THE STELLA AND ALEXANDER MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 220441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to apply the income and capital of the Trust for charitable purposes as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine

Objects

FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIESORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE OBJECTS IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£277k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £11,762,248 to £11,033,555, driven by a net loss of £728,693 which included significant unrealised investment losses. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that investment managers maintain sufficient liquidity for foreseeable needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payne Hicks Beach, in which trustee M D Paisner has an interest, raised charges for professional services.
“However the firm Payne Hicks Beach in which M D Paisner has an interest, raised charges for professional services to the amount of £3,308. (2024 - £8,700)” — page 13
“Anthony Landes is a Trustee of the Weiner Holocaust Library. During the year a grant of £25,000 was made to the Weiner Holocaust Library (2024: 20,000) by the Charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant made to Wiener Holocaust Library, where trustee Anthony Landes is a Trustee.
“However the firm Payne Hicks Beach in which M D Paisner has an interest, raised charges for professional services to the amount of £3,308. (2024 - £8,700)” — page 13
“Anthony Landes is a Trustee of the Weiner Holocaust Library. During the year a grant of £25,000 was made to the Weiner Holocaust Library (2024: 20,000) by the Charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£131k£277k
05/04/2024£128k£971k
05/04/2023£102k£208k
05/04/2022£88k£353k
05/04/2021£107k£680k

Common questions

Is THE STELLA AND ALEXANDER MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £11,762,248 to £11,033,555, driven by a net loss of £728,693 which included significant unrealised investment losses. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that investment managers maintain sufficient liquidity for foreseeable needs. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£248k
SONGDALE LIMITED1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE J AND R MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STELLA AND ALEXANDER MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST£131k—0unclear—no doubt
THE J AND R MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£26k——below—no doubt
THE BENITA AND GERALD FOGEL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£32k——unclear—no doubt
THE PAULINE AND HAROLD BERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DIANA AND ALLAN MORGENTHAU CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARITY OF STELLA SYMONS FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt

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