# G&h Mark Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1172516 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1172516)
- Latest income: £17.6k; spending £22.6k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire
- Other names: G & H Mark Charity (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/g-and-h-mark-charity

The charity supports local charities within the Gloucestershire & Herefordshire counties with small to medium grants,ranging from £100.00 to £10,000. It also seeks to secure match funding from the main Mark Masonic Benevolent Fund where grants are required to support larger charitable projects. The monies raised to support the Charity are from members of the Mark Masons within the Province.

## 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 Aug 2025 | £17.6k | £22.6k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £20.6k | £4,500 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2023 | £10.2k | £4,099 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2022 | £6,088 | £7,051 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £6,088 | £7,051 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. The relief of poverty for brother Mark masons, their widows and children.2. The benefit of masonic charities and other charities.3. Such charitable purposes as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time determine.

## What it funds

G&h Mark Charity is registered under general charitable purposes 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. In its latest reported year G&h Mark Charity reported income of £17.6k and spending of £22.6k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Aug 2025, it spent £45.3k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from G&h Mark Charity in its sources (last checked 4 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 G&h Mark Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from G&h Mark Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does G&h Mark Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

### Does G&h Mark Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that G&h Mark Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does G&h Mark Charity give each year?

The register does not break out G&h Mark 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 Aug 2025 was £22.6k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £9,062 a year.

### How large is G&h Mark Charity?

In its latest reported year G&h Mark Charity reported income of £17.6k and spending of £22.6k.


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