01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 20 March 1968
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026
- Latest income
- £3,891
- Latest expenditure
- £1,560
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 31 Mannington Way, West Moors, FERNDOWN, BH22 0JE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.polytechnic.freemasons.london (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provides grants to Masonic and non Masonic Charities. Also to groups working with the sick, disabled or elderly who hold registered charity status. Occasionally provides financial assistance to current and former members or their family who have met with adversity and who are unable to obtain support from any other service.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,891
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,560
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,312
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,235
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,802
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,137
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,770
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,305
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,125
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,940
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- 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
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- POLYTECHNIC LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1968-03-20T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 4TH FEBRUARY 1968
- Charitable Objects
- TO OR FOR THE RELIEF OR ANY POOR AND DISTRESSED MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBER OF THE LODGE OR THEIR POOR AND DISTRESSED WIVES WIDOWS CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANT RELATIVES OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE LODGE COMMITTEE SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment