THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT

Registered charity 1113038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintenance the property of the Charirty;Promoting the advanced study of Judaism;Training of scholars to be teachers, Ministers and Rabbis;Make grants to other institutions for further education

Objects

1.THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE SYNAGOGUE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE MAUSOLEUM AND CEMETERY BELONGING TO THE CHARITY; 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE MAINTENANCE AND PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE MOVEABLE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY INCLUDING SCROLLS OF THE LAW, BELLS, CLOAKS, SILVER PLATE, BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND PICTURES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY THINK FIT INCLUDING:A. THE DIGITISATION, TRANSLATION AND PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.B. THE DISPLAY OF ARTEFACTS3.THE PROMOTION OF THE ADVANCED STUDY OF THE HOLY LAW AS REVEALED ON SINAI AND EXPOUNDED BY THE REVERED SAGES OF THE MISHNA AND TALMUD IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS;- A.IN THE TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE DURING TRAINING OF ORTHODOX JEWISH TEACHERS, MINISTERS AND RABBIS BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS OF SUCH VALUE AND TENABLE AT SUCH INSTITUTIONS OF FURTHER EDUCATION AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY SHALL THINK FIT; B. BY MAKING GRANTS TO ANY INSTITUTION OF FURTHER EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDES SUCH EDUCATION AND IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES; C.IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY THINK FIT.4. THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG ADULTS AND LAY READERS IN THE ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY THINK FIT, INCLUDING:A. THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF THE HOLY LAW AS REVEALED ON SINAI AND EXPOUNDED BY THE REVERED SAGES OF THE MISHNA AND TALMUD AND ITS APPLICATION TO CONTEMPORARY LIFE;B. THE PROVISION OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING.5. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A. PROMOTING MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THOSE OF DIFFERENT FAITHS AND BELIEFS;B. TEACHING THE BENEFIT OF TOLERANCE, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, SOCIAL HARMONY AND INTEGRATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY LAW AS EXPOUNDED BY THE REVERED SAGES OF THE MISHNA AND TALMUD AND AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE LIFE OF SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.

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 · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£186k
Latest spending
£622k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity's unrestricted reserves are £101,587, which the accounts state is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. No material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 05/11/2025, 5 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£649k
Total spending
£667k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£500k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (65% 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Kent · Throughout London · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£186k£622k
31/12/2024£649k£667k
31/10/2023£167k£574k
31/10/2022£93k£589k
31/10/2021£86k£640k

Common questions

Is THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity's unrestricted reserves are £101,587, which the accounts state is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. No material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER MONTEFIORE KOLLEL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT£186k——unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER MONTEFIORE KOLLEL FY2025£80k——unclear—no doubt
THE MONTPELLIER TRUST FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
YESHIVAH L'ZEIRIM FY2025£1.7mUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
REMODIFYZ TRUST FY2025£971k—0unclear—no doubt
PREMIERQUOTE LIMITED FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt

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