BERKTHORNE LTD

Registered charity 1172206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activities of the charitable company in the year under review were that of the advancement of education and religious practice in accordance with the teachings of the Orthodox Jewish faith and the relief of poverty.

Objects

1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION, ORTHODOX JEWISH EDUCATION AND EDUCATION IN GENERAL INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT1.3 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£95k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £394,286, an increase from the previous year's £340,545. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite a deficiency in net current assets due to ongoing community support. The charity is funded by donations and makes grants to educational institutions and those in need of poverty relief.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintained at a level which will not impinge on its ability to support Charitable institutions (held: £394k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level which will not impinge on its ability to support Charitable institutions.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Included in other creditors is £21,240 (2024: £9,870) due to companies in which some of the trustees of the charity are also directors.
“Included in other creditors is £21,240 (2024: £9,870) due to companies in which some of the trustees of the charity are also directors.” — page 15
“During the year the charity received donations of £5,000 from a company that one of the directors is a close family member of some of the trustees” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year the charity received donations of £5,000 from a company that one of the directors is a close family member of some of the trustees
“Included in other creditors is £21,240 (2024: £9,870) due to companies in which some of the trustees of the charity are also directors.” — page 15
“During the year the charity received donations of £5,000 from a company that one of the directors is a close family member of some of the trustees” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£95k£41k
31/05/2024£18k£17k
31/05/2023£17k£15k
31/05/2022£14k£26k
31/05/2021£13k£14k

Common questions

Is BERKTHORNE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £394,286, an increase from the previous year's £340,545. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite a deficiency in net current assets due to ongoing community support. The charity is funded by donations and makes grants to educational institutions and those in need of poverty relief. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.