Annual Report & Accounts fw ar erxled 31A December 2023 The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) In Ireland, Grange Preparative Meeting Annual Report & Accounts for year ended 31st December 2023
Annual RepcKt & Accounts for ye•r ended 31Jt Dectrth 2023 Grange Preparative Preparative Meeting Trustees (at 31¢ December 2023) Derek G Hobson WlllSam C Greeves Regstsred Address 21 Dreern road Grnrye BT717EL Charity number NIL I07L9 Ernail:. sraryquars8rnJlI.COrn Bankers Dansk£ Bank
Th• R•Its Socxty of Frl•Thls ((SAk•rs) In lrnlJnd. Gry Pr•paratl4 M••tln£ Annuol Report & Ac(ounts for ar ended 314 L)ecember 2023 Trustees, Report for year ended 31st December 2023 Introdurtion Reports) Re8ulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 ¥1 in Ine the 8uthno pffjdiK¢(l ty the Charity CommiSsn for P)rIt Ireland. Constitution and 8ovemance The ReliBi(vs ScKty of FrK15 (QuJker5) In Ireland. Grary Preparthe MeeiTn8 IS its 8ovefnln8 document which agreed ty the Prtparative meeti on 1st Awil 2018. The Meetin8 was rwered •s a th•rity by the Chartty Commi55Th fDr Northern Ireknnd on I June 201& The Tnste4 of WI1 there be r•Ot Itss than t. arE appmted at the Anftual Genernl Meetiry. are aprK)inted for a pviod ol yp to three years and are eli8ible IDr rtrappdntment for fvrther tern Trustees serveé durin8 the ar endwy 31 Dec¢mber 2023 werE a5 Katherine M step110n (aefk of Trustees) Derek G Hobson Wlliam C Greeves Th• Trustees respordble the pollths. actNltles and assets of the thartty. No Tn15tee reco ny remuneratkni for service5 as J member of the Board of Tru5tee5 and the chaiity has no emplo¢$. ft pays for the SeeS of an ad hoc deaner and groundsman. ' The Trustees h•ve put in o dotr protertion pofy and a (hTri mectSon poly, both of whith •re revwed annualty in accordance wilh 8uidelines provided ty tl RelJ8iou5 Society of Frkrmts in Purposes of the charity Grange Preparntive meeti Is esLibllshed lry GranBe and Illchhlll Monthty Motlry of Religlous S(Kiety of friends in IrelarKI. It is wimonly a Meetir ts wship that prnctise5 in Kcordance with the prlnoples of the Religious Society of Ffknds. atso knovffl as Quake We are based in a Brade B lirted Meffli Hoe in a nr415ettJr¥ lthren Ourynnon aThJ Moy. Co The old Me1 hcAAe, lIt in 1756 has a numbèr of rooms and a kltchen whlth •dlolns the caretakers cotta8e. wth ¢)utbuildires indudin8 In old 5tsble bam. rr nctiT house wa5 built in 1816 and has rccently underBone a major restofakn to prth 4 new rnof rnin[rn¢nt of bakory to brknw back into Use. A Premi5e5 Committee. wrks to r5et the martenarKe aThJ up> of the kyoperty arKI the Ex1•1 8round& Adioiniry the trAsrial zround. the Meetirry Is also respor6ibk ft>r • 1loW whkh Was in 19fA). initially for use by rEtirpd mtssionarle& FOlk)Wi the de•th ol i term tenant this bubldin8 15 Ur8Th'n8 renovat in Ixder to rent to a new tenant. rel)uS pose5 of the ReE81LK 5ty of FrTrts folk)ry so far as ttry ore
Annual RepM & Act$ year e 31 Decemkn 2023 l. Strengthentro the ChriQ5an Understandi and rEllw devehwIt of the cMker nrfIr both in ge(erdtCal area of Preparathfe Meety aftd beyd. ii. Contraxjfj finartially artd practtcalty to the rel•ef of sufferirl at hon and abroad: A few wembers regde tiutsAI• Out area ffl Nthrn or overseas but stHI wish tD retsin an affilIatn to the Meeti. Our activtties during 2023 As the Co¥19 rostriCtSons oase4 norni•kty returned and we our PAeetings for Worthip in that wo malntained the WhatsAprf gr(w. as ty valued the encOura8enrt Irom the messages posted ty other 50. in conjurKtion wrth Rhhl Friends this remained acti. General buslness meetlros re condtscted thrh ow the yur. Members who did not atterKI on a rE8ular bas5 wrerp erKouwed to attend. Notificaoon of e%rrts was communated to niembefs thwh social n)edia. email or pe01 tee calls. We have be greatly from i0init with Richhlll Frlends, Meellng for Bible study •rKI Social e%trrt5. both of whKh re)MMeed after the lrftsr¥ of COVKI restnthn& These prnided spiri11 and sodal supsM)rt to w members. W¢ thank God for Hi5 8u¥JarKe tTU5t Him to le•J aNI 5UStain in future. Looking forward In 2024. to operate a full progrdmrne of aL11VId to sYo(Th)te splrFtual welfare of our Public Benefit The Trustees of Grange Prtpamive Meetiry are to confirni that they have complied with trir duty thty have regard to the publK bttflt requlrement ststutory of the Charity Cornmisslon for Nofihern Ireland. Our publlc benefft l)een dun$trated In a number of qys Otr the past year. Wè hold a MeÈur¢ fof worsNp every Sunday whth is open to membtrs of the public Js 11 as our own members arnl re8ular attende These Meetiry provide Spiritual nourlstrffiert and deepen the Chrlsoan Per1ere aThl undwthndin8 of those who attend: Wt Pfovided IlnarÉial yjpport to a ratist of other charities from ular and SPÈCial o)Ilections at our Meet1 We supwrted txsaster reet xKial need and ChrisriJn M)r at home and abroad. We en8a8ed with the local communlty vknich hope 11 map£ the MeetSng House more ¥is•ble encourage othffs to pin with us tr fellp•4ship aThl suppo¢ Wt UrAlert famity visits to thare fellthvship and erwe nmbers kn tkrns of , as well as drffKuh tsrnes of isolx)n. sickness aTrJ l*rekntrnent.
Artnual Rep¢xi & Accounts for ended 31 Decen 2023 Financial Review Our flnandal statornont for the perk)d IX January 2023 to 319 Dernber 2023 Is attached to thls report shows that we had an openin8 balJrKe in ttr h(xse Account 32 the IA hnuary 2023 of £437T7.84 and a closiry balance on 31• December 2023 of £50S1928 The resroratlon fvnd for the Meetin8 House Project had an openire bolarKe of on l# JanuJry 2023 OF £93(•4.83 and a d05ir4 balance on 31 Dectmber 2023 of £9334A3 Declaration The Annual Gemrnl Meefjry of tho Tnw was held In Grnry Frfends Meetiry Hwse 26th May 2024. Thls repxt is apPrd and Is 4ned on hall of the Trust KolIle