Duncombe Place Masonic Hall Charitable Trust

Analysis

Duncombe Place Masonic Hall Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Duncombe Place Masonic Hall Charitable Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £27k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £43k to £28k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Duncombe Place Masonic Hall Charitable Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cor Godre'r Garth (£28k), Sheffield Chinese Association (£28k) and York Common Good Trust (£28k).

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