THE LEEDS MENORAH SCHOOL TRUST

Registered charity 517679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MENORAH SCHOOL

OBJECTS To pay or apply "the whole of the income and capital of the Trust Fund in support of the charitable work of the school and towards or in furtherance and promotion of the Orthodox Jewish religion,.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£153k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £14,258.86 for the year, with total income of £152,801.02 against expenditure of £167,059.88. The trustees note that while recent fundraising has improved the position, the overall financial outlook remains tight and vulnerable to unforeseen costs. The charity relies on charitable donations and fundraising to support operations and meet liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The income of the school comes from fees, and charitable donations.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“While recent fundraising has materially improved the position and enabled several liabilities to be settled, the overall outlook remains tight and vulnerable to unforeseen costs.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

ETHEL REFSONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
RABBI REUVEN ZANVILL COHEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Rabbi Eliyohu Pink

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£153k	£167k
31/08/2024	£143k	£158k
31/08/2023	£139k	£170k
31/08/2022	£155k	£174k
31/08/2021	£150k	£145k

Common questions

Is THE LEEDS MENORAH SCHOOL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £14,258.86 for the year, with total income of £152,801.02 against expenditure of £167,059.88. The trustees note that while recent fundraising has improved the position, the overall financial outlook remains tight and vulnerable to unforeseen costs. The charity relies on charitable donations and fundraising to support operations and meet liabilities. 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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	5	£3.5m
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	3	£84k
LPW LIMITED	2	£48k
JEG TRUST LIMITED	2	£48k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£15k
SABENO LIMITED	2	£14k
MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS	1	£4.0m
Leeds Jewish Educational Centre (aka) Leeds Kollel	1	£121k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST.

THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST income £1.1m
MGS CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.2m
THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL income £1.8m
MERKAZ HATORAH LIMITED income £237k
THE NORTH CHESHIRE JEWISH PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST income £295k
MENORAH FOUNDATION income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LEEDS MENORAH SCHOOL TRUST	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE MENORAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
MGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE MENORAH PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MERKAZ HATORAH LIMITED FY2025	£237k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORTH CHESHIRE JEWISH PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£295k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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