MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED

Registered charity 1109212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

advancement of orthodox jewish faith and relief of poverty amongst the 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
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £17,021 for the year ended 31 January 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £56,603. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and the current level of funding adequate to support the continuation of its objects. No material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Martin + Heller. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£138k
Reserves (reported)
£57k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 7.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney · Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£1.9m£1.9m
31/01/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/01/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/01/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/01/2021£1.5m£1.4m

Common questions

Is MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £17,021 for the year ended 31 January 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £56,603. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and the current level of funding adequate to support the continuation of its objects. No material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Martin + Heller.

Who funds MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED as a grant recipient include SF FOUNDATION, BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED, BELZ ISRAEL CHARITABLE TRUST, COSMON (BELZ) LIMITED, BEFORE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SF FOUNDATIONFY2023£235k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2023£99k
BELZ ISRAEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£71k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2022£65k
BELZ ISRAEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£49k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2021£40k
COSMON (BELZ) LIMITEDFY2024£39k
BEFORE TRUSTFY2025£23kAdvancement of religion
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOLFY2025£21k
TRUMROS LIMITEDFY2021£20keducational charity
COSMON (BELZ) LIMITEDFY2023£17k
BEFORE TRUSTFY2022£15kRelief of poverty
CHAIM BECHESEDFY2024£13kMedical
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2024£12k
SONGDALE LIMITEDFY2023£10k
WATERPARK FRIENDSHIP LIMITEDFY2023£10kRelief of poverty, advancement of Jewish religion and advancement of Jewish religious education
WATERPARK FRIENDSHIP LIMITEDFY2022£10krelief of poverty, advancement of Jewish religion and advancement of Jewish religious education
SONGDALE LIMITEDFY2022£8k
CHASSIDEI BELZ MANCHESTERFY2023£8kAdvancement of Jewish religion/education
SONGDALE LIMITEDFY2024£7k
SONGDALE LIMITEDFY2025£6k
NATLAS TRUSTFY2024£4k
Y.M.E.R. CIOFY2024£1k
Y.M.E.R. CIOFY2025£1k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
MERKAZ HATORAH LIMITED FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£396k—0within—no doubt
BEREST CHARITIES FY2025£214k—0above—no doubt
BINYEN TORAH LIMITED FY2025£984k—0below—no doubt
MIFAL TOV VACHESED FY2025£137k—0below11.6%no doubt

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