LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 297664 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making donations to other charities that operate in the advancement of Jewish religion, Jewish education and relief of the Jewish poor.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF JEWISH EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION OF JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE RELIEF OF THE JEWISH POOR AND GENERALLY TO AID JEWISH CHAITIES.

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: 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: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£484k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £271,635 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £4,011,690 to £3,740,055. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,731,584, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover support costs and respond to grant applications. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover support and governance costs (reserves figure: £3.7m)
“The trustees’ aim is to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level that will provide sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover support and governance costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“Donations include amounts from trustees of £40,000 (2024: £315,000). Grants made include amounts to charities which share a trustee in common with the charity £50,000 (2024: £40,000) At the balance sheet date £838 (2024: £838) was owed to a company controlled by the trustees.” — page 21
“Donations include amounts from trustees of £40,000 (2024: £315,000). Grants made include amounts to charities which share a trustee in common with the charity £50,000 (2024: £40,000) At the balance sheet date £838 (2024: £838) was owed to a company controlled by the trustees.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to charities sharing a trustee
“Donations include amounts from trustees of £40,000 (2024: £315,000). Grants made include amounts to charities which share a trustee in common with the charity £50,000 (2024: £40,000) At the balance sheet date £838 (2024: £838) was owed to a company controlled by the trustees.” — page 21
“Donations include amounts from trustees of £40,000 (2024: £315,000). Grants made include amounts to charities which share a trustee in common with the charity £50,000 (2024: £40,000) At the balance sheet date £838 (2024: £838) was owed to a company controlled by the trustees.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount owed to trustee-controlled company
“Donations include amounts from trustees of £40,000 (2024: £315,000). Grants made include amounts to charities which share a trustee in common with the charity £50,000 (2024: £40,000) At the balance sheet date £838 (2024: £838) was owed to a company controlled by the trustees.” — page 21
“Donations include amounts from trustees of £40,000 (2024: £315,000). Grants made include amounts to charities which share a trustee in common with the charity £50,000 (2024: £40,000) At the balance sheet date £838 (2024: £838) was owed to a company controlled by the trustees.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit II Limited. 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 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

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2025 (received 10/02/2026, 5 days after the 05/02/2026 due date); year ending 05/04/2024 (received 06/03/2025, 29 days after the 05/02/2025 due date); year ending 05/04/2022 (received 06/10/2023, 243 days after the 05/02/2023 due date); year ending 05/04/2021 (received 21/07/2023, 531 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£154k£484k
05/04/2024£364k£515k
05/04/2023£496k£457k
05/04/2022£485k£634k
05/04/2021£310k£622k

Common questions

Is LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £271,635 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £4,011,690 to £3,740,055. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,731,584, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover support costs and respond to grant applications. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit II 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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUST£154k—0above—no doubt
HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£350k—0unclear—no doubt
LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
JEWISH LEGACY GIVING FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NETZACH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£428k——unclear—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£372k—0unclear—no doubt

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