01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC010082
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML3 6LX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Benevolent Fund applies the income received from its investments and donations to provide donations and grants to those in need including members of the Supreme Grand Chapter. Beneficiaries of grants can include members of the Order, their parents, spouses, children or collaterals.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £100,626 | £28,073 | 0 | 26 November 2025 |
| 28 February 2024 | £308,776 | £65,722 | 0 | 18 November 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | £44,983 | £33,011 | 0 | 10 November 2023 |
| 28 February 2022 | £45,628 | £70,484 | 0 | 30 November 2022 |
| 28 February 2021 | £35,155 | £23,803 | 0 | 24 November 2021 |
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
- 6 Windmill Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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