# The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1119883 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1119883)
- Website: https://www.lodge7816.net
- Latest income: £2,541; spending £164
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Hampshire
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/vale-of-itchen-benevolent-fund

1) To relieve in cases of need, hardship or distress, persons who currently are, or were at the time of death, members in good standing of the Vale of Itchen Lodge 7816 and their dependants.2)To assist with, either directly or through the agency of any other registered charity such and any welfare or charity projects as may be reccomended through two trustees.

## 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 | £2,541 | £164 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £3,481 | £1,795 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £3,530 | £5,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £6,152 | £8,825 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,206 | £5,710 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Upon trust to apply both the capital and income of the Benevolent fund 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 lodge shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.

## What it funds

The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin 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 The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund reported income of £2,541 and spending of £164. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £21.5k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (lodge7816.net) 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 Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Vale of Itchen 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 Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund fund?

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

### Does The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Vale of Itchen 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 £164. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,299 a year.

### How large is The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year The Vale of Itchen Benevolent Fund reported income of £2,541 and spending of £164.


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