THE DUNITZ FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1002200 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MICHAEL DUNITZ CHARITABLE TRUST

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Objects

TO PAY DIVIDE OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO ANY ONE OR MORE TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY OTHERS OF THE CHARITIES IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £21,297 at the balance sheet date, which the trustees consider satisfactory. The charity generated a net income of £19,712 for the year, primarily from donations, and distributed £80,232 in grants to charitable institutions. The trustees confirmed the charity is able to meet its obligations as they fall due and prepared the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to continue its grant making activities at a consistent level and to cover contingencies (reserves figure: £21k)

“The charity aims to maintain reserves in order that it is in a position to continue its grant making activities at a consistent level and to cover contingencies of additional calls being made upon the charity for support of charitable institutions in times of need.” — page 3

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from a company where trustees are directors.

“During the year, the charity received donations of £100,000 from a company for which the trustees are directors of.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

MICHAEL JEFFREY DUNITZchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Katie Shoshana Shooter
WENDY SUSAN DUNITZ

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£101k	£81k
31/03/2025	£2k	£1k
31/03/2024	£15	£921
31/03/2023	£9	£3k
31/03/2022	£10k	£7k

Common questions

Is THE DUNITZ FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £21,297 at the balance sheet date, which the trustees consider satisfactory. The charity generated a net income of £19,712 for the year, primarily from donations, and distributed £80,232 in grants to charitable institutions. The trustees confirmed the charity is able to meet its obligations as they fall due and prepared the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.5m
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST income £212k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £492k
THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST income £50k
THE A W LYMN CENTENARY FOUNDATION income £29k
DULLATUR FOUNDATION income £59k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DUNITZ FOUNDATION	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE DRUE HEINZ CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£492k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE A W LYMN CENTENARY FOUNDATION FY2024	£29k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.