The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Monmouthshire Benevolent Fund
What it does
THE CHARITY HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BOTH MASONIC AND NON MASONS BECAUSE OF ILLNESS OR DISTRESS, FALL UPON HARDTIMES.THE CHARITY ALL MAKES DONATIONS TO OTHER WORTHY CAUSES AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL CHARITIES.
Its charitable purposes
TO OR FOR THE RELIEF OF AGED OR NECESSITOUS BROTHER MARK MASONS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE PROVINCIAL LODGE SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TOME TO TOME DIRECT.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Accommodation and housing
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: National
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £19,500 and spent £15,155.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £19,500 | £15,155 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 August 2024 | £10,719 | £5,000 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 August 2023 | £20,855 | £18,809 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £24,114 | £19,642 | Not reported | 23 |
| 31 August 2021 | £11,769 | £4,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 66%, from £11,769 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £19,500 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 78% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- David Powell
- Nigel Evans
- Paul McGarth
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 16 June 2026, 14 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 11 August 2025, 42 days late | Not required |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 21 May 2024, 40 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 16 May 2023, 45 days early | Not required |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 24 May 2022, 37 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1099876
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 October 2003
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 22ND JUNE 1978
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.