CMSB CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1117809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The chartity makes grants and donations to other charitable organisations, which accord wth the objects of the charity, and to needy individuals in the community.

Objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT AND FURTHERANCE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE 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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£227k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of negative £62,088, indicating net liabilities rather than free reserves. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on donations and that a loan from a trustee-controlled company is being supported for at least twelve months to maintain going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely governance costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The creditor continues to support the charity and does not intend to call in the loan for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these accounts. On this basis, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from trustee-controlled company
“Other long-term creditors is comprised of £68,750 (2024 - £68,750) owed to a company which is controlled by one of the trustees.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 31/08/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£227k£221k
31/08/2024£149k£152k
31/08/2023£165k£165k
31/08/2022£110k£111k
31/08/2021£94k£98k

Common questions

Is CMSB CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of negative £62,088, indicating net liabilities rather than free reserves. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on donations and that a loan from a trustee-controlled company is being supported for at least twelve months to maintain going concern status. 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
THE ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CMSB CHARITABLE TRUST£227k—0below—noted
SCJM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£54k—0below—noted
THE C J M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITY EXTRA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0below—noted
M O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£146k—0within—no doubt
C.B.C. CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£825k—0unclear—no doubt

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