THE GRAND CHARITY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
THE FREEMASONS' GRAND CHARITY IS THE CENTRAL GRANT-GIVING CHARITY OF ALL ENGLISH CONSTITUTION FREEMASONS. ITS OBJECTS ARE VERY BROAD AND GIVE DISCRETION TO THE COUNCIL TO DETERMINE CHARITABLE POLICIES. THE TWO PRIMARY ACTIVITIES ARE 1. GRANTS: FOR MASONS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS; OTHER MASONIC CHARITIES & NON-MASONIC CHARITIES. 2. MANAGING THE RELIEF CHEST SCHEME.
Latest income
£16.0m
Expenditure
£14.8m
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 | £8.5m | £9.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £10.6m | £9.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £13.9m | £15.4m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £15.2m | £16.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £16.0m | £14.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £14.9m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.1m |
| Total income | £16.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £14.8m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £5.0m |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £14.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £20.9m |
| — restricted | £20.9m |
| — unrestricted | £0 |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £20.9m |
| Cash | £4.3m |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- 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
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
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.