THE MASON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1150662 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to support/connect and empower communities most at need, supporting them to come together by providing simple solutions to tackle inequality. The Community Mile is a programme that engages those least active, into community led physical activities. Propel is a programme to support young people who are neurodivergent and/or with additional learning needs into meaningful employment.

Objects

TO APPLY AS APPROPRIATE THE INCOME AND THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CHARITABLE TRUST AT ANY TIME OR FROM TIME TO TIME GENERALLY FOR SUCH PURPOSES OR OBJECTS WHICH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE RECOGNISED AS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY THINK FIT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tunbridge Wells, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £39,934 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by strategic investments in team capacity and infrastructure. However, unrestricted reserves improved to £66,967 and cash at bank increased to £200,894, supported by a secured funding pipeline of £140,278 in deferred income. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mason Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN PETER MASONchair
• Derek Roberts
• Dr Anna Norman
• Jackie Anne Sumner
• James Eaton
• Martin John Ebdell
• Sophie Mason

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

• MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £90.8m
• THE JOHN MASON FAMILY TRUST income £40k
• THE MASON TRUST income £111k
• THE MOSES PROJECT income £182k
• THE MOVE PARTNERSHIP income £172k
• THE MASONS COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST income £93k

Side by side with its peers

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