# Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1059241 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1059241)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Dorset
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/purbeck-lodge-benevolent-fund

Relief of poor and distressed Masons, widows and children. Masonic Charities

## 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 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £182 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £5 | £7,500 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed 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

Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £7,500 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 5 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 Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund fund?

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

### Does Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) 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 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,500 a year.

### How large is Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year Purbeck Lodge (No 4355) Benevolent Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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