REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 00869974 (EnEland and W*lesl
REGJsfERED CHARITY NUMBER: 247160
REPORT OF THE TRiJ￿EEs AIYD
FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE VEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FOR
EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLE￿ FUND
LIMITED
IA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE}
P B Sydd411 & Co
Chartered Accountants
& Statutory AuditOTS
Grnfton House
81 Chorley Old Rood
Bolton
Lanwhire
BLI 3AJ

EAST iAIYCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMITED
CONTENTS OF THE FIIYANCIAL STATKMEIYTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
Refernnte and AdthlnlJtrAelve Detallg
Report of the Tryste
Ststement of T￿￿*0, Resp0Tr91bllltles
Report tyf the Independent Audltora
St•tement ofFln*nthl Adlvttles
10
Bal*Tree Shttt
Note5 to the Flttlnthl S¢•tements
12 10 17
Detalled Ststemetht of Fln•TrdAI ActlvltlH
18 to 19

EAsf LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOiXNT FUND
LIMITED
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIiS
FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
TRUSTEF
J A irtsÈw*l 26.625)
M R Mccarthy Iresiw￿d 26.625)
R Fielding
DJ RaiTth￿ IrtsiwKd 26.6251
G N H Young (resigned 26.6.251
G IrE5i8r*i 5.11.24)
ISPaul
D G S Bknshard (rESi￿￿ 27.1 I24}
M Colin 26.6251
J A C Porter lapw)inted 26.6.25)
S W Bolton l¥pp)intrd 26.625)
COMPANY SECREfARY
R Fielding
REGISTERED OFFICE
BLI 6HS
REGISTEREDCOMPANY
NUMBER
(K)8&)974 (Eng1w￿ s￿1 Wale51
REGISTERED CHARfTY
NUMBER
247160
SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR P B Sy(kWI F.CA. F.C.I.E.
AUDrroKS
P B Sy¢￿￿] & Co
& S¥tutory Audit(xs
81 Ckdey Obj RL
BLI 3AJ
BANKERS
Brrdle R￿d
Musey5ide
L30 4GB

LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENf FUND
LIMITED
REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE D￿AlLs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
INvE￿ME1￿ ADVIg)RS
Clwle5 Stslty & Co Limi*d
6th Flc4)r
&mli8ht Hw*
l)wy Street
Manehester
M3 3JZ

EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENKVOLENT FUND
LIMITED
REPORT OFTHE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEARENDED31 MARCH 2025
The Iru5tee5 who are 4180 dir¢dm of the clthrity for the purp09es of th¢ Cwnp8ni¢s Act 2006, present their report wlth
the fin•n¢iAI $tsIemet￿ of the ¢tthrity for the ye•r ended 31 March 202S. The tru5*¢8 have adopt¢d th¢ pmlslons of
AwtiD8 and Reporting by Chwi¢ies.' Sl8iement of Rexommetlded Pracuce appli¢abl¢ to ¢barities Fryirtg their
coutlts in accordart￿ with th¢ Financi￿ ReportiTh8 Ststldard *ppli¢able itt th¢ UK Republic of lrtllnd (FRS 1021
(effective l January 2019).
OBjE￿IvEs AND ACTIVITIKS
Objeedvu 8Dd Al
E88t Lancashire Mark Bthwvolent Fund Limit¢d's prirn￿ obieetlvt li th provid¢ r¢lief to those in n¢>J *mon8 MATk
Th¢ ¢harity owns and manABes 43 prop¢rti¢J wiliiting of self40nt81rt￿ bvn8alow8, flats ap￿¢ments and has
rtfolio of quote41 investm¢nts. Further incorne ts d¢rived from volunwy donJtsoN from M￿7￿8 and M•Tk
Lodges. The in¢om¢ from these ajlowi the fimd ￿ help othercharithble endellvour&
Addidonalty th¢ ctwity ¢ontinyu to enwe with Th¢ OrAh•m FuifoTd Chprity to offer blood for Can￿ to
the M•rk Brethren of EUL L4nca8hl
In¢om¢ is deriv¢d from retlts Ch￿Qd ￿ t¢n•nt4 voluntw doDation4 Inv¥tmeiit Income attd the hoMln8 of lo￿1
ents which opth w the B¢n¢rAI pub]i¢.
The chwity ¢ontinyH to The Oraham Fulf0￿ Clwity in off¢rin8 blwd teth for pMtat¢ th¢ M¥k
Brethren of Eut LAtL¢uhtre.
Publk bene
The trust¢¢8 ¢on¥ider that durln8 the year under review th¢y hav¢ JuK¢sgfully a¢hlevtA the obJectlves of prnvhdln8 rnikr
for thole in ￿e¢d and have 8lv¢n due r¢8•rd w th¢ guidance published by the Charity Commi8slon on publi¢ b¢nefit.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
FlnAnelal poiltSon
The exee88 of in¢ome ov¢r ¢xpthditur¢ for th¢ yw was £87.058 (2024 - £54.5151 whi¢h ￿tl￿ded net yln# on
inv¢siments of £10,943 {2024- £54.593).
