ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1085811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M&R CHARITY TRUST

The charity continues to receive income from its investment property and also collects donations to further its objects.

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE JEWISH FAITH IN GREAT BRITAIN AND OVERSEAS BY PROMOTING THE TRAINING OF YOUNG MEN OF THE JEWISH FAITH TO BECOME RABBIS(II) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN THE JEWISH FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR RELIGIOUS TORAH EDUCATION, TEACHING SKILLS AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS AND TO DISSEMINATE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.(III) TO CARRY OUT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS

Area of benefit: GREAT BRITAIN AND OVERSEAS

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 · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£398k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £116,925, with free reserves (net current assets) of £8,172. The trustees consider this reserve level acceptable given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity reported a net gain of £92,265 for the year, driven by investment gains and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Newmarston Ltd, a company where trustee R Halpern is a director, made charitable donations of £228,360 to the charity during the year.
“R Halpern, trustee of English Holdings Charitable trust, is also a director of Newmarston Ltd. During the year Newmarston Ltd made charitable donations of £228,360.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Bextor Estates Ltd
“The charity owns the shares of Bextor Estates Ltd, a non charitable property investment company incorporated in England and Wales.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 10/09/2025, 222 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 04/04/2023, 63 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 31/08/2022, 212 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

BEXTOR ESTATES LTD — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 28 February 2026)
  • Equity: £1
BEXTOR ESTATES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Unpaid share capital of £1 noted.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£627k
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (46% 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: 39.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bury · Israel · Salford City · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£398k£352k
31/03/2024£231k£184k
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.3m
31/03/2022£2.0m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £116,925, with free reserves (net current assets) of £8,172. The trustees consider this reserve level acceptable given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity reported a net gain of £92,265 for the year, driven by investment gains and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST£398k—0unclear—no doubt
M I CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£21k—0unclear—no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£136k—0within—no doubt
THE JG CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
GOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£30k—0unclear—no doubt

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