THE ZECHARIA CHARITABLE TRUST
To further both in the United Kingdom and abroad those purposes recognised as charitable by English Law.
Objects
FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net deficit of £31,398 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £763,291 to £731,893. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold free reserves at a level they consider appropriate to the charity's needs, without specifying a fixed monetary target or duration. Despite the deficit, the charity holds significant net assets of £731,893, primarily in investment properties valued at £755,000.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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 31/03/2025
- 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
Trustees
- MR E ENGLANDERchair
- MR J L WEISS
- PINCHOS NAFTOLI BRANDER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £55k | £86k |
| 31/03/2024 | £60k | £86k |
| 31/03/2023 | £94k | £53k |
| 31/03/2022 | £58k | £68k |
| 31/03/2021 | £58k | £86k |
Common questions
Is THE ZECHARIA CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £31,398 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £763,291 to £731,893. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold free reserves at a level they consider appropriate to the charity's needs, without specifying a fixed monetary target or duration. Despite the deficit, the charity holds significant net assets of £731,893, primarily in investment properties valued at £755,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION | 1 | £682k |
| THE HEALTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £496k |
| NUCHEM AND REISEL SCHLAFF MEMORIAL FUND LIMITED | 1 | £310k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £300k |
| WYCHDALE LIMITED | 1 | £258k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £145k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ZECHARIA CHARITABLE TRUST | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | £372k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHAAREI TZEDAKAH | £112k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NETZACH CHARITABLE TRUST | £428k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MENACHEM GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FULL FACT | £3.1m | £110,000 - £119,999 | 9 | above | — | no doubt |