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Irish Temperance League (Incorporated 1900)

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £65.8K

  • Spending

    £52.5K

Charity no. 106075 Company no. 337 Date registered. 26/01/2017

Public benefits

1 The benefits, which flow from this purpose, include improved health outcomes and a reduction in rate of mortality. 2 The benefits include the advancement of education about the harmful effects of both alcohol and other drugs, including the introduction of the topic to children of primary school age 3The benefits include improved health and well

being of individuals, helped by the organisations to which the charity awards grants and their relationships with families and friends. 1 These benefits are monitored through annual reports from organisations and visits to facilities, where applicable, to which the charity allocates grants. 2 These benefits are monitored through annual reports from organisations and visits to facilities, where applicable, to which the charity allocates grants. 3 These benefits are monitored through annual reports from organisations and visits to facilities, where applicable, to which the charity allocates grants. and through the completion of a PHD examining the work of the charity from its inception There are no known harm factors. 1 The benefits are for the families and clients of those served by the organisations / individuals, with Christian beliefs and values, to which the charity awards grants within the geographical boundaries of the whole island of Ireland. 2 The benefits are for the children, young people and adults who are either made aware of the potential dangers of alcohol/ drug abuse as a preventative measure or for the assistance of those who have embraced such a lifestyle within the island of Ireland. 3 The charity’s beneficiaries are voluntary organisations, working in the field of alcohol/ drug education, with a Christian ethos, which complies with that of the charity and within the boundaries of the island of Ireland. There are no known private benefits.

What your organisation does

The charity’s Board of Directors manages income received from investments (its assets) and awards grants to Christian organisations (following due process), which are seeking to implement its stated purposes, in the area of alcohol and other drug abuse. The charity has also funded relevant academic research.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Grant making

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

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 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

1. To promote an alcohol-free and drug-free healthy lifestyle by the advocacy of total abstinence from alcohol and other dangerous drugs. 2. To promote the discussion, consideration and research of any question relating to drug and alcohol use. 3. To provide resource and development means and to foster the increase of respect for human family values to achieve physical, moral and spiritual well-being as a healthy alternative to alcohol and drugs.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 10 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Miss Patricia Boyd, 6 Sunninghill Gardens, Belfast, BT14 6SP

Trustee board

Trustee
Miss Heather Mary Boland
Miss Patricia Boyd
Mr Thomas William Gordon Briggs
Mr Edward Graham Johnson
Dr Diana Patterson
Dr Gail Pickering
Rev Jim Rea
Rev John Temple Lamb
Mr Jason Nicholson
Mr Tom Place

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland