BRITISH FRIENDS OF KEHILLAS SHIVTEI YESHURUN
Fundraising for the purposes of promoting education, and relieving poverty, within Israel.
Objects
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT AND FURTHERANCE OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION AND ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (B) OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,056 at the end of the period, having received £75,540 in donations and paid out £76,937 in grants and bank fees. The trustees' reserves policy requires maintaining sufficient funds to cover expected costs for the coming 12 months, even with zero donations. The charity reported very limited activity during the year, primarily consisting of maintaining affairs and making grants.
What the accounts disclose
“Before making any disbursements, ensure there is always enough left in the bank account to cover any costs expected to come up over the coming 12 months, even if there were to be zero donations.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- MARC NERDEN
- Malcolm Jonathan Palmer
- SHTERNA NERDEN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/11/2025 | £76k | £77k |
| 30/11/2024 | £0 | £0 |
| 30/11/2023 | £2k | £0 |
| 30/11/2022 | £740 | £0 |
| 30/11/2021 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF KEHILLAS SHIVTEI YESHURUN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,056 at the end of the period, having received £75,540 in donations and paid out £76,937 in grants and bank fees. The trustees' reserves policy requires maintaining sufficient funds to cover expected costs for the coming 12 months, even with zero donations. The charity reported very limited activity during the year, primarily consisting of maintaining affairs and making grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | £466k |
| THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £69k |
| UOHC FOUNDATION LTD | 1 | £60k |
| TZIDKAS YERMIYUHI LTD | 1 | £14k |
| PRIDEGULF LIMITED | 1 | £12k |
| THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| SONGDALE LIMITED | 1 | £6k |
| THE SASTA FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITISH FRIENDS OF KEHILLAS SHIVTEI YESHURUN | £76k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH FRIENDS OF KISHORIT | £88k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH FRIENDS OF SHEARIT ISRAEL | £56k | — | 0 | unclear | 4.9% | no doubt |
| UK FRIENDS OF BNOS YEHUDIS | £176k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST | £748k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH FRIENDS OF YAD EZRA VESHULAMIT | £121k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |