THE TELZ TALMUDICAL ACADEMY AND TALMUD TORAH TRUST

Registered charity 299687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

To raise fund for the Telz Talmudical Academy and Talmud torah Trust in Israel

Objects

TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TELZ TALMUDICAL ACADEMY AND TALMUD TORAH OR IN FURTHERANCE AND PROMOTION OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · 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
£480k
Latest spending
£625k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £144,809, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £47,809. The trustees report that the charity is currently undergoing investigations by the Charity Commission and HMRC, expressing hope for a satisfactory conclusion. Despite the financial deficit, the trustees maintain that the charity's activities provide significant public benefit.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain as little reserves as possible (reserves figure: −£48k)
“The trust's policy on reserves is that it tries to maintain as little reserves as possible as it feels that the funds are better expended than reserved.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“However, the charity is currently undegoing investigations both from the Charity Commisison and HMRC. It is hoped that these investigations will draw to a satisfactory conclusion.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to related party
“All donations shown in the accounts are to Horaoth Hatalmud Telz Academy and Talmud Torah.” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Regulator engagement
“However, the charity is currently undegoing investigations both from the Charity Commisison and HMRC.” — page 4
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2022 and FY2023 accounts as analysed by this site.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened inquiries into two charities on 17 July 2023 due to concerns regarding financial management, including the use of pre-signed blank cheques and heavy cash operations. Following the opening of the inquiries, the Commission exercised its powers to restrict trustees from entering into certain transactions, such as withdrawing funds in cash or pre-signing cheques.
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

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 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2022

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2021

  • Volunteers: 3
  • 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 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 28/04/2024, 88 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

2 further annual returns are past their due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£667k
Total spending
£571k
Reserves (reported)
£100k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024——
31/03/2023£480k£625k
31/03/2022£667k£571k
31/03/2021£935k£958k

Common questions

Is THE TELZ TALMUDICAL ACADEMY AND TALMUD TORAH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £144,809, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £47,809. The trustees report that the charity is currently undergoing investigations by the Charity Commission and HMRC, expressing hope for a satisfactory conclusion. Despite the financial deficit, the trustees maintain that the charity's activities provide significant public benefit. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TELZ TALMUDICAL ACADEMY AND TALMUD TORAH TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TELZ TALMUDICAL ACADEMY AND TALMUD TORAH TRUST as a grant recipient include BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED, DILLHAVEN LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2021£131k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2024£57k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2023£48k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2022£38k
DILLHAVEN LIMITEDFY2023£30k
DILLHAVEN LIMITEDFY2022£5k

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GEVURATH ARI TORAH ACADEMY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TELZ TALMUDICAL ACADEMY AND TALMUD TORAH TRUST£480k—0unclear—noted
THE GEVURATH ARI TORAH ACADEMY TRUST FY2023£597k—0unclear—noted
TALMUD TORAH YETEV LEV LTD FY2025£968k—0unclear—no doubt
VIZNITZ INSTITUTIONS TRUST FY2025£664k—0unclear—noted
SALFORD TALMUDIC ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
TALMUD TORAH EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt

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