Kathleen Graham Trust

Charitable purposes

The Charity’s Objects are: We aim to apply the income or the capital to make donations, grants and scholarships (“Donations”) to charities, individuals and groups (“Beneficiaries”) from within the area of Northern Ireland. The individual, group or charity must be: - based or resident within Northern Ireland; and/or - benefit the people of Northern Ireland. For our purposes, a charity is based where its main office is located or where its principle activity is performed. The beneficiaries activities must be confined to, or for the primary purpose of one or more of the following: - The advancement of education – for the public benefit to promote education and professional development (including social and physical training) of people in such ways as the Charity thinks fit, including by:  The awarding of scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants to such persons to enable study at any university, college or institution of higher education.  Providing their education (including the study of music or other arts), to undertake travel in furtherance of that education or to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment. - The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science – to promote for the benefit of the public, crafts and craftsmanship, provide art galleries and arts heritage councils. Promote or encourage high standards in the arts including music, visual art such as painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, theatre, dance, literature and cinema. - The advancement of amateur sports – for the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing for sports. - The advancement of environmental protection or improvement – to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by making grants of money for providing or paying for items services of facilities. - The advancement of health or the saving of lives – to promote for the public benefit in such was at the Charity thinks fit, including by:  Preserving and protecting the health of those with physical, mental, sensory impairment or sickness and those who care for them within the family or home by offering provision for respite service through provision of community based care attendants and/or holidays for those affected and their families;  Assisting in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness, by the provision of facilities for work and recreation. - The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage – to advance in life and relieve the need of young people through;  The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions or life;  Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. - The prevention or relief of poverty – to promote for the public benefit in such was at the Charity thinks fit, including by:  relieving financial hardship, sickness and poor health amongst elderly people by making grants of money for providing or paying for items services or facilities;  relieving the financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people living in the area of Northern Ireland by making grants of money for providing or paying for items services or facilities. Nothing in this deed shall authorise the application of property of the Charity for objects which are not charitable under the Applicable Charities Legislation.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

Other name