SF FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1105843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SF FOUNDATION LTD

The objects of the charity are:i) the advancement and furtherance of the Jewish Religion and Jewish Religious education and the alleviation of poverty among the Jewish community throughout the world.ii) other charitable activities that the trustees may from time to time determine.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£7.7m

Latest spending

£5.1m

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £42,745,628 as of 31 January 2025, an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on voluntary donations and investment income, noting that incoming resources increased significantly due to rental income from new property investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year (held: £42.7m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are 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 administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Alexandra Swansea Limited, Alta Investments Limited, Bercy Limited, Chester Beech Limited, Dalmeny Properties Limited, Fender Limited

“The charity's investment properties are held by Alexandra Swansea Limited, Alta Investments Limited, Bercy Limited, Chester Beech Limited, Dalmeny Properties Limited, Fender Limited, Finestrand Limited, Honeycrown Properties Limited, Leafy Investments Limited, Letaher Limited, Midos London Limited, Morstar Investments Limited, Pearcorn Limited, Pitry Limited, Singlevalley Limited, SF Residential Limited and Tamlink Limited, all of which act as bare trustees.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income

£7.7m

Total spending

£5.1m

Cost of raising funds

£2.3m

Reserves (reported)

£42.7m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~100.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (71% 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: 29.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

RIVKA NIEDERMANchair
HANNAH LIPSCHITZ
MIRIAM SCHREIBER

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

Operates in: Israel · Switzerland · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£7.7m	£5.1m
31/01/2024	£4.0m	£7.3m
31/01/2023	£6.3m	£4.6m
31/01/2022	£914k	£3.7m
31/01/2021	£4.6m	£2.9m

Common questions

Is SF FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £42,745,628 as of 31 January 2025, an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on voluntary donations and investment income, noting that incoming resources increased significantly due to rental income from new property investments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

Who funds SF FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SF FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	FY2022	£755k	Advancement of the Jewish Religion

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
AMABRILL LTD	1	£636k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED	1	£281k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£229k
VAIDICHKA	1	£40k
SABENO LIMITED	1	£35k
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
Y.M.E.R. CIO	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SMS FOUNDATION.

SMS FOUNDATION income £229k
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND income £130k
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED income £222k
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION income £1.4m
FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS income £1.6m
THE SLAVIN FOUNDATION income £116k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SF FOUNDATION	£7.7m	—	above	—	no doubt
SMS FOUNDATION FY2025	£229k	—	above	—	no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026	£130k	—	below	—	no doubt
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£222k	—	above	—	no doubt
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt

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