The Friends of the Centre for Torah Education Trust

Analysis

The Friends of the Centre for Torah Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in April 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of the Centre for Torah Education Trust reported income of £46k and spending of £41k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £39k to £46k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Friends of the Centre for Torah Education Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manorfield Charitable Foundation (£46k), Wynaud Trust (£46k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Life Changers Assembly (£46k).