The Saint Aldhelm Lodge No 2888 Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Saint Aldhelm Lodge No 2888 Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wilts.. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Saint Aldhelm Lodge No 2888 Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £1,417, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,418 to £12k (+238%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 1142%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Saint Aldhelm Lodge No 2888 Benevolent Fund sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pad Vernon Charitable Trust (£12k), Rotary Club of Llanidloes (£12k) and Turweston Village Hall (£12k).