# The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire)

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 209613 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/209613)
- Website: https://www.berkpgl.org.uk
- Latest income: £8,698; spending £3,600
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives
- 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: Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/provincial-grand-lodge-benevolent-fund

To apply capital and income to or for the benefit of distressed masons, their distressed widows and dependant children or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the Trustees shall think fit.

## 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 Mar 2026 | £8,698 | £3,600 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £9,334 | £4,000 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £8,114 | £3,500 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £2,018 | £20.9k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £1,100 | £3,580 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the benefit of distressed brother masons or their distressed widows and children or dependants or to or for the benefit of masonic charities or other charitable institutions.

## What it funds

The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives 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 The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) reported income of £8,698 and spending of £3,600. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £35.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead and 1 more area.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (berkpgl.org.uk) 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 The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead and 1 more area.

### Does The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) give each year?

The register does not break out The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire)'s grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2026 was £3,600. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,124 a year.

### How large is The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire)?

In its latest reported year The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (Berkshire) reported income of £8,698 and spending of £3,600.


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