ZOROASTRIAN TRUST FUNDS OF EUROPE (INCORPORATED)

Registered charity 277185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ZTFE

Providing facilities and conducting Religious activities for members of the Zoroastrian Faith in UK and Europe

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Latest income

£479k

Latest spending

£520k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased from £8,199,602 to £8,090,220, resulting in a net deficit of £109,382 for the year. The trustees report that substantial reserves have been prudently held to maintain current activities, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The income of the charity is primarily derived from voluntary donations made by members of the community, subscriptions, major donations from munificent patrons and other benefactors, bequests as well as investment income and gains.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: income and gains from investments will balance or exceed the running and maintenance expenditure of the association (held: £2.1m)

“Upon the sale of the freehold property at 88 Compayne Gardens in 2005, sixty-five (65) percent of the surplus was transferred to the Unrestricted Designated Funds in order to ensure that income and gains from these investments will balance or exceed the running and maintenance expenditure of the association.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brian Paul Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Phiroze, Roshan, and Late Homi D Munshi Fund — “A Jashan ceremony sponsored by Phiroze, Roshan, and Late Homi D Munshi Fund will be performed by our Ervad Sahebs followed by a Boi ceremony…” (source page)
Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited — “‘Iranshah A Legacy Restored’, a book released by Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.1m

Reserves (reported)

£310k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MALCOLM MINOO DEBOOchair
BEHRAM RUSTOMJI KAPADIA
Bapsy Dastur
DORAB ERACH MISTRY OBE
DR. KOKA KAVITA KARISHMA
DR. RUZBEH VISTASP HODIWALA
JAVID SOLI CANTEENWALA
JESMIN SORAB
KHASHAYAR KHOSHRAVIANI
KOBAD SAVAK AVARI
PROF. DR. ZUBIN BEHRAM SETHNA
ROHINTON FIROZE MUNSHI
RUSI KEKOBAD DALAL
SHAZNEEN YAZDI MUNSHI
YAZAD HORMAZDYAR DALAL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£479k	£520k
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/03/2023	£401k	£668k
31/03/2022	£474k	£386k
31/03/2021	£753k	£337k

Common questions

Is ZOROASTRIAN TRUST FUNDS OF EUROPE (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets decreased from £8,199,602 to £8,090,220, resulting in a net deficit of £109,382 for the year. The trustees report that substantial reserves have been prudently held to maintain current activities, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brian Paul 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES	1	£56k
SHREE RAJ SAUBHAG SATSANG MANDAL UK	1	£650

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE.

JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE income £343k
THE WORLD ZOROASTRIAN ORGANISATION LTD income £221k
ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AFRICAN MISSIONS income £1.1m
MAJLIS-E-ULAMA-E-SHIA EUROPE income £389k
THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED) income £201k
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS BHAKTIVEDANTA MANOR income £6.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ZOROASTRIAN TRUST FUNDS OF EUROPE (INCORPORATED)	£479k	—	above	—	no doubt
JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE FY2025	£343k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WORLD ZOROASTRIAN ORGANISATION LTD FY2024	£221k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AFRICAN MISSIONS FY2024	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MAJLIS-E-ULAMA-E-SHIA EUROPE FY2025	£389k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF THE FAITH (INCORPORATED) FY2025	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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