Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

WILTSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY FOUNDATION

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE (AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND & WALES), WITHIN THE MASONIC PROVINCE OF WILTSHIRE, AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
30/06/23		£3,024	£2,373	£651
30/06/22		£409,544	£14,131	£395,413
30/06/21		£3,961	£0	£3,961
30/06/20		£33,132	£0	£33,132
30/06/19	*	£0	£0	£0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

07738812750

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Swindon, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR DAVID JOHN REED Appointed: 2021

NIGEL HARVEY POOLE Appointed: 2023

SIMON JEREMY LISTER ELLINGHAM FCA DCHA Appointed: 2017

ROGER KARN Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE WILTSHIRE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND, THE HOBHOUSE ANIMAL TRUST, THE CROUCH BEQUEST, THE LOGANBERRY TRUST,

CLIVE LEWIS EMERSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: THE WILTSHIRE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND, MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2018, number: 1181250

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR19: 107 days late,

Main office

49 Albany Road
SALISBURY
SP1 3YQ

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