Essex Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund 2009
Analysis
Essex Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund 2009 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Essex Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund 2009 reported income of £24k and spending of £21k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £28k to £24k (-13%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 2011%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Essex Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund 2009 sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zera Avraham Messianic Synagogue Trust (£24k), Inspire Afrika (£24k) and Birmingham Confucian Society (UK) (£24k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide financial assistance for the benefit of poor and distressed Brother Mark Master Masons their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and charitable objects as the Trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion decide
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Zera Avraham Messianic Synagogue Trust | Redhill | £24k |
| Inspire Afrika | Kingswinford | £24k |
| Birmingham Confucian Society (UK) | Birmingham | £24k |
| Eben-Ezer International Church | Gillingham | £24k |