B E Perl Charitable Trust
Analysis
B E Perl Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 March 2025, B E Perl Charitable Trust reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.5m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.0m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, B E Perl Charitable Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Urban Fund (£3.0m), Housing Justice (£3.0m) and Creative Folkestone (£3.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 50% and investments 50%. Charitable activities took 18% of spending and raising funds 81%. Grants to other organisations totalled £418k. It employed 15 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Trading 50%
- Investments 50%
In the charity's own words
The principal activities of the trust were to advance education in and the religion of the Orthodox Jewish Faith and for such other purposes as are recognised as charitable.To achieve the objects the trust uses its income to make charitable donations and grants to Jewish schools, other educational organisations and other charities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Church Urban Fund | London | £3.0m |
| Housing Justice | London | £3.0m |
| Creative Folkestone | Folkestone | £3.0m |
| Charity Right | London | £3.0m |