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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£4.0K
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Spending
£3.6K
- Charity no. 102998
- Date registered. 10/02/2016
Public benefits
The trustees are satisfied that both elements of public benefit are met in relation to all of the purposes; Purpose 1:- The beneficiaries are members of the North Irish Horse (which is defined in an annex to the constitution) past and present. This is a ‘closed class’ in that all of the beneficiaries are identified by their link to an institution
or institutions but the ‘poverty exception’ applies as the purpose is to prevent or relieve poverty. However, it is open to any member of the public (subject only to normal constraints) to apply to join the North Irish Horse as a member of the Territorial Army or the Army Reserve as it is an element of the British Army and therefore is both non-sectarian and non-political. The direct benefits flowing from the purposes include the prevention or relief of poverty of those members of the North Irish Horse (together with their immediate families) who genuinely have either fallen upon hard times or are in imminent danger of doing so. This purpose is achieved by the payment of grants directly to the beneficiaries or in certain cases to their carers. The benefits can be demonstrated through the acknowledgement and gratitude of the beneficiaries (or their Carers) and is accepted by the Trustees as evidence of the correct dispersal of the funds of the Benevolent Trust. Purpose 2 The beneficiaries are the entire population and are not subject to any of the aforementioned constraints. The direct benefits include a greater understanding, through the support of lectures, talks and publications and the provision of artefacts that demonstrate the role of the North Irish Horse in the history of Ireland, of its contribution in both World Wars, its links with local communities and industries and history generally. The benefits can be demonstrated through attendances and the acknowledgement and gratitude of the beneficiaries. There are no harms from the purposes nor are there private benefits accruing or likely to accrue to either the Trustees of the Fund or to any unintentional beneficiary.
What your organisation does
The Association maintains the ethos of the North Irish Horse and promotes this to the general public. It supports the keeping of a museum collection of historical documents and artefacts which is accessible to the general public for purposes of research or general interest. It is keen to make the public and employers aware of the benefit to society
of the North Irish Horse in its current role as a part of the Army Reserve. No Trustee receives remuneration, reward or other private benefit for carrying out his or her Trustee responsibility.
The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
How the charity works
- Heritage/historical
- Relief of poverty
- Welfare/benevolent