FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR

Registered charity 1108790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the advancement of Orthodox Jewish religious education throughout the world and in particular by supporting the charitable activities of the college (Yeshivas Torah Ohr, Rechov Sorotzkin, Mattersdorf).

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE (YESHIVAS TORAH OHR, RECHOV SOROTZKIN, MATTERSDORF).THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE INCLUDING PAYMENTS BY WAY OF GIFT OR LOAN (WITH OR WITHOUT INTEREST) TO INDIVIDUAL PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS QUALIFY AS OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE AS DETERMINED BY ENGLISH LAW.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£311k
Latest spending
£299k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £24,410, which the trustees consider maintains the policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £12,183 for the year, funded primarily by donations of £311,137. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £24k)
“unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£569k
Total spending
£459k
Reserves (reported)
£123k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£311k£299k
31/03/2024£268k£379k
31/03/2023£569k£459k
31/03/2022£206k£203k
31/03/2021£485k£486k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £24,410, which the trustees consider maintains the policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £12,183 for the year, funded primarily by donations of £311,137. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, AMABRILL LTD, PRISM THE GIFT FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£208k
AMABRILL LTDFY2021£60k
AMABRILL LTDFY2022£55k
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2021£40kGrants to institutions/organisations

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.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR£311k—0above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS CHAYEI MOISHE FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH FY2025£141k—0below—no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVOS IMREI YOSEF FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF MOSDOS TORAH VEYIRAH FY2025£784k—0below—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE YESHIVAT HAR ETZION TRUST FY2025£81k—0unclear—no doubt

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