MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1176231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROVIDE AND DISTRIBUTE GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO ORTHODOX JEWISH CHARITIES.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£183k

Latest spending

£287k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,548,910, which are primarily invested in property to generate income. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. The charity operates with no paid staff, relying on voluntary trustee governance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year (held: £2.5m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The document states 'All related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements' and 'All transactions with related parties have been disclosed in the notes to the accounts.' However, it does not list specific related-party transaction amounts or parties in the notes, only stating that donations were received from trustees and their associates. Note 20 is empty of specific transaction details.

“All related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements.” — page 4

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); recorded price paid £98k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

SIMON KAUFMANchair · trustee of 10 other charities
CHAIM YEHOSHUA KAUFMAN
NOEMI KAUFMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£183k	£287k
05/04/2024	£191k	£189k
05/04/2023	£154k	£220k
05/04/2022	£158k	£177k
05/04/2021	£282k	£121k

Common questions

Is MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,548,910, which are primarily invested in property to generate income. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. The charity operates with no paid staff, relying on voluntary trustee governance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SAMJO LIMITED	1	£966k
THE SASTA FOUNDATION	1	£60k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

DUNMOS CHARITABLE TRUST income £359k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST income £955k
GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST income £850k
CLYMER income £197k
THE ROSE MEMORIAL TRUST income £109k
SEAEM income £201k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST	£183k	—	above	—	no doubt
DUNMOS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£359k	—	above	—	no doubt
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£955k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£850k	—	above	—	no doubt
CLYMER FY2025	£197k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROSE MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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