Mason Glen Charitable Trust Trustees, Annual Report 22 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 Mason Glen Charitable Trust Twstees, Annual Report Page Trustees Report Independent Examiners, Report to the Trustees Receipts and payments account Mason Glen Charitable Trust Trusteès, Annual Report for the period From 25 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 Charity registration number: 109242 Structure, Governance and Management The Mason Glen Charitable Trust is an unincorporated charity that was established by a Declaration of Trust on 5 August 2022. The Trustees shall manage the business of the Charity and may 8xercise all the powers of the Charity unles5 they are subject to any restriction as imposed by the Applicable Charities Legislation. New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees. The Trust deed provides for a minimum of two Truste8S, to a maximum of six Trustees. The Trustees shall appoint from their number Chainnan. at the first meeting and such Chaimian shall hold office for a period of three years. On retirement the Chairman shall be eligible for re-election from year to year and any vacancy occurring during the year for whatever reason shall be filled by the Trustees as the occasion arises by a majority vote. Reference and Administratlve details Charit name Re istered charit number Charity's principal address Mason Glen Charitable Trust 109242 103 Belfast Road Newtownards BT23 4TS Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Mr John Glen Ms Victoria Louise Gibson Mr Jordan Noel Lowry Objectives and Actlvltles The charity is established for exclusively charitable purposes, namely the prevention and relief of poverty, the relief of those in need by reason of youth age, ill health, disabilily, financial hardship, or other disadvantage in any part of the world, and such other charitable purposes as the Trustees see fit from time lo time. Among the direct benefits that Ihe Charity aims to provide are - To focus on the needs of deprived children where lack of parental support has impacted their education and development. To assist young people with life-threatening disabilities to avail of treatment where treatment is not readily available; To support the homeless on Ihe street with assistance and basic needs. To assist amateur sports projects allowing children to benefit from normal physical activities not readily available to them; To assist those suffering from a lack of human rights to address those prob18ms. The beneficiaries of the Charity are men, women and children in need by reason of youth age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage. The Charity supports these aims through making grants to appropriate institutions and individuals. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year. The charity provides grantslfunding to bona fide organisations or individuals to alleviate need caused by reason of youth age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage. Achievements and Performance During the year the charity was able to support a range of projects- Equipping for Life (EFL)- partnering with 24 schools in the Shankill area of Belfast and about 135 volunteer tutors every week providing 270 children with 30 minutes of one-to-one time with a mature adult. These sessions will involve prayer. reading {Christian and other books) and interaction (games, chat, etc). This benefited children aged between 6 and 11 whose reading ability, background andlor circumstances would suggest that one-to-one mentoringlreading with an adult once per week would benafit their emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development. The schools involved also benefit due to improved pupil engagement (attendance, more focus) and individual reading help for pupils. The EFL volunteers benefit due to social interaction, relationship building within the teams and with the children and a sense of 'giving back,. EFL also allows children to experience the joy of playing tennis in a safe and fun environment whilst leaming about teamwork, target setting and planning for improvement. The physical and mental benefits of engagement with an energetic sport will improve the children's wellbeing. Church Planting Programme - church planting has a very long history dating back to New Testament times when Paul planted churches in the largest cities of the different regions he visited. As the worshipping communily grows in size and spiritual maturity, the support that it needs from external sources gradually reduces over a 7-10 year-period. During these early years, the Church Planting Fund undenmrites the shortfall between a church plant's income and expenses. During 2023, the income across the 5 existing church plants and missional initiatives that the Church Planting Fund underwrites has been estimated as £255k and the predicted expenses are £278k - leaving a shortfall of £23k. Creation Worldview Mlnistries- funding was provided for a mission trip to Brazil and Bolivia in August 2023, visiting churches & schools. Funding also was granted to assist Worldview Ministries to maintain their broadcast work with Revelation P4 located in London, UK. Divine Healing Ministries - helping young people in B81fast with the effects of Covid and loss of secondary schoolingl tertiary education time. seeing parents under extreme pressure to meet basic living costs; increasing pressures from social media. Teenchallenge- helping homeless people in Belfast by the purchase of sleeping bags, tents and a defibrillator, donating towards overheads of the car and drug bus, providing a fund for emergency transport air fares to a drug rehabilitation centre in Scotland. The charity also provided funding towards the purchase of electrical equipment. Donibrlstle Trust- provided funding to help migrant workers in India impacted by the Covid pandemic by providing food & other supplies. Financial Review During the period the Charity received donations totalling £150,000 and paid out grants of £71,440. The surplus of income over grants and other 8xpenditure was £78,344. The closing unrestricted reserves of the Charity were £78,344. Th8 Trustee consider this an appropriate level of reserves to support the activities of the Charity, and these funds will be used to finance the provision of grants in future periods. Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of ity's trustees - John Gl Dats Trustee Independent examiner's report to the charity trustees of the Mason Glen Charitable Trust I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2023, which are set out on page 7. Respective responsibilitles of charity trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act. follow the procedures laid down in the g8neral Directions given by the Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act; state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent examlnerfs report I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65{9)(b) of the Charities Act. My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: 1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with s8Ction 63 of the Charities 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records., 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act; 4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed 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. John Beacom FCA Independent Examiner Muir & Addy Chartered Accountants Muir Building 427 Holywood Road Belfast BT4 2LT 21 February 2024 Mason Glen Charitable Trust Receipts and payments account For the period from 25 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 Charity number 109242 Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Receipts Donations 150,000 150,000 Total receipts 150,000 150,000 Payments Charitable grants Bank fees 71,440 216 71,440 216 Total payments 71.656 71,656 Cash funds this year end 78,344 statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Categories Cash funds Danske bank account 78,344 78,344 78,344 Signed on behalf of a the trustees by John le Date Trustee