FRIENDS OF OHR-TORAH LIMITED

Registered charity 1069747 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Raising money for religious schools

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND THE JEWISH FAITH BY THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO THE OHR-TORAH INSTITUTIONS OF ISRAEL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £451 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £9,127 to £8,676. The accounts state that the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy targets maintaining unrestricted funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, a level the trustees consider has been maintained throughout the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £9k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 31/10/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2022

  • 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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2025 (received 09/10/2026, 39 days after the 31/08/2026 due date); year ending 31/10/2022 (received 10/12/2023, 101 days after the 31/08/2023 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£26k£26k
31/10/2024£5k£1k
31/10/2023£53k£73k
31/10/2022£17k£2k
31/10/2021£49k£50k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF OHR-TORAH LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £451 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £9,127 to £8,676. The accounts state that the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy targets maintaining unrestricted funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, a level the trustees consider has been maintained throughout the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF OHR-TORAH LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF OHR-TORAH LIMITED as a grant recipient include BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£103k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£10k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£7k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£32