MANCHESTER TALMUDICAL COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Registered charity 526669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANCHESTER TALMUDICAL COLLEGE

To pursue the objects of the charity with all resources available to the charity.

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
£353k
Latest spending
£379k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £729,904 to £704,053 due to net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that donations were down compared to the previous year but remain confident that sufficient reserves will be generated to achieve the charity's objectives. The charity holds a freehold property valued at £750,000 and has no defined-benefit pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 5.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Costs of raising donations and legacies 18,519”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £704k)
“The trustees have reviewed the reserves and future requirements of the charity. All future needs are considered together with any risks or contingencies that may exist. The trustees are confident that sufficient reserves will be generated to achieve the objectives of the charity.” — 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£626k
Total spending
£629k
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£904
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 5.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£353k£379k
31/12/2024£626k£629k
31/12/2023£657k£655k
31/12/2022£601k£614k
31/12/2021£516k£511k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER TALMUDICAL COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £729,904 to £704,053 due to net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that donations were down compared to the previous year but remain confident that sufficient reserves will be generated to achieve the charity's objectives. The charity holds a freehold property valued at £750,000 and has no defined-benefit pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MANCHESTER TALMUDICAL COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER TALMUDICAL COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY as a grant recipient include YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTD, SAMJO LIMITED, EMES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTDFY2024£44kRelief of poverty
YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTDFY2021£25kRelief of poverty
SAMJO LIMITEDFY2022£5k
EMES FOUNDATIONFY2022£0null

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2020£10kCommunity Links

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 Torah Umesorah UK Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANCHESTER TALMUDICAL COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY£353k—0unclear5.8%no doubt
Torah Umesorah UK Limited FY2025£201kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER FY2024£752k—0unclear—no doubt
SLABODKA YESHIVA TRUST FY2025£382k—0unclear—no doubt
KAHAL CHASSIDIM LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER FY2025£477k—0below—no doubt
CHOFETZ CHAIM TRUST FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt

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