# Polytechnic Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 255376 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/255376)
- Website: https://www.polytechnic.freemasons.london
- Latest income: £3,891; spending £1,560
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/polytechnic-lodge-benevolent-fund

Provides grants to Masonic and non Masonic Charities. Also to groups working with the sick, disabled or elderly who hold registered charity status. Occasionally provides financial assistance to current and former members or their family who have met with adversity and who are unable to obtain support from any other service.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2026 | £3,891 | £1,560 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2025 | £2,312 | £2,235 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £5,802 | £5,137 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £1,770 | £2,305 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £1,125 | £1,940 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To or for the relief or any poor and distressed members or former member of the Lodge or their poor and distressed wives widows children and other dependant relatives or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Lodge committee shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.

## What it funds

Polytechnic Lodge 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 Polytechnic Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £3,891 and spending of £1,560. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2026, it spent £13.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Polytechnic Lodge Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (polytechnic.freemasons.london) 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 Polytechnic Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

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

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

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

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

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

The register does not break out Polytechnic 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 30 Sept 2026 was £1,560. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,635 a year.

### How large is Polytechnic Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year Polytechnic Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £3,891 and spending of £1,560.


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