Warwickshire Freemasons' Charitable Foundation
Analysis
Warwickshire Freemasons' Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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 December 2025, Warwickshire Freemasons' Charitable Foundation reported income of £637k and spending of £736k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £229k to £637k (+177%), an average of +178% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Warwickshire Freemasons' Charitable Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Play Inclusion Project (Pip) (£636k), Jewish Child's Day (£637k) and Friends of Bram (£635k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 68% and donations and legacies 32%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 8.3%. Reserves of £14.7m would cover about 240 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 32%
- Investments 68%
In the charity's own words
The furtherance and promotion of such exclusively charitable purposes as the Charity Trustees may in their absolute discretion from time to time determine, and in particular, but without restriction the relief of poverty among Freemasons, their families, other dependent relatives in the UK who are in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Play Inclusion Project (Pip) | Blackpool | £636k |
| Jewish Child's Day | London | £637k |
| Friends of Bram | Ulverston | £635k |
| Southern Voices For Global Development | Farnborough | £638k |