Comrades Lodge of Freemasons No 2740 Benevolent Fund
What it does
Provide support for members and dependents and make charitable donations as approved by the members
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH DISTRESSED BROTHER MASONS THEIR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE SAID LODGE SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: National
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 January 2025, it had income of £1,600 and spent £2,500.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £1,600 | £2,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2024 | £450 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2023 | £1,800 | £2,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2022 | £200 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 January 2021 | £200 | £0 | 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 700%, from £200 in the year to 31 January 2021 to £1,600 in the year to 31 January 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 156% of its income in the year to 31 January 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Price
- Steven Ridley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 0 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | 30 November 2025 | Received 1 December 2025, 1 day late | Not required |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Received 9 January 2025, 40 days late | Not required |
| 31 January 2023 | 30 November 2023 | Received 9 January 2025, 406 days late | Not required |
| 31 January 2022 | 30 November 2022 | Received 21 February 2023, 83 days late | Not required |
| 31 January 2021 | 30 November 2021 | Received 21 February 2023, 448 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 207279
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 September 1962
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED 13TH APRIL 1928.
- 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.