CCEW Charity Commission profile

OXFORDSHIRE MARK MASONIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1122908 · organisation 4037218

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
21 February 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£7,437
Latest expenditure
£50,726
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 9B Sunningwell Road, Sunningwell, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire, OX13 6BJ

02 Activities

What the charity does

TO MAKE FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL GRANTS TO MEMBERS AND TO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MARK MASONIC PROVINCE OF OXFORDSHIRE WHO ARE IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF NEED. SUCH GRANTS ALSO EXTEND TO THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS, WIDOWED MOTHERS, SPINSTER SISTERS, AND CHILDREN. DONATIONS MAY ALSO BE MADE TO A NUMBER OF NATIONWIDE ESTABLISHED MASONIC CHARITIES.

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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
22 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,437
Total Gross Expenditure
£50,726
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
£8,177
Total Gross Expenditure
£55,291
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
30 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£224
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
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
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£220
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,000
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
5 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£617
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,500

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young 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
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
OXFORDSHIRE MARK MASONIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-02-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION (ADOPTED) 07 JANUARY 2008AS AMENDED ON 08 APR 2017
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A FUND, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE FUND, TO WHICH ITS MEMBERS MAY SUBSCRIBE. THE FUND, OR ANY PART THEREOF, MAY BE APPLIED BY THE COMMITTEE AS CONSTITUTED IN BY-LAW 4 FOR ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, NAMELY:A) THE COMMITTEE MAY MAKE GRANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF MARK MASTER MASONS WHO ARE OR WERE MEMBERS OF MARK LODGES OR ROYAL ARK MARINER LODGES IN THE MARK PROVINCE OF OXFORDSHIRE, OR THEIR WIVES/PARTNERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWED MOTHERS, SPINSTER SISTERS , OR THEIR CHILDREN BEING IN EVERY CASE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.EMERGENCY GRANTS MAY BE MADE IF AGREED BY THE CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY AND PUT BEFORE THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING FOR RATIFICATION.WIDOWS WHO REMARRY SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE EXCLUDED FROM OMMBA GRANTS.B) THE COMMITTEE MAY MAKE DONATIONS TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE BELOW LISTED CHARITIES, NAMELY:THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS FUND OF BENEVOLENCETHE GRAND CHARITY OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLANDTHE MASONIC TRUST FOR BOYS AND GIRLSTHE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONTHE NEW MASONIC SAMARITAN FUNDOTHER TRUSTS OR BODIES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE ESTABLISHED FOR REGISTERED CHARITABLE PURPOSES.C)GRANTS TO NON-CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS MAY BE CONSIDERED IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES BUT SHOULD FIRST BE AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT
Area Of Benefit
OXFORDSHIRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests