Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £2,517, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £19k to £12k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Minor Lodge 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 Aberford Village Hall (£12k), Worstead & District Riding for the Disabled (£12k) and Raymond Trust Fund (£12k).