The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in January 1964, 62 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 and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund reported income of £50k and spending of £51k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £50k to £50k (-1.4%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Valesco Foundation (£50k), Blevins Franks Charitable Foundation (£50k) and The Inkredible Foundation (£50k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide for the benefit of distressed masons their widows or children or to or for the benefit of such Masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Valesco Foundation | London | £50k |
| Blevins Franks Charitable Foundation | London | £50k |
| The Inkredible Foundation | Leeds | £50k |
| Southport Lions Club Charity Trust Fund | Merseyside | £50k |