Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons' Charity

Analysis

Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons' Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitstable. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons' Charity reported income of £1.2m and spending of £96k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £68k to £1.2m (+1651%), an average of +105% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 1683%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons' Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stop the Traffik (£1.2m), Tackle Africa (£1.2m) and Blackpool Carers Centre Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 19%.