THE MICHAEL AND ILSE KATZ FOUNDATION

Registered charity 263726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ILSE AND MICHAEL KATZ CHARITABLE TRUST

The Foundation?s principal activity is making grants. The Trustees consider applications for grants from institutions and individuals on their merits.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£137k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,029,580, which is below the previous year's balance of £3,203,171 due to a net loss on investments. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by a strong cash balance and investment portfolio.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient income arising from the assets and investments held to maintain the current level of donations and grants (held: £3.0m)

“The Trustees' policy is to maintain reserves so that there is sufficient income arising from the assets and investments held to maintain the current level of donations and grants.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

JONATHAN GILES ASHLEY AZISchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Lord Rupert Harry Bernard Nathan

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

Operates in: Jersey · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£137k	£143k
05/04/2024	£137k	£107k
05/04/2023	£127k	£19k
05/04/2022	£120k	£114k
05/04/2021	£118k	£124k

Common questions

Is THE MICHAEL AND ILSE KATZ FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,029,580, which is below the previous year's balance of £3,203,171 due to a net loss on investments. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by a strong cash balance and investment portfolio. 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
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£500k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£26k
RONTADES LIMITED	1	£25k
BEIS KOSOV	1	£9k
KAHAL IMREI CHAIM LIMITED	1	£8k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED	1	£8k
TRUEDENE CO LIMITED	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EZER MIKOIDESH FOUNDATION.

EZER MIKOIDESH FOUNDATION income £493k
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION income £1.1m
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION income £186k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION income £185k
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION income £1.4m
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION income £242k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MICHAEL AND ILSE KATZ FOUNDATION	£137k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EZER MIKOIDESH FOUNDATION FY2025	£493k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024	£185k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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