ESSEX PROVINCIAL ALMONERS FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 22 February 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £15,056
Latest expenditure: £14,959
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 28 Coppens Green, WICKFORD, Essex, SS12 9PA

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE RELIEF AND DISTRESS OT POVERTY AND DISTRESS TO MASONS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS

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: 21 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £15,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,959

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: 3 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,044

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: 19 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £18,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,416

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: 18 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,960

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: 13 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £28,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,542

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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: 21 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £15,056
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,959
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 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,044
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: 7

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: 19 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £18,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,416
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £163
Income From Government Grants: £11,014
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: 6

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: 18 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,960
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: 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: 13 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £28,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,542
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ESSEX PROVINCIAL ALMONERS FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-02-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Feb 2018 as amended on 11 Feb 2019 as amended on 11 Feb 2019 as amended on 09 Dec 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO CONSIDER AND IF CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE UNDER ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR SOLE ABSOLUTE AND UNFETTERED DISCRETION THINK TO PAY ALL OR PART OF THE COST BY WAY OF GRANT OR LOAN EITHER TO THE PETITIONER OR DIRECTLY ON HIS OR HER BEHALF TO THE PROVIDER OF THE SERVICE OR GOODS, THE SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATIONA) FOR THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR THE CURRENT OR PAST MEMBERS OF A FREEMASON’S LODGE OF ESSEX (“ESSEX FREEMASONS”) AND THEIR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS (“THEIR DEPENDENTS”) BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST IN SUCH RELIEF.B) AND FOR THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONGST ESSEX FREEMASONS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY ASSISTING IN THE COST OF (I) INITIAL CONSULTATION BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE AND TO PROVIDE IF IT IS REASONABLE TO DO SO (IN THE SOLE ABSOLUTE AND UNFETTERED DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING) THE COST OF TRAVEL FOR AN ESSEX FREEMASON AND/OR HIS DEPENDENTS TO ATTEND SUCH CONSULTATION AND TO VISIT AN ESSEX FREEMASON OR HIS DEPENDENT IN HOSPITAL OR A NURSING HOME OR SIMILAR INSTITUTION (II) CARE OF ESSEX FREEMASONS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION AND (III) ITEMS EQUIPMENT AND/OR OTHER FACILITIES NEEDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING RELIEFC) PAYMENT TO AN ESSEX MASONIC CHARITABLE FESTIVAL.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE AND NOTHING SHALL BE IMPLIED THAT ANY APPLICATION ALTHOUGH FALLING WITHIN THE OBJECTS WILL BE PAID IN WHOLE OR IN PART

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 586465
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ESSEX PROVINCIAL CHARITY FUND

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Volunteer management