# Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 211696 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/211696)
- Website: https://www.cranleighmasons.org.uk
- Latest income: £1,757; spending £2,150
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Surrey
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cranleigh-lodge-benevolent-fund

Distribution of funds collected from Brethren of the Lodge to Masonic and local 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 | £1,757 | £2,150 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £2,788 | £2,820 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £3,635 | £2,709 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £6,250 | £11.3k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £5,360 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Assistance of distressed freemasons, their dependants, other masonic charities and all other charitable objects.

## What it funds

Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability 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 organisations. In its latest reported year Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £1,757 and spending of £2,150. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £19k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (cranleighmasons.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

### Is Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund fund?

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

### Does Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund'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 £2,150. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £3,792 a year.

### How large is Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year Cranleigh Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £1,757 and spending of £2,150.


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