THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 273578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing grants to other charitable organisations or charitable bodies.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £172,481, which the trustees consider prudent to retain for future obligations and grant flexibility. The charity reported total income of £115,113 and charitable expenditure of £87,000, resulting in a net movement in funds. The auditors confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (82% of income)

“Income from investments 94,007”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: modest unrestricted reserves (reserves figure: £172k)

“The Trustees consider it prudent to retain modest unrestricted reserves, which at 5 April 2025 amounted to £172,481 (2024: £164,274), to ensure they can meet future obligations and, in particular, to give them the flexibility to offer adequate grants to appropriate causes which may come to their attention in future.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan from The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation, a registered charity where trustees overlap. Interest of £4,541 was charged on the loan and added to the balance. £5,000 was paid to charitable institutions on behalf of the related charity.

“Included in creditors is a loan from The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation. Throughout the year the Trustees were also the Trustees of The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation, a registered charity, number 279809. The loan from The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation is invested with the trust’s own funds. During the year, interest of £4,541 (2024: £2,908) was charged on the loan and this was added to the balance due to The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation. This year, £5,000 was paid to charitable institutions on behalf of The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation (2024: £5,000). At the year end, the balance owed to The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation was £122,699 (2024: £123,158). Donations paid on behalf of The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation are not included in the grants listed in note 4 of these accounts as they are accounted for in the financial statements of The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bourner Bullock. 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management

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 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH FATTAL · trustee of 2 other charities
ELIAS RONALD FATTAL · trustee of 1 other charity
FIONA JACQUELINE MICHELLE FATTAL · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD FATTAL · trustee of 1 other charity

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	£115k	£107k
05/04/2024	£106k	£98k
05/04/2023	£89k	£75k
05/04/2022	£74k	£102k
05/04/2021	£62k	£42k

Common questions

Is THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £172,481, which the trustees consider prudent to retain for future obligations and grant flexibility. The charity reported total income of £115,113 and charitable expenditure of £87,000, resulting in a net movement in funds. The auditors confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bourner Bullock.

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 ROZAC CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k

Charities like this

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

THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST income £50k
THE C J M CHARITABLE TRUST income £100k
THE CUNMONT CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.4m
THE P T C TRUST income £55k
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £126k
O'HEA CHARITABLE TRUST income £50k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE C J M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CUNMONT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE P T C TRUST FY2025	£55k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIAN WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	above	—	no doubt

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