The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons' Fund of Benevolence

Analysis

The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons' Fund of Benevolence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons' Fund of Benevolence reported income of £2.2m and spending of £3.4m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.2m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons' Fund of Benevolence sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice Worcester and Herefordshire (£2.2m), Computeraid International (£2.2m) and Glass Door Homeless Charity (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and investments 26%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.6m. Reserves of £18.9m would cover about 66 months of spending at that rate.