# RICHARD HENRY HOLMES MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 233632
- **Other names:** FREEMASONS OF NORTHUMBERLAND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 17, 1964
- **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=233632


## Contact

- **Address:** 17 Lansdowne Terrace, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
- **Postcode:** NE3 1HP
- **Phone:** 01912136990
- **Email:** PROVSEC@PGLN.ORG



## Activities

**Objects:** A. TO MAKE GRANTS OR LOANS TO FREEMASONS, THE WIVES, PARTNERS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS OF FREEMASONS AND THE WIDOWS, FORMER PARTNERS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDENTS OF DECEASED FREEMASONS.B. TO MAKE DONATIONS OR LOANS TO LOCAL MASONIC AND NON-MASONIC CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS AND WORTHY CAUSES.C. TO GIVE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE IN EXCEPTIONAL OR URGENT CASES AND IN SO FAR AS THE FOREGOING OBJECTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED TO GIVE RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE WITHIN AND OUTWITH THE UNITED KINGDOM.D. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND CARRY OUT OR SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

**Activities:** TO MAKE GRANTS TO FREEMASONS AND THIER DEPENDENTS WHO ARE IN DISTRESS AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO MASONIC CHARITIES AND NON MASONIC CHARITIES WITHIN AND OUTWITH THE UK

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £217633 | £281189 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £192475 | £212829 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £200306 | £182018 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £173303 | £157513 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £154372 | £217876 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **KEVIN PETER STANNARD** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 18, 2017
- CHARLES JEFFREY GIBBS — appointed Oct. 24, 2018
- Christopher Joseph Ainsley — appointed June 27, 2025
- DAVID LESLIE ARMSTRONG — appointed Oct. 26, 2022
- DAVID SOUTHERN — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- GEOFFREY JAMES MORRISON — appointed Feb. 6, 2025
- John Nigel Bruce — appointed Nov. 30, 2023
- MIKE GILBERG — appointed Nov. 28, 2013
- NORMAN BOWSER WEST
- Nicholas Martyn Deakin — appointed July 14, 2025
- Paul Richard Winship — appointed Oct. 23, 2024
- RAYMOND DRYDEN — appointed Feb. 6, 2025