MARBEH TORAH TRUST

Registered charity 292491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees collected funds throughout the year which were then paid across to its beneficiaries to support Jewish education and religion.

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, AND TO GRANT INTEREST FREE LOANS TO NEEDY PEOPLE AND CHARITIES.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£105k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net loss of £30,278 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Total income decreased significantly to £105,300 from £176,298, while distributions remained high at £133,278. Despite the loss, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £29,718 and states it is continuing in operation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: distribute all funds collected, subject to retentions as appropriate (reserves figure: £30k)
“The trustees intend to distribute all funds collected, subject to retentions as appropriate.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£105k£136k
31/12/2024£176k£147k
31/12/2023£117k£119k
31/12/2022£290k£289k
31/12/2021£307k£318k

Common questions

Is MARBEH TORAH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net loss of £30,278 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Total income decreased significantly to £105,300 from £176,298, while distributions remained high at £133,278. Despite the loss, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £29,718 and states it is continuing in operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MARBEH TORAH TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARBEH TORAH TRUST as a grant recipient include THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED, THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUST, MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2025£31kAdvancement of religion and education
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2024£30knull
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2024£28k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2025£24k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2022£16k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2023£10k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£5k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£500
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOREHAMWOOD TORAH CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARBEH TORAH TRUST£105k—0unclear—no doubt
BOREHAMWOOD TORAH CENTRE FY2025£497k£20,4000unclear—no doubt
THE SHAAREI TORAH TRUST FY2025£961k—0above—no doubt
OHEL TORAH FY2025£401k—0within—no doubt
MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
TALMUD TORAH LONDON LIMITED FY2025£958k—0unclear—noted

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