THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM

Registered charity 1102612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ZICHRON MENACHEM, ZUM ZUM

The relief of sickness and particularly by assisting young cancer patients and their families.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS PARTICULARLY BY SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH SICKNESS AND PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO JEWISH CHILDREN SUFFERING AGAINST CANCER.

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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£317k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £165,193 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in unrestricted reserves from £213,858 to £62,788. The trustees confirm that free reserves at year-end were £62,369, which is below the previous year's level but the stated policy is to build up funds to meet future camp expenses. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to build up funds, in particular to meet camp expenses and specific requests from Zichron Menachem in Israel (held: £62k)

“The policy on reserves is to build up funds, in particular to meet camp expenses and specific requests from Zichron Menachem in Israel.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent paid to trustee E. Seliger for office space

“During the year, a market value rent of £8,400 (2024: £8,000) was payable to E. Seliger, a trustee, by the charity for office space. Additionally, in relation to the occupation of the premises, amounts totalling £1,971 (2024: £2,709) were payable directly to third party suppliers for utilities.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Zichron Menachem UK (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIAN LEON RESNICK
ELI SELIGER
ROBERT D GREEN
Wayne Salkinder

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£152k	£317k
31/03/2024	£157k	£93k
31/03/2023	£141k	£72k
31/03/2022	£120k	£231k
31/03/2021	£151k	£85k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £165,193 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in unrestricted reserves from £213,858 to £62,788. The trustees confirm that free reserves at year-end were £62,369, which is below the previous year's level but the stated policy is to build up funds to meet future camp expenses. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM as a grant recipient include THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£22k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2025	£0

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	2	£1.3m
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST	2	£7k
HEICHAL HATORAH FOUNDATION	1	£355k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	1	£284k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£185k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
JNF CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£93k
LATATE LIMITED	1	£90k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
FRIENDS OF GALANTA income £727k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL income £2.6m
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER income £752k
KOLLEL LEV EPHRAIM income £141k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM income £445k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF GALANTA FY2025	£727k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL FY2024	£2.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER FY2024	£752k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KOLLEL LEV EPHRAIM FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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