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|NameofCharity|TheJohnWilsonMemorialTrust|
|---|---|
|CharityReg.Number|N1C105836|
|FinancialYearStartDate|01April2024|
|FinancialYearEndDate|31March2025|
|ThePurposeofyour|Thepromotionofcharitabledeedsandgoodworksinthe|
|Charity|Portadownvicinity,NorthernIrelandandtheUK|
||&ROIthroughsupportingcharitiesandtrustsintheirefforts.|
||Thissupportmaycomeintheformofpromotingand|
||encouraging,raisingmoneyforandawardinggrants|
||tothosecharitiesandTrusts,providingtheirpurposesare|
||charitableinnature.|
||TocarryoutanyothercharitablegoodworksthattheTrust|
||decides.|
|Theprincipaladdressof|TheJohnWilsonMemorialTrust,c/oUlsterCarpets,|
|theCharity|CastleislandFactory,GarvaghyRoad,Craigavon,County|
||Armagh,BT62lEE|
|Thenamesofall.Charity|JohnAWilson|
|Trustees|NicholasDGCoburn|
||SimonAWilson|
||DavidRAcheson|
||CarolineJSomerville|
||JeremyEBWilson|
||CarolineMAuchmuty|
|Asummaryofthe|Duringtheyear,thecharitymade7grantdonationstotalling|
|Charity'smainactivities|£43,900.|
|andachievementsinthe||
|year|ThelargestelementofthefundingwenttoCancerFocusNI,with|
||£30,000giventowardsthecompletionoftheirFermanagh|
||CancerSupportCentreinEnniskillen.Thiscentrehasmadea|
||massivedifferencetocancerservicesinwhatwaspreviouslyan|
||undersupportedpartofNorthernIreland.Afurtheramountof|
||£100wasgiventowardsCancerFocusNI'sfundraisinggolfday.|





||Agrantof£4,300wasgiventoStarNI,followingonfroman|
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||initialfundingamountof£10,000inthe2022/2023Financial|
||Year.StarNI,aPortadownbasedcharity,providestherapeutic|
||servicestochildren,adolescentsandfamiliesaffectedbysexual|
||abuse.|
||Anamountof£500wasgiventoPiPsHope&Support,asa|
||runnerupprizefromtheTrust'sSchoolsCharityChallengerunin|
||February2024.PiPswerechangingbankaccount,sothe|
||paymentwasdelayed.PiPsprovidestherapyandsupportto|
||anyonestrugglingwithmentalhealthissuesandindangerof|
||committingsuicide,aswellassupportingfamiliesthatsuicide|
||hasaffected.|
||TheSchoolsCharityChallengeranagaininMarch2025.The|
||winningschoolentryputBarnardosforward,andanamountof|
||£5,000wasgiventosupportBarnardos'workinNorthernIreland|
||withvulnerablechildren.Therunnersupwerenotpaidtheir|
||awardsby31stMarch2025butfallintothestartof2025/26|
||FinancialYear.|
||ThereweretwofurtherawardsmadeatthesuggestionofUlster|
||Carpetsemployees:|
||Agrantof£2,000wasgiventotheBrainInjuryFoundation,at|
||thesuggestionofIsaacMcllroy.TheBrainInjuryFoundationisa|
||NorthernIrelandbasedcharityprovidingsupportandservicesfor|
||peoplesufferingwithacquiredbraininjury,includinghelpand|
||resourcesfortheircarers.|
||Agrantof£2,000wasmadetoBournevilleMillFCatthe|
||suggestionofJohnGallagher.Particularconsiderationastothe|
||publicbenefitrequirementwasgiven,asBournvilleMillisnota|
||registeredcharity.However,asthefundingwasspecificallyfor|
||theclubtoinvestinanewyouthfootballprogramme(with|
||trainingequipmentandtrainingkitsfunded)opentoallinthe|
||community,itwasdeemedtobemeetingthethreshold.|
|MeetingthePublic|ItistheopinionoftheTrusteesthat,havingconsideredthe|
|BenefitRequirement|natureofthegrantsmadeduringtheyear,thatthepublicbenefit|
||requirementhasbeenmet.|