Masonic Samaritan Fund

Analysis

Masonic Samaritan Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06876310). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Masonic Samaritan Fund reported income of £1.4m and spending of £5.8m, spending 429% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.4m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 1076% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Masonic Samaritan Fund sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trewen Meadows (£1.4m), James Hirons (£1.4m) and Choimel Dalim (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72% and investments 28%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £927k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £31k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.