ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE

Registered charity 1083262 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HANADIV CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (EUROPE), THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION EUROPE

The Foundation is established to advance any charitable purpose and to benefit any charity as the trustees in their discretion think fit, primarily by the provision of grants and loans for such charitable purposes which are for the benefit of the Jewish community either in Israel or elsewhere in the world.

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Latest income
£562k
Latest spending
£8.5m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a nil level of free reserves, having expended endowment to cover a deficit on the unrestricted income fund. Total reserves stood at £132,954,048, derived primarily from an expendable endowment fund invested in a portfolio valued at £138.0 million. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“During the year ended 31 December 2024 the Foundation made grants in excess of its income, making good the difference from its expendable endowment and leaving a nil level of free reserves, as per the definition stated by the Charity Commission.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to entities of which the President was a trustee
“The Foundation rents the office premises at 14 St James’s Place, London, from entities of which the President was a trustee. In 2024 the rent, rates and service charges amounted to £153,378 (2023: £119,857). The property costs were reviewed by an independent expert and found to be reasonable and at normal market rates.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£562k
Total spending
£8.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
6

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: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Czech Republic · Finland · France · Georgia · Germany · Hungary · Ireland · Israel · Italy

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£562k£8.5m
31/12/2023£205k£8.4m
31/12/2022£1.0m£8.9m
31/12/2021£486k£7.6m
31/12/2020£42k£7.4m

Common questions

Is ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a nil level of free reserves, having expended endowment to cover a deficit on the unrestricted income fund. Total reserves stood at £132,954,048, derived primarily from an expendable endowment fund invested in a portfolio valued at £138.0 million. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SAMJO LIMITED2£2.0m
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED1£755k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£95k
BRUSHMILL LIMITED1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE£562k——below—no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026£130k—0below—no doubt
SF FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m—0above—no doubt
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£955k—0unclear—no doubt
ELLINSON FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£738k—0unclear—no doubt

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