**NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION Charity Commission registered number 207374** 

**The Trustees’ Annual Report for the financial year commencing 1[st] January 2021 and ending on the 31[st] December 2021.** 

The principal address of the Charity to which all correspondence should be addressed is 24, Denford Road, Ringstead, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 4DF. 

The Charity is governed by its Governing Document dated 24[th] July 1962. 

On 6th November 2021, the Mark Province of Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire and the Mark Province of Bedfordshire were dissolved and the Mark Province of Northampton, Huntingdon and Bedford was constituted. As a result, the subscribing membership of the Association increased and the Charity will now be proposing changes to its Governing Document to reflect this. 

## **The Aims and Objectives of the Charity:** 

To assist needy Brethren and their immediate family by means of grants and to aid its members to subscribe to the funds of any registered charity, but primarily to the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons Fund of Benevolence, Registered Charity No 207610 (also referred to as The Mark Benevolent Fund). 

**Trustees:** _Ex officio_ Trustees Mr Robert Andrew Stokes (Provincial Grand Master for the Northants & Hunts Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons), Mr Brian John Elliott (Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Northants & Hunts Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons (1st January- 5 June 2021), Mr John David Sowerby (Provincial Grand Secretary (January – 5 June 2021 and as Deputy Provincial Grand Master 6 June – 31 December)) Mr. Stephen Keith Hewitt (Provincial Grand Secretary 5 June -31 December 2021) and elected member Mr Brian Ennever were the appointed Trustees during the financial year covered by this report. 

**Selection of Trustees:** The _Ex officio_ Trustees are the Provincial Grand Master, the Deputy Provincial Grand Master (Chairman), the Provincial Grand Secretary of the Northants & Hunts Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons and an elected member of the Association elected annually. 

**Activities & Achievements:** During the year, the Association made two grants to Registered Charities totalling £1250 and donated the sum of £13,420.27 to the Mark Benevolent Fund. 

## **Policies:** 

The Trustees review all requests for grants as and when received from the Members and/or their Lodges. 

Trustees are required to disclose any conflicts of interest or potential conflict of interest. The Trustees are elected annually. 

An Annual General Meeting open to the Subscribing Members and a Representative of each Lodge within the Mark Province of Northants & Hunts is usually held on the first Saturday of June. 

## **Declaration:** 

I declare that this report was approved by the Trustees on 15[th] August 2022 and that they have authorised me to sign it on their behalf. 


## **J. J. Chambers** 

**Secretary & Treasurer to the Northants & Hunts Mark Benevolent Association** 

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Northamptonshire and
Huntingdonshire Mark
Benevolent Association
for the Year Ended 31. D￿ernb￿ 2￿1

I r¢p(rl onthe of the cknity forthe year ended 31 Decanbw 2021.
consider tbht an audit i8 not required for thi8 year under 8￿n 144(2) of tkn CharAtscB Art 2011 (the
(uttder fy￿110n 145(5)(b) of th¢ 2011 Art): and
accamtin8 requir¢in¢Jts of th¢ 2011 A¢k or
6 North Strttt
PE8 4AL

enernl Fund
In￿rne
Alms. PGLIR5M
Alms. RAM
Donatlon$- General
Donatlons.
Donatlons. Brethren
Income Tax Recoveratl•
Sal¥ & hlchlef5
90th00
297AX)
20,050.Q)
601.
ILLB3.IXI
1630.75
546,70
OA
150.00
3325.
,864,50
3,2M15
20.fyj
38,108A5
274AX)
20,643.65
187JJO
OAX)
20,830
5•1e of R¢i•lia
5•h of Festival b
38.762.45
Pfjm UST- M8F Fesuvals
ChJrStable Donatlon5
B•ne￿Ient t)onatlons to wNthyuu5aS
¢ountancy ChEr8e5
Grants to Petltk¥ners
Trnnsferredto Rellef Ch•
Tr•nsferredto MBF
Repay ermneouF b￿k p￿rn￿nt
Thnsferto PGMLN&H
I￿r¢h•s• MBF 2022 Fesllval Plns
2163.99
570
OAJO
OAJO
om
5,67938
52X#J
260.00
O.OD
0.00
13.420.27
250.rKI
4¢KJA
1537027
21792.18
28M&28
9.425.57
IL405
17.24120
Net InctyrnllExpendlturel
Tot￿ Fund brought forwDrd
T¢thl F￿d for￿
NOTE: Funds held for P•tllloners. 31 DI￿bIr202l-£0I¥){2O2O- £0.Q)I
Fund
1.95
ox
ls5
053
99
5.52
Int•re5t Rffetved
Tot•1
Iwndltsrn
Nrt In¢th))8
Tot•1 Fund bmu8ht forward
Totsl Fund cJY&W fat￿rd
552
10.423.06
A28
10.428.58
3th53

