The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in May 1975, 51 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 December 2025, The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire Benevolent Fund reported income of £235k and spending of £116k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £160k to £235k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire Benevolent Fund sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bd4 Community Trust Limited (£235k), The Thomas Cranston Hughes Family Trust (£235k) and Bliss Family Charity (£235k).