SOWS CHARITY

Registered charity 1197951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide opportunities to develop financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills to motivated individuals who want to become self sufficient. We ease this process by providing financial and emotional boosts in the initial stage,and during crises or hard times to benefit themselves and their dependents.SOWS: Secure Our Work StabilityThe advancement of Jewish Culture.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£2.9m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £13,090 at the end of the financial year, a significant increase from the previous year's £1,723. The charity reported total income of £580,457, primarily from donations, against charitable expenditure of £569,090. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£2.9m
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£2.9m£2.9m
31/01/2024£580k£569k
31/01/2023£5k£3k

Common questions

Is SOWS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £13,090 at the end of the financial year, a significant increase from the previous year's £1,723. The charity reported total income of £580,457, primarily from donations, against charitable expenditure of £569,090. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOWS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOWS CHARITY as a grant recipient include AHAVAT YISROEL UK, MAYHEIGHTS LIMITED, COMET CHARITIES LTD, SF FOUNDATION, GLENMATE LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AHAVAT YISROEL UKFY2025£182k
MAYHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2024£58kAdvancement of education
COMET CHARITIES LTDFY2025£46k
SF FOUNDATIONFY2024£44k
GLENMATE LIMITEDFY2024£39kGrantmaking
JOEL MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2025£36k
LATATE LIMITEDFY2025£28k
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITEDFY2025£18k
MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£15k
ANPRIDE LIMITEDFY2025£15k
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITEDFY2024£15k
AHAVAT YISROEL UKFY2024£13k
CHAIM BECHESEDFY2025£13kMedical
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2024£10k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2024£10k
INTERSTAR FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2024£9k
KARLIN LONDONFY2025£3k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£20kTap into Better Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£10kMH- Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Safe

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOWS CHARITY£2.9m—0unclear—no doubt
SHEWISE FY2024£122k—0unclear—no doubt
SAMJO LIMITED FY2025£4.1m—0unclear—no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£124k—0unclear—no doubt
S O CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
GIVE US A CHANCE FY2025£567k—0unclear—no doubt

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