The propthth8 were prnfe851on8lly r¢v•lu¢d in A￿11 2023 and the do not feel thii th¢r¢ would be any bel￿fil
from p furth¢r r¢v4luwtiM ai this dme.
Tho book y41￿ of th¢ listed inve&tmentsh&8 by £112J24 which is n¢t of ￿Y wweajiaed Baitu oriou
R¢ww ptsliey
Hivirtg wtsleLttk¢n their •nnuLI review of reserves. the tsws¢e¢s b¢li¢v¢ il ￿ •ppYopria* to rnaintsirt urLtEStri¢t¢d in
the order of £50,000 to meet planned refthishment of the prop¢rtie4 Any immedÉate maintenance costs to m¢¢¢ th¢
prrrfniKs of charitAbl2'donll¥lons.
The th￿1￿8 unrestricted ot bjnk at ttK yearend wu £56,785 (2(1)4- £79.636) whi¢h 18 in Ilrte wlth this wjlicy.
STRUCTUR4 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governln8do¢uDwDt
The charity is contsolkd by its 8overnin8 drKumenL a deed of &nd ¢onS¢1￿*S a Jimited cornp*rty. Ilmi*d by
8u•rnnt¢¢, •$ d¢fill￿ by CornpAThi¢S A¢1 2QM.

EAST LANCASIIIRE IMARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIIMITED
REPORTOFTHE TRUSTEES
FOlI'fHE YEAR ENDED 31 MI ARCH 2OZ5
The Provincial Grand Lodgc of Mark MJsl¢T MllsoDS wiihin Ihe Provincc of East Lancashirc ¢%tabli5h¢d the chariry.
East L4ncashirc Mark Bcn¢vol¢ni Fund Limiied. by ihe cxeculion of a Iru51 deed daied th¢ 28ih Jnnuary 1966.
Thc charity. govcrncd by its Articlcs of Asso¢iaiiort, is limi￿d by guarnnico and docs iiot linv¢ J Sh￿T¢ cdpithl. Its aimy
ond objeeiivcs are eS￿blished wiiliin Ilic Aniclcs of Ass(Kig1ion. In ih¢ cv¢DI of Iht company being wound up rn¢mbgJs
are requircd 10 conlribulc uii amount not cxc¢¢dinbP £1.00.
Recru1¢￿¢￿t ond Appolntment ol new trustees
Thr¢¢ of th¢ diicciorlinisiees having setvcd Ilie Icniis of th¢ir appoinim¢nt stood down ai Ihc AGM and ilic new boord
are those who prc5cnt tlii5 rcport.
The direeiors Te¢¢iV¢ no r¢muncrniion or any oihcr bcnefil for thcir work.
OrEAnlsatlonol 51rueture
Tlie c¥ccuiivc dircciorltru51¢C% or¢ ¢l¢ci¢d for ll period of four year5.
The churity does not have nny ¢mploy¢cs.
Th¢ charity thes noi raise funds from thc gcncrnl publi¢.
R15k man￿Re￿Ient
The Irnslccs havc condu¢ied o review of Ihe m￿lJ￿r risk5 to which Ihc chiriiy is expos¢d. Procedures are in place 10
control lh¢ impl¢meniaiion &?nd auihorisalion of 411 lrnn%aclion$ nnd prQJW￿.
Other relevant Informidon
Wilh th¢ b¢n¢fii of independcni cxpcricnccd profission&ll Edvice lh¢ r¢nts were reviewcd lo rcflccl murkei levels so thai
Ihe income would rcflccl Ihc fund'% choriinhle nhltgaiion.
On Ic8al odvicc, Ihc INslccs %ubmillcd a S¢riou% In¢id¢ni Report 10 Ilie Chnrily Comini%sion wlio h)v¢ indicoied that
Ihcy ￿lre saiisficd Ilial Ihc Iru%leCS hJi'¢ idliiiified dn error nd ocied appropriolcly lo rcrncdy it.
Thi$ report hos b¢¢n pr¢pared in occordllnce with Ilic 5pcrial provisions of Part 15 of Ihc Compunic5 A¢1 2006 r¢loiin8
10 Small componies.
Approved by ord¢r of the boord of tru51cc5 On...
ond signcd on lis bchalf by..
J A C Port¢r. TnJ%l¢¢
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EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLE￿ FUND
LIMrrED
STATEMENT OFTRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITILS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
The tru￿¢¢$ Iwljo a￿ also dirtdLVS of FAY Lancashiff Bth%vol•* F￿￿ Ltmited the pwpJ5ts of company
law} are re5w￿]ble for trywing the Repm of the Tru￿¢¢% 8t￿ the financi0] sta*ments in a￿Ord￿ with applieable
law and United Kingdom Accounting SW)da￿ IUniteJJ Kingkn C¢nerally Atteoed Ac4xyJntin8 Prncti¢¢) including
Financtal Reming Stsndard 102 The Fin￿￿1￿1 RqK*ting StarKlard arplrcable in the UK and Republicof Ireland..
