THE CITY AND UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE MASONIC CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 295392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE MASONIC CHARITABLE TRUST

To make donations to charities, both masonic & non-masonic, primarily local charitable causes.

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Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is reliant on an annual grant from Masonic resources and does not seek external funding. The trustees note that if this funding were not renewed, activities would go into abeyance. The charity does not retain a formal reserve policy, though modest unspent sums may remain depending on circumstances.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Masonic resources within the Province of Cambridgeshire

“The charity is reliant on an annual grant from Masonic resources within the Province of Cambridgeshire, with the expectation that this will be deployed, totally or largely, over the following year.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: The Trustees do not retain a reserve as such

“The Trustees do not retain a reserve as such, though there may be modest unspent sums at year end, depending on circumstances applicable to any specific year.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“In the event that renewal of the annual grant was not forthcoming, the Charity’s activities would go into abeyance, until such time as funding might be renewed.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Edmund John Nichols Brookeschair · trustee of 2 other charities
David John Smith
Dr PETER CARTWRIGHT · trustee of 3 other charities
Dr RICHARD ALWYNE LEWIN
Dr ROBERT GEORGE HANKIN BETHEL
Graham A Jackson
JOHN SHERRIFF
Jacob John William Baldwin

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£40k	£37k
31/12/2024	£41k	£44k
31/12/2023	£40k	£36k
31/12/2022	£40k	£39k
31/12/2021	£40k	£45k

Common questions

Is THE CITY AND UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE MASONIC CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is reliant on an annual grant from Masonic resources and does not seek external funding. The trustees note that if this funding were not renewed, activities would go into abeyance. The charity does not retain a formal reserve policy, though modest unspent sums may remain depending on circumstances. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.