# The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 211811 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/211811)
- Website: https://www.pglwilts.org.uk
- Latest income: £17k; spending £9,061
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- 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: Wiltshire, Swindon
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wiltshire-provincial-grand-lodge-benevolent-fund

Provide grants to distressed brother masons their distressed widows dependents individuals and organisations within the county of Wiltshire and Unitary Authority of Swindon for the general relief of medical mental and physical distress among the elderly disabled surgical cases and those subject to violence.

## 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 Jun 2026 | £17k | £9,061 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2025 | £13k | £13.1k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2024 | £14.2k | £13.1k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2023 | £5,080 | £5,000 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2022 | £410k | £411k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The Objects of the Benevolent Fund shall be to apply both the capital and income to or for the benefit of such distressed brother masons or their distressed widows children and dependants or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Trustees shall decide

## What it funds

The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes 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 Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £17k and spending of £9,061. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2026, it spent £452k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire and Swindon.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 6 Nov 2026). Its website (pglwilts.org.uk) 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 Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Wiltshire 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 The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire and Swindon.

### Does The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Wiltshire 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 30 Jun 2026 was £9,061. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £90.3k a year.

### How large is The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £17k and spending of £9,061.


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