Company law requires the trustres to film￿141 ftr exh firthrtial year. Under law. the trustees
have ekcted to PTtp8re the financial ststemenLS in xcordantt with Uniwl KiD8kn Genernlly Aettmed Aea)untins
Practiee (United Kingth)m Acwunting Starthrts and arvlicable lawl
Under Lx)mpany law the Erustees MU￿ appme the fin•￿111 s¢*em¢nts unless they art s*tisfKd that they give a true
and fair view of the Swc of affairs of the charitsble f￿npanY and of the itthming and appli￿￿On of
resource5. in¢luding the inwme and of the C￿l￿ble ¢YrtnFwy In prpgring those fij￿￿la1
5raiements. the trustees are rtquired to
selttt suitsble accounting ￿lIcIeS and then apply them Co￿.
observe the Me￿ and principles in the Charities SORP.
rnake judgements and ellimates are reawable
. prepare the financ￿ 51atcmcnts ￿ thc going CollL￿ t4Si5 unlw it is presume that the charif8ble
company will continue in busi[￿S5.
The trustee5 are resrA)nsib]e for kttpin8 proper reayds which disc105e with reasonobk xcurxy at any lime
the financial pjsition of the charitsble ccwnp8ny aTKI to enable to ensure that the financial statements comply wilh
the Companies Act 21JhS. They are also resFKffisible for safegwding the assets of the ejwithble comp4fty aftd hence for
takixg re&sonable steps forthe prevention and deteLXion of frnud and other iThryylaritie&
there is no rtlevant a￿111 inforniat1￿ ofwhich the charitsbk ujmpny's a￿1110￿ are unaware: and
the In￿￿$ have ¢aket) all steps that they ought to have to make themsel•rts a*aYe of any audit
infornjation and kn estsblish th* the d￿J1￿s *t aware ofth* infOrn￿￿.

REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDE1￿ AuDrrOi￿To THE MEMBERS OF
EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMrrED
Opinion
We have audi*d the financiai s¢a*ments of F25t I￿￿aShirt Mark Benevolent Fund Limited lthe 'ch¥itsble Company.)
for the year etKkd 31 March 2025 which comyyise ts Swuntht of FinanLMd ActivitiA th¢ Balance Shert and n￿e5 10
the financial Strternen￿ including a swnmary of si8nifKknt T*¢owiiing ￿11¢1¢$. The financi￿ [C￿lIng ffam¢woTk thai
has Ften ¥pplied ith their weiw*ion i5 4plicable law and Uni*d King&Mn ACLXMmti￿ Stsndards (United Kin8th)m
Generdly Acttptsj At￿untIng Pra￿l¢¢K includin8 FllwKi81 Rewting Stand8rd 102 The w1n￿CIal Rewrting
Swthrd ¥pplKable in the UK and RewblK of Irel*rf.
In our opinion the fitmncid sts*ments'.
8ive a and fair vi¢w of the of the charitsble 8fftiTS as * 31 March 2025 WKI of its iw)ming
resourees and applI￿lOn of reWurc￿ iwI￿lIng its irtome aThl exw4JIw￿. for the year then eThkd:
have been woperly Pret￿?1 in accord*Ke with Uniirgj Kin8thJm Guvally Aectoed Accouniing PTacli¢e. irtluding
Financial Rep)rting Stsndard 102 Tr Finkneial RepMin8 Sthnd¥d applicabk in the UK *wJ Republic of Ireland.;
. hve been prepwed in with the requiM￿ts0f the CThnpanie5 Acl 2(#)6.
B¥1$ for oplnlo
W¢ onduded our wmlit in xcordm with InternatiThwl St*thds M Audit?nB IUKI IISAS IUKI) wd applicabk law.
Our respMibiliii¢s Ulthr dK)se Sthndvds fibrther described in the Awlitors, resw)nsibilities for the audit of the
fiAanci41 st&*ments serfion of our rep)n. We we of the ¢h¥itable cthnrAny in ￿cOrd￿nce with the rfhiul
requirements th￿ tre j%lev￿1 to our I￿111 of the finoncial 5t*ements UK. includin8 the FRCS Ethical Standanl.
and we have fuifjlled crtlr othr ethic4J TEspJnsibilities in with these rtlwirements. We belie￿ lh& th¢ audit
evidence we have obtsined is sUtTKieni ￿ 4ywiate w FwDvid¢ a b￿15 fi)r ¢wropinion.
Cothduslons rel*tlni to zolnl coneern
In auditing the fina￿la1 5tal¢mrnts. have c(¥KIth tyust¢¢s w$¢ of the pin8 0)ncwTh btsis of Aceouniin8 in
the prwtion of the finon¢ial sthtanents is aFv0pri￿C.
Based on the work we p￿r￿Me4 Iwe n(x idertifKd w rn*uial unttrtainiie5 rdating to ¢v¢nts or eondititsns
th•L individually or coll¢div¢ly. may c•st si8nifiwit doybt M the ¢b•ritsbk comparty's ability to eorttim￿ as a 8oin8
concern for a peric41 of at Th¥elve months fmm when authjrised for i55ue.
Our Tespjnsibiliiies and th r¢s￿1b111￿ of truMee5 with respea to 801￿ C4JrK%m we described in the relevant
sections of this reFxJrt.
