THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 201892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of poverty worldwideAdvancement of knowledge worldwide

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£387k

Latest spending

£279k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £6,582,301, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to three years' rental income. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£1,029,496 due to significant revaluation losses on investments, although it generated a positive cash flow from operations and investment income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6.6m; policy: three years rental income)

“It is the policy of the Foundation that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be built up to and maintained at a level equivalent to three years rental income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 12

“During the year, the Foundation made donations amounting to £45,000 (2024: £105,000) to the Littman Library of Jewish Civilisation, of which Mrs C. C. Littman and Mrs J. K. Littman are trustees.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income

£739k

Total spending

£342k

Cost of raising funds

£56k

Reserves (reported)

£938k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~32.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (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: 7.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Graham Rosen
Joanna Karen Littman · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS C LITTMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£387k	£279k
05/04/2024	£739k	£342k
05/04/2023	—	—
05/04/2022	—	—
05/04/2021	£397k	£279k

Common questions

Is THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £6,582,301, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to three years' rental income. The charity reported a net movement in funds of -£1,029,496 due to significant revaluation losses on investments, although it generated a positive cash flow from operations and investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

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
CLASSQUOTE LIMITED	1	£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £224k
SOUTHWARK, ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON BRETHREN CIO income £130k
THE DONALD GORDON SECOND FOUNDATION income £3.2m
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
SHAAREI TZEDAKAH income £168k
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND income £130k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SECOND JOSEPH AARON LITTMAN FOUNDATION	£387k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£224k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHWARK, ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON BRETHREN CIO FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DONALD GORDON SECOND FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.2m	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£192k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHAAREI TZEDAKAH FY2024	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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