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LORD ENNISKILLEN MEMORIAL ORANGE SOCIETY

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £449.6K

  • Spending

    £519.3K

Charity no. 106313 Company no. 642096 Date registered. 05/02/2018

Public benefits

Children and families in necessitous circumstances are assisted, and poverty is relieved. Families have sufficient resources so that children's welfare does not unduly suffer due to bereavement, sickness, or other causes of poverty /financial hardship , and the care and development of the children concerned is not compromised. The benefits can

be demonstrated from feedback from grant recipients and supporting organisations. Through evaluations of grant provision, and the annual accounts and report of the trustees. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are the Children and families of members/ former members of the Loyal Orange Institution of Ireland and Association of Loyal Orange women of Ireland who are in necessitous circumstances Individuals receiving grants only benefit personally to the extent that it relieves their poverty and hardship. The Society does share costs with the Loyal Orange institution of Ireland for use of staff and facilities, not a private benefit as such, though it may indirectly contribute towards the salaries of staff members, but only to the extent that the arrangement is value for money, necessary and in the interests of the Society in order for it to conduct its activities.

What your organisation does

The Society provides grants to relieve poverty, specifically to relieve orphans of members of the orange institutions of Ireland and the children and families of members of these institutions in necessitous circumstances, and in cases of need/ financial hardship and where a child is orphaned, loses a parent or where the parent is no longer

able to care for the child, but is cared for by a grand parent. The Society intends to means test applicant families referred to it for assistance, and where eligibility criteria are met, provide a quarterly financial grant while the child remains in full time education. The grant will be periodically reassessed to ensure that there is a continuing need. We also provide emergency and one off payments to relieve financial hardship. This includes sudden hardship relating to the death of a family member and meeting of funeral costs for example. In cases of financial hardship, and where this relates to the sickness / disability of a dependant child, we also will occasionally meet the costs of family members visiting a sick child in hospital or provide a one off grant towards specialist mobility equipment for a child who is disabled, where this is required and beyond the means of the family concerned.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Parents
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Relief of poverty

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

£449.6K

Spending

£519.3K

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

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

) The Company’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the relief of poverty, and in particular: (a) the provision of relief to the orphaned children and widowed spouses with a dependent child or children, who are in necessitous circumstances, either parent being a member (or deceased member) of the Loyal Orange Institution of Ireland or the Association of Loyal Orangewomen in Ireland; and (b) the relief of members of the above said institutions, their families and dependents in necessitous circumstances, especially where such hardship relates to the care of a dependent child or children in circumstances such as: (i) the permanent incapacity of an adult with responsibilities for a dependent child or children; (ii) a child or children who are no longer cared for by their parents, due to one or both being deceased, who resides with and are under the primary care of a grandparent who is a member of one of the said institutions; (iii) where the hardship is associated with the special medical needs or disability of a child; (iv) where the hardship relates to the death of a child and meeting of funeral costs; but also in other circumstances not detailed above at the absolute discretion of the board of directors.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 11 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Linda Bishop, Schomberg House, 368 Cregagh Road, Belfast, BT6 9EY

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Oliver Edward Stevenson
Mr Brian Alexander Dorrian
Rev Ian Mcclean
Rev Ronald Robert Johnstone
Rev Alistair Smyth
Mr Herbert Mervyn Bishop
Mr Roger Samuel Alexander Gardiner
Mr Stuart Fredrick Brooker
Rev Mervyn Gibson
Derek Reaney
Rev John Noble

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland
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