Othtr Infgrnb1¢lo
The Iwstees are r¢s￿￿$1ble fw the (rfher infomwion. The (thr infornww)n c(Knprises the inforn?ation included in the
Attnual Repx( Lthr thkn the fin•nei•l ow R4*yl offv Audiw￿ therton.
Our opinion on the finan¢ial thtements cover the rther infonnalion knd. ¢x¢ty¢ to the ¢x¢¢nt otherwise
¢xpli¢iily swed in ow Ye￿r[ we 0) Thxtxpress forni of &$sUr￿ conclusion thetton.
In u)n[￿¢t10n with our aydit of the finaw1a15￿CmeNS our r¢S1￿1b111ry is ￿ rt4d ￿h¢r inforniation and. in doing
50. consider whrfher the (ther inf0m￿1cM is materially IrKO￿l￿nI with the financial sth*ments or our knowledge
obthined in the audit or L￿1$e appe4ts to be mwler1￿1Y misuated. If we identify such M￿er19[ irKon5iSteneies or
arent Materi81 mi5518temenl8 required w det¢rniine whaher this gives rise w a material missth*m¢nt in the
financial sthiements themselves. If. t•sed on the WLMk we have rrtrformed. we Lx)nelude th￿ there is & material
Inisst*t¢m¢nt of this w¢ wired to fxL We hwe Th)thir6 to repKJn in thi8 regard.
op1nio￿ fj¢h¢r m*tt¢n pru¢rfbed by the COM￿￿6e9 Aet 21
In ouropinion, based on the wryk undeth in the COU￿ ofthe audit:
the inforniation given in ihe Reprt of the TrUS￿e5 for the financial year for. wthich the financial statements HIE
prcpred 15 eonsisient with th¢ finarKial and
. the Re[￿rt of ihe TnK8tse5 hs been prtwed in &thrdance with applicth legal ruplirements.
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REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDE1￿ AUDITOILSTO THE MEMBEKS OF
EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLE￿ FUND
UMITED
Matters on whieh we ire wulred to r￿rt by exee
In the li8hi of th¢ knowl¢dge and underS￿dIng of the charilabk c£thpthy athl its environrnent obtsined in the of
the audii we have i￿lf￿d Maw1￿ MISS￿￿￿ in the Reyyxtof the Tn*e
W¢ have nothing ￿ rwi in res￿ of the following where the cl￿&￿Ie5 Act 2006 rewires to rewyrt to you
if. in ouropinion=
. adequa* a(￿UntIng reoyds ha￿ Trx iwi kw (r thltqu* hr audit have been received from
branches not visited by us. or
the financial smemenis a￿ in ag1￿Ment with the xtrmrting ￿}rdS and retw[4 LY
ccrtain disc105UR5 of trustccs, remur￿l￿ srKcified by law we not mth: or
we have noi receivd all the infomwion aThJ exp1amt1(￿ we a￿11¢ Crf
the trustees were not eniitled to t8ke adv8nts8e of the small cornFani¢5 ￿emrA￿On frnm ts r4uirement to prepatE a
stra￿•C Re&X￿ or in pryingthe ReF*)noftrK Tn&ee
R25pon5ibiJitie5 oftrnstets
As explained more fvIIy ID the Stawnent of TnLSEee5' Re$￿7)11111¢S Ik tnLqees IwlKTr ar¢ al￿ ￿ directors of the
haritsble company for the purTx)ses of eompny 18w} are resithsible for the preparntion of the fin￿¢187 statements and
for being ￿l$fIed ihac th¢y give a true and fair vi¢w. and for such in*mal umtrol &s tru5tee5 determine is neeessary
In preparing firwiciaj statemrnLK the tru￿ aTf Te$￿tsIb￿ a55e5sing thc ehrithble company's ability io
eontinue a going concem, diSC￿51n& as applicabl< rnattus ￿l￿ed ￿ going c4)rKem and ￿sing the 80in8 concem
basis of accounting unless the mwee5 inteThl ￿ Iwuith the charitable (x)mpny LY ts) eesse Opernti￿S or have
no realistic alternative but ￿ th) 9).

