The Sir Moses Montefiore Holy Land Trust

Analysis

The Sir Moses Montefiore Holy Land Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Sir Moses Montefiore Holy Land Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £12k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £14k to £13k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sir Moses Montefiore Holy Land Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reachout Birmingham (£13k), Town Lands (£13k) and Newham Foodbank (£13k).