CCEW Charity Commission profile

BERKSHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 265522 · organisation 265522

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
8 May 1973
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£7,516
Latest expenditure
£9,017
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: BeMBA c/o Sindlesham Court, Mole Road, Sindlesham, WOKINGHAM, Berkshire, RG41 5EA

Website recorded by the regulator: https://berksmark.org.uk/charity/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's purpose is 1.To provide immediate assistance to Berkshire Mark Masons or their widows in time of need in compliance with our by laws; 2. Support to small local charities; 3. Support to one Berkshire-wide Charity each year;4. Support to National Charitable Giving through the Mark Benevolent Fund.Support to Option 1 will always receive first call on funds.

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
12 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,516
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,017
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
5 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£24,496
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,413
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
6 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£8,600
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,237
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£18,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,996
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
4 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£16,663
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,965

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
5 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£24,496
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,413
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
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
28
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
19 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£18,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,996
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
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
26
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
4 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£16,663
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,965
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
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
28

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bracknell Forest
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Windsor And Maidenhead
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
West Berkshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Slough
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Reading
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wokingham
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BERKSHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1973-05-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
BYE LAWS DATED 11/06/1970AS AMENDED ON 13/06/1985AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 23/03/1988AS AMENDED ON 12/06/2003AS AMENDED ON 13/06/2008AS AMENDED ON 30/09/1987AS AMENDED ON 10/06/2010AS AMENDED ON 10/09/2015
Charitable Objects
(A) TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF MARK MASTER MASONS WHO ARE OR WERE MEMBERS OF MARK LODGES OR OF ROYAL ARK MARINER LODGES IN THE MARK PROVINCE OF BERKSHIRE, OR THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS, WIDOWED MOTHERS, SPINSTER SISTERS,CHILDREN, CIVIL PARTNERS AND PARTNERS DEFINED AS A MEMBER OF AN ESTABLISHED COUPLE LIVING TOGETHER WITHOUT BEING MARRIED OR IN CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BEING IN EVERY CASE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. (B) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES, NAMELY - THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE GRAND CHARITY OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND, THE MASONIC TRUST FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, THE NEW MASONIC SAMARITAN FUND, OTHER TRUSTS OR BODIES IN THE COUNTY OF ROYAL BERKSHIRE ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Area Of Benefit
BERKSHIRE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
260307
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BERKS AND OXON MARK BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management