Mark Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Mark Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mark Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire Benevolent Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £7,905, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,547 to £11k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mark Provincial Grand Lodge of Derbyshire Benevolent Fund sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Tilbury Relief in Need Charity (£11k), HM Forage (£11k) and Rotary Club of Northallerton Mowbray Trust Fund (£11k).