Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

THE FAITHFUL LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND 

To raise money for general Charitable purposes to donate to other registered charities or voluntary bodies,Makes grants to organisations, including schools, charities etc.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/22£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£4£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£7£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£8£1£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£4£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£4£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£4£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£7£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

tobyhart29@hotmail.com

01379 854980

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/1987, number: 297068
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 184 days late,
Main office

Corner Cottage
The Street
Mendham
HARLESTON
Norfolk
IP20 0NH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESS 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 DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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