Sussex Masonic Charitable Foundation, CIO
Analysis
Sussex Masonic Charitable Foundation, CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 2018, 8 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, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sussex Masonic Charitable Foundation, CIO reported income of £156k and spending of £253k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £484k to £156k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sussex Masonic Charitable Foundation, CIO sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% 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 The Franciscan Sisters of Mill Hill (£156k), Berosa Charity Limited (£156k) and Salt and Light Ministries (£156k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE HEALTH, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AMONGST SUCH PERSONS AS THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER FROM TIME TO TIME TO BE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE; AND TOFURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES (BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Franciscan Sisters of Mill Hill | London | £156k |
| Berosa Charity Limited | London | £156k |
| Salt and Light Ministries | Walsall | £156k |
| Accomplish Children's Trust CIO | York | £156k |