ORT UK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1105254 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH ORT FOUNDATION

To raise funds to empower the next generation to reach their career goals through mentoring, employability skills training and work experience.ORT UK helps young people gain the confidence and skills to thrive in the world of work. We support the World ORT global network, which reaches 350,000 people a year in over 40 countries, providing cutting edge STEM education driven by Jewish values.

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Latest income

£848k

Latest spending

£793k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £257,605 at year-end, which the trustees consider to be in line with their reserves policy of maintaining 3-6 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year of £55,034, resulting in a total net asset position of £342,721.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 month’s expenditure (held: £258k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to 3-6 month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£848k

Total spending

£793k

Cost of raising funds

£148k

Reserves (reported)

£258k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Annette Ruth Kurerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Calanit Gold
Daniel Caplan
Elliot Goodman
Hilary Tait
Natalia Segal
Nick Reid

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£848k	£793k
31/12/2023	£1.5m	£1.5m
31/12/2022	£1.6m	£1.5m
31/12/2021	£3.2m	£3.2m
31/12/2020	£821k	£903k

Common questions

Is ORT UK FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £257,605 at year-end, which the trustees consider to be in line with their reserves policy of maintaining 3-6 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year of £55,034, resulting in a total net asset position of £342,721. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ORT UK FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ORT UK FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2022	£20k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2024	£8k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	3	£418k
AMABRILL LTD	2	£449k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	2	£262k
SABENO LIMITED	2	£43k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTD	2	£14k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION	1	£2.7m
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£822k
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST	1	£677k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORLD ORT TRUST.

WORLD ORT TRUST income £582k
IN2SCIENCEUK.ORG income £1.6m
JEWISH TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE income £3.8m
FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING income £234k
OHR TORAH LTD income £243k
MORESHET HATORAH LTD income £5.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ORT UK FOUNDATION	£848k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLD ORT TRUST FY2024	£582k	Under £60,000	0	below	—	no doubt
IN2SCIENCEUK.ORG FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
JEWISH TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE FY2025	£3.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUTURE SKILLS TRAINING FY2025	£234k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OHR TORAH LTD FY2025	£243k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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