# The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 289490 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/289490)
- Latest income: £8,988; spending £2,433
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Accommodation / housing
- Who it helps: Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Essex
- Other names: The Lodge of Good Fellowship Benevolent Fund (working)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/good-fellowship-lodge-benevolent-fund

To make grants to poor or distressed Brother Masons or their distressed widows and children and to Local charities and to Masonic Charities as from time to time directed by the members of the Lodge in duly constituted meetings.

## 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 | £8,988 | £2,433 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £7,503 | £3,870 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £7,579 | £4,448 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £6,567 | £6,604 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,269 | £5,269 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To apply both the capital and income of the Benevolent fund to or for the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distrssed 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 Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and accommodation / housing for older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £8,988 and spending of £2,433. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £22.6k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund 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 The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Good Fellowship 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 The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund fund?

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

### Does The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Good Fellowship 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 £2,433. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,525 a year.

### How large is The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £8,988 and spending of £2,433.


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