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The Pat Eakin Foundation

Registered

  • Charity no. 110588
  • Company no. 722052
  • Date registered. 19/11/2025

Public benefits

What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? The direct benefits which flow from the Foundation's purposes shall be the financial contribution granted to any charity or organisation who have applied for or receive grant funding. All grants will be assessed prior to award to ensure the Foundation's purposes are fulfilled

and shall be awarded on the basis of evidence that the funding will have a positive impact on the beneficiaries. In relation to the Foundation's specific purpose to support the advancement of health and saving lives and relieve the suffering of those with ill-health, the direct benefits flowing from this shall include improved health outcomes, improved treatment and relief of symptoms to those suffering with ill-health be that through new or revised medicines and medical devices and reduced levels of stress and anxiety amongst people living with illness and their families. In relation to the Foundation's specific purpose to advance education and training, the direct benefits flowing from this include the increase in knowledge, qualifications and skills gained by the beneficiaries and the dissemination of research in the public interest. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? All recipients of grant funding will be required to demonstrate the direct and indirect benefits their work has on people in need through a monitoring and evaluation process, which will be reviewed by the Foundation. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? There is no harm or potential for harm as a result of the purposes of the Foundation. Who are the charity's beneficiaries? The Foundation's ultimate beneficiaries shall be the beneficiaries of the charities or organisations which receive grant funding for application in accordance with the Foundation's purposes, principally in but not limited to Northern Ireland. The beneficiaries will usually be the general public and while specific grants may be more limited in scope, they will be assessed to ensure that the public benefit requirement is fulfilled. Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? A private benefit to trustees may arise from any ongoing board training on topics such as good governance. Through this training trustees gain skills and experience which can be transferrable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries and that good practice is followed in the operation of the Foundation.

What your organisation does

The Foundation's purposes are achieved by awarding grants or donations to charities and organisations for the benefit of of people in need or who work with people or communities in need. The Foundation shall invite applications for funding of grants, which shall be reviewed against specific criteria and objectives set by the Foundation trustees to

ensure the furtherance of the Foundation's objects.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of amateur sport
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • The advancement of animal welfare
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Grant making
  • Grant making

Charitable purposes

The Objects for which the Company is established are: to do anything which is a charitable purpose according to the law of Northern Ireland from time to time principally in but not limited to Northern Ireland, including in particular: (a) to support the advancement of health and saving lives and to relieve the suffering of those with ill-health through any means including but not limited to the support of medical research and medical technology through the making of grants and other like awards: and (b) the furtherance of education and training in all aspects of knowledge, whether directly or indirectly of (but not limited to) the making of grants, including the establishment of scholarships and prizes and other like awards.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 3 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Jeremy David Eakin
  • Miss Hannah Rosena Eakin
  • Mr Richard John Gray

Contact details

Public Address

Mr Jeremy Eakin, 15 Ballystockart Road, Comber, BT23 5QY

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland
  • In The Uk

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