The Berkshire Masonic Charity

Analysis

The Berkshire Masonic Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Berkshire Masonic Charity reported income of £100k and spending of £85k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £72k to £100k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Berkshire Masonic Charity sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illyrian Gospel Trust (£99k), Okehampton District Community Transport Group (£100k) and Association of Mountaineering Instructors (£99k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.