Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE RICHARD WHITTINGTON LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND

The Trustees meet as required to consider and grant or deny requests for donations forwarded by members of the Lodge or direct by individuals or groups
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently

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£24£1£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£0£6£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£25£0£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£42£6£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£18£1£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£5£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£10£4£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£7£11£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£6£2£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

cjhill@btinternet.com

01452309010

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN HILL (Chair) Appointed: 2011
  • MALCOLM JOHN WHITE Appointed: 2019
  • NEIL HENDRY Appointed: 2022
  • RICHARD HENRY CHATHAM Appointed: 2019
  • ROBERT PAUL PANOU Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/08/1977, number: 274143
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 ROSEMARY CLOSE
ABBEYDALE
GLOUCESTER
GL4 5TL

Objectives

TO OR FOR THE RELIEF OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESSED BROTHER MASONS AND THEIR POOR AND DISTRESSED WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE LODGE SHALL DIRECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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