FRIENDS OF SHEARIM

Registered charity 1087281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE RAISE FUNDS FOR A LADIES SEMINARY BASED IN ISRAEL. THE SEMINARY IS OPEN TO ALL JEWISH LADIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE LADIES ARE RAISED AND EDUCATED WITHIN THE LAWS OF ORTHODOX JEWRY. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO GET LADIES TO THE SEMINARY AND SUBSCRIBE THEIR HOUSING AND EDUCATION.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE ORTHODOX JEWISH EDUCATION; (2) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF THE JEWISH FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORTHODOX PRACTICE; (3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; (4) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED; IN PRACTICE, GREATER LONDON

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
£47k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £24,021 in unrestricted funds at the end of the year, with total income of £57,779 and charitable expenditure of £57,188. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding 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 policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate, after considering the future commitments and the likely costs of the charity for the next year (held: £24k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which the trustees think appropriate, after considering the future commitments and the likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 13. RELATED PARTIES
“The charity received donations in aggregate of £210 from related party in the year under review.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£47k£49k
31/12/2024£58k£57k
31/12/2023£41k£31k
31/12/2022£34k£36k
31/12/2021£39k£36k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF SHEARIM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £24,021 in unrestricted funds at the end of the year, with total income of £57,779 and charitable expenditure of £57,188. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.