Gloucestershire Masonic Charity Action
Analysis
Gloucestershire Masonic Charity Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Gloucestershire Masonic Charity Action reported income of £147k and spending of £152k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £152k to £147k (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gloucestershire Masonic Charity Action sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Note Projects (£147k), North Deal Community Company CIO (£147k) and Dharura: Global Emergency Care (£147k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the CIO are to: Do all such things as are lawfully charitable in nature for the benefit of Freemasons and others (in Gloucestershire and elsewhere), by making donations and grants to; individuals in need and other charities in order to further its charitable purposes in the wider community for the public benefit in compliance with section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Note Projects | Brighton BN2 1TS | £147k |
| North Deal Community Company CIO | Deal | £147k |
| Dharura: Global Emergency Care | Bristol | £147k |
| The Tree of Life Centre Colne Valley | Huddersfield | £147k |