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Durham Freemasons Charity

Registered charity 279313 · organisation 279313

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
3 March 1980
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£524,349
Latest expenditure
£607,454
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Prov Grand Lodge & Chapter Durham, 8 The Esplanade, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BH

Website recorded by the regulator: durhamfreemasons.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To assist distressed masons and their dependants and provide assistance to local charities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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
10 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£524,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,454
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
27 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£533,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£369,697
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
30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£445,019
Total Gross Expenditure
£492,811
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
31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,192,280
Total Gross Expenditure
£773,236
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
29 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£691,767
Total Gross Expenditure
£381,530

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
10 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£524,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£607,454
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
28
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
27 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£533,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£369,697
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
18
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
30 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£445,019
Total Gross Expenditure
£492,811
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
12
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
31 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,192,280
Total Gross Expenditure
£773,236
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
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
29 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£691,767
Total Gross Expenditure
£381,530
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
15

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
10 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
106943
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
417219
Income Other
187
Income Total Income And Endowments
524349
Income Legacies
2200
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£234,624
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£315,648
Expenditure Other
57182
Expenditure Total
607454
Expenditure Investment Management
234624
Expenditure Grants Institution
234789
Expenditure Governance
7650
Expenditure Support Costs
49216
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
140067
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,845,510
Assets Total Fixed
10443234
Assets Own Use
8408609
Assets Long Term Investment
2034625
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£604,606
Assets Total Liabilities
£64,021
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,983,819
Creditors One Year Total Current
64021
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£526,802
Funds Endowment
16980
Funds Unrestricted
10845510
Funds Restricted
121329
Funds Total
10983819
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
27 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
99213
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
409381
Income Other
25050
Income Total Income And Endowments
533644
Income Legacies
30316
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£141,348
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£205,029
Expenditure Other
23320
Expenditure Total
369697
Expenditure Investment Management
83274
Expenditure Grants Institution
139471
Expenditure Governance
9195
Expenditure Support Costs
44325
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
56371
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
1532387
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,776,902
Assets Total Fixed
9714186
Assets Own Use
8128004
Assets Long Term Investment
1586182
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,225,385
Assets Total Liabilities
£12,714
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,926,857
Creditors One Year Total Current
12714
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,059,260
Funds Endowment
16980
Funds Unrestricted
10776902
Funds Restricted
132975
Funds Total
10926857
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
834376
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3180
Income Investments
354724
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1192280
Income Legacies
825000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£199,096
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£191,517
Expenditure Other
382623
Expenditure Total
773236
Expenditure Investment Management
9235
Expenditure Grants Institution
137637
Expenditure Governance
10410
Expenditure Support Costs
38110
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-382623
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£952,192
Assets Total Fixed
7448135
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
7448135
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,880,842
Assets Total Liabilities
£15,130
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,313,847
Creditors One Year Total Current
15130
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,817,999
Funds Endowment
16980
Funds Unrestricted
9105350
Funds Restricted
191517
Funds Total
9313847
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
29 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
226266
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4980
Income Investments
460521
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
691767
Income Legacies
165703
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£164,088
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£135,066
Expenditure Other
82376
Expenditure Total
381530
Expenditure Investment Management
4577
Expenditure Grants Institution
3000
Expenditure Governance
10410
Expenditure Support Costs
48863
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-57656
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-24720
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£903,841
Assets Total Fixed
7796799
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
7796799
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,126,422
Assets Total Liabilities
£16,420
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,906,801
Creditors One Year Total Current
16420
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,077,642
Funds Endowment
16980
Funds Unrestricted
8685058
Funds Restricted
204763
Funds Total
8906801
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Durham
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Darlington
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Gateshead
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Stockton-on-tees
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
South Tyneside
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sunderland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hartlepool
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
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
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
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
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Durham Freemasons Charity
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1980-03-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27 DECEMBER 1979 & SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 24 JUNE 1992 AS AMENDED ON 09 MAR 2024AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 13 FEB 2025AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13 FEB 2025
Charitable Objects
FOR THE RELIEF OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESSED BROTHER MASONS OR THEIR POOR AND DISTRESSED WIDOWS AND OTHER RELATIVES OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY OR SOCIETIES AND CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE BENEVOLENT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF THE PROVINCE OF DURHAM OF ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
142960
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE DURHAM MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures