BRITISH FRIENDS OF RINAT AHARON

Registered charity 1090495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the charity raises funds to support the religious education of students at the Rinat Aharon College in Israel

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£238k
Latest spending
£275k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates with a significant net liability deficit of £148,744, funded by interest-free loans from benefactors who have confirmed they will not call in these loans. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no employees and relies entirely on donations to fund grants and minimal operational costs, with free reserves standing at only £769.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal (held: £769)
“In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees acknowledge the above and are confident that the charity will be able to continue for the foreseeable future as they have obtained assurances from their benefactors that the charity will be able to continue to operate for the foreseeable future.” — page 11
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 31/03/2022)

Total income
£899k
Total spending
£882k
Reserves (reported)
£235k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£238k£275k
31/03/2024£250k£189k
31/03/2023£281k£218k
31/03/2022£899k£882k
31/03/2021£941k£654k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF RINAT AHARON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates with a significant net liability deficit of £148,744, funded by interest-free loans from benefactors who have confirmed they will not call in these loans. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no employees and relies entirely on donations to fund grants and minimal operational costs, with free reserves standing at only £769. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF RINAT AHARON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF RINAT AHARON as a grant recipient include SHLOMO MEMORIAL FUND LIMITED, YESBE LIMITED, H P CHARITABLE TRUST, REMODIFYZ TRUST, BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHLOMO MEMORIAL FUND LIMITEDFY2025£120k
YESBE LIMITEDFY2022£96kAdvancement of religion
H P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£65k
REMODIFYZ TRUSTFY2022£50k
H P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£47k
SHLOMO MEMORIAL FUND LIMITEDFY2022£44k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2021£14k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2022£10k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2023£10k

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF NETIV ARYEH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF RINAT AHARON£238k—0unclear—noted
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF NETIV ARYEH FY2025£190k—0within—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF YAD EZRA VESHULAMIT FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MOSDOT MEOR HATORAH (MMH) FY2024£119k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF RETURN/SHUVU FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL FY2024£2.6m——above—no doubt

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