Registered charity · Oldham
East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited
5.1 The relief of poverty;5.2 The provision of help and assistance predominantly but not exclusively in East Lancashire to predominantly but not exclusively East Lancashire Masons and their dependents or the dependents of such deceased Masons who...
- 5 trustees
- Income £236k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Lancashire
- Linked company
- East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£236k£149k
- 2024£226k£171k
- 2023£222k£232k
Earlier years
- 2022£199k£163k
- 2021£178k£147k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
5.1 The relief of poverty;5.2 The provision of help and assistance predominantly but not exclusively in East Lancashire to predominantly but not exclusively East Lancashire Masons and their dependents or the dependents of such deceased Masons who are in need by reason of their poverty and to provide charitable assistance to such other Masonic and non-Masonic charitable objectives as the Trustees shall decide;5.3 To afford charitable assistance to needy Freemasons or their widows or to any of their other dependent relatives, as the Trustees shall decide in particular by the operation and maintenance of residential properties at Canons Close, Bolton and Priors Close, Blackburn.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- John Andrew Christian Porter Chair since 2025
- IAN Simon Paul since 2023
- Michael Colin since 2025
- Roger Fielding since 2021
- Stephen William Bolton since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- John Andrew Christian Porter Chair since 2025
- IAN Simon Paul since 2023
- Michael Colin since 2025
- Roger Fielding since 2021
- Stephen William Bolton since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 247160
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH JANUARY, 1966. as amended on 21 Sep 2021 as amended on 18 Oct 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 00869974 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01616202711 · SecretaryELMBF@aol.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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