# West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 519025 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/519025)
- Latest income: £5,580; spending £5,000
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cumbria, Lancashire
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/west-lancashire-mark-benevolent-fund

Donations for charitable purposes other than the relief of need together with donations to Mark Master Masons or their dependants for the relief of need.

## 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 | £5,580 | £5,000 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £7,398 | £7,000 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £7,326 | £7,200 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £5,074 | £5,000 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £8,092 | £9,000 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The trustees shall hold the fund upon trust to apply the capital and income thereof in such manners as the committee shall from time to time in its absolute discretion direct to or for the benefit of any one or more of the following funds or institutions (that is to say):- a) the grand lodge of Mark master masons fund of benevolence, and b) any such other masonic fund or funds or institutions as shall be wholly and exclusively charitable in its or their objects. Provided that the application of capital for said charitable purposes and the application of money (whether capital of income) towards any particular or more of the said charitable purposes shall be subject to such express restrictions and conditions (if any) as a donor may prescribe.

## What it funds

West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund reported income of £5,580 and spending of £5,000. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £33.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cumbria and Lancashire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from West Lancashire Mark 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 West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cumbria and Lancashire.

### Does West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out West Lancashire Mark 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 £5,000. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,640 a year.

### How large is West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year West Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund reported income of £5,580 and spending of £5,000.


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