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOILSTO THE MEMBERS OF
EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMrtED
Owr rupo#slbllltles forthe •udit of th¢ f￿4￿¢1¥1 st•t¢ments
Our obi¢dives are to obtain reasothle aSSUT8rte aiwjjt whetr*r the finwKial Sts￿nents &s a whok are free frnm
material misslatemenL whether due to fraud or ernr. arKI to issue a Re￿rt of the Indep￿Trt Auditots that include5 our
opinion. RC￿[￿le assurance is a hiBh level of assuraTK< is 8uaran*e an audit ¢oThJuct¢d in eccordwKe
with ISAS (UK) wll always d¢t¢rt a m*¢rial missw¢ment when it ¢Xists. Misst8te￿ts t4ll tri5e fr¢Nn fTaud or em)r
nd are considered mthrial if. iThliviththlly or in the 48Teg#t< L*￿Id be exP￿d to influence the
ttonomi¢ decis*)nsof usus taken on the b&sis ofthese fitwKial SWeM￿
The exiefft w which ourryocth ue caFabk of kning irre8utsritits 1rnI￿ling fra￿￿ is ddailed beknv:
Financial sthments, inc1￿lIng trth¥ frawl may by wuirin8 of Man•geM￿lI of its own cot)siderntion of fraud. In
p￿icUlar. we l(thd at whue made subitttive jydFmM¢& for exwnpl¢ in res￿ of 5ignifKgnt
8ccounting esiimates involved making asgJmoh)ns aThJ considttin8 evthts that inheretttly uneertain. We
also considered wtenti81 fInw￿l#l other ￿eSsur￿ cyixirlunity wyl motiv•h)ns for fraud. As part of ihis dLSCUSSion
we ideniified ihe in*rnel Contro￿ esthblished to mitigate risks related to fraud or noncomplianv wi¢h 18w5 and
regulthions how mkn8gement monitLY thest p[c￿eSses. Approwiale prottdure5 iTKI￿ review ar￿ te5tin8 of
manual journaLs and k¢y e￿lMo1¢S and jUd￿M￿￿$ by
We 8ained an understandin8 of the k8aJ and T¢gylatory frnrnewryk appIl￿ble ￿ the ch￿lty aThJ the IndU￿ry in which it
operntes drawin8 on our br(*l seuor ewience. &)d consideMI th risk of by the charity wer¢ contrary lo
these laws arKI w18rions includin8 frthxl.
W¢ laws and resul￿1￿ eould 8ive rise to •ma*ril rni551•trnt in the fin￿1•1 siatements.
We mad¢ thwiries of with re8wts w ctMnpliw¢ *ith laws •Thl regul*ion5 corrobornted
necessary evidence w relvAnt ittfm*iM.
W¢ did identify key audii m*5 rellting to Kre8utsriii4 irKludin8 fratyj. As in all of our I￿11ts. we ￿50
athlressed the risk of m￿sSeMent override of imtrnal ¢ontrol$ i￿1￿11n8 tesiing joumals evaluation whether there
was evidence of bias by the dI￿¢￿)rtrUSttt9 tha¢ rewe%n*d a risk of ma*rial misstatement dy¢ ty fraud.
Our #udit wrtedures were desiyd ￿ respmd kn risks of material misstmement in the financial *atemeTht& rewgnising
thAI the risk of rwjt det¢¢tin8 a matvial rnissts*meM due ￿ fra￿￿ is hiBher than the risk of not ddeciit18 one ￿$￿]11￿9
rrom error, as fiaud n￿Y involve deliberlte conceaJm¢ni by. for example. for8ery, misrepresentaiK)n5 or through
collusion. Thert #rt inh¢rwt limilalions in the a￿11( Wf(￿ed and the further removed nonwcompliance with
laws and ff8U1￿1OnS is ihe ev¢nts WKI try￿￿10n$ rellectrd in the firw*iil statem¢n￿ the les5 likely we to
become iwtre of it.
A further descriwion of our wsibiliii¢s for the audit of ihe fin•ncial statements 15 k￿￿1 on the Financial Repming
Councifs website at wWw.frc.o￿Uk/l￿aI1WeSwYD$ibllltI¢￿ This descrioion fms part of our Rel￿ of the
Independen¢ Audi￿.

REPORT OFTHE INDE￿NDENT AUDrroKsTO THE MEMBEKSOF
EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMrrED
Use •f our report
This repon is made 501¢ly thwioble comwiy's membu& as a tdy. in with CW 3 of Part 16 of
the Companies Art 2006. Our audit has been thwJeFthken $0 that mighi sthte to the charitable company's
members those Matte￿ we are required to stste ￿ them in an auditors. and for no other purtx)se. To the fullest
ex*nt pemitted by18w, we do accept or asswne ￿s￿￿81b11ity ￿ enyott ¢)thtt thAn the ¢h8ritable comwiy and the
charitable wmrAny's mernt*r5 &S 8 txxly. forour a￿lit wrKK ftrthis theopinio￿% hav¢ fornied.
P B Syddall F.C.A.. F.C.I.E. Isenior Statuw AuditLY)
forand on ￿half of P B Syddajl & Co
c￿rtered Ac¢ountsnL4
& Swuiory Auditors
Grdfton House
81 Clw)rley Old Road
Bohon
Lanc&shire
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EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLE￿ FUND
LIMITED
ATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
IINCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
Total
fund$
2024
To¢al
fur¥ts
Unrestricted
funds
Re5trrcted
fund
Note$
IIYCOME FROM
tk)nations
21,978
21,978
22,757
Investment income
214041
214041
203224
TtytAI
19
236.019
225.981
EXPENDITURE ON
Ch•rl¢able Aetlv5tles
Charithble a¢iiviti¢5
12W
12W
161J51
Other
22,921
22,921
Totsl
14&961
14&961
171.466
Net 8•in5 on investtnents
10,493
11493
54.593
Nrf INCOME
97JSI
97JS1
109,108
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tothl fvnd5 brou8ht foThwd
3x130
3J64130
3257,022
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
3A63h81
3.463,681
3,366,130
Th¢ note5 forni part of thoe finatKial ststements
P4¢ 10

EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENf FUND
LIMrrED
BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2025
2024
Unr¢5tri¢ted Restricted
funds
fvnd
Totgl
nd5
fimds
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible &ssets
Investtnen
1553.794
861.98
U53,794
861,980
2,553,794
749.456
10
3315.774
415,774
3J03250
CURRENT A&SETS
Lkbtors
Cash at bonk and in hand
12.953
5&785
11953
785
4,139
79,636
69,738
69.738
83.775
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
12
{1148O>
{114&))
{15.7671
NET CURRE￿ A&SETS
68.008
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
1474032
3A74W2
3J71,258
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more th8n one ye4r
13
{IOJ51)
{iOJ51)
15.1281
NET A&8ETS
3.463ffj81
346WI
3 J66,130
FUNDS
Unrestricbj funds
14
3,463ffj81
3.366,130
T(YFAL FUNDS
3,366.130
These finaneid slatements have been prepared in xcordartee with the provisions 4)plicable to charitable companies
subj¢¢t ￿ the small companies rcgime.
