LISBURN AND DISTRICT MASONIC CHARITY FUND 

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 

CCNI A 2024 

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## LISBURN AND DISTRICT MASONIC CHARITY FUND 

## Receipts and Payments Account for the Financial Year ended 31 December 2024 

## SECTION A: RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS 

||SECTION A: RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS|
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||Unrestricted<br>Restricted<br>Total<br>Total<br>Notes Funds<br>Funds<br>2024<br>2023<br>Donations from Masonic Units<br>A<br>99173.64<br>7403.15<br>106576.79<br>14170.79<br>Surplus Night at the Races<br>0.00<br>1953.00<br>AGM Ballot<br>584.00<br>584.00<br>485.00<br>Surplus AGM Dinner<br>150.00<br>150.00<br>Surplus Kelly Smiley Evening<br>490.00<br>490.00<br>Surplus Kelly Smiley Ballot<br>456.60<br>456.60<br>Fireside Quiz<br>179.00<br>179.00<br>307.00<br>Gift Aid Reclaimed<br>3388.99<br>3388.99<br>1776.76<br>Members' Donations for Working Expenses<br>450.00<br>450.00<br>389.00<br>Members' Monthly Draw<br>197.25<br>197.25<br>304.00<br>Bank Interest<br>1006.06<br> <br>1006.06<br>7.38<br>Total Receipts<br>106075.54<br>7403.15<br>113478.69<br>19392.93<br>PAYMENTS<br>Donations Made<br>B<br>62300.00<br>7309.48<br>69609.48<br>20375.79<br>Governance Costs<br>C<br>686.82<br>686.82<br>545.66<br>Carol Service Expenses<br>96.97<br>96.97<br>86.48<br>Meeting Costs<br>48.59<br>48.59<br>Deficit AGM Dinner<br>57.60<br>Total payments<br>63132.38<br>7309.48<br>70441.86<br>21065.53<br>Surplus of Receipts over payments<br>42943.16<br>93.67<br>43036.83<br>-1672.60<br>Total Funds brought Forward<br>4158.70<br>745.00<br>4903.70<br>6576.30<br>Total Funds at End of Year<br>D<br>47101.86<br>838.67<br>47940.53<br>4903.70|
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## SECTION B: STATEMENT OF ASSETS 

AND LIABILITIES 31 DECEMBER 2024 

|SECTION B: STATEMENT OF ASSETS<br>AND LIABILITIES 31 DECEMBER 2024|||
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|Unrestricted<br>Restricted<br>Note<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>2024<br>Cash at Bank 31 December 2023<br>4158.70<br>745.00<br>4903.70<br>Surplus for year<br>42943.16<br>93.67<br>43036.83<br>Cash at Bank 31 December 2024<br>D<br>47101.86<br>838.67<br>47940.53|||
|||2023|
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|||6576.30|
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|||-<br>1672.60|
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|||4903.70|



## Notes 

1The Charity Fund had no further Assets or Liabilities at 31 December 2024 

2 The notes on the following pages form part of these financial statements 

Approved by the Trustees on 10 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by 

Eddie Carson                                            Harold White 

Chairman                                                Treasurer 

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## LISBURN AND DISTRICT MASONIC CHARITY FUND 

## Notes to the Financial Accounts for the Year to 31 December 2024 

## Note A: Donations Received by Category of Masonic Unit 

|£|2004|2003|
|---|---|---|
|Lodges|101550.29|9635.69|
|Chapters|1269.00|1447.10|
|Councils|530.00|145.00|
|Preceptories|1852.50|2000.00|
|Prince Masons|0.00|50.00|
|Collection Annual General Meeting|350.00|285.00|
|Collection Carol Service|505.00|568.00|
|Other|520.00|40.00|
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|Total|106576.79|14170.79|



## Note B : Donations Made 

|Note B : Donations Made|||||
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|Charity Fund       £|Restricted<br>Donations|Unrestricted<br>Donations|Total<br>Donations<br>2024|Total<br>Donations<br>2023|
|Freemasons Ireland<br>Victoria Jubilee<br>Benevolent  and<br>Welfare|2215.62|29500.00|31715.62|9682.84|
|Belfast Masonic|518.86|29000.00|29518.86|8104.20|
|Freemasons Ireland<br>Girls and Boys|31.25|0.00|31.25|0.00|
|Joseph Karmel|250.00|0.00|250.00|5.00|
|Harold McMaster<br>Taggart|62.50|0.00|62.50|18.75|
|Down Masonic<br>Widows|56.25|0.00|56.25|55.00|
|Seven Towers<br>Masonic|0.00|0.00|0.00|10.00|
|Big Give for Age<br>NI|0.00|1000.00|1000.00|1000.00|
|McMillan Cancer<br>Support|4000.00|0.00|4000.00|0.00|
|St Mark’s Church<br>Ballymacash|0.00|2800.00|2800.00|300.00|
|Air Ambulance|175.00|0.00|175.00|0.00|
|Fleming Fulton<br>School|0.00|0.00|0.00|1200.00|
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|TOTAL|7309.48|62300.00|69609.48|20375.79|



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## Note C: Governance Costs 

|Note C: Governance Costs|||
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|£|2024|2023|
|Postage,Printingand Stationary|228.27|116.06|
|Bank Fees|107.10|104.14|
|Insurance|350.95|325.46|
|MeetingExpenses|48.59|0.00|
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|Total|734.91|546.66|



## Note D: Cash at Bank 31 December 2024 

|CharityAccount|£4,498.20|
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|WorkingExpenses Account|£311.01|
|Business Investment Account|£43,131.32|
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|Total|£47,940.53|



## Note E: Accounting Policy 

These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis, and are based on all the transactions recorded in the Charity, Working Expenses, and Business Investment bank accounts. 

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