WEST RIDING MASONIC CHARITIES LIMITED

Registered charity 212073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support and aid sick,elderly or infirm members of Masonic Lodges in Yorkshire and their dependants and widows and to support other Masonic and non Masonic organisations

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£764k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £375,106 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £9.1 million. The trustees consider these reserves appropriate to allow the charity to continue its activities, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity'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

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% of income)
“Donations received in the year were £612,820 (2024 - £479,290).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£764k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£37k
Reserves (reported)
£3.6m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~41.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Doncaster · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£764k£1.0m
30/09/2024£620k£1.1m
30/09/2023£784k£1.3m
30/09/2022£1.7m£839k
30/09/2021£676k£816k

Common questions

Is WEST RIDING MASONIC CHARITIES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £375,106 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £9.1 million. The trustees consider these reserves appropriate to allow the charity to continue its activities, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST RIDING MASONIC CHARITIES LIMITED£764k—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY FY2026£88k—0above—no doubt
CHESHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITY FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2024£327k—0unclear—no doubt
RICHARD HENRY HOLMES MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025£218k—0unclear—no doubt
Durham Freemasons Charity FY2024£524k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.