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The Library And Museum Charitable Trust Of The United Grand Lodge

The Library And Museum Charitable Trust Of The Board Of General Purposes Of The United Grand Lodge Of England ., The Library And Museum Of Freemasonry

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1058497
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 7, 1996
Legal form
Trust
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
MUSEUM OF FREEMASONRY
FREEMASONS HALL
60 GREAT QUEEN STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5AZ

Activities

The Library and Museum houses one of the worlds leading collections of Masonic books, artefacts and ephemera.

Objects: The Trustees Shall Hold The Capital And Income Of The Trust Fund Upon Trust [1]. Without Prejudice To The Below Mentioned Sub-Clause 3.2 To Provide Maintain Manage Upkeep And Improve A Museum And Library For The Education And Benefit Of The General And To Collect Maintain Preserve Conserve Display And Make Available To The General Public For Research And Education The Archives Records Printed Material Regalia Jewels And Artefacts Freemasonry. [2]. To Apply The Income And All Or Such Part Or Parts Of The Capital Of The Trust Fund For Or Towards Such Charitable Purposes And To Make Donations To Such Charitable Institution Or Institutions At Such Time Or Times And In Such Manner As The Council May In Their Absolute Discretion Think Fit But Subject To Such Approvals Or Or Consents As May For The Time Being Be Prescribed By Law Or In The Regulations Hereinafter Referred To Provided That The Trustees May At Their Absolute Discretion For The Period Of Twenty-One Years From The Date Of This Deed Instead Of Applying The Income Of The Charity In Any Year Accumulate All Or Any Part Of Such Income At Compound Intrest By Investing The Same And The Resulting Income In Any Of The Authorised Investments And Hold The Same As An Accretion To And As Part Of The Capital Of The Charity Without Prejudice To Their Right To Apply The Whole Or Any Part Of Such Accumulated Income In Any Subsequent Year As If The Same Were Income Of The Charity Arising In The Then Current Year.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Jan. 31, 2025 £916,125 £913,557 £786,421 7
Jan. 31, 2024 £610,144 £844,163 £1,084,326 7
Jan. 31, 2023 £38,854 £938,935 £1,344,682 6
Jan. 31, 2022 £1,102,289 £1,008,811 £1,729,064 11
Jan. 31, 2021 £1,038,488 £1,307,465 £1,542,046 21

Trustees

Name Appointed
James WP Campbell (Chair) March 19, 2024
David Mackay Blair Dec. 10, 2025
Dr Richard Andrew Berman Feb. 21, 2017
Jonathan Charles Whitaker DL April 17, 2025
Melanie Aspey Jan. 1, 2023
Philip Francis Norman Dec. 10, 2025
Robin Max Fellerman April 17, 2025
Thomas James William Milner April 17, 2025