The Durham Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund

Registered charity 501300 Registered since 1972

Operates: Durham

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Find a path from this charity →

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

2.1y median 1y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.4y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 2Health and social care 1

Boards that share trustees

The Church Estate 1 shared trustee

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Related organisations

The Church Estate 1 shared trustee
NEW Life for ALL Nations Gospel Church Similar size; both Poverty relief
Christ Apostolic Church Throne of Grace and Mercy Similar size; both Poverty relief
Kollel Shaarei Halacha Similar size; both Poverty relief
The Redeemed Christian Church GOD "Rccg" NEW Life Assembly Plaistow Similar size; both Poverty relief
Somaliland Education and Environmental Relief Organisation Similar size; both Poverty relief

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Phone	01915225097
Address	48 Elmway, CHESTER LE STREET, County Durham, DH2 2LX

Finances

£18,823 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£46,160	£80,370
2021	£20,569	£23,860
2022	£22,695	£15,255
2023	£17,377	£12,692
2024	£18,823	£42,679

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Elderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESSED BROTHER MARK MASONS OR THEIR POOR AND DISTRESSED WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLES INSTITUTIONS SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE BENEVOLENT COMMITTEE DIRECT.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 11 SEPTEMBER 1970 as amended on 18 Apr 2026

Trustees (8)

8trustees

58median age

1aged 70+

Michael John Wilkinsonage 76 Chair since 2022
David Nigel Hanson since 2017
Gary Quinnage 58 since 2025
Graham Wharton since 2025
Ian Heaviside since 2024
Mark Julian Gilpin since 2026
Peter Athen Smith since 2026
Steven Paul Swansburyage 52 since 2026

Connected charities (1)

The Church Estate 1 shared trustee

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates. In development - register to get early access.

Report an error in this record - let us know.