FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED

Registered charity 1101566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith, orthodox Jewish religious education, and the relief of poverty in the orthodox Jewish community

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

Latest income

£710k

Latest spending

£653k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £56,917 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £977,821. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year (held: £978k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain Unrestricted Funds, which include the Free Reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£710k

Total spending

£653k

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£265k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Jacob Josef SCHMELCZER
Naftuli Lauber
Yechiel Mechel Ciment · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout London · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£710k	£653k
31/03/2024	£826k	£710k
31/03/2023	£622k	£553k
31/03/2022	£386k	£354k
31/03/2021	£667k	£550k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £56,917 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £977,821. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED as a grant recipient include BASINGVIEW TRUST LIMITED, SONGDALE LIMITED, STARVIEW CHARITY, TIFERES YOCHANAN TOLNA, THE GREENBERG FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BASINGVIEW TRUST LIMITED	FY2025	£15k	relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
SONGDALE LIMITED	FY2024	£14k
SONGDALE LIMITED	FY2022	£14k
SONGDALE LIMITED	FY2025	£13k
STARVIEW CHARITY	FY2025	£10k
SONGDALE LIMITED	FY2023	£7k
TIFERES YOCHANAN TOLNA	FY2022	£7k
STARVIEW CHARITY	FY2024	£5k
THE GREENBERG FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
TIFERES YOCHANAN TOLNA	FY2021	£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
SF FOUNDATION	3	£321k
SAMJO LIMITED	2	£1.3m
COUNTYPIER LIMITED	2	£397k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	2	£372k
CHARITWORTH LIMITED	2	£330k
BRUSHMILL LIMITED	2	£303k
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£34k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED	2	£18k

Charities like this

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

FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST income £974k
FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS income £1.6m
NADENIA LIMITED income £107k
TZDUKES YAKOV income £118k
KOLLEL HACHODOSH income £121k
MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED	£710k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST FY2024	£974k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt
NADENIA LIMITED FY2025	£107k	—	above	—	no doubt
TZDUKES YAKOV FY2025	£118k	—	above	—	no doubt
KOLLEL HACHODOSH FY2025	£121k	—	below	—	no doubt

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