THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST

Registered charity 1119847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHEMEN LIMITED

The charity was established for the advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith and the advancement of orthodox Jewish religious education and education generally and for such purposes recognised as charitable by English Law.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £136,264 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £6,392,326 to £6,256,062. The trustees maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to pay liabilities as they fall due, with free reserves standing at £39,448. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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 (held: £39k; policy: maintain unrestricted funds at a level which enables it to pay its liabilities as they fall due. This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration funds.)
“As at 31 March 2025 the charity had £6,256,062 unrestricted funds. The charity's free reserves was £39,448.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 21
“Included in other creditors is an amount of £50,400 (2024: £50,400) due to Dr D Landau, a trustee of the charity. Donations received includes £770,532 received from Menorah High School for girls which has common trustees with the charity. There were no other related party transactions during the reporting period.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£39k
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 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 (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£2.2m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.7m£919k
31/03/2021£955k£748k

Common questions

Is THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £136,264 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £6,392,326 to £6,256,062. The trustees maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to pay liabilities as they fall due, with free reserves standing at £39,448. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

Who funds THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST as a grant recipient include MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, THE SALO BORDON 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.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST£1.1m——below—no doubt
MGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
MENORAH FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
YIZAL EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025£644k—0below—no doubt
MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt

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