Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

RICHARD HENRY HOLMES MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND

TO MAKE GRANTS TO FREEMASONS AND THIER DEPENDENTS WHO ARE IN DISTRESS AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO MASONIC CHARITIES AND NON MASONIC CHARITIES WITHIN AND OUTWITH THE UK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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
30/06/23		£200	£182	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/22		£173	£158	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21		£154	£218	£-64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20		£185	£198	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/19		£211	£147	£64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18		£263	£457	£-194	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/17		£230	£128	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/16		£234	£109	£124	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/15		£212	£93	£118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/14		£221	£89	£132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/13		£228	£141	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/12		£178	£66	£113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/11		£168	£76	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/10		£147	£66	£82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/09		£169	£283	£-114	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/08		£152	£50	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/07		£152	£41	£111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/06		£127	£35	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/05		£113	£56	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/04	*	£104	£48	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 60 years

PROVSEC@PGLN.ORG

01912136990

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
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

Where it operates

Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLES JEFFREY GIBBS Appointed: 2018

DAVID LESLIE ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2022

DR GREGORY ROGER SMITH Appointed: 2018

GEORGE JOSEPH SANGER Appointed: 2020

GORDON CRAIGS Appointed: 2020

NORMAN BOWSER WEST

JOHN JAMES CRAIGS (Chair), Other trusteeship: NORTHUMBERLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION,

JOHN NIGEL BRUCE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: NORTHUMBERLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION,

KEVIN PETER STANNARD Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: NORTHUMBERLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION,

MIKE GILBERG Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: NORTH TYNESIDE STEELBAND, NORTHUMBERLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION, NORTHERN STEEL NETWORK,

PHILIPPE ADRIAN PAGES Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: TLC APPEAL NORTHUMBERLAND,

STUART CAIRNS Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: NORTHUMBERLAND MARK BENEVOLENT FUND, NORTHUMBERLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION, TLC APPEAL NORTHUMBERLAND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/04/1964, number: 233632

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 101 days late,

Main office

17 Lansdowne Terrace
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 1HP

Objectives

A. TO MAKE GRANTS OR LOANS TO FREEMASONS, THE WIVES, PARTNERS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS OF FREEMASONS AND THE WIDOWS, FORMER PARTNERS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS OF DECEASED FREEMASONS.B. TO MAKE DONATIONS OR LOANS TO LOCAL MASONIC AND NON-MASONIC CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS AND WORTHY CAUSES.C. TO GIVE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE IN EXCEPTIONAL OR URGENT CASES AND IN SO FAR AS THE FOREGOING OBJECTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED TO GIVE RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE WITHIN AND OUTWITH THE UNITED KINGDOM.D. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND CARRY OUT OR SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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