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City of Belfast Loyal Orange Widows Fund

  • Status

    Received: 96 days late

  • Income

    £135.8K

  • Spending

    £34.5K

Charity no. 102314 Date registered. 01/12/2015

Public benefits

The public benefit which flows from our purpose is reduced levels of hardship and stress, particularly where the main bread winner has died, leaving the widow with a financial shortfall. These grants also assist widows who by reason of age or infirmity are in residential or nursing care, the grants assist the widow to obtain clothing or personal

hygiene products. The grants also assist with the expense of home heating fuels, especially during the winter months. Demonstrating the benefit: During the past 12 months we have issued grants to 238 widows. There is no private benefit or harm.

What your organisation does

We provide grants of money twice yearly to the widows of deceased Orangemen of Belfast, who's Orange Lodges were confined to the County Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast, Black Preceptory's of the City of Belfast Grand Black Chapter and Apprentice Boys of Derry Clubs working within the City of Belfast and are in connection with the Fund either by

donation or subscription. The Fund may assist the widow throughout her life by means of continued grants.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Women

How the charity works

  • Gender
  • Grant making
  • Relief of poverty

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2018

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2017

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

Whereas a certain Benevolent Society or Association was in the year, One Thousand, nine hundred and seven, formed in Belfast aforesaid called ‘The City of Belfast Loyal Orange Widows Fund’ being a fund in connection with the County Grand Lodge of Belfast and the City of Belfast Grand Black Chapter, to afford assistance to deserving destitute Widows of Orangemen by grants of money the constitution, management, objects and operations of which are regulated by a certain Code of Rules known as the ‘Constitution and Bye-Laws’ of said Fund.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

Other name

  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 3 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • John Patterson, 1 Konver Heights, Banbridge, BT32 4HX

Trustee board

Trustee
S. Baxter
W. Hughes
Mr John Patterson
Mr Thomas Wright
Mr Spencer Beattie
Mr John Mccrea

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland