PHGS FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1201175 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advance of Orthodox Jewish religion and advanced education by the provision of a day school for boys known as Pardes House Grammar School and by ancillary or incidental educational or religious activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.

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Latest income

£3.2m

Latest spending

£2.0m

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,218,035 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £1,644,324. The trustees consider that these reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, consistent with their stated policy. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability 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: between three and six month's 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 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£3.2m

Total spending

£2.0m

Cost of raising funds

£14k

Reserves (reported)

£1.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

RABBI YEHUDAH HALPERNchair

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£3.2m	£2.0m
31/08/2024	£1.7m	£1.3m
31/08/2023	£210k	£160k

Common questions

Is PHGS FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,218,035 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £1,644,324. The trustees consider that these reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, consistent with their stated policy. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds PHGS FOUNDATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PHGS FOUNDATION LTD as a grant recipient include NORTH LONDON WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, SABENO LIMITED, THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST, MENDAN LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTH LONDON WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£147k
NORTH LONDON WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£108k	Education
SABENO LIMITED	FY2024	£10k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	FY2025	£9k
MENDAN LIMITED	FY2024	£3k
MENDAN LIMITED	FY2023	£3k

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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	6	£3.9m
THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£99k
BALSTRAW LIMITED	2	£51k
JEG TRUST LIMITED	2	£48k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£22k
MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS	1	£4.0m
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION	1	£2.7m
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£822k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TORAH ( 5759 ) LIMITED.

TORAH ( 5759 ) LIMITED income £713k
MORESHET HATORAH LTD income £5.6m
MERCAZ HATORAH NETZACH YISROEL income £1.4m
THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST income £1.1m
SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION LIMITED income £420k
THE INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £977k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PHGS FOUNDATION LTD	£3.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TORAH ( 5759 ) LIMITED FY2025	£713k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MORESHET HATORAH LTD FY2025	£5.6m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
MERCAZ HATORAH NETZACH YISROEL FY2024	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025	£420k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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