Sondes Lodge Masonic Charities Association

Analysis

Sondes Lodge Masonic Charities Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Sondes Lodge Masonic Charities Association reported income of £19k and spending of £15k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £18k to £19k (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sondes Lodge Masonic Charities Association sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanderstead Neighbourhood Care (£19k), David "Bomber" Pearce Legacy (£19k) and Philips Hall (£19k).