Dobtor- HMRC aalm
u0￿5 ￿nk
2,632.70
592>6.29
3J84.15
35.790.n
868.99
868.99
39,074.86
General Fund
Irrterest Fund
646.28
IOA2838
10.430.53
6U6&99
39,074.86
Notesto th•Pzco¢wnts:
l. Incom- Oon•tloM- G•nw41-thesurn of£20W50 IrKludw £20lmwhkh wi$ dDn•tqd ￿the1Und byihfornmr
Pr(rAnc• of B•dPordshlr• •ft•rthe amalymatlon of tr*twoforn￿r Provlnces of NorthJnts & Hurrt5 ind
•dforthh1r•￿ IWIV21.
2. ExpendttUr•-C￿rlt•￿Q Donatl(m of £UTh wMtolh• Northnts & Hwrts Pnp41nc•% R•llrfChe5t
Ch•rlty 2819421
3. EXpend1tur•-Trnr￿OF £250 to PGMLN&H • donatlon tothe South Northants Communlty Rwpmdws
{R•￿St•r1d Ch4rlty No. 11491531 whbth was p•ld on the dayof PTr￿Indil GTrnd LodBe tythe PGMLN&H
Tr••wr•r•nd su￿￿uert￿ relrnl￿rmd tothe PfjMLN&H.
•¢counts wereipprn•d for th• YUrend￿ 31 Decemb•r 202L
Mrj. J. Chmbern ISe¢ret•ry) 301 SI It
Mrj. D. ￿(TrUrt•&)
14lclLI
Mr Stoktt (Trwtsel
,[[;(

Northamptonshire and
Huntingdonshire Mark
Benevolent Association
for the Year Ended 31. D￿ernb￿ 2￿1

I r¢p(rl onthe of the cknity forthe year ended 31 Decanbw 2021.
consider tbht an audit i8 not required for thi8 year under 8￿n 144(2) of tkn CharAtscB Art 2011 (the
(uttder fy￿110n 145(5)(b) of th¢ 2011 Art): and
accamtin8 requir¢in¢Jts of th¢ 2011 A¢k or
6 North Strttt
PE8 4AL

enernl Fund
In￿rne
Alms. PGLIR5M
Alms. RAM
Donatlon$- General
Donatlons.
Donatlons. Brethren
Income Tax Recoveratl•
Sal¥ & hlchlef5
90th00
297AX)
20,050.Q)
601.
ILLB3.IXI
1630.75
546,70
OA
150.00
3325.
,864,50
3,2M15
20.fyj
38,108A5
274AX)
20,643.65
187JJO
OAX)
20,830
5•1e of R¢i•lia
5•h of Festival b
38.762.45
Pfjm UST- M8F Fesuvals
ChJrStable Donatlon5
B•ne￿Ient t)onatlons to wNthyuu5aS
¢ountancy ChEr8e5
Grants to Petltk¥ners
Trnnsferredto Rellef Ch•
Tr•nsferredto MBF
Repay ermneouF b￿k p￿rn￿nt
Thnsferto PGMLN&H
I￿r¢h•s• MBF 2022 Fesllval Plns
2163.99
570
OAJO
OAJO
om
5,67938
52X#J
260.00
O.OD
0.00
13.420.27
250.rKI
4¢KJA
1537027
21792.18
28M&28
9.425.57
IL405
17.24120
Net InctyrnllExpendlturel
Tot￿ Fund brought forwDrd
T¢thl F￿d for￿
NOTE: Funds held for P•tllloners. 31 DI￿bIr202l-£0I¥){2O2O- £0.Q)I
Fund
1.95
ox
ls5
053
99
5.52
Int•re5t Rffetved
Tot•1
Iwndltsrn
Nrt In¢th))8
Tot•1 Fund bmu8ht forward
Totsl Fund cJY&W fat￿rd
552
10.423.06
A28
10.428.58
3th53

Dobtor- HMRC aalm
u0￿5 ￿nk
2,632.70
592>6.29
3J84.15
35.790.n
868.99
868.99
39,074.86
General Fund
Irrterest Fund
646.28
IOA2838
10.430.53
6U6&99
39,074.86
Notesto th•Pzco¢wnts:
l. Incom- Oon•tloM- G•nw41-thesurn of£20W50 IrKludw £20lmwhkh wi$ dDn•tqd ￿the1Und byihfornmr
Pr(rAnc• of B•dPordshlr• •ft•rthe amalymatlon of tr*twoforn￿r Provlnces of NorthJnts & Hurrt5 ind
•dforthh1r•￿ IWIV21.
2. ExpendttUr•-C￿rlt•￿Q Donatl(m of £UTh wMtolh• Northnts & Hwrts Pnp41nc•% R•llrfChe5t
Ch•rlty 2819421
3. EXpend1tur•-Trnr￿OF £250 to PGMLN&H • donatlon tothe South Northants Communlty Rwpmdws
{R•￿St•r1d Ch4rlty No. 11491531 whbth was p•ld on the dayof PTr￿Indil GTrnd LodBe tythe PGMLN&H
Tr••wr•r•nd su￿￿uert￿ relrnl￿rmd tothe PfjMLN&H.
•¢counts wereipprn•d for th• YUrend￿ 31 Decemb•r 202L
Mrj. J. Chmbern ISe¢ret•ry) 301 SI It
Mrj. D. ￿(TrUrt•&)
14lclLI
Mr Stoktt (Trwtsel
,[[;(