Herne Bay Masonic Centre Benevolent Trust

Analysis

Herne Bay Masonic Centre Benevolent Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Herne Bay Masonic Centre Benevolent Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £23k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from £10k to £16k (+60%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Herne Bay Masonic Centre Benevolent Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Against Plastic (£16k), The Campden Society (£16k) and Reigate Public Baths (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.