M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1108246 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Activities

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF ORTHODOX JEWISH EDUCATION, RELIEF OF POVERTY AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Salford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£151k
Latest spending
£185k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £33,539 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing its total funds to £71,556. The trustees state that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level sufficient to meet day-to-day running costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to enable it to continue to operate and meet day to day running costs (reserves figure: £72k)
“It is the aim of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to enable it to continue to operate and meet day to day running costs.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from a company where a trustee is a director.
“During the year donations amounting to £151,290 were received from a company in which one of the trustees is a director.” — page 12
“During the year donations amounting to £8,991 were made to charities in which one of the trustees is a trustee of this charity.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made to charities where a trustee is a trustee.
“During the year donations amounting to £151,290 were received from a company in which one of the trustees is a director.” — page 12
“During the year donations amounting to £8,991 were made to charities in which one of the trustees is a trustee of this charity.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan due from a charity where a trustee is a trustee.
“During the year donations amounting to £151,290 were received from a company in which one of the trustees is a director.” — page 12
“During the year donations amounting to £8,991 were made to charities in which one of the trustees is a trustee of this charity.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£151k£185k
31/12/2024£135k£70k
31/12/2023£92k£70k
31/12/2022£71k£68k
31/12/2021£61k£81k

Common questions

Is M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £33,539 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing its total funds to £71,556. The trustees state that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level sufficient to meet day-to-day running costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
AMABRILL LTD1£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST£151k——unclear—no doubt
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LUCY AND HENRY COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£23k—0unclear—no doubt
MENACHEM GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
GAMLEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£700k—0above—no doubt
LIMOGES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£69k—0within—no doubt

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