# Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1018585 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1018585)
- Latest income: £12k; spending £13.6k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire
- Other names: Deeping Joint Lodges Masonic Trust (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/deeping-masonic-trust-benevolent-fund

General Charity Purposes, makes grants to individual members as required and to local charitable organisations

## 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 | £12k | £13.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £12.1k | £24.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £10.8k | £12.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £13.4k | £7,217 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £4,866 | £5,155 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To or for the relief of such poor and ditressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such other Masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the lodge shall from time to time direct

## What it funds

Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £13.6k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £62.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund 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 Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

### Does Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Deeping Masonic Trust 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 £13.6k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.5k a year.

### How large is Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £13.6k.


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