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Province of Worcestershire Mark Benevolent Fund

RegisteredRegistered charity number 503776WantageGrant-making and general purposes
Income£12k2026-03-31
Spending£11ksame year
Spent / received119%5-year average
Size in its cause47th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered1975Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Province of Worcestershire Mark Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wantage. It was registered in January 1975, 51 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.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Province of Worcestershire Mark Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £11k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,897 to £12k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, Province of Worcestershire Mark Benevolent Fund sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Crook Trust Fund (£12k), The Kenneth and Julian Layton Charity Trust (£12k) and Bearrem Charitable Trust (£12k).

Income and spending

£0£6,430£13k£19k£26k2022 Income: £6,8972022 Spending: £11,26320222023 Income: £11,2332023 Spending: £14,56920232024 Income: £14,7332024 Spending: £10,13120242025 Income: £16,4352025 Spending: £25,71820252026 Income: £12,3172026 Spending: £11,4932026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Fund raising amongst Mark Masons for the purpose of relief of brethren or there dependents who are beneficiaries of charity and supporting other charities

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Rotary Club of Crook Trust FundCrook£12k
The Kenneth and Julian Layton Charity TrustLondon£12k
Bearrem Charitable TrustTadley£12k
The Horace Moore Charitable TrustAscot£12k