CLOSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1188888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants to other registered charities

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.PROVIDING RELIEF FOR THOSE IN NEED DUE TO AGE, DISABILITY, ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES WORKING TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE IN NEED.TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR THE JEWISH RELIGION, BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES WORKING TO ADVANCE RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £10,323 at the year end, which the trustees consider adequate to cover ongoing management costs and respond to grant applications. The charity reported a net surplus for the period, carrying forward the remaining funds for future use. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations

“Donations were made to a variety of UK Registered Charities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a level which is considered adequate to provide sufficient funds to cover ongoing management and administration costs and to be in a position to respond to applications for grants as and when they may arise (held: £10k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain free reserves at a level which is considered adequate to provide sufficient funds to cover ongoing management and administration costs and to be in a position to respond to applications for grants as and when they may arise.”

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Stuart Gerberchair
Annette Gerber
Batsheva Liser

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£40k	£41k
30/06/2024	£36k	£36k
30/06/2023	£35k	£39k
30/06/2022	£45k	£30k
30/06/2021	£25k	£25k

Common questions

Is CLOSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £10,323 at the year end, which the trustees consider adequate to cover ongoing management costs and respond to grant applications. The charity reported a net surplus for the period, carrying forward the remaining funds for future use. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed in the filing. 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
C R AND I TRUST LIMITED	1	£5k
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

FAIRHOLT CHARITY TRUST income £39k
BRADOST CHARITABLE TRUST income £39k
CREATED: CHURCH income £315k
TAUNTON ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND income £54k
SERVING HUMANITY FOUNDATION income £228k
M I CHARITABLE TRUST income £21k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLOSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FAIRHOLT CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRADOST CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CREATED: CHURCH FY2025	£315k	—	above	—	no doubt
TAUNTON ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND FY2025	£54k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SERVING HUMANITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£228k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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