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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 20 Mar 2024
Public benefits
All of the Trust's Purposes are for public benefit. Churches, the church furnishings contained therein and churchyards are part of the streetscape/landscape and heritage which is enjoyed by the public at large. The Trust seeks to promote interest in and appreciation of historic churches through the distribution of maintenance guides and schedules
and handbooks on the upkeep of church property. In particular, the work of the Trust benefits those who have responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of church buildings (e.g. glebe wardens, property stewards, church councils etc), most of whom carry out such responsibility in a voluntary capacity, by running seminars and regional visits to churches and graveyards. Each of the purposes provides a direct benefit to those who participate in the work of the Trust e.g. through attending seminars, purchasing books and learning about best practice in upkeep and repair. There is an indirect benefit to the wider public through the promotional work of the Trust in encouraging best practice in the preservation of church buildings and the recording of church architecture and avoidance of dereliction of churches in the landscape and the built environment. No harm arises from the work of the Trust. There are no private benefits from any of the Trust's activities. The Trust has no paid employees and no office. Trustees are not recompensed in any way for time, travel or expertise provided free of charge for the benefit of the Trust. The only Trust overheads are essentials such as insurance, auditing of accounts and website maintenance.
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The Trust promotes public interest in historic churches through: Publications such as 'Historic Ulster Churches' by Simon Walker (2002); by organising walking tours around local towns, (five to date - Cookstown, Newtownards, Portadown, Derry/Londonderry and Enniskillen) - such tours encourage appreciation of church architecture and conclude with a
seminar on maintenance and upkeep of such buildings using specific examples from churches visited. A member of the NIEA Built Heritage team provides the commentary and gives the seminar. The Trust promotes good practice in preservation, maintenance, upkeep and repair through: Publications such as 'A Short Guide to Maintaining our Churches' (originally published in 2004 and now re-printed); the free distribution to all churches of 'A Maintenance Guide and Good Housekeeping Schedule' (2002); organising in conjunction with UTV and NIEA (2006) a 'Church Maintenance and Award Scheme'; sponsoring conferences on church maintenance, e.g. 'The Care and Maintenance of Historic Graveyards; the development of a Trust website where advice on good practice may be found for exterior and interiors of church buildings and of churchyards. The Trust records the architecture of key churches of interest through: Publications as mentioned above. 'Historic Ulster Churches'. The Trust also is currently updating a listing of churches in the Down and Connor Diocese which have been built or refurbished in the twentieth century. When complete this listing will be available on the Trust's website. The Trust encourages re-use of redundant church buildings through: Publications such as 'New Life for Churches in Ireland - Good Practice in Conversion and Reuse' (2012) All of the above activities contribute to: 1. The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science 2. The advancement of education 3. The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
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- The advancement of education
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Who the charity helps
- General public
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Heritage/historical
- Research/evaluation
Charitable purposes
The objects of the Ulster Historic Churches Trust are: To promote, for the benefit of the public, the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification, restoration and reconstruction of Churches, of Church Furnishings and of the churchyards belonging to Churches; To promote public interest in Churches and appreciation of the importance of Churches and their work; To record the architecture of, and to encourage and assist in the relocation and repair,restoration, reconstruction, maintenance, improvement, upkeep and beautification of the Church Furnishings of and in, such Churches as can no longer be preserved and maintained.