BIG BEN TRUST

Registered charity 1119232 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of Jewish Faith and relief of poverty

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

Latest income

£205k

Latest spending

£258k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £2,473,679 to £2,418,154, resulting in a net expenditure of £55,525 for the year. Free reserves, defined as net current assets, stood at £83,430, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity is funded primarily by rental income and donations, with significant investment assets held at fair value.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity (held: £83k)

“the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee, is a director/shareholder of Dowsett Estates Ltd. The charity owed Dowsett Estates Ltd £12,632.

“Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee of Big Ben Trust, is also a director and shareholder of Dowsett Estates Ltd. At the end of the year the charity owed Dowsett Estates Ltd £12,632.” — page 18

“Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee of Big Ben Trust, is also a trustee of Etz Chaim. During the year, Big Ben Trust donated £138,000 to Etz Chaim.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee, is also a trustee of Etz Chaim. Big Ben Trust donated £138,000 to Etz Chaim.

“Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee of Big Ben Trust, is also a director and shareholder of Dowsett Estates Ltd. At the end of the year the charity owed Dowsett Estates Ltd £12,632.” — page 18

“Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee of Big Ben Trust, is also a trustee of Etz Chaim. During the year, Big Ben Trust donated £138,000 to Etz Chaim.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr D M Benedikt & Mr I Glausius, trustees, are directors/shareholders of Big Ben Estates Ltd. Big Ben Estates donated £5,000 to the charity.

“Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee of Big Ben Trust, is also a director and shareholder of Dowsett Estates Ltd. At the end of the year the charity owed Dowsett Estates Ltd £12,632.” — page 18

“Mr D M Benedikt, a trustee of Big Ben Trust, is also a trustee of Etz Chaim. During the year, Big Ben Trust donated £138,000 to Etz Chaim.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID MENASHE BENEDIKT · trustee of 1 other charity
ISAAC GLAUSIUS · trustee of 1 other charity
MOSHE BENEDIKT

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£205k	£258k
31/03/2024	£197k	£455k
31/03/2023	£173k	£123k
31/03/2022	£133k	£112k
31/03/2021	£95k	£68k

Common questions

Is BIG BEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £2,473,679 to £2,418,154, resulting in a net expenditure of £55,525 for the year. Free reserves, defined as net current assets, stood at £83,430, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity is funded primarily by rental income and donations, with significant investment assets held at fair value. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BIG BEN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIG BEN TRUST as a grant recipient include YEPHESS CHARITABLE TRUST, BORBAT LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
YEPHESS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£30k
BORBAT LIMITED	FY2022	£15k

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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	2	£1.3m
HEICHAL HATORAH FOUNDATION	1	£355k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	1	£284k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
TRUMROS LIMITED	1	£161k
LATATE LIMITED	1	£90k
CHASDEI YITZOK CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£74k
CHASEHAWK LIMITED	1	£66k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED.

DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED income £396k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
FRIENDS OF GALANTA income £727k
THE WELLINGTON (LONDON) TRUST income £490k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM income £445k
B K CHARITABLE TRUST income £206k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BIG BEN TRUST	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£396k	—	within	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF GALANTA FY2025	£727k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WELLINGTON (LONDON) TRUST FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM FY2025	£445k	—	within	—	no doubt

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