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WORCESTERSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY ORGANISATION

Registered charity 210408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORCESTERSHIRE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND

Raising of funds by donation, running sheltered accommodation and making grants/donations

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISTRESSED BROTHER MASONS THEIR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF MASONIC OR OTHER CHARITIES.

Area of benefit: WORCESTERSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE

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 · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in the process of closing, with trustees having resolved to transfer the majority of its assets to the Worcestershire Freemasons Benevolent Fund and cease grant-making by January 2026. Per the trustees' report, the charity incurred a net outgoing of £76,676 for the year, driven by significant expenditure on charitable activities and maintenance costs that exceeded incoming resources. Despite the planned dissolution and asset transfer, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern during this wind-down period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no reserves should be held (held: £15k)
“Given the transfer of assets to The Worcestershire Freemasons Charity including the responsibilities associated with the Ellard Hanson Court property and the cessation of all grant-making from 1% January 2026, it was resolved no reserves should be held.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related parties with a number of common Trustees are as follows: Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum, Leslie and Ivy Pountney Bursary Fund
“Related parties with a number of common Trustees are as follows: Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum Leslie and Ivy Pountney Bursary Fund” — 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: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£107k£184k
31/12/2024£89k£115k
31/12/2023£102k£284k
31/12/2022£109k£118k
31/12/2021£87k£69k

Common questions

Is WORCESTERSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY ORGANISATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in the process of closing, with trustees having resolved to transfer the majority of its assets to the Worcestershire Freemasons Benevolent Fund and cease grant-making by January 2026. Per the trustees' report, the charity incurred a net outgoing of £76,676 for the year, driven by significant expenditure on charitable activities and maintenance costs that exceeded incoming resources. Despite the planned dissolution and asset transfer, the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern during this wind-down period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.