THE PRESTWICH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1176837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Payments of grants in line with the objects of the Charity

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AROUND THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THECHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES ORGRANTS; OR BY GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION;THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING:GRANTS OR LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVEPOVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEPRINCIPLES OF THE CODE OF JEWISH LAW (SHULCHAN ARUCH); ANDTO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF ANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS AROUND THEWORLD THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

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

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

Registered contact address: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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 (reserves figure: £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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 1% of the £783,957 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, BROOM FOUNDATION, SABENO LIMITED, M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY), THE D C TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2026£67k
BROOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£63k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2025£18kReligious grants
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 TRUSTFY2024amount not stated
RICHMOND TRUST FUNDFY2023amount not stated
THE D C TRUSTFY2023amount not stated

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

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRESTWICH AHAVAS CHESED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PRESTWICH FOUNDATION£763k—0unclear—no doubt
PRESTWICH AHAVAS CHESED FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PATRICIA BEECHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT FY2025£25k—0unclear—no doubt
NUMBER ONE FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SYMPATHETIC TRUST FY2025£877k—0unclear—no doubt
SHAAREI TEFILLAH TRUST LIMITED FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt

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