Marbeh Torah Trust

Analysis

Marbeh Torah Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 1985, 41 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Marbeh Torah Trust reported income of £105k and spending of £136k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £307k to £105k (-66%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Marbeh Torah Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Claremont Church Bolton (£105k), Famos Foundation Trust (£105k) and Church Lane Evangelical Church, Stafford (£105k).