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The Ducales Capital Charitable Trust

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £2.5K

  • Spending

    £0.0K

  • Charity no. 100575
  • Date registered. 20/08/2014

Public benefits

(1) The advancement of education The Ducales Capital Charitable Trust ('the Charity') has and will support students who are studying at local universities by providing scholarships, prizes and bursaries. The direct benefits that flow from this include the enhanced knowledge of students, increased access to education and higher standards in

education by rewarding achievement. The Charity will also support educational establishments in Northern Ireland by providing funding for capital projects, for example the maintentance and/or improvement works to buildings. The direct benefit which flows from this includes the enhancement of premises and facilities for students and the increased prestige of the educational establishment which has received the award resulting from the improvements. The benefits of this purpose will be demonstrated through feedback from recipients of awards, both individuals and organisations, and by the sense of pride felt by those who view the works carried out to buildings, both students/employees of the establishment and the wider local community. There is no private benefit to the trustees and it is anticipated that any potential private benefit in future would be wholly incidental. (2) The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science: The Charity will support artists who are studying and working in Northern Ireland, for example students and graudates of the art college in the University of Ulster, and those enrolled on courses in a scientific discipline, for example engineering students. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the encouragement of artists and students of science in Northern Ireland. The wider benefit which flows from this purpose includes increased skills in the fields of arts and science in Northern Ireland. The benefits of this purpose will be demonstrated through feedback from recipients of awards and by the sense of inspiration felt by those appreciating the work of artists and students of science in the wider community. There is no private benefit to the trustees and it is anticipated that any potential private benefit in future would be wholly incidental. There is no ‘harm’ flowing from the purposes of Ducales Capital Charitable Trust of which the charity trustees are aware. For example, we can confirm that no salaries are paid by the charity nor are there any overheads resulting from the charitable work carried out. All work is carried out on an ex gratia basis.

What your organisation does

The Ducales Capital Charitable Trust supports the advancement of education in Northern Ireland and, further to same, the advancement of both arts and science in Northern Ireland. The charity aims to support students who are studying at local universities including the University of Ulster and Queens University Belfast. This support is provided

by way of scholarships, prizes and bursaries for education. The charity also aims to support educational establishments in Northern Ireland by providing funding for capital projects, for example the funding of maintenance and/or improvements to university buildings. The charity was established 8 months ago. To date it has made one award of £6,000 to an individual who is a student at Queen's University Belfast. This award was granted to assist with the payment of tuition fees. It is envisaged that the charity may also sponsor artists who are studying in Northern Ireland, for example students at the art college in the University of Ulster, and students enrolled on courses in a scientific discipline, for example engineering students.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • General public
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • General charitable purposes
  • Grant making

Charitable purposes

The Trustees shall hold the capital and income of the Trust Fund upon trust to apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital at such time or times and in such manner to or for the benefit of such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the world as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit Provided that the Trustees may at their absolute discretion for such period as is permitted by the law of Northern Ireland instead of applying the income of the Charity in any year accumulate all or any part of such income at compound interest by investing the same and the resulting income in any of the investments authorised by clause 6 hereof and hold the same as an accretion to and as part of the capital of the Charity without prejudice to their right to apply the whole or any part of such accumulated income in any subsequent year as if the same were income of the Charity arising in the then current year.

Governing document

Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust

Other name

  • 3 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Thomas James Jennings Cbe
  • Mr James David Jennings
  • Mr Peter William Jennings

Contact details

Public Address

Jeni Booth, 16 Talbot Street, Saint Anne's Square, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 2NF

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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