Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Kent Charity Fund
Analysis
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Kent Charity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 April 2025, Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Kent Charity Fund reported income of £46k and spending of £49k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £102k to £46k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Kent Charity Fund sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mosselson Charitable Trust (£46k), Bismillah Welfare Association UK (£46k) and Samantha Sykes Foundation Trust (£46k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Relief of poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or for the benefit of Masonic Charities or other charitable Institutions, Societies or objects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Mosselson Charitable Trust | London | £46k |
| Bismillah Welfare Association UK | Worcester | £46k |
| Samantha Sykes Foundation Trust | £46k | |
| Rotary Club of Rushmoor Charity Trust Fund | Hampshire | £46k |