Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE TRINITY LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND

Predominantly donations to other Masonic Charities and donations to charities within Coventry. Occasional donations to charities in Warwickshire, occasionally donations to national charities of particular interest to Members.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£10£16£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£11£26£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£10£26£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£7£10£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£9£22£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£6£15£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£92£9£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£7£2£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£7£10£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£8£19£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£5£1£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£8£5£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£64£62£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£6£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years

charity@trinitylodge254.org

02476 501475

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

  • DAVID JOHN EVANS (Chair)
  • DR WILLIAM PATRICK WATSON Appointed: 2024
  • VICTOR WALTER KEENE MBE
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1963, number: 216924
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 34 days late,
Main office

Dalecote House (Coventry Masonic Hall)
165 Warwick Road
COVENTRY
CV3 6AU

Objectives

TO APPLY BOTH THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF 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 LODGE SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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