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The Clive West Memorial Trust

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £15.5K

  • Spending

    £23.2K

Charity no. 106417 Company no. 638570 Date registered. 12/04/2017

Public benefits

The benefits flowing from the organisation's purposes are the advancement of the Christian faith and of knowledge of theology and mission amongst participants; the Individuals trained as Pastor Educators and their improved ability to educate others concerning the Christian faith and to spread the Christian message; the Christian work

supported establishing new churches, working in youth mission and in mission overseas and the resultant effect on advancing and spreading the Christian faith. These benefits are demonstrated through the monitoring information gathered and feedback received from participants/ beneficiaries, and the annual accounts and report of the Trustees. There is no harm arising from these purposes. The Charity's beneficaries are the general public within Ireland and elsewhere. Individuals receiving grants to assist them to undertake training in Ministry or education in theology so they can become pastor educators will derive private benefit but this is necessary and incidental consequence of the Trust pursuing its charitable purpose of advancing the christian faith for the public benefit.

What your organisation does

The Trust carries out its purpose by the provision of memorial lectures on theological topics/ or reflecting on Christian mission; the provision of grants to individuals committed to serve as Pastor Teacher’s to assist them to obtain the relevant training and education they require in ministry or theology; and by the provision of grants to fund

the work of others engaged in church planting, youth and overseas mission. The Trust will provide ‘The Clive Memorial lecture’ a public lecture held periodically (this is anticipated to be initially on an annual basis) promoting theological topics closely associated with Clive’s emphases during his lifetime in ministry, or alternatively reflecting his interest in Christian Mission. The Trust will provide financial support to assist individuals committed to service as Pastor Teachers, whether in Ireland or elsewhere, on a theological basis in accordance with the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion. The Trust will financially assist the individual concern to undertake either ministry training or alternatively a theological education. Assistance will only be provided where the individual concerned is not eligible to receive significant financial assistance from another source or sources. The Trust will provide financial support to assist with funding the work of individuals engaged in church planting, youth mission or overseas ministry, upon a theological basis which is in accordance with the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of religion

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Overseas/developing countries

How the charity works

  • Grant making
  • Religious activities

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 30 May 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 30 May 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 30 May 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

(4) The Company’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the theological basis of the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion, in particular by the following means: (a) to finance and hold periodic lectures to be know as “The Clive West Memorial Lecture” promoting theological topics closely associated with Clive’s emphases during his lifetime in ministry, or alternatively reflecting his interest in Mission; (b) to provide financial support either for ministry training or alternatively the theological education of any individual committed to service as a Pastor Teacher within the Church, whether in Ireland or elsewhere, the theological basis of which is in accordance with the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion, where any such individual is not already eligible to receive significant financial assistance from another source or sources; and (c) to provide financial support to any other individual engaged or seeking to engage in church planting, youth or overseas ministry, the theological basis of which is in accordance with that encompassed by the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 8 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • David Scholes, 9 Kincora Avenue, Belfast, BT4 3DW

Trustee board

Trustee
David Scholes
Margaret West
William Press
Timothy Anderson
Alistair Devlin
Rev Trevor Samuel Johnston
Peter Blair
Amy Cunningham

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland
  • In The Uk
  • Internationally
  • Australia