MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To relieve and preserve health, advance education and prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship, amongst such persons as the Trustees consider from time to time to be in need of assistance and to further such other purposes being exclusively charitable.
Latest income
£90.8m
Expenditure
£100m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £67.8m | £91.1m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £72.9m | £93.3m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £79.3m | £97.1m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £85.7m | £103m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £90.8m | £100m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £19.7m |
| Charitable activities | £56.2m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £11.7m |
| Total income | £90.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £97.5m |
| Raising funds | £2.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £13.5m |
| Governance | £279k |
| Total expenditure | £100m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £99.2m |
| Total funds | £384m |
| — restricted | £274m |
| — unrestricted | £99.2m |
| — endowment | £11.0m |
| Total assets | £384m |
| Cash | £21.3m |
People
| Employees | 92 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.