THE HEREFORDSHIRE MASONIC HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 1041274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poor and/or disabled masons and/or wifes and widows who are poor and/or disabled in particular the provision of accomodation in Herefordshire

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POOR AND/OR DISABLED MASONS AND/OR THEIR WIVES AND WIDOWS WHO ARE POOR AND/OR DISABLED IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, ESPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THE DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: HEREFORDSHIRE

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £1,528,008.05 at the year end, representing a surplus of £58,483.46 for the period. The trustees maintain reserves in a deposit account to balance fluctuations in incoming resources and expenditure, with £1,189,641 held in a COIF charities deposit account at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to balance the fluctuations of both incoming resources and expenditure from one year to another and to provide investment income (held: £1.5m)
“The trustees maintain reserves to balance the fluctuations of both incoming resources and expenditure from one year to another and to provide investment income.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£25k£21k
30/06/2025£80k£22k
30/06/2024£77k£15k
30/06/2023£49k£11k
30/06/2022£20k£5k

Common questions

Is THE HEREFORDSHIRE MASONIC HOUSING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £1,528,008.05 at the year end, representing a surplus of £58,483.46 for the period. The trustees maintain reserves in a deposit account to balance fluctuations in incoming resources and expenditure, with £1,189,641 held in a COIF charities deposit account at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.