GEMACH LTD

Registered charity 1099106 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BONDCARE GEMACH LIMITED

The Charity was set up with the aim of supporting religious Jewish educational institutions and charitable organisations whose objectives fall within the objectives of the Charity, by making donations and grants available to them.

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT AND FURTHERANCE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION AND JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (B) OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£7.1m
Latest spending
£6.9m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £216,582, which the trustees consider adequate to cover administrative costs for the following month. The charity reported a net income surplus of £204,664 for the year, funded primarily by voluntary donations from companies connected with the trustees. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover the likely administrative costs due to be paid in the following month (reserves figure: £217k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use at a level which the trustees consider appropriate to cover the likely administrative costs due to be paid in the following month.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with related parties
“During the year the charity received donations totalling £6,305,689 (2024: £4,094,018) from companies which Mr A L Levison is a director.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lopian Gross Barnett & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 31/07/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£7.1m
Total spending
£6.9m
Reserves (reported)
£217k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Bury · Gateshead · Hackney · Haringey · Israel · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£7.1m£6.9m
31/07/2024£4.6m£5.4m
31/07/2023£4.8m£4.0m
31/07/2022£3.4m£3.4m
31/07/2021£2.7m£2.8m

Common questions

Is GEMACH LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £216,582, which the trustees consider adequate to cover administrative costs for the following month. The charity reported a net income surplus of £204,664 for the year, funded primarily by voluntary donations from companies connected with the trustees. The auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lopian Gross Barnett & Co.

Who funds GEMACH LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GEMACH LTD as a grant recipient include GIVE US A CHANCE, SABENO LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GIVE US A CHANCEFY2022£13krelief of poverty, advancement of Jewish religion and advancement of Jewish religious education
SABENO LIMITEDFY2024£10k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2025£5kReligious grants

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEMOSH LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GEMACH LTD£7.1m—0above—no doubt
BEMOSH LTD FY2025£305k—0unclear—no doubt
HEICHAL HATORAH FY2025£627k—0above—no doubt
BETH ZILKA FY2025£304k——unclear—no doubt
HADERECH FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt
MISHKAN YERUSHULAYIM FY2025£450k—0unclear—no doubt

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