THE FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS BRISK

Registered charity 1005809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing Orthodox Jewish religious education and, principally, by assisting the Yeshivas Brisk advanced Tulmudical College in Jerusalem, Israel.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£818k
Latest spending
£814k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £4,080 for the period, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £17,616. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm adequate resources for future operations. The charity's reserves policy is to distribute funds received rather than retain significant reserves, which the trustees deem appropriate given low running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: aims to distribute funds received, rather than retain significant reserves (held: £18k)
“The charity raises funds principally to support Yeshivas Brisk in Israel and aims to distribute funds received, rather than retain significant reserves.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£818k
Total spending
£814k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£818k£814k
31/10/2024£949k£979k
31/12/2023£743k£717k
31/12/2022£688k£673k
31/12/2021£770k£784k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS BRISK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £4,080 for the period, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £17,616. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm adequate resources for future operations. The charity's reserves policy is to distribute funds received rather than retain significant reserves, which the trustees deem appropriate given low running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS BRISK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS BRISK as a grant recipient include MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED, ELLINSON FOUNDATION LIMITED, GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITED, THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, CLYDPRIDE LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£133k
ELLINSON FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£57k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2023£40k
GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2022£34k
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2025£26kAdvancement of religion and education
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2022£25kAdvancement of religion and education
CLYDPRIDE LIMITEDFY2022£25kAdvancement of religion through education
CLYDPRIDE LIMITEDFY2021£25kAdvancement of religion through education
ELLINSON FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£20k
GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2023£15k
RICHMOND TRUST FUNDFY2022£10k
ELLINSON FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE STORZ CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£6k
TRUEMART LIMITEDFY2023£5k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
TRUEMART LIMITEDFY2024£3k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£0

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF NEVE YERUSHALAYIM SEMINARY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS BRISK£818k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF NEVE YERUSHALAYIM SEMINARY TRUST FY2024£134k—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR FY2025£311k—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE RABBINICAL COLLEGE KOL TORA JERUSALEM FY2025£148k—0below—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST FY2024£974k—0unclear—no doubt
BRINZEL FY2025£487k—0unclear—no doubt

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