Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION 

The support of the Masonic Charitable Foundation or any other organisations, institution or fund which is established for purposes which are exclusively charitable in law. To relieve and assist aged sick, distressed or infirm Freemasons of this Province and their wives, widows and/or dependant children.To make donations, grants or subscriptions to the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/05/23£316£159£157n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/05/22£426£443£-17n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/05/21£137£153£-15n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/05/20£116£150£-34n/an/an/an/an/a76
31/05/19£225£261£-36n/an/an/an/an/a76
31/05/18£113£102£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£123£157£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£116£156£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£102£135£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£97£110£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£109£102£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£335£382£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£348£359£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10£358£332£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£365£380£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08£331£373£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/07*£311£203£108£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/06£152£66£86£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/05£110£74£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04£118£57£61£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.pglleics.co.uk

lrmca@pglleics.co.uk

01162236998

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Leicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 80 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/05/1964, number: 234054
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 108 days late,
Main office

Freemasons Hall
78-80 London Road
LEICESTER
LE2 0RA

Objectives

TO SUPPORT THE CENTRAL MASONIC CHARITIES OR ANY OTHER ORGANISATION, INSTITUTION OR FUND WHICH IS ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN LAW. SEE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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