash In hand, deposlts held at call wlth banks.
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
l. Accountlng Polldes (contlnued)
fj Funds
Funds are classlfied as elther re5trlcted funds or unrestrScted funds, defined as follows;
Restrlcted funds are funds sublect to speciflc requlrement5 as to their use whlch may be declared by
the donor or wlth their authority or created through legal processes, but still wlthln the wider objects
of the Parlsh.
Unrestrlcted funds are expendable at the dlscretion of the trustee5 In furtherance of the objects of the
charlty. If parts of the unrestrlcted funds are earmarked at the dSscretlon of the trustee5 for a
partlcular purpose, they are deslgnated as a separate fund. Thls deslgnatlon has an admlnlstratlve
purpose only and does not legally restrltt the trustees, dlscretlon to apply the fund.
2. Crltlcal accountln8 Jud8ements and estlmatlon uncertalnty
Estlmates and Judgments made In the process of preparlng the flnanclal statements are contlnually
evaluated and are based on hlstorlcal experlence and other factors, Includlng expectatlons of future
events that are belleved to be reasonable under the cIrcUmstan￿$. The Trustees do not conslder that
there are any crltlcal Judgments made In applySng the Par15h's accountlng pollcies or that there are anv
crltlcal accountlng estlmates or assumptlons whlch may have a slgnlflcant risk of causing a materlal
adjustment to carryln8 amounts of assets and Ilabllltles wlthln the next f Inancial year.
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Income
3. Donatlons and iegacles
Unrestrlcled Restrlctsd
Funds
Funds
2022
2022
2,027.30
1,500.00
3,527.30
Total
2022
2,027.30
1,500,00
3,527.30
Total
2021
2,773.fK)
1,523.Crf)
4,296.00
Donatlons
Fundralslng actlvltles
4. Other Tradln8 Actlvltles
Unrestrltted
Funds
2022
Restrlcted
Funds
2022
Total
2022
Total
2011
5. Inv•$tment$
Unrestrlcted
Funds
2012
517.16
517,16
Restrlcted
Funds
2022
481.68
481.68
Total
Z022
998.84
998.84
Tolal
2021
66.23
66.23
Bank Interest recelved
6. Charltable Actlvltles
Unrestrlrted
Funds
2022
Re$trlrted
Funds
2022
Total
2022
Tot•1
2021
Fares
7. Other
Unre$trlct¢d Re5trlded
Funds
Funds
2022
2022
Total
2022
Total
2021
Refunds
Sundrv
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
500.00
500.00
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Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
8. Analysls of Expendlture
Unrestrlcted
Funds
2022
Restrlcted
Funds
2022
Total
2022
Total
2021
Generatlng Funds
Fundraising costs
898,00
898.00
Charltsble Actlvitles
Fares, Transport and other
Administration Costs
4,185,00
4,185.00
2,400.00
6,585.00
2,4(X),00
2,400.00
1,980.00
1,980.00
4,185.00
Other Costs
Bank Intere5tlCh3rges
Sundry Expenses
PSA
Other
9.65
260.00
217.71
926.62
227.36
1,186.62
320.76
223.42
696.58
1,840.91
696.58
2,110.56
602.76
1,146.94
269.65
Governance costs of £ 2,400.00 were Incurred during the year which relates to fees payable to the
independent audltor. Governance costs are Included wlthln Admlnlstratlon costs above.
9. Taxatlon
Hospltalite Of Our Lady Of Lourdes- Diocese Of Dromore as a charlty for the purposes of appllcable
taxation leglslation and Is therefore not subject to taxation on its charltable activities.
10. Analy51s of staff costs, trustees remuneratlon and expense$ and the cost of management
This charity has no personnel with formal employment contracts, and re51es on voluntary activity by
Parlshloners
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Notes to the Flnanclal Ststements for the year ended 31 December 2022
11. Debtors and Prepayments
2022
2021
Prepayments
23,310.00
23,310.00
12. Bank and Cash
2022
2021
Cash and Cash EquSvalents- Restrlcted
Cash and Cash EquSvalents- Unrestricted
546,346.15
120,998.57
667,344,72
525,043.08
146,461.06
671,504.14
13. Other Credltors
2022
2021
Account5
Deferred Income
2,4(Kl,00
2,400.00
23,310.00
25,710.00
2,400.00
14. Long Term Llabllltles
2022
2021
15. Analys1$ of Net A55ets amon8St Funds
Restrltted
546,346.15
Unre5trlcted
120,998,57
-2,400.00
118,598.57
Total
Current Assets
Current Llabilltles
Net Assets 31 December 2022
667,344.72
-2,41X).00
664,944.72
546,346.15
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