Forty

Registered charity 1039036 · since 1994·London·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

Forty's stated themes are Orthodox Jewish religion, Orthodox Jewish education and poverty relief, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
Its stated priority area is London, and no exclusions or eligibility rules are given.
Neither the annual report nor the register gives a grant total or grant range, and the register shows no grants to institutions, so the typical size of a grant is unknown; ask the contact shown for the amount they would consider before setting a figure.
No application process is published, so a short enquiry through that contact is the sensible first step, and no timing or competitiveness is stated.
The annual report says trustees identify beneficiaries and assess need before giving, so a clear account of the need and how the money would be monitored will help.

Overview

Forty is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1039036).

Forty is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith, relieve poverty and pursue other objects recognised by English law. It receives rental income and donations and makes grants to other charities. Its property is used by an associated charitable company as a school, creche and nursery, and by a charity that runs after school clubs and holiday play schemes, both for the Orthodox Jewish community.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The charity states that its objects include advancing religion and education in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith, relieving poverty, and pursuing other charitable objectives recognised by English law. It receives rental income and donations and makes grants to other charities. Its trustees are responsible for providing means to distribute charitable donations to worthy causes. In discussing its grant-making, the trustees described how beneficiaries are identified, how need is assessed and how funds given are monitored. This describes an approach centred on trustee-led distribution and consideration of beneficiary need.

Themes

Orthodox Jewish religion
Orthodox Jewish education
Poverty relief

Geographic Focus

Priority: London.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

London

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Forty.

RontadesNo public processGave £2.5M E And E Kernkraut CharitiesRollingGave £1M Filey FoundationNo public processGave £161k BoroughleaRollingGave £603k Shaarei OrahNo public processGave £1.5M ChasehawkNo public processGave £560k The Palmtree Foundation TrustNo public processGave £263k Tagmarsh CharityNo public processGave £1.4M Torah and Chesed (BH)No public processGave £17,890 Sand and Stars TrustInvitation onlyGave £192k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£1,677,238	£1,238,189	£292,608	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£1,465,118	£1,461,648	£37,500	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£1,783,470	£1,426,309	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£1,696,835	£1,730,627	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£1,302,828	£1,385,078	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£293k grants

YE 2022

£37,500 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.