HEICHAL HATORAH
1) The advancement of education and training.2) Promotion of social welfare and relief of poverty in particular in Jewish communities by provision of financial assistance, grants or similar means at the discretion of the trustees.3) For such other charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.
Objects
1. THE FURTHERANCE OF AUTHENTIC TORAH EDUCATION.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF JEWISH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF THEIR NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, GRANTS OR SIMILAR MEANS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES.3. FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,638 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £725,518. The trustees consider the results satisfactory and maintain that reserves are sufficient to meet future commitments. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“They maintain reserves to cover essential operating costs and are of the opinion that the balance on the reserves is sufficient to meet any future commitments under the terms of funding.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £627k | £622k |
| 31/03/2024 | £600k | £641k |
| 31/03/2023 | £675k | £544k |
| 31/03/2022 | £743k | £517k |
| 31/03/2021 | £602k | £402k |
Common questions
Is HEICHAL HATORAH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £5,638 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £725,518. The trustees consider the results satisfactory and maintain that reserves are sufficient to meet future commitments. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HEICHAL HATORAH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEICHAL HATORAH as a grant recipient include THE D C TRUST, MW (CL) FOUNDATION, M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY), KOLLEL BINYAN SIMCHA, THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE D C TRUST | FY2025 | £35k | |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £12k | |
| M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY) | FY2025 | £10k | Advancement of Jewish education - Schools and Yeshivot |
| KOLLEL BINYAN SIMCHA | FY2025 | £10k | |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £9k | |
| THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2026 | £9k | |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £8k | |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £6k | |
| M AND S STORFER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £3k | |
| THE DECOY TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | |
| THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE DECOY TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £2k | |
| BEIS HAMEDRASH HECHODOSH | FY2024 | £2k | |
| BEIS HAMEDRASH HECHODOSH | FY2025 | £2k | |
| T. A. G. TRUST LTD | FY2023 | amount not stated | |
| KOLLEL BINYAN SIMCHA | FY2026 | amount not stated | |
| THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/05/2022 | £10k | Project reconnect |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/03/2021 | £10k | Distribute food to vulnerable people Version 2 |
| UK government | 24/08/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/10/2019 | £10k | Helping Hands |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/12/2014 | £10k | Helping Hands |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION | 1 | £2.7m |
| DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST | 1 | £822k |
| THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST | 1 | £820k |
| BELZ FOUNDATION LTD | 1 | £621k |
| AMABRILL LTD | 1 | £464k |
| SF FOUNDATION | 1 | £360k |
| COSMON (BELZ) LIMITED | 1 | £304k |
| Grand Belz Ltd. | 1 | £282k |
Charities like this
- MORESHET HATORAH LTD
- HASMODAS HATORAH FOUNDATION
- BETH ZILKA
- HIDAH SYNAGOGUE AND BETH MIDRASH
- GATESHEAD KOLLEL HORO'AH
- BEFORE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEICHAL HATORAH | £627k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MORESHET HATORAH LTD | £5.6m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| HASMODAS HATORAH FOUNDATION | £125k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| BETH ZILKA | £304k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HIDAH SYNAGOGUE AND BETH MIDRASH | £132k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GATESHEAD KOLLEL HORO'AH | £71k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |