RABBI SACKS LEGACY TRUST

Registered charity 1152781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COVENANT AND CONVERSATION TRUST

Since its establishment in July 2013, the Trustees have sought to advance the mission, vision and teachings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks as a reflection of, and in order to promote, the charitable objectives of the Covenant & Conversation Trust. These are based on the articulation and promotion of a Judaism that is connected to its rich heritage whilst simultaneously engaged with the world.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that all funds are unrestricted, with total net assets of £80,415 at the end of the year. The charity reported a surplus of £13,059 for the year, funded primarily by donations and a grant from a related US entity. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Top pay band moved from £140,000-£150,000 (FY2024) to £90,001-£100,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ELLIOTT BENJAMIN GOLDSTEINchair
• ALAN SACKS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Daniel Sacker
• Daniel Taub
• Dayan Ivan Binstock
• Eliot Kaye
• Gary Phillips · trustee of 3 other charities
• Gila Sacks · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joshua Sacks
• Julia Chain
• MICHAEL HOWARD GOLDSTEIN · trustee of 2 other charities
• MIchal Cotler
• STUART RODEN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Terri Kirshner-Herenstein

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Israel · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Common questions

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.

• ALAN SACKS — trustee here and at THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF MASAT MOSHE
• ALAN SACKS — trustee here and at THE MILLENNIUM TRUST

Known funders

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