The Elstree Shtiebel Trust

Registered charity 1140675 · since 2011·Hertfordshire·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

The trust's stated purposes centre on Orthodox Jewish faith and religious education, relieving poverty and sickness, and supporting communal institutions such as synagogues and homes for elderly and infirm people, so the fit is clearest for work in that tradition.
The annual report gave no readable grants figure and no grant range is stated, so there is no basis for judging a realistic request size; a grant writer should not assume one.
How to apply could not be worked out from the sources read, and no timing or competitiveness is given, so the first step is to check the trust's current process directly with it.
No eligibility rules or exclusions are stated.

Overview

The Elstree Shtiebel Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140675).

The Elstree Shtiebel Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, with a registered area of operation in Hertfordshire. Its stated purposes are advancing the Orthodox Jewish religion, relieving poverty and sickness, advancing Orthodox Jewish religious education, and other purposes that are charitable under English law. Its objects include financial assistance for the Beth Hamedrash, primarily but not exclusively, and it says substantial donations are paid to various institutions.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The trust's stated purposes are advancing the Orthodox Jewish religion, relieving poverty and sickness, and advancing Orthodox Jewish religious education, alongside other charitable purposes. Its objects include providing financial assistance for the Beth Hamedrash, primarily but not exclusively. It describes funding education in accordance with traditional Judaism and supporting associated communal charitable institutions, such as synagogues and homes for elderly and infirm people. The trust says substantial donations are paid to various institutions. Its stated work therefore encompasses religious faith and education, poverty and sickness relief, and support for communal institutions.

Themes

Orthodox Jewish faith
Poverty and sickness relief
Orthodox Jewish religious education
Communal charitable institutions

How to apply

How to apply could not be worked out from the sources read.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Hertfordshire

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£252,620	£261,198	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£290,153	£289,446	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£271,421	£287,008	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£431,186	£428,997	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£346,521	£369,997	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

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.