DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 283065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of religion in accordance with the orthodox Jewish faith and the relief of poverty.

Objects

TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE IWTH THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE.

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 · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Salford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£396k
Latest spending
£440k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £371,802, a decrease from the previous year's £416,517. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue distributing funds and that the current balance is an acceptable level of reserves given its reliance on investments and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees/related parties
“During the year aggregate donations of £154,000 were received from trustees and related parties.” — page 16
“Included in grants payable are grants of; £106,000 (2024: £65,000) to MW (RH) Foundation, a charity of which J Halpern and his wife are also trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to MW (RH) Foundation
“During the year aggregate donations of £154,000 were received from trustees and related parties.” — page 16
“Included in grants payable are grants of; £106,000 (2024: £65,000) to MW (RH) Foundation, a charity of which J Halpern and his wife are also trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to MW (HO) Foundation
“During the year aggregate donations of £154,000 were received from trustees and related parties.” — page 16
“Included in grants payable are grants of; £106,000 (2024: £65,000) to MW (RH) Foundation, a charity of which J Halpern and his wife are also trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan from Wisewear Universal Holdings Limited
“During the year aggregate donations of £154,000 were received from trustees and related parties.” — page 16
“Included in grants payable are grants of; £106,000 (2024: £65,000) to MW (RH) Foundation, a charity of which J Halpern and his wife are also trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Lancashire · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£396k£440k
30/06/2024£379k£332k
30/06/2023£454k£560k
30/06/2022£462k£598k
30/06/2021£318k£536k

Common questions

Is DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £371,802, a decrease from the previous year's £416,517. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue distributing funds and that the current balance is an acceptable level of reserves given its reliance on investments and donations. Its FY2025 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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED£396k—0within—no doubt
THE DELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£51k—0above—no doubt
PREMIERQUOTE LIMITED FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt
THE TMC TRUST LIMITED FY2023£472k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£738k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HANOVER TRUST FY2025£579k——unclear—no doubt

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