# Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 229322 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/229322)
- Latest income: £5,584; spending £6,556
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Armed forces / emergency services
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Hampshire
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wayfarers-lodge-benevolent-funds

COLLECTING AND DISPENSING CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO MASONIC AND NON-MASONIC ORGANISATIONS

## 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 | £5,584 | £6,556 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £3,787 | £5,470 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £1,685 | £1,315 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £11.7k | £10.8k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £110 | £355 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the benefit of such distressed brother masons the distressed widows and children or to or for such masonic charities or charitable institutions societies and objects as the Lodge may direct.

## What it funds

Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty and armed forces / emergency services for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds reported income of £5,584 and spending of £6,556. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £24.5k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds 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 Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds open for applications now?

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

### Where does Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds fund?

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

### Does Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds give each year?

The register does not break out Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds'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 £6,556. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,897 a year.

### How large is Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds?

In its latest reported year Wayfarers Lodge Benevolent Funds reported income of £5,584 and spending of £6,556.


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