BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL

Registered charity 1101329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH FRIENDS OF HATZALA JERUSALEM, BRITISH FRIENDS OF HATZOLA ISRAEL, BRITISH FRIENDS OF HATZOLAH ISRAEL

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Latest income

£2.6m

Latest spending

£2.6m

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £37,765 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £820,137 to £782,372. The trustees consider the current unrestricted cash reserves of £657,417 sufficient to meet six months of basic operating costs, noting 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: six months basic operating costs (held: £657k)

“In view of this the trustees aim to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to meet six months basic operating costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity donated £1,935,000 (2023: £2,277,000 ) as grants to United Hatzalah Israel for charitable activities in Israel for the purchase of emergency medical vehicles and equipment .

“During the year the charity donated £1,935,000 (2023: £2,277,000 ) as grants to United Hatzalah Israel for charitable activities in Israel for the purchase of emergency medical vehicles and equipment . The charity received donations from the following trustees and key management staff during the year : Trustees & Development Committee Members: 1. Neil Blair - Chairman (since 25th October 2022) - £50,000 (2023 : £230,000). 2. Florence Hasson - £11,900 (2023:£21,480). 3. Philip Vecht - £Nil (2023: £3,000). 4. Sharon Kelaty - £15,000 (2023: £15,185). 5. Miguel Abadi - £Nil( 2023: £39,131). 6. Anthony & Karen Yadgaroff - £600 (2023: £Nil). 7. Leon Ferera & Carine Lor - £5,100 (2023: £10,800). 8..Anthony Abrams - £5,000 (2023: £6,000). Key Management Staff 1. Assaf Admoni - Chief Executive Officer - £3,602 (2023 :£7,291). 2. Jodie Sinclair - Head of Business Development - £11,165 (2023: £4,039 ) 3. Pippa Ellis - UK Marketing and Operations Director - £132 (2023: £83). ” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Joseph Kahan Associates LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£2.6m

Total spending

£2.6m

Reserves (reported)

£782k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Neil Blairchair · trustee of 3 other charities
ANTHONY YADGAROFF
David Metzger
Florence Hasson
Michael Brown
Miguel Abadi · trustee of 1 other charity
Philip Patrick Vecht
Sharon Mozell Kelaty

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.6m	£2.6m
31/12/2023	£3.1m	£2.7m
31/12/2022	£1.7m	£1.5m
31/12/2021	£808k	£778k
31/12/2020	£821k	£801k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £37,765 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £820,137 to £782,372. The trustees consider the current unrestricted cash reserves of £657,417 sufficient to meet six months of basic operating costs, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Joseph Kahan Associates LLP.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL as a grant recipient include PRISM THE GIFT FUND, JNF CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE IAN & NATALIE LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STEINBERG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	FY2024	£185k	Humanitarian Aid
JNF CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£93k	Donation to UK and overseas charities via KKL Charity Accounts
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£27k
THE IAN & NATALIE LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£20k	to help support emergency medical services provide the fastest response to medical emergencies across Israel.
THE STEINBERG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£11k
RICHARD J LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	3	£1.8m
LATATE LIMITED	2	£190k
HEICHAL HATORAH FOUNDATION	1	£355k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	1	£284k
THE DORFMAN FOUNDATION	1	£200k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£90k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF GALANTA.

FRIENDS OF GALANTA income £727k
UK FRIENDS OF YAD YISROEL INCORPORATING SPONSOR A MEAL FOUNDATION income £580k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM income £445k
FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST income £592k
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM income £152k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF YAD EZRA VESHULAMIT income £121k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL	£2.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF GALANTA FY2025	£727k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF YAD YISROEL INCORPORATING SPONSOR A MEAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£580k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM FY2025	£445k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST FY2024	£592k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM FY2025	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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