The
ial statements were approved by the Board of Tru5tee5 and authorised for issue
.. and were 5i8ned on its behalf by..
M Coltn- Tntstee
Ihe notes fomi part of ¢h¢5¢ fin￿la1 statemer
P¥ell

EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMITED
NOTLS TOTHE FINANCIAL ￿ATEmENTs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21125
ATUTORY INFORMATION
E&8t L8mcashire Mwk BenevoleTrt FurHI Limited is a registered charity ond a private company, limited by
8uaraniee. registered in England and Wale$. The Charitabl¢ comp8nYs registered numb¢rs and regis¢ered otTice
oddr¢55 can be foutml on the Referenee #nd Admini$trativ¢ DetAils page.
The we5tntation cuNerKy of the fit)&ttci•l slatements is the Pound Sterling 1£).
ACCOUNTING POLICILS
BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements of the eharit4ble company. which is a public be￿fit ¢ntity und¢r FRS 101 ￿ve bttn
prepared in &¢cordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Rew)rting by Chariiies: S¢atemeni
of Recommended Pmxi¢e applicAble to charities PTepartn8 their accounts in accordan¢e with the Financial
Rewyrting St8nd4rd applieable in the UK and Republi¢ of Irelwnd IFRS 1021 leffe￿l¥e l JanuAry 20191,,
Financi￿ Reportin8 Sthndard 102 Th¢ Firtancial R¢tthin8 Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of
IrelwKt' and thc CompAnies Act 2006. Th¢ fimncial 5t4tements hive been PTEpared under the hiS￿ried[ cost
onveniiort with the ex¢¢ption of inv¢s¢m¢nis whi¢h are included at markei value. a8 modified by th¢ rev￿￿&tion
of ¢¢rtain assets.
INCOME
All income is reco8nised in the Statement of FirwKial Activities onc¢ th¢ charity is enlitled to the inL¥)me Artd is
acco￿ted foron a ¢ash ba8is with the exeep¢ion of Gift Aid Tax whi¢h is wunted for on an ￿ru81$ btsi$.
EXPENDITURE
Liabilities are recognised as ¢Kpenditure as soon as there is a le841 or constNdive obliBation wmmittin8 the
charity to that expenditur¢, il is prol)able th&1 8 transfer of rfonomic b¢nefits will be required in settlement and
the amouni of the obligation can be me&sur¢d ￿lIablY. Expenditu￿ is a¢coun*d for on an a¢¢Tuals basis ¥nd has
be¢n classified under he￿ing$ ihdi 488rtBaie all wsi related to the category. Wh*r wsts c&rtnot be dir¢tly
attTibu*d to particular he4din8s thty hAve been allocd¢d to activtti¢5 on a basis consistent with ihe use or
resou￿¢9.
Gran¢s off¢red subjecl lo condltions whieh have rh)t be¢n met at the year end d&t¢ are noted as a c4)mmiim¢ni b
nol accrued as expendilure.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fr¢¢hold land 4nd buildings are $wed at their re•valued wnount. DepT￿lAcK)rt is not provlded becaus¢, in the
opinion of the truste* they gre included In ihe financial sthtements at theireurr¢nt fair value.
Silverw4re ITH Morkland) is Sthled & co￿. No depreciation is provided.
INVESTMEKrs
Inve5tsnents made on 8 dISc￿tIOnary b&%15 by advisors Ch&rles Stanlty & Co Limited. with a medium low
risk in non equity securiti¢5 and in certain instances a medium risk in equitie5. Overall ihe obJ￿1¥e IA to produ¢¢
a ￿lance beThw ￿pItal 8TOWth and inwme.
Investsnents Ire included in t￿ financial statements at their m8rk¢t valuation ot the balance sheet d8te as
epared by the inv¢stmeni 4dvi50rs. GaFn5 or losse$ arising from these veluations from di5POsats during the
yearar¢ included in the Statement of Finwcial Adivities
TAXATION
The chartty is exemp¢ from eorywation t&x on its Charitable activitie&
FUND ACCOUNTING
Unre￿nCIed fvnds csn be used in ac￿rd8[￿¢ wilh the charithbl¢ objectives at th¢ discretion ofthe trustees.
