GEORGE ELIAS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 273993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES MAKING DONATIONS TO CHARITIES SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY, AS WELL AS ORGANISATIONS PROMOTING THE JEWISH FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£729k

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,034,953, representing a net decrease of £1,336 from the previous year. The trustees confirm that systems are in place to mitigate major risks, specifically noting that the main risk is a potential lack of funding, which they consider unlikely as donation levels are generally agreed to match net income received.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)

“The charity's incoming resources, totalling £988,789, comprises of £988,326 voluntary contributions from companies and individuals in the United Kingdom the remainder derived from investment income.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a reasonable level of reserves (held: £1.0m)

“The charity maintains a reasonable level of reserves for if at any time in the future a donation opportunity may arise.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 3

“All donations in the year were received from parties related to a trustee, however there were no attached conditions to the donations.” — page 12

“Also included within other debtors is a loan of £600,000 (2023 - £600,000) to Wilbraham Road (Manchester) Trust Limited of which S E Elias is a trustee.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 16

“All donations in the year were received from parties related to a trustee, however there were no attached conditions to the donations.” — page 12

“Also included within other debtors is a loan of £600,000 (2023 - £600,000) to Wilbraham Road (Manchester) Trust Limited of which S E Elias is a trustee.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 16

“All donations in the year were received from parties related to a trustee, however there were no attached conditions to the donations.” — page 12

“Also included within other debtors is a loan of £600,000 (2023 - £600,000) to Wilbraham Road (Manchester) Trust Limited of which S E Elias is a trustee.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income

£729k

Total spending

£1.0m

Reserves (reported)

£739k

Employees

0

Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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

ERNEST CHARLES ELIAS
STEPHEN EDWARD ELIAS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£729k	£1.0m
05/04/2024	£989k	£990k
05/04/2023	£740k	£1.0m
05/04/2022	£1.4m	£737k
05/04/2021	£60k	£494k

Common questions

Is GEORGE ELIAS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,034,953, representing a net decrease of £1,336 from the previous year. The trustees confirm that systems are in place to mitigate major risks, specifically noting that the main risk is a potential lack of funding, which they consider unlikely as donation levels are generally agreed to match net income received. Its FY2024 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
SAMJO LIMITED	1	£1.1m
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£95k
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£35k
BRUSHMILL LIMITED	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND.

J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND income £130k
BAY CHARITABLE TRUST income £193k
THE GEORGE DAVIES CHARITABLE TRUST income £919k
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST income £738k
KTRUST LIMITED income £240k
B K CHARITABLE TRUST income £206k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GEORGE ELIAS CHARITABLE TRUST	£729k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026	£130k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£193k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GEORGE DAVIES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£919k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£738k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025	£240k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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