JFS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1114730 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JFS CHARITABLE TRUST, JFS DEVELOPMENT CHARITABLE TRUST

Provide resourses to advance the education of students through funding various programmes and building works at JFS School.

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Latest income

£1.8m

Latest spending

£1.9m

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £241,053 as of 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £303,168. The Trustees confirm that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and has adopted the going concern basis of preparation. The primary source of incoming resources is charitable donations, which are used to fund charitable activities and support the JFS School.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: significant level of unrestricted reserves (held: £241k)

“It is the intention of the Trustees to maintain a significant level of unrestricted reserves to enable the settlement of expenses associated with the continuing expansion of the School and to provide for its future development needs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to JFS School

“The JFS Charitable Trust Limited made donations of £1,809,893 to JFS School during the financial year. The school is a related party by virtue of the headteacher and two school governors being trustees of the trust.” — page 22

“At the year-end, the total accrued balance of £9,893 (2024 - £1,698,778) remained outstanding and is included within creditors on the trust’s balance sheet.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Accrued balance owed to JFS Student Fund

“The JFS Charitable Trust Limited made donations of £1,809,893 to JFS School during the financial year. The school is a related party by virtue of the headteacher and two school governors being trustees of the trust.” — page 22

“At the year-end, the total accrued balance of £9,893 (2024 - £1,698,778) remained outstanding and is included within creditors on the trust’s balance sheet.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BKL Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03942126

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.

BENCHETRIT, Miriam Sarah — director, appointed 28/10/2025on trustee list
WAGERMAN, Anthony — director, appointed 01/09/2025on trustee list
ATTAR, Noam — director, appointed 22/07/2025on trustee list
COOPER, Isaac Benjamin Haim — director, appointed 22/07/2025on trustee list
DUNITZ, Michael Jeffrey — director, appointed 04/01/2025on trustee list
HURST, Mark Michael — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
GERSHON, Robert Bradley — director, appointed 31/03/2023on trustee list
NOVICK, Ishai Eliezer — director, appointed 06/07/2011on trustee list
BAL, Manpreet Kaur — secretary, appointed 05/07/2021

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.8m

Total spending

£1.9m

Cost of raising funds

£49k

Reserves (reported)

£241k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY WAGERMAN · trustee of 2 other charities
ISHAI NOVICK
Isaac Benjamin Haim Cooper
MICHAEL JEFFREY DUNITZ · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Michael Hurst
Noam Attar
ROBERT BRADLEY GERSHON

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

Operates in: Brent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.8m	£1.9m
31/03/2024	£2.4m	£2.6m
31/03/2023	£1.5m	£1.8m
31/03/2022	£1.6m	£2.6m
31/03/2021	£1.7m	£2.5m

Common questions

Is JFS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £241,053 as of 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £303,168. The Trustees confirm that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and has adopted the going concern basis of preparation. The primary source of incoming resources is charitable donations, which are used to fund charitable activities and support the JFS School. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BKL Audit LLP.

Who funds JFS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JFS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include JNF CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DUNITZ FOUNDATION, THE MUTLEY FOUNDATION, THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

MICHAEL JEFFREY DUNITZ — trustee here and at THE DUNITZ FOUNDATION

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JNF CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£80k	Donations to UK and overseas charities (KKL Charity Accounts)
THE DUNITZ FOUNDATION	FY2026	£26k
THE MUTLEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE MUTLEY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£7k	Advancement of the Jewish faith
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND	FY2026	£5k

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
THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
FILEY FOUNDATION LTD	1	£16k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL (CHELTENHAM) TRUST LIMITED.

BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL (CHELTENHAM) TRUST LIMITED income £5.4m
Headington School Oxford Limited income £28.8m
WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL INDEPENDENCE APPEALS FUND income £390k
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.5m
NORWICH CATHEDRAL CHOIR ENDOWMENT FUND income £253k
THE JOSH CHARITABLE TRUST income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JFS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL (CHELTENHAM) TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£5.4m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
Headington School Oxford Limited FY2025	£28.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL INDEPENDENCE APPEALS FUND FY2025	£390k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORWICH CATHEDRAL CHOIR ENDOWMENT FUND FY2025	£253k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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