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Registered charity · No. 1186584CIO

Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund

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Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, disability.

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What are the key facts about Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£107,745
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£105,847
Registered charity number
1186584
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Grantham
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund (number 1186584) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund do?

The objects of the CIO are to apply both the capital and income to or for the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time direct.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund

Answers Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's highest-paid staff paid?

Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Does Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund registered for?

General Charitable PurposesDisability

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Frequently asked questions

Is Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund as a registered charity (number 1186584) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's charity number?
Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's charity number is 1186584. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1186584?
Search 1186584 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund do?
The objects of the CIO are to apply both the capital and income to or for the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time direct.
Does Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund?
Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund?
The register does not record Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's trustees paid?
Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund registered as a charity?
Faraday Masonic Benevolent Fund was entered on the register on 26 November 2019.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.