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MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Registered charity 1158815 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Besides providing educational support to the local school, the charity also organised after school clubs throughout the week that has proved popular.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£962k
Latest spending
£990k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported net current liabilities of £49,092, resulting in unrestricted reserves of negative £49,092. The trustees acknowledge this deficit but confirm the going concern basis is appropriate due to a repayment plan for HMRC debts and confidence in raising funds to repay creditors.

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: £-49k; policy: sufficient to cover unforeseen and major expenditure and shortfalls in income)
“The free reserves, represented by the net current liabilities of the charity stand at (£49,092) (2024: -£20,997) all of which is attributable to the unrestricted fund. The trustees acknowledge this point and are confident that the charity will be able to continue for the foreseeable future as the trustees are committed to raising funds to ensure the charity is able to repay its creditors as they fall due for repayment.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees acknowledge the above and are confident that the charity will be able to continue for the foreseeable future as the trustees are committed to raising funds to ensure the charity is able to repay its creditors as they fall due for repayment. Additionally, most of the creditors relate to amounts owing to HMRC for which there is a repayment plan. It is appropriate therefore for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mrs D Ehrentreu, wife of Mr H Ehrentreu trustee of the charity, received £9,516 during the year for services provided to the charity.
“Mrs D Ehrentreu, wife of Mr H Ehrentreu trustee of the charity, received £9,516 during the year for services provided to the charity. This decision was taken by the senior leadership team after considering possible conflicts of interest.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 24. Related parties
“Mr S J Fogal and Mr M Haffner and Mr H Ehrentreu, trustees of Manchester Mesivta Jewish Grammar School, are also directors of The Kollel Meleches Machsheves Ltd. During the year Manchester Mesivta Jewish Grammar School paid grants totalling £22,249 to The Kollel Meleches Machsheves Ltd.” — page 20
“Mrs D Ehrentreu, wife of Mr H Ehrentreu trustee of the charity, received £9,516 during the year for services provided to the charity. This decision was taken by the senior leadership team after considering possible conflicts of interest.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 24. Related parties
“Mr S J Fogal and Mr M Haffner and Mr H Ehrentreu, trustees of Manchester Mesivta Jewish Grammar School, are also directors of The Kollel Meleches Machsheves Ltd. During the year Manchester Mesivta Jewish Grammar School paid grants totalling £22,249 to The Kollel Meleches Machsheves Ltd.” — page 20
“Mrs D Ehrentreu, wife of Mr H Ehrentreu trustee of the charity, received £9,516 during the year for services provided to the charity. This decision was taken by the senior leadership team after considering possible conflicts of interest.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£962k
Total spending
£990k
Cost of raising funds
£868
Reserves (reported)
£49k
Employees
51

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bury

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£962k£990k
31/07/2024£792k£840k
31/07/2023£1.2m£1.2m
31/07/2022£986k£1.1m
31/07/2021£953k£943k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported net current liabilities of £49,092, resulting in unrestricted reserves of negative £49,092. The trustees acknowledge this deficit but confirm the going concern basis is appropriate due to a repayment plan for HMRC debts and confidence in raising funds to repay creditors. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL as a grant recipient include BROOM FOUNDATION, MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BROOM FOUNDATIONFY2022£26k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£7k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2026£20kDigital Shield
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£10kCommunity breakfast club
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2021£10kSupporting parents and teenagers

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
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUST1—
THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST1£230k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£222k
OYY LUBAVITCH BOYS SCHOOL1£121k
DELAPAGE LIMITED1£100k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM1£62k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MECHINOH L'YESHIVA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL£962k—0below—noted
MECHINOH L'YESHIVA FY2025£438k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER JUNIOR GIRLS SCHOOL FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—noted
OYY LUBAVITCH BOYS SCHOOL FY2025£383k—0unclear—noted
BEIS HATALMUD MANCHESTER FY2025£758k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024£492k—0unclear—no doubt

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