Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +2
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
2 Trustees: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE GRAND CHARITY

The objects of the Charity shall be to support such charitable institutions, objects or purposes as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23	£668	£1,243	£-575	£1	£144	£144	1.4
31/03/22	£886	£1,936	£-1,050	£26	£719	£719	4.5
31/03/21	£842	£10,389	£-9,547	£102	£1,767	£1,767	2
31/03/20	£1,929	£8,298	£-6,369	£139	£10,848	£10,848	15.7
31/03/19	£1,584	£7,420	£-5,836	£181	£16,962	£16,962	27.4
31/03/18	£3,423	£20,490	£-17,067	£217	£21,848	£21,848	12.8

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Established: 7 years
(44 years as a company)

www.mcf.org.uk

info@mcf.org.uk

02031463333

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeships: THE ROYAL MASONIC HOSPITAL, THE GRAND CHARITY, THE ROYAL MASONIC TRUST FOR GIRLS AND BOYS, THE RMIG ENDOWMENT TRUST, MASONIC SAMARITAN FUND, THE ROYAL MASONIC TRUST FOR GIRLS AND BOYS, THE RUSPINI FUND,

JAMES LONG (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: President/Chairman, Other trusteeship: MASONIC SAMARITAN FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2016, number: 1170335
Registered at Companies House on 25/03/1980, number: 01487345

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE CAERLLEON LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND on 29/05/2020

Main office

ROYAL MASONIC
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION
60 GREAT QUEEN STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5AZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.THE OBJECTS MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

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