01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002055
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G81 6AD
OSCR note: Previous name - Lodge Cochno No 1304 Benevolent Fund from 08/10/1934 to 03/02/2025
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Benevolent Fund disperses various amounts to Grand Lodge and Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolence and individuals as per the balance sheet.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
This Fund shall be kept distinct from the Ordinary Funds, and shall have a separate Bank Account in the name of the Lodge, to be operated upon by the Master, the Secretary, and the Treasurer, or any two of them. This Fund shall be devoted exclusively to the relief of poor and distressed Brethren, their widows and children and other dependents. for contributing to the Grand Lodge Fund of Scottish Masonic Benevolence and the Annuity Funds of Grand Lodge.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2025 | £427 | £416 | 0 | 27 July 2026 |
| 1 October 2024 | £454 | £422 | 0 | 31 July 2025 |
| 1 October 2023 | £1,328 | £973 | 0 | 1 July 2024 |
| 1 October 2022 | £586 | £307 | 0 | 23 June 2023 |
| 1 October 2021 | £365 | £50 | 0 | 28 June 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 46 Smith Crescent, Clydebank
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Grand Lodge of Scotland · SC001996
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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