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EAST IANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMITED
NOTLSTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- ¢fjplipwd
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICILS- ¢ODtinu
FUND ACcOu￿1￿c
Rwrieted fijnds can only be u%d particultr ttstri¢t&l purw5ts within the objects of the charity. Restrictions
GOING CONCERN
At the lime of approving the ?￿O￿nts the trustres have a tta4xMbk ¢xp*tion th* the Lknity has adwuaie
res(yJrces to continue in ormtionaj exiswice for ts foreAp eable firture. Tlw the trw%tees continue to 4dopt th¢
going COTKem i*sisof aceoutiting in WePTir¥the
FINANCIAL INSTRUMEKrs
of the Instrument.
Fina￿la1 assets whith indud¢ debknrs and bank balances are Measu￿ at their tranS&ti￿ price •¥J related costs
arml are rtot IrtK)rtised.
Financtal liabilities inclLwJin8 CfEditL¥S are wised * their wi(g and w¢ Thx wTh)rtis¢d. Suth
liabillties are cla5sifi¢d a5 curreni liabÈlits rfwable within (ffieyex.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUl￿EmE1￿[s AiYD KEY SOURCFS OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAIIYTY
In the applicattw of the thztty's ￿li￿S the mwees are to make J￿1@ements estim*es and
a55umptions aL￿t the CaFryill8 wnount of a55cts and li￿lI111c$ that are Mt fEadity 4prently frrmn other %wrccs.
cOT￿]dered to be relevant. A¢¢uai resuhs mty difftr fm estirn*ts.
The ￿]m￿¢S ￿ u￿riY]ng assurnNicTh ¥e Teviewrd on an ong)ing b￿1& RevisvJM ￿ xcouniing esiima
are reco8ni5ed in the peri(yJ in whÈch the estim* ts fEVi5ed where the revision affttts only that PtrKMI or in the
There were rrt) estimate or assumptic￿S which have • SI￿lficant risk of i*tsin8 a rnakrid adjusknent to the
caryinB amount of atMI liabilities.
INVEsfMEIYT IIYCOME
2024
Rents rtceivd- Canons C105e Bolton
Rents rettiv¢d- Pri0￿ CkJ5¢ Blackbwn
Dividends received
Ground reni receivabk
tkp)sii a¢eowJi inw¢
119.908
69J85
147
118214
02.438
21,596
916
21WI
203.224
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EAsf iANCkSHIRE MARK BENEVOLE￿ FUND
LIMfTED
NOTLSTO THE FINAI¥CIAL STATEMENtS- c•Dti•ued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
CHARITABLE AcnviTILS CO
Grani
fundin8 of
a￿1vIlle5
Direct
Costs
T(rf￿$
ChaTithble t*tivitLes
91487
32J53
12&040
SUPPORT COSTS
Gowemance
Costs
22,921
AUDrroKs' REMUNERATION
2•25
2024
F¢c5 ￿Yab]e to the chrity's fcrthe I￿11 orth¢ ¢h#rity's financial
2.136
TR￿￿EE& REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There Ire rKiemployeu of the chty.
TRusfEEg EXPENSES
No remurtrnlim or ¥e p•td tr) the tru#e&dir#tyrs othH f(r the reimlwjrsanent of incuffed
by the seutwy ofwfof the eh
TANGIBLE FIXED A55ETS
Fr¢th)Id
dand
twiklin8S
Mwkland
Silverware
Tothls
co￿ OR VALUATION
Ai l April 2024 ffjd 31 M￿h 2025
1553.794
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 MaT¢h 2025
USOAK#)
3,794
2J53,794
Ai 31 March 2024
2J50.(XX)
1553,794
lrtluded in cost w Valu￿1￿ of lknd buildiw is freeb)Id ofa550.fXKI 12024 - £2.550.CWI which is
noi (kpr¢¢iated.
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ST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMITED
NOTESTO THE Flf4ANcIALSTATEMEI￿5- eoAtthued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
TANGIBL8 FIXED A￿Ts- eontinlleAI
Cost Orva1￿￿loTr at 31 Marth 2025 is re[K¢s￿￿ by:
Freehokl
land and
M8rkl*nd
Silver￿re
Totak
Valu￿￿)￿ in 2017
ValuatK)n in 2023
Cost
IJS4733
5200
475367
I￿54,733
S2
479.061
1794
U53.794
F￿ld land & I￿1]dIng$ were Val￿ by Bth & ￿ an irmkpth firrn of C1wtueJ Surv¢yw5 Val￿[
on ￿ OF¢n mark# value b&stson 24 Awil 2023.
