The Masons Company Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Masons Company Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Masons Company Charitable Trust reported income of £93k and spending of £40k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £93k (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Masons Company Charitable Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Community Hosting Network (£93k), Central Mosque Northampton (£93k) and Sikh Welfare and Research Trust (£93k).

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