THE WEST LANCASHIRE MARK CHARITY FUND

Registered charity 327021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Benifit of such Masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects in the provision of tangible assets for the benifit of such organisations or individuals.

Objects

TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICATION OF CAPITAL FOR THE SAID CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND THE APPLICATION OF MONEY (WHETHER CAPITAL OR INCOME) TOWARDS ANY PARTICULAR ONE OR MORE OF THE SAID CHARITABLE PURPOSES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH EXPRESS RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS, IF ANY, AS THE DONOR MAY PROVIDE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£20k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £251,678, supported by a net incoming resource of £9,242 and investment gains of £14,556. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and report 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

Reserves policy: appropriate level of working capital and to protect the future operations of the charity from the effects of any unforeseen and material variations in its income streams (held: £252k)

“It is the policy of the charity to hold reserves in its unrestricted funds in order to establish an appropriate level of working capital and to protect the future operations of the charity from the effects of any unforeseen and material variations in its income streams” — page 5

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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

GEOFFREY HERBERT LEE · trustee of 2 other charities
KEITH ALAN BEARDMORE · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER CONNOLLY · trustee of 1 other charity
michael CLARKE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£29k	£20k
30/09/2024	£40k	£35k
30/09/2023	£30k	£28k
30/09/2022	£33k	£30k
30/09/2021	£10k	£16k

Common questions

Is THE WEST LANCASHIRE MARK CHARITY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £251,678, supported by a net incoming resource of £9,242 and investment gains of £14,556. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.