The Cheshire Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Mason's Fund of Benevolence

Analysis

The Cheshire Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Mason's Fund of Benevolence is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Cheshire Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Mason's Fund of Benevolence reported income of £53k and spending of £24k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £43k to £53k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Cheshire Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Mason's Fund of Benevolence sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Niall Stringer Foundation (£53k), Hatfield Broad Oak Parent Teacher Association (£53k) and Ilkley Grammar School Parent Teacher Association (£53k).