The United Lodge of Prudence Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The United Lodge of Prudence Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The United Lodge of Prudence Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,993 to £12k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The United Lodge of Prudence Benevolent Fund sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include DC Action (£12k), The Minchinhampton - Nkokoto Link (£12k) and Humberside Chinese Association (£12k).

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.