Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE ST JAMES LODGE NO 8910 BENEVOLENT FUND 

Masonic Charity
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
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/12/22£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/12/21£5£0£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/12/20£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/12/19£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/12/18£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/17£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/16£1£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/15£2£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/14£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/13£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/12£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/11£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
30/12/10*£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
30/12/09*£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/08£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
30/12/07*£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/12/06?£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/12/04£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 43 years

robert930@btinternet.com

01524271036

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
  • Bolton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/1981, number: 511256
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR10: 25 days late, AR09: 48 days late, AR07: 104 days late,
Main office

ROSE COTTAGE
CHAPEL LANE
KIRKBY LONSDALE
CARNFORTH
LA6 2AL

Objectives

TO APPLY BOTH THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND TO OR FOR 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 CHARITES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE LODGE SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETINGS FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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