London Freemasons Charity — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 21 June 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £694,180
Latest expenditure: £944,455
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 60 GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON, WC2B 5AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.london-freemasons-charity.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

General Charitable activities, The London Freemasons Charity has been set up to provide and donate grants, with a general focus on London Charities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 29 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £694,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £944,455

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: 24 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,166,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,585,242

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: 27 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £809,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £706,673

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: 23 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £253,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,664

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £164,400
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,286

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £694,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £944,455
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,166,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,585,242
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £809,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £706,673
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: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £253,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,664
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £164,400
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,286
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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 644303
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 45526
Income Other: 4351
Income Total Income And Endowments: 694180
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £944,455
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 944455
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2460
Expenditure Support Costs: 2460
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -59505
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,401,194
Assets Total Fixed: 1405218
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1405218
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £84,082
Assets Total Liabilities: £22,402
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,466,898
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22402
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £10,698
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1401194
Funds Restricted: 65704
Funds Total: 1466898
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2109699
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 57200
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2166899
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,579,971
Expenditure Other: 5271
Expenditure Total: 2585242
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 162797
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1693344
Assets Own Use: 1693344
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £139,229
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,196
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,821,377
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11196
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1754437
Funds Restricted: 66940
Funds Total: 1821377
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 764553
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 44697
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 809250
Income Legacies: 2000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £706,673
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 706673
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19887
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 40187
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1567906
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1567906
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £524,499
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,586
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,074,819
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17586
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £314,477
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1878854
Funds Restricted: 195965
Funds Total: 2074819
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: London Freemasons Charity
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-06-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON THE 1ST JULY 1999, AS AMENDED 22 MAR 2000, 28 AUG 2003 AND 25 FEB 2010. as amended on 07 Mar 2019 as amended on 06 Mar 2024
Charitable Objects: THE FURTHERANCE AND PROMOTION OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT RESTRICTION) THE RELIEF OF NEED OR POVERTY OR DISTRESS OR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.
Area Of Benefit: GREATER LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 363429
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE METROPOLITAN MASONIC CHARITY

Charity Name Id: 363411
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LONDON MASONIC CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name Id: 363403
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LMCT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures