Gippeswyk Lodge No 4254 Charities Association
Analysis
Gippeswyk Lodge No 4254 Charities Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in February 1988, 38 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 organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Gippeswyk Lodge No 4254 Charities Association reported income of £16k and spending of £1,040, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,114 to £16k (+300%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, Gippeswyk Lodge No 4254 Charities Association sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newington Village Hall (£16k), The Essex Masters Lodge Benevolent Fund (£16k) and Forces Pension Society Charitable Fund (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To receive subscriptions, donations and bequests and to pay donations to any body or institution established for solely charitable purposes whether Masonic or non-Masonic, and to assist members of the Gippeswyk Lodge and the wives, children and other dependants of such persons being in need of financial assistance, by making grants or i n such other ways as the Trustees shall think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Newington Village Hall | Sittingbourne | £16k |
| The Essex Masters Lodge Benevolent Fund | Essex | £16k |
| Forces Pension Society Charitable Fund | Wiltshire | £16k |
| The Fay and Robert Caplin Foundation | London | £16k |