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Grand Lodge Of Scotland Annuity Benevolent & Charity Funds

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC001996
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 12, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 1, 1902
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
C/O Freemasons Hall
96 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DH

Contact

Website
grandlodgescotland.com
Screenshot of the Grand Lodge Of Scotland Annuity Benevolent & Charity Funds website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Trust is committed to continuing to develop its charitable work which takes the form of: 1) providing benevolent grants for eligible Freemasons, their widows & dependents based on individual needs and requirements, 2) providing training and education to the children and dependents of Freemasons, based on needs and requirements, 3) providing grants and donations to the work of external charitable causes with each application being considered on its own merit.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: (a) the prevention or relief of poverty, (b) the advancement of education (n) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, (f) the advancement of citizenship or community development

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
May 31, 2025 Nov. 12, 2025On time £769,487 £485,747 3
May 31, 2024 Dec. 16, 2024On time £990,062 £395,889 2
May 31, 2023 Oct. 24, 2023On time £966,215 £772,878 2
May 31, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023On time £708,668 £741,015 2
May 31, 2021 March 16, 202216 days late £592,044 £693,386 1

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.