Great Priory of the Order of the Temple Fund of Benevolence

Analysis

Great Priory of the Order of the Temple Fund of Benevolence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Great Priory of the Order of the Temple Fund of Benevolence reported income of £36k and spending of £80k, spending 221% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £26k to £36k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 181% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great Priory of the Order of the Temple Fund of Benevolence sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Siyakhanya (£36k), The Beacon Trust (£36k) and The Miles and Hurman CIO (£36k).