Lodge of Old Friendship Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Lodge of Old Friendship Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Lodge of Old Friendship Benevolent Fund reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,106 to £15k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Lodge of Old Friendship Benevolent Fund 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 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 22nd Christchurch (Hurn) Air Scout Group (£15k), Wormley Parochial Charity (£15k) and Friends of St Cuthbert Mayne (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.