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Francis Curley Charitable Fund

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £382.0K

  • Spending

    £49.8K

Charity no. 105709 Date registered. 07/09/2016

Public benefits

What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? The direct benefit flowing from the organisation’s purpose is the distribution of income from investment properties and other investments to nominated charities. This income provides essential monetary assistance and support to the charities, thereby enabling them to continue

with their vital work. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? The distribution of income from investment properties and other investments to nominated charities can be demonstrated from the most recent set of accounts for the organisation. In the year ended 11th December 2015, the nominated charities received the following distributions: (i) Presbyterian Church in Ireland Foreign Mission - £16,574 (ii) Zenana Mission - £9,944 (iii) Home Mission - £6,630 (iv) Old Age Fund - £6,630 (v) Barnardo’s - £6,630 (vi) Sailors’ Society - £6,630 (vii) The Bible Society for N. Ireland - £3,315 (viii) Jewish Mission - £3,315 (ix) Belfast Hospital for Sick Children - £3,315 (x) Sandes Soldiers’ Home - £3,315 (xi) Sustentation Fund - £33,148 (xii) Aged and Infirm Ministers’ Fund - £19,888 (xiii) Presbyterian Orphan Society - £6,630 (xiv) Society for Orphans of Ministers and Missionaries of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland - £6,630 Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? No Who are the charity's beneficiaries? Presbyterian Church in Ireland Foreign Mission; Zenana Mission; Home Mission; Old Age Fund; Barnardo’s; Sailors’ Society; The Bible Society for N. Ireland; Jewish Mission; Belfast Hospital for Sick Children; Sandes Soldiers’ Home; Sustentation Fund; Aged and Infirm Ministers’ Fund; Presbyterian Orphan Society; Society for Orphans of Ministers and Missionaries of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? No

What your organisation does

The Francis Curley Charitable Fund produces income from investment properties and other investments for distribution to nominated charities.

The charity’s classifications

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

Who the charity helps

  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • General charitable purposes

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

Income

£382.0K

Spending

£49.8K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 11 December 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 11 December 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 11 December 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

As to the rest residue and remainder of my estate not hereinbefore disposed of after payment of all my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and all duties payable to the Crown in respect of any and every bequest made by this my Will (which I direst and desire shall hereafter be called the “Francis Curley Charitable Fund”) to divide the income thereof into two moieties and pay the same as follows:- As to the first moiety to pay Twenty five per cent thereof to the Foreign Mission in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Fifteen per cent thereof to the Women’s Auxillary of said Foreign Mission commonly called the Zenana Mission. Ten per cent to the Home Mission of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to be used exclusively for the work carried on by it in the City of Belfast. Ten per cent to the Old Age Fund in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Ten per cent to Doctor Barnardo’s Homes for Waifs and Strays. Ten per cent to the British and Foreign Sailors Society. Five per cent to the British and Foreign Bible Society. Five per cent to the Jewish Mission in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Five per cent to the Hospital for Sick Children Belfast. Five per cent to the Soldiers Home, Clifton Street, Belfast, And as to the other moiety to pay Fifty per cent thereof to the Sustentation Fund in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Thirty per cent to the Aged and Infirm Ministers’ Fund in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Ten per cent to the Orphan Society in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to be applied exclusively for the benefit of the Johnston Memorial Training Home, Hopefield Avenue, Belfast. Ten per cent for the Fund for the Widows and Orphans of Ministers in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. And I direct and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of each of the before-mentioned Charitable Societies, Institutions or Funds shall be a good discharge to my Trustees for the payment of any moneys made payable by this my Will to each of the said Societies, Institutions or Funds respectively.

Governing document

Will

Other name


  • 2 Trustees
  • 2 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 028 9065 6756

Public address

  • Mr David Moffett, Johnston Graham, 216-218 Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 1PD

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr David Moffett
Mr Rory Clark

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • In The Uk
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