THE PRESTWICH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1176837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Payments of grants in line with the objects of the Charity

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

Latest income
£763k
Latest spending
£773k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £24,831, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £9,626 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £34,457 to £24,831. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity (held: £25k)
“the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from related party
“Mrs F Levenberg, a trustee of The Prestwich Foundation donated £12,140 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
“Mr M Levenberg, a relative of the trustees of The Prestwich Foundation donated £532 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from related party
“Mrs F Levenberg, a trustee of The Prestwich Foundation donated £12,140 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
“Mr M Levenberg, a relative of the trustees of The Prestwich Foundation donated £532 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants paid to related party
“Mrs F Levenberg, a trustee of The Prestwich Foundation donated £12,140 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
“Mr M Levenberg, a relative of the trustees of The Prestwich Foundation donated £532 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments made to related party
“Mrs F Levenberg, a trustee of The Prestwich Foundation donated £12,140 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
“Mr M Levenberg, a relative of the trustees of The Prestwich Foundation donated £532 to the charity during the year.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£763k
Total spending
£773k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£25k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 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 (100% 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: 0.4% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£763k£773k
31/08/2024£815k£1.2m
31/08/2023£784k£390k
31/08/2022£160k£151k
31/08/2021£28k£40k

Common questions

Is THE PRESTWICH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £24,831, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £9,626 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £34,457 to £24,831. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PRESTWICH FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PRESTWICH FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BROOM FOUNDATION, THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY), THE D C TRUST, RICHMOND TRUST FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BROOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£63k
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£14k
M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)FY2025£10kAdvancement of Jewish education - Schools and Yeshivot
THE D C TRUSTFY2024£0
RICHMOND TRUST FUNDFY2023£0
THE D C TRUSTFY2023—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kThe Prestwich Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2023£10kThe Prestwich Foundation

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAM ESTATES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PRESTWICH FOUNDATION£763k—0unclear—no doubt
CAM ESTATES FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
MW (GK) FOUNDATION FY2024£261kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION FY2025£160k—0above—no doubt

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