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GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED

Registered charity 1093528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS JEWISH ORGANISATIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY.THE CHARITY REGULARLY SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS WHICH THEMSELVES ARE GROWING NOT ONLY IN ENGLAND BUT ALSO WORLDWIDE.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£8.0m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £46.2m as charitable demands of £7.4m exceeded incoming resources of £2.3m, with the shortfall funded from past reserves. The Trustees report that the financial position is satisfactory and reserves are sufficient to support anticipated expenditure, despite noting that demands are expected to increase in future years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 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 (held: £46.2m)
“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 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid donations from subsidiary
“During the year, the Charity received gift aid donations aggregating £320,000 (2024: £Nil) from its Subsidiary Undertaking, Shirlett & Tudor Estates Ltd.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Shirlett and Tudor Estates Limited, Swallowtex Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned non-charitable subsidiary, Shirlett and Tudor Estates Limited, a property investment company which owns a wholly owned active subsidiary, Swallowtex Limited, a general trading company.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

SHIRLETT AND TUDOR ESTATES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £320k
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £643,921 (2025) vs £1,068,921 (2024); Accrued loan interest due to parent: £72,278.
“Charitable donations of £320,000 (2024: £Nil) were paid to the parent undertaking, Gilmoor Benevolent Fund Limited.”
SWALLOWTEX LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Included in Trade Creditors is an amount of £22,000 (2024: £22,000) due to Lowdale Properties Ltd, a company which is under the control of Mr E Low and Mr M Landau.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£8.0m
Cost of raising funds
£257k
Reserves (reported)
£46.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~69.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (84% 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: 9.3% of total income — above 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 · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.8m£8.0m
31/03/2024£3.3m£4.4m
31/03/2023£2.5m£3.8m
31/03/2022£3.0m£3.8m
31/03/2021£4.9m£7.8m

Common questions

Is GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £46.2m as charitable demands of £7.4m exceeded incoming resources of £2.3m, with the shortfall funded from past reserves. The Trustees report that the financial position is satisfactory and reserves are sufficient to support anticipated expenditure, despite noting that demands are expected to increase in future years. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

Who funds GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED as a grant recipient include STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED, YIZAL EDUCATION LIMITED, KOLLEL AND CO LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2023£1.8mRelief of Poverty
YIZAL EDUCATION LIMITEDFY2024£500k
YIZAL EDUCATION LIMITEDFY2025£500k
KOLLEL AND CO LIMITEDFY2024£175kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion and Education
KOLLEL AND CO LIMITEDFY2025£0Relief of Poverty
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£0

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
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION1£2.7m
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST1£822k
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST1£677k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD1£621k
AMABRILL LTD1£394k
SF FOUNDATION1£360k
COSMON (BELZ) LIMITED1£304k
Grand Belz Ltd.1£282k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED£2.8m—0above—no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026£130k—0below—no doubt
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£396k—0within—no doubt
TIFERETH BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED FY2025£434k—0unclear—no doubt
SAMJO LIMITED FY2025£4.1m—0unclear—no doubt
KUPAT CHAIM V'CHESED FY2025£974k—0unclear—no doubt

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