Oxfordshire Masonic Charity
Analysis
Oxfordshire Masonic Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in October 1979, 47 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 June 2026, Oxfordshire Masonic Charity reported income of £88k and spending of £138k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £73k to £88k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 428%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Oxfordshire Masonic Charity sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essex Provincial Charity Fund (£88k), The WFH Foundation (£88k) and The Boddington Village Hall (£87k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are the relief of such poor and distressed freemasons or their poor and distressed widows and children, to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects, as the provincial Grand Lodge shall in duly constituted meeting advise.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Essex Provincial Charity Fund | Wickford | £88k |
| The WFH Foundation | London | £88k |
| The Boddington Village Hall | Northamptonshire | £87k |
| The Nathan Foundation | London | £88k |