Masonic Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Masonic Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2015, 11 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 company (Companies House number 09751836). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Masonic Charitable Foundation reported income of £90.8m and spending of £100.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £67.8m to £90.8m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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 Charitable Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sickle Cell Care Manchester (£88.9m), Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) (£91.3m) and The Martin James Foundation (£87.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 22% and investments 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.6m. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £13.5m. Reserves of £99.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 92 people.

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.