cheshire freemasons' charity

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Cheshire Freemasons' Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Altrincham and operates in Stockport, Tameside, and various other locations.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To relieve in cases of need Freemasons of the Province of Cheshire & their dependentsTo make grants to other Masonic CharitiesTo make grants to Non Masonic Charities

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Stockport Tameside Trafford Wirral Cheshire East Cheshire West & Chester

Financial Information

Latest Income

£601,980

Latest Expenditure

£659,812

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 105.1%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 95.9%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 7.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £451,367

Charitable Activities £3,896

Other Trading £0

Investments £146,717

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £632,866

Raising Funds £22,877

Governance £26,407

Grants to Institutions £606,459

Other Expenditure £4,069

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£601,980	£659,812	£632,866	£5,275,541	£4,883,298	0 / 0
2023	£782,536	£830,500	£794,966	£5,031,156	£4,623,319	0 / 0
2022	£469,195	£644,435				0 / 0
2021	£328,598	£258,254				0 / 0
2020	£408,382	£293,177				0 / 0