The North and East Yorkshire Mark Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The North and East Yorkshire Mark Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The North and East Yorkshire Mark Benevolent Fund reported income of £23k and spending of £17k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £25k to £23k (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The North and East Yorkshire Mark Benevolent Fund sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chepstow Foodbank (£23k), The Mbili Charitable Trust (£23k) and London Computer Recycling (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Pupose of the charity is to raise income from the Mark Lodges within Yorkshire North & East Yorkshireand apply that income to the benefit of;a) Distressed Mark Mason's, their widows or other family membersb) To assist other Masonic Charities including the Mark Grand Charityc) To support other charitable institutions within the Province of Yorkshire North & East Yorkshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chepstow Foodbank | Chepstow | £23k |
| The Mbili Charitable Trust | Hampshire | £23k |
| London Computer Recycling | London | £23k |
| The Marketing Foundation | Maidenhead | £23k |