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Dr R W M Strain Masonic Charitable Trust

  • Status

    Received: 60 days late

  • Income

    £9.2K

  • Spending

    £12.2K

Charity no. 105903 Date registered. 22/12/2017

Public benefits

Purpose 1: The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the provision of assistance to deserving and impoverished Freemasons and their families, by grants or by such other means as the General Committee may find best suited to the necessities of the applicants. Purpose 2: The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is that they further

their education by the awarding of a qualification or assistance towards the realisation of an obtaining a trade. Purpose 3: The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is the benefiting charities are assisted in being able to meet their purposes if they are constrained by lack of funds. Purpose 1: The benefits are evidenced through feedback from beneficiaries and as detailed in the annual report of the Fund. Purpose 2: The benefits are evidenced by the academic records of the beneficiaries and as detailed in the annual report of the Fund. Purpose 3: The benefits are evidenced through feedback from the benefiting charities as well as feedback from the ultimate beneficiaries and as detailed in the annual report of this Fund. There is no identifiable harm flowing from our purposes. Purpose 1: The Charity's beneficiaries are members of the Order of Freemason's of the Irish Constitution within the area of benefit, their wives, children, relatives and dependants. Purpose 2: The Charity's beneficiaries are members of the Order of Freemason's of the Irish Constitution within the area of benefit, their wives, widows, children, relatives and dependants. Purpose 3: The Charity's beneficiaries are other Masonic Charities connected with the Order of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution within the area of benefit. The ultimate beneficiaries are members of the Order of Freemason's of the Irish Constitution within the area of benefit, their wives, widows, children, relatives and dependants. There is no private benefit to any of the Trustees or Office bearers. Furthermore no remuneration is made to any Trustee or Member of the Trust, all work undertaken on behalf of the Trust is done so voluntarily.

What your organisation does

By issuing grants and disbursements on applications approved by the trustees.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • General charitable purposes
  • Grant making
  • Relief of poverty

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 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Trust is established to promote and advance by charitable means only: 3.1. To relieve cases of poverty, hardship, sickness and distress amongst members of the Fraternity of Freemasons of the Irish Constitution within the area of benefit and the wives, widows, children and other remoter issue and dependants of such members. 3.2. To further the education of any such persons who are in need of financial assistance by awarding scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries or by granting maintenance allowances tenable at any school, university or other educational establishment approved by the Trustees and to provide financial assistance upon such terms and in such manner as the Trustees shall deem fit, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments, equipment or books to persons on leaving school, university or other educational establishments to prepare them for or assist their entry into a trade, profession or service or to set up in business or to enable them to travel in furtherance of their education. 3.3. To assist by way of grants of money or otherwise any other masonic charity or charities connected with the Fraternity of Freemasons within the area of benefit.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

Other name


  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 028 9066 8514

Public address

  • Jan Van Hooijdonk, 111 Stockmans Lane, Belfast, BT9 7JE

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Jan Petrus Franciscus Van Hooijdonk
Prof Duncan Thorburn Burns
Mr Alan Pollock
Mr Leo Rossi

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland
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