Northampton Huntingdon & Bedford Mark Benevolent Association

Charity Number: 207374
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To afford assistance to needy brethren, their widows or immediate relatives by means of grants. Also to assist other local charities and worthy causes. To aid our members to subscribe to the funds of any registered charity but primarily to the Mark Benevolent Fund.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £21,418
Total expenditure: £5,061

People

5 Trustee(s)

1 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • City Of London
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • Northampton Huntingdon and Bedford Mark Benevolent Association (Working name)
  • NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Christopher James Trustee 24 June 2023
None on record
David Michael Snape Trustee 24 June 2023
None on record
James Richard King Trustee 10 June 2023
None on record
Thomas Arnold Davison Trustee 11 June 2022
None on record
JOHN DAVID SOWERBY Trustee 03 June 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £25.22k £20.83k £38.76k £22.07k £21.42k
Total expenditure £18.79k £9.43k £15.97k £16.81k £5.06k
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 December 2023 16 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 17 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 11 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 11 August 2020 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.

BY-LAWS ADOPTED 3RD MAY 1962 AS AMENDED 12TH DECEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED ON 11 JUN 2022 AS AMENDED ON 24 AUG 2022 AS AMENDED ON 11 JUN 2022 AS AMENDED ON 11 JUN 2022 AS AMENDED ON 10 JUN 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A FUND (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE FUND) TO WHICH ITS MEMBERS MAY SUBSCRIBE AND FOR THE FUND OR ANY PART THEREOF TO BE PAID OR APPLIED BY THE TRUSTEES AS CONSTITUTED IN BY-LAW 4, FOR ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, NAMELY: - A) TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF MARK MASTER MASONS, WHO ARE SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS OF MARK LODGES OR OF ROYAL ARK MARINER LODGES IN THE MARK PROVINCE OF NORTHAMPTON, HUNTINGDON AND BEDFORD, OR THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS, SISTERS, CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN BEING IN EVERY CASE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. B) TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF FORMER MARK MASTER MASONS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS OF THE SAID MARK PROVINCE, OR OF THE FORMER MARK PROVINCE OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE, OR OF THE FORMER MARK PROVINCE OF BEDFORDSHIRE, AND WHO HAD MAINTAINED A MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORDER FOR 15 YEARS OR MORE. C) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES, NAMELY: - THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS FUND OF BENEVOLENCE (THE “MARK BENEVOLENT FUND”). - THE MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND. - OTHER TRUSTS OR BODIES, ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSION, PROVIDING SERVICES IN ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE COUNTIES FALLING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MARK PROVINCE OF NORTHAMPTON, HUNTINGDON AND BEDFORD.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
24 Denford Road
Ringstead
KETTERING
NN14 4DF
Phone:
01933623162
Email:
jeffchambers77@tiscali.co.uk
Website:

No information available