Press Report

 

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During 2025 £156,125 was paid out to 510 local people in Hull and the Trustees also awarded an extra gift of £130 per person to provide them with additional assistance to cope with the rising costs of fuel and food.

An additional sum of £6,000 was donated to ten Hull charities.  These included CatZero, Hessle Road Network, Teenage Cancer, Hull Women’s Aid, Endike Community Care, Hull 4 Heroes, Artlink for Community Arts and Church Homeless Charity.

 

At the Annual General Meeting, Mr. Joseph Newton was re-elected Chairman and Mr Paul Matson was re-elected Vice Chairman.

 

The Fund was founded in 1934 by Mr Joseph Rank and has made allowances totalling £4,672,165 to 8,292 pensioners in the Hull area and in addition, has awarded £198,585 to Local Charities since its inception.

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The total money paid out of the Fund since 1934 is now:- £4,870,750

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Current Trustees 

Mr. Joseph Newton (Chairman)
Mr Paul Matson (Vice Chairman)
Mr M. Lucas
Mrs. J. Waite 
Miss. D. North

Mrs. J. Clunie

Ms. G. Martin

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Press cutting is courtesy of Hull Daily Mail