THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 255496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITABLE TRUST OF 1965

The application of the trust fund and income there of for general charitable purposes.

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Latest income

£162k

Latest spending

£368k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £26,735 at 5 April 2025, following a net outgoing of £206,717 for the year. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory to continue making grants, citing substantial net assets and expected stable investment income. No material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (99% of income)

“The principal source of income is investment income.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Hacohen
GERSHON DANIEL COHEN
GIDEON LOUIS LAUFFER · trustee of 1 other charity
JONATHAN SIMON LAUFFER · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL YAAKOV BEN-GERSHON

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	£162k	£368k
05/04/2024	£159k	£305k
05/04/2023	£210k	£268k
05/04/2022	£156k	£230k
05/04/2021	£117k	£219k

Common questions

Is THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves decreased to £26,735 at 5 April 2025, following a net outgoing of £206,717 for the year. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory to continue making grants, citing substantial net assets and expected stable investment income. No material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SAMJO LIMITED	1	£1.1m
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£95k
E F BULMER TRUST	1	£9k
BRUSHMILL LIMITED	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DAVID COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST 1982.

THE DAVID COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST 1982 income £113k
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £135k
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST income £738k
THE KUPAH CHARITABLE TRUST income £249k
THE CUNMONT CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.4m
THE SHAAREI CHESED TRUST income £161k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST	£162k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DAVID COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST 1982 FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£135k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£738k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KUPAH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£249k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CUNMONT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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