BEFORE TRUST
Grantmaking for the relief of poverty, the advancement the Orthodox Jewish religion and education.
Objects
TO OR TOWARDS OR IN FURTHERANCE OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITIES, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year with total funds increasing to £37,217. Free reserves stood at £10,262, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Lazar Lerner
- Mordechai Eizenbach
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £219k | £211k |
| 31/03/2024 | £140k | £143k |
| 31/03/2023 | £181k | £193k |
| 31/03/2022 | £159k | £143k |
| 31/03/2021 | £99k | £94k |
Common questions
Is BEFORE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year with total funds increasing to £37,217. Free reserves stood at £10,262, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BEFORE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BEFORE TRUST as a grant recipient include TRUMROS LIMITED, AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUMROS LIMITED | FY2025 | £43k | |
| TRUMROS LIMITED | FY2024 | £43k | welfare |
| TRUMROS LIMITED | FY2022 | £34k | |
| TRUMROS LIMITED | FY2025 | £22k | welfare charity |
| TRUMROS LIMITED | FY2021 | £19k | welfare charity based in the UK |
| AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST | FY2025 | £7k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ELIEZER FOUNDATION | 1 | £250k |
| THE WELLINGTON (LONDON) TRUST | 1 | £225k |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | 1 | £35k |
| THE D C TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £19k |
| M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY) | 1 | £10k |
| KOLLEL BINYAN SIMCHA | 1 | £10k |
| THE DECOY TRUST | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- TACHLIS TRUST
- THE HANOVER TRUST
- THE ELSTREE SHTIEBEL TRUST
- JMRD TRUST
- HEICHAL HATORAH
- BRITEFIELD TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEFORE TRUST | £219k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TACHLIS TRUST | £49k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HANOVER TRUST | £579k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ELSTREE SHTIEBEL TRUST | £431k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| JMRD TRUST | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HEICHAL HATORAH | £627k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |