the Shoftim Charitable Trust

Analysis

the Shoftim Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, the Shoftim Charitable Trust reported income of £546k and spending of £53k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £351k to £546k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, the Shoftim Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Staffs Carers Association (£534k), The Lewis and Teruko Shaw Foundation (£546k) and Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale Ltd (£531k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and investments 12%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £45k. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 911 months of spending at that rate.