BETH JACOB GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED

Registered charity 248708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REGENT CHARITIES LIMITED

The charity operates the Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls which is based in North West London and aims to provide its pupils with a sound education of the highest order, providing religious instruction and training in accordance with the doctrines and principles of Orthodox Judaism.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDS BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £469,325 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £672,822 to £203,497. The trustees note that adequate resources are available based on continued support from related charitable bodies, and the auditor confirmed there are 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

Related-party transaction: Rent-free use of premises and donations
“During the year the Charity received use of its premises rent free (market value rent of £400,000) from Mayfair Charities Limited, a charitable company of which Mr B S E Freshwater (a Governor of this Charity) is a Governor. It also received £1,650,000 as donations towards the General Fund from The Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association Limited, a charitable company of which Mr B S E Freshwater is a Governor.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £110,941 — grants £110,941 (2); 4% of the £3,051,405 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Government income: £106,438 — grants £106,438 (2); 3% of the £3,284,544 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 4)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Government income: £59,916 — grants £59,916 (2); 2% of the £3,019,935 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 3)

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

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.5m
Reserves (reported)
£93k
Employees
63

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£3.1m£3.5m
31/08/2024£3.3m£3.2m
31/08/2023£3.0m£2.9m
31/08/2022£3.5m£3.1m
31/08/2021£2.6m£2.9m

Common questions

Is BETH JACOB GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £469,325 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £672,822 to £203,497. The trustees note that adequate resources are available based on continued support from related charitable bodies, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

Who funds BETH JACOB GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BETH JACOB GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED, STERVON LTD, BALSTRAW LIMITED, FRANKGIVING LIMITED.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2023£2.2madvancement of religion and education
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2024£1.8mnull
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2025£1.5mAdvancement of religion and education
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2022£540kAdvancement of religion and education
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£400kProvision of facilities
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£400kProvision of facilities
STERVON LTDFY2021£31krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
STERVON LTDFY2022£17krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2025£15k
STERVON LTDFY2023£10krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
FRANKGIVING LIMITEDFY2025£10k
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2022£10kSupport of education and relief of poverty
FRANKGIVING LIMITEDFY2022£9k
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2023£8kadvancement of education or the alleviation of poverty
TORAH TEMIMOH PRIMARY SCHOOLFY2025£5k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2021£5k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2025£5k
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2024£5k
THE RABBI MOSHE & LEAH DERMER FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k

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 BEIS YAAKOV GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETH JACOB GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
BEIS YAAKOV GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£865k—0below—no doubt
THE BETH JACOB FOUNDATION FY2025£393k—0unclear—noted
BNOS BEIS YAAKOV PRIMARY SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£720k—0above—no doubt
BNOIS JERUSALEM SCHOOLS FY2025£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
YESODEY HATORAH PRIMARY GIRLS SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£375k—0unclear—no doubt

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