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home >> charity search >> the grand lodge of mark master masons' fund of benevolence
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE 

Grants to individuals and Charitable Organisation
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £21,151,524 available, equivalent to 176 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
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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 Volun-
teers
31/08/22£2,049£1,445£604£0£21,152£21,152175.7012
31/08/21£1,730£2,676£-946£0£23,501£23,501105.4012
31/08/20£1,953£1,914£39£0£20,912£20,912131.1012
31/08/19£2,055£2,254£-199£0£20,931£20,931111.4012
31/08/18£2,074£3,176£-1,102£0£20,613£20,61377.9242
31/08/17£2,508£2,589£-81£0£21,149£21,1499820
31/08/16£2,024£1,145£879£0£19,526£19,526204.620
31/08/15£1,657£943£714£15£17,035£17,035216.820
31/08/14£1,200£1,178£22£20£16,533£16,533168.420
31/08/13£1,157£684£473£15£15,353£15,353269.420
31/08/12£1,255£896£359£14£13,312£12,24516420
31/08/11£1,311£2,116£-805£13£12,471£5,44030.820
31/08/10£1,040£1,321£-281£13£12,548£5,52650.220
31/08/09£1,115£2,326£-1,211£12£12,079£4,92225.420
31/08/08£1,658£4,361£-2,703£13£14,551£6,00716.510
31/08/07£1,162£468£694£9£18,391£9,176235.510
31/08/06£979£626£353£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£1,211£1,269£-59£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£885£1,427£-542£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 175.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years

www.markmasonshall.org

g.newell@mmh.org.uk

02077471166

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/07/1963, number: 207610
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

MARK MASONS HALL
86 ST. JAMES'S STREET
LONDON
SW1A 1PL

Objectives

3.1 SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEES, WHO IN REACHING THAT DETERMINATION SHALL SEEK AND CONSIDER THE VIEWS OF THE GRAND LODGE.3.2 THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG MARK MASTER MASONS, THEIR FAMILIES OR OTHER DEPENDANT, AND/OR AMONGST RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF THE GRAND LODGE IN SUCH MANNER AS THEY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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