Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -14
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -32 ?

ST MARY LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND 

Masonic Lodge
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/20£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£10£3£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£1£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£5£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£2£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 33 years

l6537@cumbriafreemasons.org

01697345655

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/1991, number: 1001831
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR09: 115 days late,
Main office

77 SOUTH END
WIGTON
CA7 9JY

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESSED BROTHER MASONS OR THEIR POOR AND DISTRESSED WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE WIGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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