The Marcus Margulies Charitable Trust

Registered charity 1156856 · since 2014·Israel, United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£445k
Annual giving, year to 5 April 2025
From filed accounts
£250 to £325k
Grant range
From the annual report's grant list
£11,500
Typical grant (median)
8 published grants
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • The trust's stated priority is Israel and Britain, and its general policy is to make the bulk of its grants to charities in Israel, so a group working in Britain should check whether its work fits the areas it has funded there, nursing staff in National Health hospitals and culture, especially with young people.
  • The typical grant band reported runs from £250 to £325,000, with a median of £5,000, so a modest request sits well within the range it has given, though that band is not a ceiling.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but the trust publishes no address, email or phone number, so the annual report is the place to look before making contact.
  • Trustees consider each application on its own merit, so a clear case for how the money fits one of its themes matters most.

Overview

The Marcus Margulies Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1156856).

The Marcus Margulies Charitable Trust, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, was set up by its founder and exists to apply its income and capital for charitable purposes as its trustees decide. Its general policy is to make the bulk of its grants to charities in Israel, mainly for major capital projects in medicine, wellbeing, education and the arts. In Britain it has largely supported nursing staff in National Health hospitals and culture, especially with young people. According to the annual report, it paid £444,604 in grants in its latest year.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 31 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The trust's general policy is to make the bulk of its grants to charities in Israel. These mainly support major capital projects, payable over a number of years, for organisations in medicine, wellbeing, education and the arts, benefiting the whole population of Israel irrespective of religion. In Britain, donations have largely supported nursing staff in National Health hospitals and culture, especially with young people. Trustees consider all applications on their own merit for suitability of funding. The trustees apply income and capital for charitable purposes at their absolute discretion.

Themes

  • Medicine
  • Wellbeing
  • Education
  • Arts and culture
  • Nursing staff

Geographic Focus

Priority: Israel; Britain.

How to apply

The trustees consider all applications received on their own merit for suitability of funding.

The charity does not publish an address, email or phone number to send an application to.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

  • Israel
  • United Kingdom

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Grants

8 published grants analysed · median £11,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 8 grants in year to 5 April 2025 by size

Under £1k13%
£1k–£2.5k13%
£2.5k–£5k13%
£5k–£10k13%
£10k–£25k13%
£25k–£50k13%
£50k–£100k0%
£100k–£250k13%
£250k–£500k13%

Median £11,500 (year to 5 April 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

  • Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust
    £324,000year to 5 April 2025
  • National Library of Israel
    £100,000year to 5 April 2025
  • The Wiener Holocaust Library
    £25,000year to 5 April 2025
  • Alma College
    £18,000year to 5 April 2025
  • Limmud
    £5,000year to 5 April 2025
  • Shaare Zedek UK (USD 3,600)
    £2,879year to 5 April 2025
  • Western Marble Arch Synagogue
    £2,365year to 5 April 2025
  • Alzheimers Research UK
    £250year to 5 April 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 5 April 2021£66,867£6,223,093—Accounts for year to 5 April 2021
year to 5 April 2022£56,438£56,263—Accounts for year to 5 April 2022
year to 5 April 2023£72,587£94,172—Accounts for year to 5 April 2023
year to 5 April 2024£112,338£865,448—Accounts for year to 5 April 2024
year to 5 April 2025£893,398£542,963£444,604Accounts for year to 5 April 2025
  • Grants paid, year to 5 April 2025: grants paid out in the year.

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.

Sources

  • Annual report (year to 5 April 2025)

This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.

Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.

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