4 CHARITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1077143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LES FRERES CHARITABLE TRUST

Providing grants to charitable institutions and organisations which comply with the objects of the charity which include social welfare, relief of poverty andprovision of education with special emphasis on Jewish needs.

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

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £2,791,179, while the charity reported a net income of £313,711 for the year. The trustees note that the charity remains reliant on investment income and reserves to fund its grant-making activities, which totaled £989,734. Although the trustees acknowledge global economic pressures, they confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donation to UKI Charitable Foundation, a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.
“Included in the financial statements is a donation of £40,000 (2024:£460,000-) made to UKI Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.” — page 24
“Included in the financial statements are amounts totalling £1,200,125 (2024:£-) received as gift in the form of share investments from Farmwood Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift of share investments received from Farmwood Charitable Foundation, a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.
“Included in the financial statements is a donation of £40,000 (2024:£460,000-) made to UKI Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.” — page 24
“Included in the financial statements are amounts totalling £1,200,125 (2024:£-) received as gift in the form of share investments from Farmwood Charitable Foundation,a charity whose trustees are close family members of the trustees of this Charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: 4 Brentwood Ltd
“The Charity owns 93% of the issued share capital of 4 Brentwood Ltd, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

4 BRENTWOOD LTD — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-03-31)
  • Equity: £100
4 BRENTWOOD LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Change of accounting reference date

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~32.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.0m
31/03/2024£69k£673k
31/03/2023£61k£689k
31/03/2022£168k£742k
31/03/2021£158k£2.6m

Common questions

Is 4 CHARITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £2,791,179, while the charity reported a net income of £313,711 for the year. The trustees note that the charity remains reliant on investment income and reserves to fund its grant-making activities, which totaled £989,734. Although the trustees acknowledge global economic pressures, they confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026£130k—0below—no doubt
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED FY2025£536k—0below—no doubt
UTRY FY2025£998k—0unclear—no doubt
BESIYATA FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTZAR CHESED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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