AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST
Registered charity 1056294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AHAVAS CHESSED
The charity collects funds to assist in the furtherance of Jewish education and religion, to relieve poverty and to alleviate hardship generally.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit, with net current liabilities of £4,123. However, the trustees consider this acceptable, citing confidence that the shortfall will be covered by future fundraising and that creditors have agreed not to call in loans. The charity reported a net income of £20,718 for the year, driven by increased donations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-4k; policy: keep reserves as low as possible)
“The unrestricted fund is in deficit, but the trustees consider this to be acceptable as they are confident that the shortfall will be made up through fundraising in future periods.” — page 6
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 05/04/2023)
Reported reserves equal ~11.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- JACOB GERTNER
- Joseph Grunsfeld
- SHULOM FELDMAN · trustee of 8 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit, with net current liabilities of £4,123. However, the trustees consider this acceptable, citing confidence that the shortfall will be covered by future fundraising and that creditors have agreed not to call in loans. The charity reported a net income of £20,718 for the year, driven by increased donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST as a grant recipient include BROOM FOUNDATION, YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTD, GEFEN FOUNDATION, Leeds Jewish Educational Centre (aka) Leeds Kollel, SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST.
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