THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 267510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO PAY APPLY AND APPROPRIATE THE WHOLE OF THE TRUST FUND TO THOSE PURPOSES BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE BY ENGLISH LAW AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES BUT DURING THE LIFETIME OF JOSEPH KASNER SUBJECT TO HIS DISCRETION AND APPROVAL.

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.

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

Latest income
£487k
Latest spending
£393k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £3,730,741 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to losses on the revaluation of investments. While total reserves stood at £34,898,402, the trustees report negative free reserves of £244,199 and are actively pursuing additional funding sources to ensure future financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The charity had negative free reserves of £244,199 (2024 - negative reserves of £237,715) at the year end. The trustees are working to further improve the balance of free reserves and are actively pursuing additional sources of funding in order to ensure that there are sufficient reserves to provide for future financial stability and flexibility.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 14
“During the year the charity received donations aggregating £244,200 from companies of which certain of the trustees of this charity are directors. The charity also received donations of £100,000 from Mr B Erlich one of the trustees of this charity. During the year the charity made a donation of £5,340 to The Yes Foundation Limited a charity of which certain of the trustees of this charity are directors. Other Creditors include £242,736 (2024: £292,736) owed to Mr B Erlich and Ms J Erlich, two of the trustees of this charity.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Malcolm Way Limited
“The share in group undertakings refers to an investment in Malcolm Way Limited, a subsidiary of The Kasner Charitable Trust which has not begun trading as of the balance sheet date.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 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 31/03/2025

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

MALCOLM WAY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The financial statements are abridged and the Income Statement has not been delivered, implying limited disclosure of intra-group transactions or balances in this specific document.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£6.7m
Total spending
£560k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Manchester City · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£487k£393k
31/03/2024£6.7m£560k
31/03/2023£451k£404k
31/03/2022£11.1m£2.0m
31/03/2021£9.8m£5.5m

Common questions

Is THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £3,730,741 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to losses on the revaluation of investments. While total reserves stood at £34,898,402, the trustees report negative free reserves of £244,199 and are actively pursuing additional funding sources to ensure future financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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
RNH SYNAGOGUE & COLLEGE LTD1£75k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUST£487k—0below—no doubt
TYNESIDE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£30k—0below—no doubt
KEMERTON CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£328k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CARPENTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£65k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SALAMANDER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt

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