Easterford Lodge No 2342 Masonic Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Easterford Lodge No 2342 Masonic Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ingatestone. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Easterford Lodge No 2342 Masonic Benevolent Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £4,750, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,343 to £11k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Easterford Lodge No 2342 Masonic Benevolent Fund sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Evangelism World Crusade Church (Gewc) (£10k), The Love Trust for Indian Children in Need (£11k) and The Mothers Union (Diocese of London Branch) (£10k).