The Mason Foundation

Analysis

The Mason Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mason Foundation reported income of £328k and spending of £368k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £192k to £328k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Mason Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kartik Prabhu Memorial Foundation (£327k), Faithinvest (£328k) and The Lauries Ltd (£323k).