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Registered charity · Sunderland

Durham Freemasons Charity

Durham Freemasons Charity is a registered charity (number 279313) based in Sunderland, governed by 1 trustee. Latest income £524k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 1 trustee
  • Income £524k (2024)
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No individual trustees are listed on the register.

Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Durham Benevolence LTD.

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
Where
Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham and more
Website
durhamfreemasons.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1980

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£524k£607k
  • 2023£534k£370k
  • 2022£445k£493k
Earlier years
  • 2021£1.2m£773k
  • 2020£692k£382k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESSED BROTHER MASONS OR THEIR POOR AND DISTRESSED WIDOWS AND OTHER RELATIVES OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY OR SOCIETIES AND CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE BENEVOLENT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF THE PROVINCE OF DURHAM OF ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
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2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£524k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

120.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 28.4 in 2020

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EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
279313
Status
Registered
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 27 DECEMBER 1979 & SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 24 JUNE 1992 AS AMENDED ON 09 MAR 2024AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 13 FEB 2025AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13 FEB 2025
Contact on the register
01915675365 · enquiries@durhamfreemasons.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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