CHESHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITY

Charity number: 219177
Charity reporting is up to date (116 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve in cases of need Freemasons of the Province of Cheshire & their dependents To make grants to other Masonic Charities To make grants to Non Masonic Charities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £132,675
Total expenditure: £138,723

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 June 1963: Standard registration
  • 27 October 2011: Funds received from 515645 THE CHESHIRE PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARC...
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHESHIRE PROVINCIAL FUND OF BENEVOLENCE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Robert Crudge Chair 16 October 2019
CHESHIRE MASONIC COVENANTS LIMITED
Received: On time
CHESHIRE MASONIC TRUSTEE CORPORATION LIMITED
Received: On time
Neil Arthur Willis Trustee 06 November 2024
CHESHIRE MASONIC TRUSTEE CORPORATION LIMITED
Received: On time
CHESHIRE MASONIC COVENANTS LIMITED
Received: On time
Jeffrey Cunningham Trustee 04 December 2023
CHESHIRE MASONIC COVENANTS LIMITED
Received: On time
CHESHIRE MASONIC TRUSTEE CORPORATION LIMITED
Received: On time
Michael George Leese Trustee 31 January 2022
None on record
DENNIS TALBOT Trustee 17 August 2018
CHESHIRE MASONIC COVENANTS LIMITED
Received: On time
CHESHIRE MASONIC TRUSTEE CORPORATION LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024 31/12/2024
Total gross income £328.60k £469.20k £782.54k £601.98k £132.68k
Total expenditure £258.25k £644.43k £830.50k £659.81k £138.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £607.76k £451.37k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £7.49k £3.90k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £167.28k £146.72k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £5.00k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £794.97k £632.87k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £23.16k £22.88k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £32.04k £26.41k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £762.93k £606.46k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £23.16k £22.88k N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £12.37k £4.07k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 24 February 2026 116 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 24 February 2026 116 days late
Annual return 30 April 2024 11 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 11 February 2025 On time
Annual return 30 April 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Annual return 30 April 2022 20 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 20 January 2023 On time
Annual return 30 April 2021 01 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 21 December 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

BY LAWS OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CHESHIRE INCLUDING CHESHIRE PROVINCIAL FUND OF BENEVOLENCE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 OCTOBER 1979 AS AMENDED 3 OCTOBER 2012 AND 4 DECEMBER 2012.

Charitable objects

A) TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED FREEMASONS OF THE PROVINCE OF CHESHIRE AND THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS, PARTNERS, RELATIVES, CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS. B) TO MAKE GRANTS TO THE ROYAL OR OTHER MASONIC CHARITIES. C) TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO SUCH OTHER MASONIC AND NON MASONIC CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

CHESHIRE

Contact information

Address:
36 Clay Lane
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 7AB
Phone:
0161 980 6090
Email:
cfcsecretary@cheshiremasons.co.uk
Website:

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