WARWICKSHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1206032
Charity reporting is up to date (5 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The furtherance and promotion of such exclusively charitable purposes as the Charity Trustees may in their absolute discretion from time to time determine, and in particular, but without restriction the relief of poverty among Freemasons, their families, other dependent relatives in the UK who are in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £229,389
Total expenditure: £77,167

People

9 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
  • 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:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 2023: CIO registration
  • 03 February 2026: Funds received from 216844-3 CHARLES RAINSFORD BENEVOLENT FUND
  • 03 February 2026: Funds received from 216844-2 CANON BARNARD MEMORIAL ANNUITANTS FUND
  • 03 February 2026: Funds received from 216844 WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FORMERLY "THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED" (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID ANTHONY BUTCHER Chair 04 December 2023
None on record
Bernard Colin Foad Trustee 08 June 2024
None on record
Andrew Keith Staker Trustee 08 June 2024
None on record
David John Shakeshaft Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record
Richard Lloyd Barker FCA Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record
John David Harris Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record
Philip laurence Hall Trustee 04 December 2023
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Received: 6 days late
Geoffrey Walker Trustee 04 December 2023
SANDWELL VALLEY SCHOOL
Received: On time
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Received: 6 days late
THE SANDWELL COMMUNITY CARING TRUST
Received: On time
Christopher John Grove MBE Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2024
Total gross income £229.39k
Total expenditure £77.17k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants 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 28 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 05 November 2025 5 days late
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Dec 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE FURTHERANCE AND PROMOTION OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT RESTRICTION: 4.1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG FREEMASONS, OR THEIR FAMILIES, OR OTHER DEPENDENT RELATIVES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; 4.2. THE RELIEF OF FREEMASONS, OR THEIR FAMILIES, OR OTHER DEPENDENT RELATIVES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 4.3. THE RELIEF OF THE FAMILIES OR DEPENDENT RELATIVES OF DECEASED FREEMASONS OF THE PROVINCE (IN PARTICULAR WIDOWS, CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, AND PARTNERS OF MORE THAN FIVE YEARS STANDING) WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Contact information

Address:
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WARWICKSH
YENTON ASSEMBLY ROOMS
73-75 GRAVELLY HILL NORTH
ERDINGTON
BIRMINGHAM
B23 6BJ
Phone:
01214544422
Email:
pgsec@warwickshirepgl.org
Website:

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