We serve a local or regional area but we are affiliated to a national charity. Can we apply to The Freemasons Grand Charity?
The key test here is whether your charity is registered with the Charities Commission under a separate charity number from the national charity. If it has its own charity number, it is considered to be a local/regional charity and is not eligible to apply. Does your charity have its own board of Trustees? This will normally indicate that it is a separate charity. For example, local Age Concern and MIND charities each have a separate charity number and so are not eligible.
