M AND S STORFER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 283151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance Orthodox Jewish EducationTo advance the religion of the Jewish faith in accordance with the Orthodox practice.The relief of povertySuch other purposesas are recognised by the law of England ans wales as charitable.

Objects

RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND STUDY OF THE TORAH.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£233k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust generated a surplus of £1,623,776 for the year, driven primarily by a donated investment portfolio valued at £1,817,784. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased significantly to £1,777,170, and the trustees consider the financial position to be strong with sufficient resources to continue pursuing charitable objectives. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees or companies owned and managed by the trustees
“During the financial year, the charity received donations from trustees or companies owned and managed by the trustees amounting to £1,817,784 (2024: £404,412).” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Melinek Fine LLP. Discloses 3 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.

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.

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£233k
Cost of raising funds
£769
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.8m£233k
05/04/2024£404k£240k
05/04/2023£11k£95k
05/04/2022£139k£79k
05/04/2021£108k£141k

Common questions

Is M AND S STORFER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust generated a surplus of £1,623,776 for the year, driven primarily by a donated investment portfolio valued at £1,817,784. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased significantly to £1,777,170, and the trustees consider the financial position to be strong with sufficient resources to continue pursuing charitable objectives. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Melinek Fine LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HELPING FOUNDATION1£10.0m
THE ELIEZER FOUNDATION1£250k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
M AND S STORFER CHARITABLE TRUST£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
MOSART CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£575k—0unclear—no doubt
S K CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£232k—0above—no doubt
BRITEFIELD TRUST FY2025£371k—0unclear—no doubt
KREDITOR CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt
A W CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17.6m—0unclear—no doubt

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