# Northampton Huntingdon & Bedford Mark Benevolent Association

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 207374
- **Other names:** NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, Northampton Huntingdon and Bedford Mark Benevolent Association
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 28, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=207374


## Contact

- **Address:** 24 Denford Road, Ringstead, KETTERING
- **Postcode:** NN14 4DF
- **Phone:** 01933623162
- **Email:** jeffchambers77@tiscali.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A FUND (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE FUND) TO WHICH ITS MEMBERS MAY SUBSCRIBE AND FOR THE FUND OR ANY PART THEREOF TO BE PAID OR APPLIED BY THE TRUSTEES AS CONSTITUTED IN BY-LAW 4, FOR ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, NAMELY: -A) TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF MARK MASTER MASONS, WHO ARE SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS OF MARK LODGES OR OF ROYAL ARK MARINER LODGES IN THE MARK PROVINCE OF NORTHAMPTON, HUNTINGDON AND BEDFORD, OR THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS, SISTERS, CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN BEING IN EVERY CASE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. B) TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF FORMER MARK MASTER MASONS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS OF THE SAID MARK PROVINCE, OR OF THE FORMER MARK PROVINCE OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE, OR OF THE FORMER MARK PROVINCE OF BEDFORDSHIRE, AND WHO HAD MAINTAINED A MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORDER FOR 15 YEARS OR MORE.C) TO MAKE DONATIONS TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES, NAMELY: - THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS FUND OF BENEVOLENCE (THE “MARK BENEVOLENT FUND”).- THE MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND.- OTHER TRUSTS OR BODIES, ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSION, PROVIDING SERVICES IN ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE COUNTIES FALLING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MARK PROVINCE OF NORTHAMPTON, HUNTINGDON AND BEDFORD.

**Activities:** General Charitable Purposes: primarily to support the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons Fund of Benevolence, Reg Charity No. 207610. To provide relief from distress of defined persons and their immediate families and make discretionary grants/donations to defined organisations within the defined boundary of the Mark Province of Northampton Huntingdon & Bedford.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Northamptonshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £23821 | £12346 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £21418 | £5061 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £22065 | £16812 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £38764 | £15970 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £20831 | £9426 | — | — |



## Trustees

- David Michael Snape — appointed June 24, 2023
- JOHN DAVID SOWERBY — appointed June 3, 2017
- James Richard King — appointed June 10, 2023
- Stephen Andrew Hardy — appointed June 28, 2025
- Thomas Arnold Davison — appointed June 11, 2022