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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£283.7K
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Spending
£578.5K
Public benefits
1.The relief of poverty or assisting those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The Ulster Defence Regiment Benevolent Fund meets this purpose through the provision of grants or other assistance, both financial and through the provision of goods and respite support. The provision of this
assistance has enabled the Fund to help lift its beneficiaries out of a potential poverty trap by alleviating some of the financial difficulties that they face, for example where statutory benefits do not cover what is required, where a beneficiary has special needs or a neurological, psychological or physical disability or where a beneficiary is facing homelessness or poverty as a result of debt. 2.The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. The Ulster Defence Regiment Benevolent Fund provides support to its beneficiaries in relieving social exclusion (due to poverty, financial or otherwise, by being a member of the Regiment or a widow, widower, dependant or family member of such member) by providing them with the opportunity to meet with other victims and survivors of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland and of other conflicts. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include an opportunity for victims and survivors to avoid the poverty trap caused by social exclusion and all other hardships (financial or otherwise) that flow from such social exclusion, to reflect upon and share their experiences and to begin to come to terms with their involvement in such conflicts and the social, political and financial consequences relating thereto. In turn, this promotes healing and reconciliation among the beneficiaries and society as a whole. The 'poverty exception' applies in this case; the Fund seeks to relieve poverty in a number of circumstances and this is regarded as being for the public benefit even where there is a restricted or smaller potential group of beneficiaries. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from beneficiaries and from regular evaluation of the services provided to beneficiaries. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are those former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment or members or former members of the Royal Irish Regiment who are serving or have served on a similar limited commitment of service as the members of the Ulster Defence Regiment (“Home Service Conditions of Service”) and their widows, widowers, dependents and families who are in need. There may be private benefit flowing from the purposes, which is incidental and necessary in the circumstances, where a trustee may have been a serving member of the Regiment in his/her past who may find him/herself in necessitous circumstances because of social or financial reasons.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Ulster Defence Regiment Benevolent Fund exists to provide assistance to those former members of The Ulster Defence Regiment and the extended Ulster Defence Regiment family who are in need of support as a consequence of poverty caused by sickness, disability, accident, infirmity, social exclusion or other adversity through the provision of
grants and respite support.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Physical disabilities
- Unemployed/low income
- Victim support
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Welfare/benevolent
