Cheshire Masonic Covenants Limited
What it does
The principal activity of the Charity is the collection, administration and distribution of the covenanted / gift aided charitable donations made by Freemasons of the Province of Chehsire
Its charitable purposes
1) TO ASSIST IN, CONTINUE AND EXTEND THE WORK OF CHESHIRE FREEMASON'S CHARITY (“CFC") AND TO ACCEPT ENDOWMENTS, FUNDS, PROPERTY AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CHARITABLE ON BEHALF OF CFC(2) TO ACT IN ALL CHARITABLE MATTERS AS SPECIAL AGENT AND TRUSTEE FOR CFC AND TO EXECUTE, AS TRUSTEE, IRREVOCABLE DEEDS OF TRUST WHEN REQUIRED BY CFC(3) AT THE DIRECTION OF CFC –(A) TO PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE INFANT CHILDREN OF INDIGENT FREEMASONS OF THE PROVINCE OF CHESHIRE OR THE INFANT CHILDREN OF SUCH FREEMASONS WHO HAVE DIED IN INDIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES(B) TO AFFORD ELEEMOSYNARY AND CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO FREEMASONS OF THE SAID PROVINCE, OR THEIR WIDOWS, OR IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OTHER DEPENDANT RELATIVES IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY SEEM DESIRABLE TO CFC AND(C) TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING THE IMMEDIATE AND PRESSING NECESSITY OF FREEMASONS, OR THEIR FAMILIES, OR, IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OTHER DEPENDANT RELATIVES, WHETHER PERMANENTLY RESIDENT IN SUCH PROVINCE OR NOT PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS SHALL NOT AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING SUCH ASSISTANCE OR GRANTS OR RELIEF BE MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY(4) TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF CHARITY EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS OR DEPOSITS OF MONEYS OR ACCEPTING COVENANTS TO MAKE OR PROMISES TO GIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OR MONEYS FOR OR TOWARDS THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CFC(5) TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF A CHARITY, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE SUPPORT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS SHALL PROHIBIT THE PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND, BONUS, OR PROFIT TO THEIR MEMBERS TO AT LEAST AS GREAT AN EXTENT AS SUCH PAYMENT IS PROHIBITED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY BY THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION(6) GENERALLY TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF THE CHARITY BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITABLE OBJECTS, WHETHER OF A MASONIC NATURE OR NOT
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: Cheshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £36 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £36 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £0 | £660 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | £23 | £450 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | £163 | £450 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2022 | £1 | £576 | 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 3,500%, from £1 in the year to 30 April 2022 to £36 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 4 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Paul Robert CrudgeChair
- Dennis Talbot
- Jeffrey Cunningham
- Michael George Leese
- Neil Arthur Willis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 10 September 2026, 51 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 24 February 2026, 116 days late | Not required |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 11 February 2025, 17 days early | Not required |
| 30 April 2023 | 29 February 2024 | Received 22 January 2024, 38 days early | Not required |
| 30 April 2022 | 28 February 2023 | Received 20 January 2023, 39 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 219180
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 July 1965
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 25TH AUGUST 1947. AMENDED 12TH MAY 1948, AND 19TH MAY 1965.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 DEC 2015
- Company number
- 00441186This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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.