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Northern Pharmacies Limited Trust Fund

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £54.2K

  • Spending

    £43.7K

Charity no. 101560 Date registered. 08/12/2015

Public benefits

The Northern Pharmacies Limited Trust Fund meets the public benefit in two ways: 1) The relief of sickness and the preservation and enhancement of health through the provision of funding for charitable funds, associations or institutions with a connection to the healthcare profession, and in particular pharmaceutical care, and in so doing

improving healthcare facilities and support for health professionals who provide services primarily in Northern Ireland. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include improved health outcomes and better patient care for those persons availing of pharmaceutical services funded in full or in part through grants made by the Trust and further afield as the facilities for care and provision for those caring for the patients are improved. The benefits are demonstrated through feedback to the Trustees from organisations receiving funding from the Trust and regular evaluation of our services. The purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are those persons availing of pharmaceutical services funded in full or in part through grants made by the Trust. The beneficiaries also include the family members and carers of those availing of the services. There is no private benefit. 2) The promotion and advancement of education through the provision of funding for the training, research and education of students and those in the pharmaceutical profession in Northern Ireland in matters related to the pharmaceutical profession and healthcare generally and the engagement in and support of activities designed to educate the general public in health matters. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include greater and more thorough knowledge and understanding of aspects of healthcare with a particular focus upon pharmaceutical matters. The purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are students, members of the pharmaceutical profession and the public generally in Northern Ireland. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose other than the incidental benefit of enhanced education of students, members of the pharmaceutical profession and the public generally in Northern Ireland.

What your organisation does

The Northern Pharmacies Limited Trust Fund: Provides funding for charitable funds, associations or institutions with a connection to the Pharmacy and healthcare professions. Provides support for pharmacists and health professionals. Provides funding for the training, research and education of students and those in the pharmaceutical profession in

Northern Ireland. Provides support for activities designed to educate the general public in health matters.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Grant making
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Research/evaluation

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 05 April 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 05 April 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 05 April 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The trustees hereby declare that the said funds so subscribed as aforesaid and all other subscriptions and donations made and given for the like purpose shall be held upon trust that the same shall be applied in accordance with the provisions hereinafter mentioned (to the extent only that such objects are charitable) for such charitable purposes having a connection with the healthcare profession as the trustees shall in their discretion decide and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for promoting the education of students and members of the profession and for instructing the public in matters relating to healthcare and pharmacy which are likely to be of benefit to the public and for the purpose of assisting and encouraging research in healthcare matters which may be of educational value to the persons engaged in such research or may improve the sum of communicable knowledge available to the healthcare profession or to the public at large, and Provided Always that no portion of the funds of the Trust, after payment of any expenses of administration, shall be applied either directly or indirectly for any object or purpose which is not recognised as charitable by the Inland Revenue.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

Other name

  • 11 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mrs Sarah Mawhinney, C/O 5 Annadale Avenue, Belfast, BT7 3JH

Trustee board

Trustee
Ms Sarah Elizabeth Burrows
Mr Gerard Francis Greene
Dr Sheelagh Elizabeth Hillan
Ms Sarah Agnes Mawhinney
Mr Michael Hamill
Dr Martin Kerr
M Paul Kelly
Dr Terry Maguire
Raymond Anderson
Stephen Slaine
Edel Etherson (Nee Mcmahon)

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland