FRIENDS OF EZRA

Registered charity 1111593 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EZRA, EZRA TRUST, EZRA YOUTH MOVEMENT, Ezra, Ezra Youth

Fundraising from individuals and organisations to enable the charity to have funds to make donations in accordance with its' objectives.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOMB) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF JEWS IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR HEREINAFTER MAY BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.C) OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £134,436 to £121,217, driven by a net expenditure exceeding incoming resources. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £121,217 and reports no funds materially in deficit. The trustees declare that reserves are sufficient to meet liabilities arising in the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michael Wieder · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROSALIND WIEDER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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