Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -13 ?

THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOMERSET BENEVOLENT FUND 

Supports Masonic Charities ,Masons and their families in distressed circumstances and other charities mainly those located in Somerset
Analysis by Giving is Great

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
  • 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
30/09/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/17£37£32£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/09£83£21£62£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£53£58£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07?*£22£4£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£28£58£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£54£27£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£29£10£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

keith.surry@pearsonmay.co.uk

01249444666

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/07/1980, number: 280699
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 159 days late, AR11: 16 days late, AR07: 22 days late,
Main office

AVONBURY
BEECH ROAD
BOX HILL
CORSHAM
SN13 8HF

Objectives

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 AS THE LODGE SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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