# RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 252907 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/252907)
- Latest income: £1,304; spending £400
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Telford & Wrekin
- Other names: Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Wrekin(Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (previous); RAOB Wrekin Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/raob-wrekin-provincial-grand-lodge-benevolent-fund

Objective: The principle objective of the Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge is purely social and benevolent. That is to assist Members and Dependents in difficulty or need, support external philanthropic charitable causes at national and local levels deemed desirable and encourage fraternity and reciprocal interaction amongst its Members and their families.

## 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 | £1,304 | £400 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £25.6k | £29k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £17.5k | £17.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £23.4k | £18.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £12.4k | £11.5k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the relief or benefit of necessitous brethren of the order and of necessitous widows, orphans or dependents of deceased brethren of the order.

## What it funds

RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £1,304 and spending of £400. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £76.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Telford & Wrekin.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand 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 RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand 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 RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Telford & Wrekin.

### Does RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand 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 £400. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £15.3k a year.

### How large is RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year RAOB Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £1,304 and spending of £400.


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