The Beth Hamedrash Satmar Trust

Analysis

The Beth Hamedrash Satmar Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Beth Hamedrash Satmar Trust reported income of £55k and spending of £177k, spending 324% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £817k to £55k (-93%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Beth Hamedrash Satmar Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Kitchen Social Club CIO (£55k), Age UK Dacorum (£55k) and Harmony Community Projects (£55k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.