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The Parochial Schools of the Diocese of Clogher

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £15.2K

  • Spending

    £16.9K

Charity no. 108023 Date registered. 09/07/2021

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from the charity’s purposes are provision of financial support to parishes in order to provide initiatives delivering Education and Religious Education to young people in the parishes concerned. The benefits can be demonstrated by the allocation of funding to various parishes and the subsequent delivery of Education and

religious education provision for young people in the respective parishes. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes of the charity. The charity’s beneficiaries are those who receive education and religious education that has been afforded through the financial support of the charity to the beneficiary parishes in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Clogher. There is no private benefit flowing from any of the charity’s purposes.

What your organisation does

The charity was set up by, and carries out its purpose in accordance with Scheme 96 framed under the Educational Endowments (Ireland) Act, 1885, Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests, for the future government and management of the Educational Endowments of and belonging to The Parochial Schools of the Church of Ireland Diocese of

Clogher, by promoting and encouraging, in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Clogher, so far as the endowments admit, education and religious education of pupils belonging to the said church. The charity carries out its purpose through regular Board meetings which oversee the allocation of dividends arising from endowments and also by fulfilling the trusteeship of endowment property.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion

Who the charity helps

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

How the charity works

  • Education/training

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

From and after the date of this Scheme, and subject to the conditions and provisions herein contained, and subject to any special trusts or conditions upon which any part thereof may be received the Endowments and all other property vested in the Board, and available for the educational purposes of this Scheme, shall be held by the Board upon trust:- (a) To receive, hold and apply the Endowments for Elementary Education in or towards the support or aid of Elementary Schools, in the Diocese, for the education pupils, male and female, in the manner and subject to the conditions and provisions herein contained. (b) To receive, hold and apply the Endowments for Intermediate Education in or towards the support or aid of an Intermediate School or of Intermediate Schools in the Diocese, for the education of male pupils or of female pupils, or of both, in the manner and subject to the conditions and provisions herein contained. (c) To promote and encourage, in the Diocese, so far as the Endowments, after making due provision for Elementary and Intermediate Education, will admit the Technical Education of the pupils of the Schools. (d) To promote and encourage, in the Diocese, so far as any Endowments or funds contributed for that purpose will admit, the Religious Education of pupils belonging to the said Church. (e) The Board shall apply all the Endowments for Elementary Education of or belonging to the Elementary Schools in each Parish and District, to the maintenance or aid of Schools in such Parish or District, or otherwise for the educational benefit of pupils belonging to the same, so long as the Board shall be of opinion that such Endowments can be beneficially so applied. If and whenever the Board shall report to the Diocesan Synod that any of the said Endowments cannot be beneficially applied as aforesaid, the Diocesan Synod shall direct that the same shall be applied elsewhere , or to other purposes of this Scheme, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

Governing document

Scheme

Other name

Clogher Diocesan Board of Education
  • 12 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Clogher Diocesan Office, Cathedral Hall, Halls Lane, Enniskillen, BT74 7DR

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Hazel Hunter
The Very Rev Kenneth Hall
Rt Rev Ian Ellis
Rev Lorraine Capper
Archdeacon Paul Thompson
Mrs Florence Brunt
Miss Irene Knox
Mr Henry Robinson
Mr John Graham
Rev Jennifer Mcwhirter
Rev Stephen Mcwhirter
Mrs Rosemary Barton

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