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Boomhall Trust

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £20.2K

  • Spending

    £18.2K

Charity no. 107978 Company no. 665237 Date registered. 21/11/2020

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from the Trust’s purposes are that the public will be educated about the history of Boomhall Estate and will appreciate its architecture, and its historical importance to the history of Derry. Boomhall Estate’s historic parkland and garden will be protected and restored for the appreciation of the public and they will be

educated concerning its ecology and biodiversity. The Estate’s river shore parkland and iconic landscapes will be accessible for physical recreation and the leisure time use and enjoyment of the public, and the buildings of the Estate will be brought into charitable use to educate the public and provide a venue to meet other charitable needs within the community. These benefits will be demonstrated by feedback from partner organisations and the general public, and from the reports of the trustees and partner organisations and the Trust's annual accounts. There is no harm arising from any of the Trust's purposes. The Trust's beneficiaries are the public at large and especially members of local communities within Derry/ Londonderry and surrounding areas, including those who are disadvantaged. The Boomhall Estate is owned by Derry City and Strabane District Council. Any benefit the Council derives from the restoration and regeneration of the Estate and its properties and grounds will however be an incidental and necessary consequence of the Trust undertaking its charitable purposes. The Trustees will ensure that the Trust has an effective degree of control over the Estate to ensure that long term public benefit and access is maintained and will ensure that it receives a benefit (for the public) commensurate with the amount of funds it expends in connection with the Estate. The Trust will use the services of contractors and professionals, and may in the future directly employ staff, but any personal benefit derived by such contractors and persons employed will also be an incidental and necessary consequence of the Trust undertaking its charitable purposes.

What your organisation does

The Trust is established to restore, conserve and maintain the built and natural environment of Boomhall Estate, an iconic historic property and estate grounds in Derry/Londonderry near the river Foyle, protecting its historical, environmental, cultural and archaeological heritage, and its aesthetic significance of place; making it accessible for

the use, enjoyment, education and inspiration of present and future generations.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Interface communities
  • Mental health
  • Physical disabilities
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Cultural
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • Heritage/historical
  • Sport/recreation
  • Welfare/benevolent

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 October 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 October 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Charity's objects ("Objects") are specifically restricted to the following:(a) to restore, preserve, conserve and maintain the built and natural environment of the Boomhall Estate and its surrounding landscapes to internationally recognised standards of conservation. By protecting the historical, environmental, cultural, archaeological and aesthetic significance of the place; the Charity intends to make its heritage accessible for the use, enjoyment, wellbeing, education and inspiration of present and future generations;(b) to advance the arts, culture and heritage by organising activities and events at the Boomhall Estate and to educate the public concerning the historic and cultural heritage of the Estate, the archaeological and environmental significance of its buildings and landscapes, and the conservation of built and natural environments generally;(c) to provide, or assist in the provision, of facilities within the Boomhall Estate and its surroundings for recreation and other leisure-time occupation, in a manner in keeping with the aim of conserving the Estate and its surroundings commensurate with (a) above, in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving the conditions of life of local communities and the public at large; and (d) ancillary to the foregoing, to further such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time determine.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 12 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Jim Sammon, 35 Clarendon Street, Londonderry, BT48 7ER

Trustee board

Trustee
Jim Sammon
Alistair Rowan
Bart O'donnell
Des Reid
Marie Donaghy
James Foster
Karen Latimer
Pauline Ross
Primrose Wilson
James Simpson
Cormac Mckeone
Patrick Cregg

List of regions

  • Derry City And Strabane District Council
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