The Roston Charitable Trust
Salford trust for Jewish poverty relief and education worldwide that gave £40,500 of its £49,435 grants in 2024/25 to Torat Chessed
| The Roston Charitable Trust
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Trust |
| Founded | 2007-07-10 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 1119994 |
| Headquarters | Salford M7 |
| Area served | City Of London, Manchester City, Israel |
The Roston Charitable Trust is a charitable trust established by a deed of 15 March 2007 and registered on 10 July 2007; its principal office is in Salford M7.[1][2] Its objects are "relief of poverty in the Jewish community worldwide, the advancement of education according to the beliefs and values of the Jewish Faith worldwide and any charitable purpose".[2] The trustees are Morris Brunner and Brenda Brunner; the register shows Morris Brunner as also a trustee of seven other charities.[3][2] In the year to 31 March 2025 donations were £42,711 (2024: £7,834) and spending £50,291 (2024: £25,292), of which grants were £49,435 and support costs £856; funds fell from £13,305 to £5,725.[2] Note 8 lists Torat Chessed £40,500 (2024: £20,000), Ore Torah £5,000, Tifferet Rechasim £3,700 and grants under £1,000 of £235.[2] The report thanks a "local benefactor who anonymously sponsored the office costs".[2] The accounts were prepared by Haffner Hoff Ltd of Prestwich, examined by Howard Schwalbe ACA of the same office on 24 December 2025, and signed by M Brunner.[2]
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE;2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE BELIEFS AND VALUES OF JEWISH FAITH WORLDWIDE;3. ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY."[3]
The register describes its activities as: "To pursue the objects of the charity with all the resources available to the charity."[3]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.[3]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: City Of London, Manchester City, Israel.[3]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[3]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Brunner | not recorded | Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) (526665); Bnos Yisroel School Manchester (1142654); Heichal Hatorah (1095687); J Shine Charities Limited (251283); Machzikei Hadass Community Services Ltd (1177884); The Machzikei Hadass Communities (235459); Timatside Ltd (1062745) | |
| Brenda Brunner | not recorded | — |
Historical trustees (UK Government Web Archive)
| Capture date | Trustees listed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-14 | Morris Brunner – also trustee of Machzikei Hadass Community Services Ltd, The Machzikei Hadass Communities, Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim), J Shine Charities Limited; Brenda Brunner | [4] |
Morris Brunner is also a register trustee of the Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) (526665), Bnos Yisroel School Manchester (1142654), Heichal Hatorah (1095687), J Shine Charities (251283), Machzikei Hadass Community Services (1177884), The Machzikei Hadass Communities (235459) and Timatside Ltd (1062745).[3]
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £134,859 | £135,782 |
| 2022-03-31 | £82,709 | £36,470 |
| 2023-03-31 | £696 | £25,818 |
| 2024-03-31 | £7,834 | £25,292 |
| 2025-03-31 | £42,711 | £50,291 |
Source: register annual-return history.[3]
Archived accounts
Accounts no longer on the live register were found in the UK Government Web Archive:
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2014[5]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2015[6]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2016[7]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2017[8]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2018[9]
- Accounts for the year ended 31/03/2019[10]
Funding in Israel
- Year to 31 March 2025: Torat Chessed £40,500; Ore Torah £5,000; Tifferet Rechasim £3,700; grants under £1,000 £235. The accounts give no locations.[2]
Israeli partners
The grantees are named only; their locations are not given.[2] The register lists Israel among the areas of operation.[3]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| The grantees are named without locations.[2] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;[11] it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.[12][13][14][15] The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.[16]
- Inconsistent notes. Note 9 gives the independent examiner's fee as £1,440 (2024: £720), while governance costs total £719; the report refers to "Memorandum and Articles of Association" and to the "pay of the charity's employees", although the charity is an unincorporated trust and reports no employees.[2]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).[17] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[18]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice.[19]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[20]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found.[21]
Land and property
The register records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.[3] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[22]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Roston Charitable Trust", "The Roston Charitable Trust" returned 0 contributions in total.[23]
Web archive
The UK Government Web Archive holds 2 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile (cited in the sections above). The 2021 archived full print showed the status "Charity reporting is up to date" and "Other regulators: No information available".[4]
External links
- No current official website.
Notes
- ↑ Charity Commission, The Roston Charitable Trust (1119994): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Charity Commission, The Roston Charitable Trust (1119994): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts downloaded 16 October 2026 ("PDF p." = page of the PDF file).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Register entry 1119994, full print (capture of 20210114) UK Government Web Archive.
- ↑ The Roston Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2014-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ The Roston Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2015-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ The Roston Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2016-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ The Roston Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2017-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ The Roston Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2018-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200106).
- ↑ The Roston Charitable Trust accounts, year ended 2019-03-31 UK Government Web Archive (capture of 20200703).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Register of Charities, charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 25 batch-24 charities, all retrieved on 16 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; only Dalaid (1064655) showed one.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026, with Statement of the results of a class inquiry (same date).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 25 batch-24 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 16 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 25 batch-24 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Roston Charitable Trust' The Gazette, searched 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-1119994 360Giving, queried 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Batch-24 screening covered 264 name strings: the 25 charity names and their other names, current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees, officers and other people named in the accounts and websites read for this batch, and the Companies House officers of the charitable companies; the only hits were generic words (such as "Trust", "Foundation", "Company Limited" in the names of corporate formation agents) and surname-only matches, which were rejected; no person matched. Screened 16 October 2026.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free CCOD / OCOD datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Roston Charitable Trust" Hansard, queried 16 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).