MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 326535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of povertySupport educational establishmentsSupport religious education

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£165k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,617,331, providing a significant buffer against future commitments. The charity reported a small net deficit of £444 for the year, primarily due to charitable distributions exceeding income, but maintained a strong balance sheet with substantial investment assets. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate operational and financial risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and likely costs of the charity for the next year (held: £1.6m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JACOB HALPERN · trustee of 2 other charities
ROSA HALPERN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£165k	£164k
31/03/2024	£181k	£252k
31/03/2023	£289k	£360k
31/03/2022	£223k	£275k
31/03/2021	£207k	£64k

Common questions

Is MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,617,331, providing a significant buffer against future commitments. The charity reported a small net deficit of £444 for the year, primarily due to charitable distributions exceeding income, but maintained a strong balance sheet with substantial investment assets. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate operational and financial risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TRUMROS LIMITED	1	£161k
OYY LUBAVITCH BOYS SCHOOL	1	£121k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM	1	£62k
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£19k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	1	£12k
AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST	1	£7k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
JEWISH CHILD'S DAY	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

THE MAGENI TRUST income £145k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED income £127k
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £589k
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST income £218k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH income £705k
EQUITABLE CHARITY TRUST income £367k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST	£165k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MAGENI TRUST FY2025	£145k	—	within	—	no doubt
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2024	£127k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£589k	—	above	—	no doubt
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£218k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH FY2025	£705k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	noted

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