THE BERKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY

Charity number: 1003788
Charity reporting is overdue by 92 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity was established under a Deed of Trust and its objectives are to distribute investment income for the relief of local distress and charitable need of a Masonic or non-Masonic nature.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £100,561
Total expenditure: £74,135

People

4 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • Swindon
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 August 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicholas McGregor Trustee 27 September 2022
THE GILLMOR MEMORIAL BENEVOLENT FUND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF BERKSHIRE
Received: On time
John Palmer Trustee 27 September 2022
THE GILLMOR MEMORIAL BENEVOLENT FUND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF BERKSHIRE
Received: On time
Timothy Peter Lee Trustee 18 October 2016
THE GILLMOR MEMORIAL BENEVOLENT FUND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF BERKSHIRE
Received: On time
MR G J BARLOW Trustee
THE GILLMOR MEMORIAL BENEVOLENT FUND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF BERKSHIRE
Received: On time
WINDSOR & ETON ROTARY CHARITY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £96.39k £71.61k £77.50k £82.00k £100.56k
Total expenditure £120.94k £60.69k £86.45k £94.34k £74.14k
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

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 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 92 days
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 February 2024 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 February 2024 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 24TH. JULY 1991

Charitable objects

(A)TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONG INHABITANTS OF AND VISITORS TO THE MASONIC PROVINCE OF BERKSHIRE. (B)TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FUNDS FOR ANY OTHER WHOLLY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION WHICH OPERATES TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS EITHER WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIN THE SAID MASONIC PROVINCE. (C)TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN THE SAID MASONIC PROVINCE. (D)GENERALLY TO SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS OR ORGANISATIONS AND TO CARRY OUT ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE SAID MASONIC PROVINCE THAT MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT ALL OR SOME OF THE INHABITANTS OF OR VISITORS TO THAT PROVINCE. (E)TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY DEED OR DEEDS EXECUTED WITH THEIR UNANIMOUS CONSENT DECLARE.

Area of benefit

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

BERKSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
12 Woodlands Avenue
Winnersh
WOKINGHAM
Berkshire
RG41 3HL
Phone:
07939170572
Email:
bmc@berkspgl.org.uk
Website:

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