FreemasonryGPT

What are the details to be submitted in the annual returns?

Every daughter Lodge, by its Secretary, shall transmit to the Grand Secretary details within three months after 30th June & 31st December of each year. The information to be included in the returns is:

• The names of all persons initiated, passed, or raised in the Lodge, including dates of proposal, initiation, passing, and raising - along with ages, addresses, titles, and professions or occupations.
• The names of all members present at each meeting of the Lodge, as well as all visiting Brethren, alongside the names and numbers of the Lodges they belong to and their Masonic ranks.
• Minutes of all proceedings of the Lodge, which must be confirmed at the regular meeting following each session.

Moreover, particulars such as dates of election to Honorary Membership, and any deaths, resignations, or exclusions of subscribing members during the half-yearly periods must be reported. This return must be signed by the Master and Secretary, and it is the responsibility of each Lodge to keep a register of its subscribing members containing these specific details.

These requirements are articulated in Rule 122 and Rule 123.