THE BERKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY

Registered charity 1003788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity was established under a Deed of Trust and its objectives are to distribute investment income for the relief of local distress and charitable need of a Masonic or non-Masonic nature.

Objects

(A)TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONG INHABITANTS OF AND VISITORS TO THE MASONIC PROVINCE OF BERKSHIRE. (B)TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FUNDS FOR ANY OTHER WHOLLY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION WHICH OPERATES TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS EITHER WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIN THE SAID MASONIC PROVINCE. (C)TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN THE SAID MASONIC PROVINCE. (D)GENERALLY TO SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS OR ORGANISATIONS AND TO CARRY OUT ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE SAID MASONIC PROVINCE THAT MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT ALL OR SOME OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO THAT PROVINCE. (E)TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY DEED OR DEEDS EXECUTED WITH THEIR UNANIMOUS CONSENT DECLARE.

Area of benefit: BERKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves were £142,902, while the trustees' reserves policy targets approximately £95,000 per annum in liquid cash to meet anticipated grants. The charity reports adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with total net assets of £3,343,401 comprising largely of investment holdings.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Vale & West Accountancy Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Edward Anthony Merrett Hands · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Palmer · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR G J BARLOW · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nicholas McGregor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard John Williams · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Reading · Slough · Swindon · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.