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WORLD ORT TRUST

Registered charity 1042541 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's principal activity is providing World ORT with grants so that it can carry out education and training worldwide. The Charity also lets out space in its London office which is surplus to operational requirements.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£582k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at $5,457,644, which is below the stated policy target of six to twelve months' expenditure. However, the trustees consider the charity to have sufficient resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, citing consistent increases in rental income.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than $60,000.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations (61% of income)
“Income from donations was $450,021 (2023: $1,283,314) of which $450,000 (2023: $1,280,720) was for restricted purposes.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £5.5m; policy: between six and twelve months' expenditure)
“The general 'free' unrestricted reserves amount to $5,457,644 (2023: $6,147,819).” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Serviced office charges made to parent undertaking World ORT.
“During the year, serviced office charges amounting to $191,726 (2023: $52,578) were made to World ORT for the use of shared facilities. World ORT Trust is a subsidiary of World ORT, a charitable organisation in Switzerland.” — page 8
“During the year, restricted donations of $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) were received from The Maurice Hatter Foundation of which $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) was remitted to World ORT in the year for the Kfar Silver School project. The Maurice Hatter Foundation is related by virtue of having a common trustee.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Restricted donations received from The Maurice Hatter Foundation, remitted to World ORT.
“During the year, serviced office charges amounting to $191,726 (2023: $52,578) were made to World ORT for the use of shared facilities. World ORT Trust is a subsidiary of World ORT, a charitable organisation in Switzerland.” — page 8
“During the year, restricted donations of $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) were received from The Maurice Hatter Foundation of which $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) was remitted to World ORT in the year for the Kfar Silver School project. The Maurice Hatter Foundation is related by virtue of having a common trustee.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Serviced office charges made to related party ORT UK.
“During the year, serviced office charges amounting to $191,726 (2023: $52,578) were made to World ORT for the use of shared facilities. World ORT Trust is a subsidiary of World ORT, a charitable organisation in Switzerland.” — page 8
“During the year, restricted donations of $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) were received from The Maurice Hatter Foundation of which $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) was remitted to World ORT in the year for the Kfar Silver School project. The Maurice Hatter Foundation is related by virtue of having a common trustee.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Project management costs paid to Epsilon Real Estate Partners Limited.
“During the year, serviced office charges amounting to $191,726 (2023: $52,578) were made to World ORT for the use of shared facilities. World ORT Trust is a subsidiary of World ORT, a charitable organisation in Switzerland.” — page 8
“During the year, restricted donations of $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) were received from The Maurice Hatter Foundation of which $450,000 (2023: $1,250,000) was remitted to World ORT in the year for the Kfar Silver School project. The Maurice Hatter Foundation is related by virtue of having a common trustee.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RDP Newmans LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£582k
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£8.4m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~89.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · Israel · Lithuania · Russia · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£582k£1.1m
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2022£306k£5.5m
31/12/2021£7.0m£371k
31/12/2020£936k£670k

Common questions

Is WORLD ORT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at $5,457,644, which is below the stated policy target of six to twelve months' expenditure. However, the trustees consider the charity to have sufficient resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, citing consistent increases in rental income. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by RDP Newmans LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of WORLD ORT TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds WORLD ORT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD ORT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£18k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£18k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED3£418k
AMABRILL LTD2£449k
SABENO LIMITED2£43k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTD2£14k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION1£2.7m
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST1£822k
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST1£677k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD1£621k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ORT UK FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORLD ORT TRUST£582kUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
ORT UK FOUNDATION FY2024£848k——unclear—no doubt
B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£3.0m—0unclear—no doubt
APPRIS CHARITY LIMITED FY2025£3.7m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR FY2025£311k—0above—no doubt
MORESHET HATORAH LTD FY2025£5.6m—0below—no doubt

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