THE BLAIR TRUST FUND

Registered charity 1094775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To pursue the objects of the charity with all the resources available to the charity.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE TENETS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE ELDERLY OR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY4. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE LONDON AND MANCHESTER

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brent, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£187k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,194,493, with free reserves of £687,505, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity reported a net income of £108,483 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, while paying out £92,329 in charitable grants. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity (reserves figure: £688k)

“the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Charlton Nominees Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £425,000 on an interest free basis.

“The Blair Trust Fund has the following balances with its wholly owned subsidiaries at the year-end: Charlton Nominees Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £425,000 on an interest free basis. Clarence Leeds Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £200,000 on an interest free basis. Greater London Corporation Limited - the company donates its profits to the charity. The total amount received in donations from related parties during the year was £25,500.” — page 20

“The Blair Trust Fund has the following balances with its wholly owned subsidiaries at the year-end: Charlton Nominees Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £425,000 on an interest free basis. Clarence Leeds Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £200,000 on an interest free basis. Greater London Corporation Limited - the company donates its profits to the charity. The total amount received in donations from related parties during the year was £25,500.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Clarence Leeds Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £200,000 on an interest free basis.

“The Blair Trust Fund has the following balances with its wholly owned subsidiaries at the year-end: Charlton Nominees Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £425,000 on an interest free basis. Clarence Leeds Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £200,000 on an interest free basis. Greater London Corporation Limited - the company donates its profits to the charity. The total amount received in donations from related parties during the year was £25,500.” — page 20

“The Blair Trust Fund has the following balances with its wholly owned subsidiaries at the year-end: Charlton Nominees Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £425,000 on an interest free basis. Clarence Leeds Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £200,000 on an interest free basis. Greater London Corporation Limited - the company donates its profits to the charity. The total amount received in donations from related parties during the year was £25,500.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Greater London Corporation Limited - the company donates its profits to the charity.

“The Blair Trust Fund has the following balances with its wholly owned subsidiaries at the year-end: Charlton Nominees Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £425,000 on an interest free basis. Clarence Leeds Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £200,000 on an interest free basis. Greater London Corporation Limited - the company donates its profits to the charity. The total amount received in donations from related parties during the year was £25,500.” — page 20

“The Blair Trust Fund has the following balances with its wholly owned subsidiaries at the year-end: Charlton Nominees Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £425,000 on an interest free basis. Clarence Leeds Limited - The Blair Trust Fund has an outstanding loan of £200,000 on an interest free basis. Greater London Corporation Limited - the company donates its profits to the charity. The total amount received in donations from related parties during the year was £25,500.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Greater London Corporation Limited, Charlton Nominees Limited, Clarence Leeds Limited

“The wholly owned company, Greater London Corporation Limited, which is incorporated in the United Kingdom, owns the entire issued share capital of 1 ordinary share of £1 each in Charlton Nominees Limited and Clarence Leeds Limited, both companies are incorporated in the United Kingdom and both of them pay all of their profits to the charity by way of gift aid.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 30/09/2025

Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN METT · trustee of 1 other charity
NORMAN BLEIER · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Mett

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£187k	£92k
30/09/2024	£174k	£122k
30/09/2023	£207k	£204k
30/09/2022	£328k	£287k
30/09/2021	£232k	£201k

Common questions

Is THE BLAIR TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,194,493, with free reserves of £687,505, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity reported a net income of £108,483 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, while paying out £92,329 in charitable grants. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DILLHAVEN LIMITED	1	£92k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£44k
KTRUST LIMITED	1	£12k
VENDQUOT LIMITED	1	£6k
ABG TRUST FUND	1	£4k
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BLAIR FOUNDATION.

THE BLAIR FOUNDATION income £26k
T & S TRUST FUND income £334k
THE CLEAR FOUNDATION income £86k
THE SINCLAIR CHARITY income £514k
THE BRAILSFORD CHARITY income £25k
M I CHARITABLE TRUST income £21k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BLAIR TRUST FUND	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLAIR FOUNDATION FY2025	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
T & S TRUST FUND FY2025	£334k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CLEAR FOUNDATION FY2025	£86k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SINCLAIR CHARITY FY2025	£514k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRAILSFORD CHARITY FY2025	£25k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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