[kpreciati￿ is provided bEca￿ In the Opini￿ of the dKaiM)v¢ r¢fivAsqrn¢ fair vaJue&
The T H Mgrkland Silvtt was v8lwJ at £5.450 on a rrplxgrne4rt b￿1$ Èn SeounbEr 2011. Because of the
uniqueness of the silverware ￿ curreN vaiwTh ha5 been ottsined a￿4 it is thffefore sthted at COSL
FIXED Assrr INVL¥fMEKTS
Lis*d
inv¢51ments
MARKET VALUE
Ai l April 2024
Additjons
Disws￿s
Realised gains
Unrtralised 8WnS
749A56
24693
(142J57}
1fj493
At 31 m?￿h 2025
861,980
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
861.98
At 31 Mvch 2024
749.456
Th¢re ￿re no Investme￿ Issetsoutside the UK.
Cost or valuation at 31 March 2025 is by:
inv¢s¢ments
Valuation in 2025
761,992
861,980
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IANCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND
LIMITED
NIJTLS TO TIIE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS. eoMlln¥ed
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
DEFfoRS: AMOUKtS FALLING DUE WmllN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
12,953
4,079
Grthmd rettt Teteivable
11953
4.139
12.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Accrualsand defeNed in￿e
15.767
CREDITOR&. AMOUNfs FAiLIIYG DUE A￿A MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
E￿ L4n¢ashire Mark Fe5ttvAI 2(
IOJ51
5.128
The trus*es hav¢ thk¢n • decisi￿ thrt they wish to povide for the FO￿la1 cost of a contr1b￿lon to the Ea51
L￿taShIrt Mwk Femival 2060. Ai ￿¥¢ decided kn pDvidt £5.￿) per 4nnum. plus a ¢th￿ide￿tIOn
for inleresl ￿nts¢d. ts)W8nts the co#.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Nd
movemeni
in fvnds
At
31.3.2S
At 1.4.24
unre￿rICted fv•ds
Gener81 fvnd
3X13•
97J51 U6WI
TOTAL FUNDS
3J66.130
97J51
3J6WI
Nrf movemtht in in the •b)ve •e#s folknvs:
Incornin8
Gains ar
Movement
in fund5
Unrestricted
C¢r*ral fund
234019
(14961)
IV93
97JSI
TOTAL FUNDS
2W19
(148961)
111493
97J51
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EAST LANCASHIRE MARK BENEvoixNf FUND
LIMrfED
NOTFS TO THE FINANCIALsfATEMEI¥TS- e•titirtued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
MOVEMENT IN FUNtKs- tontillmtd
CompArRtiv£* for movernent in
movement
in funds
At
31.3.24
At 1.4.23
unre￿￿tted
3256.787
109J43
3J66.130
Restrleted fwTrds
Restricted
235
{235)
TOTAL FU14DS
3257.022
109.108
3.366.130
Comparative ntt movemeni in in¢lwJed in the alx>ve xeas follo￿.
11￿0Mlng
Gains aTrJ Movement
in fiLTki%
Unrtttrfeted Cunds
225.481
(170,731)
54.593
l(V4,343
Restrleted fwnds
R￿triCted
S￿1
1735)
(235)
TOTALFUNDS
225.981
(171.4661
54593
109.108
RELATED PARTY DISCIAJSURES
LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE
The Charity is a comp8tty limitrd by guamtre and the￿roTe the5 not have any sh￿e capital. In the event of
tbjing up the Charity. members maybe require41 tocontributr &n notexc¢¢din8 £1 w member.
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EAsf LAIYCASHIRE MARK BENEVOLEKf FUND
LIMITED
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriLS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
IIYCOME
Donattons
Legacies
Lodge donation$
Brethren
Gift Aid rtcovertd
Charity Skward events
Regai1&
Annugl meelin8 donations
Provincial meetin8 eoll¢¢¢ion
1000
8919
9,701
1374
4.160
4.762
3.209
7.772
1,474
la82
21,978
22.757
Invdtment In¢orn¢
Rents received- Cartotts Close Bolton
Rents received- Priors Close Blackbum
Dividends received
Ground rent receivable
Dep￿lI acwunl inlernst
119,908
69J85
2(147
118,214
62.438
21,596
594
916
203224
Totsl In¢omlng resoun
225,981
EXPENDITURE
arftable at¢lwltl¢s
Property rniinlenance- Canons Clos¢ Bol¢on
Property mainteMn¢¢- Priots Close Blackburn
G￿Trts
East Lancashir¢ M*k Fe*ival 2060
41,480
93,694
21,049
5,128
40.578
27J30
5323
126,040
Support fo
Governance costs
Auditor5, r¢muneTation
SecrewI￿ 8nd ￿minIstr*i0￿ expenses
In5UTance
Investment ftes
L¢g41 fre$
Pn)perty rnaTwm¢nt fees
2289
2,136
1,658
8,lJ94
2J82
9,1174
6,208
22,921
Tothl resour¢es expended
148,961
171.4166
Net ineorne before g*iM •nd lo&
87058
54.515
This pwge does not forn part of ihe S￿l￿tory financial statements
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EAST IANCASHIRE MARK BENEVO￿1￿ FUND
LIMITED
DETAILEDSTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL A￿1v￿Es
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2O2S
2025
2024
Re81ised rewgnised gairu 8nd losses
Realised g￿n￿(losses) on fixed asset investmerts
(&1951
1285
Net incom¢
55,800
This rABe thes forni p￿1 of the statuw financial statements
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