# The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 511891 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/511891)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Rochdale
- Other names: The Rochdale Masonic Social Committee (working)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rochdale-district-benevolent-fund

Organisation of functions designed to assist local 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 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £70 | £2,050 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To or 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 committee shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.

## What it funds

The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £2,050 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Rochdale District 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 The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund fund?

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

### Does The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Rochdale District 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 £410 a year.

### How large is The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year The Rochdale District Benevolent Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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