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Trust / foundation · Charity no. 265522
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Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association is a charity registered in England and Wales under number 265522. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead and 1 more area. The register describes its activities as: “The charity's purpose is 1.To provide immediate assistance to Berkshire Mark Masons or their widows in time of need in compliance with our by laws; 2. Support to small local charities; 3. Support to one Berkshire-wide Charity each year;4. Support to National Charitable Giving through the Mark Benevolent Fund.Support…” Its charitable objects are: “(a) To make grants for the relief of Mark master masons who are or were members of Mark lodges or of Royal ark mariner lodges in the Mark province of Berkshire, or their wives, widows, widowed mothers, spinster sisters,children, civil partners and partners defined as a member of an established couple living together…” In the year to 31 Dec 2025 it reported income of £7,516 and spending of £9,017.
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From the charity register and the funder's published information.
Latest income
£7,516
Latest spending
£9,017
- What it funds
- General charitable purposesHealth / saving of livesPrevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps
- Older peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives
- Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisations
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £7,516 | £9,017 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £24.5k | £19.4k |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £8,600 | £3,237 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £18.3k | £4,996 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £16.7k | £21k |
Charitable objects
(a) To make grants for the relief of Mark master masons who are or were members of Mark lodges or of Royal ark mariner lodges in the Mark province of Berkshire, or their wives, widows, widowed mothers, spinster sisters,children, civil partners and partners defined as a member of an established couple living together without being married or in civil partnership being in every case in necessitous circumstances. (b) To make donations to any one or more of the following charities, namely - the grand lodge of Mark master masons fund of benevolence, the grand charity of the united grand lodge of England, the masonic trust for boys and girls, the Royal masonic Benevolent institution, the new masonic samaritan fund, other trusts or bodies in the county of Royal Berkshire established exclusively for charitable purposes.
Where it operates
Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham
- Formerly
- Berks and Oxon Mark Benevolent Association
- Trustees
- 5
What Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association funds
Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £57.6k in total.
How to apply to Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association
OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (berksmark.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.
Questions about Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association
Is Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association open for applications now?
Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.
Where does Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association fund?
The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead and 1 more area.
Does Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association give grants to individuals?
Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.
How much does Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association give each year?
The register does not break out Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £9,017. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £11.5k a year.
How large is Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association?
In its latest reported year Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association reported income of £7,516 and spending of £9,017.
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