BRITISH FRIENDS OF OR CHADASH

Registered charity 1002594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To aid, relieve or assist in the relief of need amongst Jeiwsh children and in particular Jewish children living in Israel. To advance among such children the Jewish religion, its practices, traditions and culture and to further their education in such manner as the trustees determine.

Objects

(A)TO AID RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST JEWISH CHILDREN AND IN PARTICULAR JEWISH CHILDREN LIVING IN ISRAEL, (B)TO ADVANCE AMONGST SUCH CHILDREN THE JEWISH RELIGION ITS PRACTICES TRADITIONS AND CULTURE AND TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN SUCH A MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,370, having returned from a deficit in the prior year. The trustees note that the previous deficit was caused by unpaid creditors exceeding the cash balance, but they have agreed a repayment plan to return the charity to a surplus position. The filing confirms the going concern basis is appropriate as the charity operates only in a grant-making capacity with no fixed costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The deficit on funds arises due to a delay in paying trade creditor balances. The trustees will ensure that these liabilities are met, and the charity returned to a break-even position. Therefore, the trustees consider the going concern basis to be appropriate.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 06/02/2024, 1 day after the 05/02/2024 due date); year ending 05/04/2022 (received 10/02/2023, 5 days after the 05/02/2023 due date); year ending 05/04/2021 (received 07/02/2022, 2 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Friends of Or Chadash (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£34k£31k
05/04/2024£56k£51k
05/04/2023£88k£86k
05/04/2022£71k£76k
05/04/2021£67k£50k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF OR CHADASH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,370, having returned from a deficit in the prior year. The trustees note that the previous deficit was caused by unpaid creditors exceeding the cash balance, but they have agreed a repayment plan to return the charity to a surplus position. The filing confirms the going concern basis is appropriate as the charity operates only in a grant-making capacity with no fixed costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF OR CHADASH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF OR CHADASH as a grant recipient include THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MAURICE HATTER FOUNDATION, THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PHILLIPS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH FRIENDS OF MISHAN L'CHOLEH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF OR CHADASH£34k—0unclear—noted
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MISHAN L'CHOLEH FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF ALEH FY2025£272k—0within—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF AGUDAT BEIT AVRAHAM FY2026£83k——unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHEARIT ISRAEL FY2025£56k—0unclear4.9%no doubt
FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS FY2025£832k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.