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the Shoftim Charitable Trust

Registered charity 265409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NAGGAR CHARITABLE TRUST

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Latest income
£546k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,615,531, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities during funding drops. However, the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,163,553 driven by a significant unrealised loss on investments, reducing total funds from the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months' expenditure (held: £4.6m)
“It is the policy of The Shoftim Charitable Trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level that is likely to generate annual net income at least equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 15
“During the year the charity received 4,000 shares (2024: 4,000) in Judges Scientific PLC having a value of £480,000 (2024: £400,000) from a trustee, as a gift. D Cicurel, A Cicurel and members of R Cohen's family are shareholders in Judges Scientific PLC and D Cicurel is also a director of that company.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MGR Weston Kay LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£546k
Total spending
£53k
Reserves (reported)
£4.6m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of London · City Of Westminster · Islington · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£546k£53k
05/04/2024£455k£71k
05/04/2023£351k£57k
05/04/2022£456k£38k
05/04/2021£351k£46k

Common questions

Is the Shoftim Charitable Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,615,531, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities during funding drops. However, the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,163,553 driven by a significant unrealised loss on investments, reducing total funds from the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MGR Weston Kay LLP.

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
SAMJO LIMITED1£1.1m
SHULEM B. ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£391k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED1£199k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£115k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£95k
GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£76k
MOUNDFIELD CHARITIES LIMITED1£76k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
the Shoftim Charitable Trust£546k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£738k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER FY2024£752k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt

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