# Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1020899 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1020899)
- Latest income: £11.7k; spending £2,517
- What it funds: Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Wiltshire
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/minor-lodge-benevolent-fund

to provide funds to individuals when needed or other deserving causes

## 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 | £11.7k | £2,517 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £16.7k | £2,485 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £18.8k | £2,966 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £17.4k | £3,029 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £18.8k | £3,429 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) to relieve by donations annuities or otherwise assist necessitous brethren widows orphans or dependants of deceased brethen of the brunel edinburgh Lodge 2) the doing of all such lawful things as are conductive to the attainment of the above objects

## What it funds

Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £11.7k and spending of £2,517. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £14.4k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Minor 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 Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

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

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

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

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

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

The register does not break out Minor 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 £2,517. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,885 a year.

### How large is Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year Minor Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £11.7k and spending of £2,517.


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