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RICHARD HENRY HOLMES MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 233632 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FREEMASONS OF NORTHUMBERLAND

Latest income
£218k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,877,927, an increase from the previous year, supported by a net investment surplus of £294,121. The trustees report that all requests for assistance were met and that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain the capital base in 'real-terms' and to provide sufficient returns to meet the liabilities arising from current beneficiaries and cases of future need (held: £7.9m)
“The level of investment return and the scale of reserves has been determined to maintain the capital base in 'real-terms' and to provide sufficient returns to meet the liabilities arising from current beneficiaries and cases of future need.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations to Masonic organisations
“During the year £25,560 was donated to masonic organisations in the Province of Northumberland.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£218k£281k
30/06/2024£192k£213k
30/06/2023£200k£182k
30/06/2022£173k£158k
30/06/2021£154k£218k

Common questions

Is RICHARD HENRY HOLMES MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,877,927, an increase from the previous year, supported by a net investment surplus of £294,121. The trustees report that all requests for assistance were met and that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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