THE GK TRUST

Registered charity 1105858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of Jewish religious education, relief of poverty, distress and sickness in the Jewish Community of South Africa.

Objects

TO MAKE GRANTS FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,863 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £10,094. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are considered sufficient to meet three months of basic operating costs, aligning with their stated reserves policy. The financial statements were prepared under the small companies regime and are unaudited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05082663

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.

• KUPER, Gordon — director, appointed 24/03/2004not on trustee list
• MORRIS, Evan — director, appointed 24/03/2004on trustee list
• ROTHERWICK DIRECTORS LIMITED — corporate secretary, appointed 25/03/2009

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR G KUPERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• EVAN MORRIS

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

Operates in: Israel · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales · United States

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