C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST
To provide and distribute grants and donations to Orthodox Jewish Charities.
Objects
INCOME AND CAPITAL TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £2,634,958, with net assets of £2,677,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £177,738 for the year, driven by investment income of £219,876 against total expenditure of £317,707. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level, which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2022 (received 28/07/2023, 28 days after the 30/06/2023 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 28/07/2022, 28 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).
Trustees
- CHAYA ESTHER STERN
- ZVI STERN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £220k | £318k |
| 31/08/2024 | £178k | £187k |
| 31/08/2023 | £152k | £161k |
| 31/08/2022 | £153k | £159k |
| 31/08/2021 | £176k | £185k |
Common questions
Is C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £2,634,958, with net assets of £2,677,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £177,738 for the year, driven by investment income of £219,876 against total expenditure of £317,707. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BRITISH FRIENDS OF TIFERES CHAIM | 1 | £135k |
| RINA CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITED | 1 | £15k |
| BORBAT LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
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- S C K CHARITABLE TRUST
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST | £220k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| S C K CHARITABLE TRUST | £260k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| C AND F CHARITABLE TRUST | £127k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CECIL ROSEN CHARITABLE TRUST | £65k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KTRUST LIMITED | £240k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE STANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST | £29k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |