CHESHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 June 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £232,438
Latest expenditure: £434,757
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: First Floor, The Foundation, Herons Way, Chester Business Park, Chester, CH4 9GB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cheshiremasons.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve in cases of need Freemasons of the Province of Cheshire & their dependentsTo make grants to other Masonic CharitiesTo make grants to Non Masonic Charities

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £232,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £434,757

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £132,675
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,723

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £601,980
Total Gross Expenditure: £659,812

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £782,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,500

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £469,195
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,435

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £232,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £434,757
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £132,675
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,723
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £601,980
Total Gross Expenditure: £659,812
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £782,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,500
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £469,195
Total Gross Expenditure: £644,435
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 451367
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3896
Income Investments: 146717
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 601980
Income Legacies: 5000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £22,877
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £632,866
Expenditure Other: 4069
Expenditure Total: 659812
Expenditure Investment Management: 22877
Expenditure Grants Institution: 606459
Expenditure Governance: 26407
Expenditure Support Costs: 26407
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 159456
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 142761
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,883,298
Assets Total Fixed: 4772300
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 4772300
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £537,813
Assets Total Liabilities: £34,572
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,275,541
Creditors One Year Total Current: 34572
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £537,813
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4883298
Funds Restricted: 392243
Funds Total: 5275541
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 607762
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 7494
Income Investments: 167280
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 782536
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,162
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £794,966
Expenditure Other: 12372
Expenditure Total: 830500
Expenditure Investment Management: 23162
Expenditure Grants Institution: 762929
Expenditure Governance: 32037
Expenditure Support Costs: 32037
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 26326
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -188242
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,623,319
Assets Total Fixed: 4715582
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 4715582
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £458,836
Assets Total Liabilities: £143,262
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,031,156
Creditors One Year Total Current: 143262
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £458,836
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4623319
Funds Restricted: 407837
Funds Total: 5031156
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stockport
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire East
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Tameside
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Trafford
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHESHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2011-10-27T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (s.74)
Assoc Organisation Number: 515645
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 515645
Assoc Charity Name: THE CHESHIRE PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE

Charity Name: CHESHIRE FREEMASONS' CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-06-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: BY LAWS OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CHESHIRE INCLUDING CHESHIRE PROVINCIAL FUND OF BENEVOLENCE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 OCTOBER 1979 AS AMENDED 3 OCTOBER 2012 AND 4 DECEMBER 2012.
Charitable Objects: A) TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED FREEMASONS OF THE PROVINCE OF CHESHIRE AND THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS, PARTNERS, RELATIVES, CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS.B) TO MAKE GRANTS TO THE ROYAL OR OTHER MASONIC CHARITIES. C) TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO SUCH OTHER MASONIC AND NON MASONIC CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.
Area Of Benefit: CHESHIRE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 192772
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHESHIRE PROVINCIAL FUND OF BENEVOLENCE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures