THE NEIL AND ALISON OSTRER FOUNDATION
General charitable purposes as the Trustees determine from time to time
Objects
TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING GRANTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £11,687,121, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net income of £460,794 for the year, driven by investment returns, while charitable expenditure totaled £93,309. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations.
What the accounts disclose
“The spending to assets ratio will always remain at a low level on an annual basis, and, in the event of a decline in the cash reserves after spending over any one year period, then the Trustees would look to replenish the assets before undertaking further spending.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 10/05/2022, 99 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- ALISON JANE OSTRER
- MISTY LAUREN OSTRER
- NEIL OSTRER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £554k | £93k |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.6m | £18k |
| 31/03/2023 | £226k | £123k |
| 31/03/2022 | £152k | £679k |
| 31/03/2021 | £5.1m | £357k |
Common questions
Is THE NEIL AND ALISON OSTRER FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £11,687,121, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net income of £460,794 for the year, driven by investment returns, while charitable expenditure totaled £93,309. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREAT BRITAIN | 1 | £35k |
| VENDQUOT LIMITED | 1 | £6k |
| Leeds Jewish Educational Centre (aka) Leeds Kollel | 1 | £4k |
| ABG TRUST FUND | 1 | £4k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NEIL AND ALISON OSTRER FOUNDATION | £554k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| O'HEA CHARITABLE TRUST | £50k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | £492k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| N NASR FOUNDATION | £50k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OY FOUNDATION | £114k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |