Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2

No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -2

THE GRAND CHARITY

THE FREEMASONS' GRAND CHARITY IS THE CENTRAL GRANT-GIVING CHARITY OF ALL ENGLISH CONSTITUTION FREEMASONS. ITS OBJECTS ARE VERY BROAD AND GIVE DISCRETION TO THE COUNCIL TO DETERMINE CHARITABLE POLICIES. THE TWO PRIMARY ACTIVITIES ARE 1. GRANTS: FOR MASONS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS; OTHER MASONIC CHARITIES & NON-MASONIC CHARITIES. 2. MANAGING THE RELIEF CHEST SCHEME.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 43 years

www.mcf.org.uk

info@mcf.org.uk

02031463333

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£13,926	£15,400	£-1,474	£0	£21,312	£0	n/a	0
31/03/22	£10,567	£9,577	£990	£0	£22,786	£0	n/a	0
31/03/21	£8,474	£9,749	£-1,275	£0	£21,796	£0	n/a	0
31/03/20	£13,477	£13,236	£241	£0	£23,071	£23,071	20.9	0
31/03/19	£12,058	£11,838	£220	£0	£22,830	£0	n/a	0
31/03/18	£10,562	£10,696	£-134	£0	£22,614	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	£3,781	£5,575	£-1,794	£156	£22,744	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16	£14,958	£16,151	£-1,193	£194	£61,653	£30,042	22.3	25
31/03/15?	£19,591	£22,553	£-2,962	£542	£64,751	£32,831	17.5	24
30/11/13	£13,660	£13,963	£-303	£390	£64,490	£29,951	25.7	25
30/11/12	£15,835	£17,702	£-1,868	£348	£61,439	£28,363	19.2	26
30/11/11	£18,189	£18,863	£-674	£407	£61,424	£28,183	17.9	25
30/11/10	£22,266	£24,015	£-1,749	£443	£62,271	£28,151	14.1	27
30/11/09	£16,488	£17,277	£-789	£416	£61,087	£21,054	14.6	23
30/11/08	£15,838	£15,305	£534	£349	£57,484	£17,260	13.5	20
30/11/07	£18,205	£18,370	£-165	£231	£66,692	£29,062	19	17
30/11/06	£14,060	£11,424	£2,636	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/05	£13,736	£12,569	£1,167	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/11/04	£14,569	£20,504	£-5,936	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: INF

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£4,500	30/03/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Masonic Charitable Foundation

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/02/1981, number: 281942

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

09/12/2011 - Asset transfer in from WEST KENT MASONIC CHARITIES FUND
20/02/2015 - Asset transfer in from THE FITZROY MARK LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
30/09/2015 - Asset transfer in from THE OLD FORESTERS' LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
30/01/2017 - Asset transfer in from MOORFIELDS 4949 MASONIC CHARITIES ASSOCIATION
23/03/2017 - Asset transfer in from ST BOTOLPHS LODGE NO 2020 BENEVOLENT FUND
15/08/2018 - Asset transfer in from GREEN ROOM LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
14/11/2019 - Asset transfer in from THE BRISTOL LODGE NO 4522 BENEVOLENT FUND
30/12/2019 - Asset transfer in from AVENUE ROSE CROIX CHAPTER BENEVOLENT FUND
10/11/2021 - Asset transfer in from TENNYSON LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
28/03/2022 - Asset transfer in from ASHLAR LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
13/05/2022 - Asset transfer in from KENDRICK LODGE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
16/05/2022 - Asset transfer in from RODING MASONIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
27/06/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE LESNES ABBEY LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
10/11/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE VAGA DELPHIS AND CONINGSBY LODGES CHARITY

Policies in force

Investment

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE GRAND CHARITY
FREEMASONS HALL
60 GREAT QUEEN STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5AZ

Objectives

SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL AT ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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