S O CHARITABLE TRUST
Provision of income & such capital as decided upon by the trustees by way of donation to local and national Jewish charities.
Objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £102,356 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,396,334. Free reserves stood at £218,041, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations and adopted the going concern basis of accounting.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2025 (received 08/05/2026, 92 days after the 05/02/2026 due date); year ending 05/04/2023 (received 28/03/2024, 52 days after the 05/02/2024 due date); year ending 05/04/2021 (received 26/05/2022, 110 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- MR RABBI ABRAHAM OHAYON
- NAPHTALI OHAYON
- SIMONE OHAYON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £149k | £198k |
| 05/04/2024 | £145k | £197k |
| 05/04/2023 | £289k | £133k |
| 05/04/2022 | £151k | £121k |
| 05/04/2021 | £129k | £131k |
Common questions
Is S O CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £102,356 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,396,334. Free reserves stood at £218,041, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations and adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation | 2 | £466k |
| THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £338k |
| THE BLOOM FOUNDATION | 1 | £232k |
| THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £165k |
| THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £105k |
| BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £101k |
| THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| THE MAURICE HATTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S O CHARITABLE TRUST | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| S & J CHARITABLE TRUST | £67k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | £2.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| CHESED | £70k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| S C K CHARITABLE TRUST | £260k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | £156k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |