CCNI Northern Ireland charity profile

The Dufferin Foundation

Received: 27 days lateCharity number 108031
Registered22 March 2021
Latest income£2,504,750
Financial year end5 April 2025

01 Registration

Identity and public record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Official name
The Dufferin Foundation
CCNI number
108031
Reporting status
Received: 27 days late
Governing document
Trust Deed or Declaration of Trust
Public address
Edwards & Co, 28 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LA

02 Charity activity

Purposes and classifications

CCNI

Charitable purposes

(i) the advancement of education in and the promotion of academic research into the role of Clandeboye and the family of the Marquess of Dufferin, past and present, in the history of the following countries with particular reference to the career of the first Marquess of Dufferin:- (1) the Island of Ireland (2) the Dominion of Canada (3) the sub-continent of India (4) the countries of France, Turkey, Italy and Russia (5) such other countries in the world with which the first Marquess of Dufferin may have been involved (ii) the publication and dissemination of the results of such research; and (iii) the establishment and maintenance of scholarships, grants, allowances and prizes scholar ships, grants, allowances and prizes to be awarded to students. engaged in any such research whether or not the whole or part of that research shall have been carried out at Clandeboye and; and (iv) the promotion and aid of any related research; and (v) the promotion and aid at Clandeboye and elsewhere of the work of the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers and any other bodies (established exclusively for charitable purposes) having as one of their objects the work or conservation and preservation (vi) the support of the Northern Irish Hospice (vii) from and after the time when any legal estate or interest (other than a licence) of Clandeboye is vested in the Trustees:- (aa) the preservation for the public benefit of the whole or such part of the buildings and their grounds and surroundings of Clandeboye as may be so vested in the Trustees (bb) the protection and improvement of the amenities of Clandeboye for public benefit (cc) the preservation for the public benefit. of furniture pictures and chattels of any description that may be given to the Trustees to be kept at Clandeboye (dd) the facilities and encouragement of access to and the study and appreciation of Clandeboye and such furniture and chattels as aforesaid by the general public (For the remainder of the purposes please contact the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland)

What the charity does

The advancement of education,The advancement of health or the saving of lives,The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science,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,Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

General public

How the charity works

Arts,Cultural,Education/training,Environment/sustainable development/conservation,General charitable purposes,Grant making,Heritage/historical,Medical/health/sickness,Research/evaluation

03 Latest finances

Income, spending and resources

Period 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Total income
£2,504,750
Previous total income
£0
Donations and legacies
£2,460,439
Charitable activities income
£0
Trading income
£0
Investment income
£44,311
Other income
£0
Total income and endowments
£2,504,750
Total spending
£66,130
Raising funds expenditure
£0
Charitable activities expenditure
£66,130
Governance expenditure
£26,470
Other expenditure
£0
Total expenditure
£66,130
Total fixed assets
£14,560,975
Net assets and liabilities
−£2,359
Employees / volunteers
0 / 0
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These are reported values from the CCNI register export. Zero and missing values are reproduced as supplied and should be checked against the charity’s filed accounts before a material decision.

04 Provenance

Source and matching