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SMS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191346 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fitfrom time to time particularly but not limited to advancing the Jewish religion, advancing Jewish religiouseducation and the alleviation of poverty among the Jewish community throughout the world.

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

Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£200k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,617,207, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for three to six months of expenditure. The charity reports a surplus for the year and confirms it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“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 equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Highland Egg Company, in which Mr Stanley Stimler (Trustee) is a Director, donated £75,000
“The Highland Egg Company, in which Mr Stanley Stimler (Trustee) is a Director, donated £75,000 (2024: £nil).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2021)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£8k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£130k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~198.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£229k£200k
31/07/2024£143k£145k
31/07/2023£193k£174k
31/07/2022£198k£161k
31/07/2021£1.5m£8k

Common questions

Is SMS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,617,207, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for three to six months of expenditure. The charity reports a surplus for the year and confirms it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SMS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SMS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£7kJewish outreach and continuity

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£755k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£316k
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£122k
COSMON (BELZ) LIMITED1£88k
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST1£34k
CHARITWORTH LIMITED1£30k
BELZ ISRAEL CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
GIVE US A CHANCE1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SF FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SMS FOUNDATION£229k—0above—no doubt
SF FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m—0above—no doubt
SMD FOUNDATION FY2024£223k—0unclear—no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026£130k—0below—no doubt
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE SIMCHA TRUST LIMITED FY2023£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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