# The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 509943 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/509943)
- Latest income: £2,143; spending £2,025
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Lancashire
- Other names: The Burnley Borough (1064) Lodge Benevolent Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/borough-and-ashlar-lodge-4858-charity

General charitable purposes for freemasons and other registered charities

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £2,143 | £2,025 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £2,119 | £2,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £2,503 | £2,245 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £2,245 | £1,850 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £922 | £250 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Lodge shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.

## What it funds

The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity reported income of £2,143 and spending of £2,025. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £8,370 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Lancashire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Lancashire.

### Does The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity give each year?

The register does not break out The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity'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 £2,025. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,674 a year.

### How large is The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity?

In its latest reported year The Borough and Ashlar Lodge 4858 Charity reported income of £2,143 and spending of £2,025.


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