FAMOS FOUNDATION TRUST
The charity helps and supports education of the orthodox Jewish religion, relief of poverty in the Jewish community & help to maintain Jewish orthodox religious synagogues schools & colleges etc.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OR IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £17,824 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £105,314 and charitable expenditure of £121,578. Per the trustees' report, funds available are sufficient to permit the Trust to continue in operation, and the trustees consider the performance satisfactory despite a loss on investment disposals.
What the accounts disclose
“The policy of the trustees is to distribute a large proportion of income received in each year in accordance with the objectives of the trust and invest remaining funds in order to increase the trust’s income in coming years.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- ISAAC DOV KUPETZchair
- FAY KUPETZ
- JOSEPH SOLOMON KUPETZ
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £105k | £123k |
| 31/03/2024 | £82k | £131k |
| 31/03/2023 | £118k | £160k |
| 31/03/2022 | £109k | £145k |
| 31/03/2021 | £73k | £64k |
Common questions
Is FAMOS FOUNDATION TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £17,824 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £105,314 and charitable expenditure of £121,578. Per the trustees' report, funds available are sufficient to permit the Trust to continue in operation, and the trustees consider the performance satisfactory despite a loss on investment disposals. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED | 1 | £755k |
| THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £78k |
| BROOM FOUNDATION | 1 | £59k |
| YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTD | 1 | £28k |
| GEFEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| Leeds Jewish Educational Centre (aka) Leeds Kollel | 1 | £4k |
| J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- SF FOUNDATION
- DUNMOS CHARITABLE TRUST
- MOSART CHARITABLE TRUST
- HALACHA LEMOSHE TRUST
- THE BERSAM TRUST
- GAMA TZEDAKA LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMOS FOUNDATION TRUST | £105k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SF FOUNDATION | £7.7m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DUNMOS CHARITABLE TRUST | £359k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MOSART CHARITABLE TRUST | £575k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HALACHA LEMOSHE TRUST | £125k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE BERSAM TRUST | £234k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |