Thornbirch

Registered charity 292991 · since 1986·United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£612k
Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025
From filed accounts
£14,600
Typical grant (median)
3 published grants
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • Thornbirch's stated purposes are the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion, the relief of poverty, and other purposes recognised as charitable by English law, so work that clearly links to one of these is the best fit, and its geographic focus is given as the United Kingdom.
  • The annual report shows £611,850 paid out, but no grant range is stated, so a modest, clearly costed request is a safer starting point than a figure based on its total giving.
  • Applications are rolling, so there is no deadline to aim for, but the trustees make donations according to available funds, so timing is uncertain.
  • The charity publishes no address, email or phone number for applications, so check its other published details before writing.

Overview

Thornbirch is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 292991).

Thornbirch is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 292991). It exists to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith, relieve poverty, and support other purposes recognised as charitable by English law. It uses its income to make grants and donations, and its annual report shows £611,850 paid out.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Thornbirch uses its income to make grants and donations for the advancement of religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith, the relief of poverty and other purposes recognised as charitable by English law. It is approached by a wide variety of charitable institutions operating in the United Kingdom and abroad. The trustees consider all requests they receive and make donations according to the level of funds available. Its stated purposes therefore span religious advancement, poverty relief and other charitable purposes.

Themes

  • Orthodox Jewish religion
  • Poverty relief

Geographic Focus

United Kingdom.

How to apply

Charitable institutions operating in the United Kingdom and abroad may approach the trustees for donations. The trustees consider all requests they receive and make donations based on available funds.

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

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

  • United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Thornbirch.

Grants

3 published grants analysed · median £14,600

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

  • Heichalei D`Oraiso
    £570,000year to 31 March 2025
  • British Friends of Mosdos Tchernobel
    £14,600year to 31 March 2025
  • Orchos Chassidim
    £12,750year to 31 March 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£14,500).

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 March 2021£650,000£644,299£638,500Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022£612,004£619,416£614,900Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023£975,083£966,315£960,600Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024£800,155£804,090£800,000Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025£614,000£616,232£611,850Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021
£639k grants
YE 2022
£615k grants
YE 2023
£961k grants
YE 2024
£800k grants
YE 2025
£612k paid

In 1 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.

  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 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 31 March 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 30 October 2026.

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