INTERNATIONAL MASONRY SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 23 April 1987
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £13,463
Latest expenditure: £12,574
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 26 WIDECOMBE ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 6SL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.masonry.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

With members throughout the world, the Society is a focus for all aspects of masonry. It produces the journal, Masonry International, 3 times a year, containing original technical papers, reviews and research, with other publications issued from time to time and organises meetings including a quadrennial International Masonry Conference

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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 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,574

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: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £18,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,243

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: 2 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,459

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: 4 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,089

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: 27 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,927
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,909

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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: 12 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,574
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

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: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £18,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,243
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 2 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £16,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,459
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

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: 4 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,978
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,089
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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: 27 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,927
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,909
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 6

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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: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL MASONRY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1987-04-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: RULES 16TH JUNE 1986 CONSTITUTION 4TH JUNE 1987 AS AMENDED 24TH JULY 1989 AND 26 JUNE 1998, AS AMENDED 19 NOVEMBER 2001
Charitable Objects: 3.1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF DISCUSSION AND ELUCIDATION OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MASONRY INCLUDING THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ITS CONSTITUENT MATERIALS, THE AESTHETIC, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND THE BUILDING AND SUPERVISION OF STRUCTURES AND FORMS AND THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE MATERIALS IN USE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERIAL TO THE BENEFIT OF MANUFACTURERS, PRACTITIONERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PROVIDING A MORE LASTING, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, HEALTHY AND SOCIALLY DESIRABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT. 3.2) FOR THOSE PURPOSES TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR BRINGING INTO CONTACT AND ASSOCIATION THOSE ENGAGED IN MASONRY SCIENCE, DESIGN AND INDUSTRY AND LIKEWISE TO RECEIVE, EDIT, PRINT AND PUBLISH PAPERS AND OTHER LITERARY UNDERTAKINGS AND TO FORM OR MAINTAIN A LIBRARY OF MASONRY AND ALLIED LITERATURE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 157107
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRITISH MASONRY SOCIETY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures