The East Lancashire Masonic Charity

Analysis

The East Lancashire Masonic Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00079735). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The East Lancashire Masonic Charity reported income of £1000k and spending of £1.3m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £787k to £1000k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The East Lancashire Masonic Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau (£999k), The Church at Junction 10 (£1000k) and Forest Upcycling Project (£998k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, investments 11% and donations and legacies 6.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. Reserves of £7.5m would cover about 71 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.