Richard Henry Holmes Masonic Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Richard Henry Holmes Masonic Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Richard Henry Holmes Masonic Benevolent Fund reported income of £218k and spending of £281k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £154k to £218k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Richard Henry Holmes Masonic Benevolent Fund sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Willow Trust (£218k), Kidneys for Life (£218k) and Long Ashton Community Association (£218k).