ASSER BISHVIL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1112477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To pursue the objects of the charity with all the resources available to the charity.The charity is a grant making charity in line with the objects of the charity.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£10.8m

Latest spending

£11.1m

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £286,486 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,366,204 to £1,079,718. Per the trustees' report, this loss was due to increased charitable activities supported by a large prior surplus, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Free reserves stood at £1,104,677, which the trustees considered an acceptable level given the nature of revenue receipts and grants payable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal (held: £1.1m)

“The trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from related parties

“Donations totalling £8,500 were received from related parties.” — page 23

“The charity paid grants totalling £3,200 to Asser Foundation Ltd, which is a related party by virtue of having a trustee in common with this charity.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Asser Foundation Ltd

“Donations totalling £8,500 were received from related parties.” — page 23

“The charity paid grants totalling £3,200 to Asser Foundation Ltd, which is a related party by virtue of having a trustee in common with this charity.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Chesed Leyisroel Charitable Trust

“Donations totalling £8,500 were received from related parties.” — page 23

“The charity paid grants totalling £3,200 to Asser Foundation Ltd, which is a related party by virtue of having a trustee in common with this charity.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Lev Shomeia

“Donations totalling £8,500 were received from related parties.” — page 23

“The charity paid grants totalling £3,200 to Asser Foundation Ltd, which is a related party by virtue of having a trustee in common with this charity.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£10.8m

Total spending

£11.1m

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

3

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

CHAIM SIMCHE EHRENTREU
MR D ORZEL · trustee of 2 other charities
MRS S ORZEL

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

Operates in: Belgium · Israel · Salford City · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£10.8m	£11.1m
05/04/2024	£8.0m	£8.6m
05/04/2023	£9.1m	£9.6m
05/04/2022	£9.4m	£9.8m
05/04/2021	£9.4m	£8.2m

Common questions

Is ASSER BISHVIL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £286,486 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,366,204 to £1,079,718. Per the trustees' report, this loss was due to increased charitable activities supported by a large prior surplus, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Free reserves stood at £1,104,677, which the trustees considered an acceptable level given the nature of revenue receipts and grants payable. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd.

Who funds ASSER BISHVIL FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASSER BISHVIL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include RONTADES LIMITED, M AND R GROSS CHARITIES LIMITED, M AND M FOUNDATION, BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED, MW (HO) FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
RONTADES LIMITED	FY2024	£1.1m	Advancement of religion
RONTADES LIMITED	FY2025	£1.1m	Advancement of religion
RONTADES LIMITED	FY2023	£950k	Advancement of religion
M AND R GROSS CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2022	£379k
M AND R GROSS CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2025	£332k	Charitable activities
M AND R GROSS CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2024	£330k	Charitable activities
M AND R GROSS CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2023	£295k
M AND M FOUNDATION	FY2021	£200k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	FY2022	£131k
M AND M FOUNDATION	FY2025	£105k
MW (HO) FOUNDATION	FY2022	£87k	Charitable grants
M AND M FOUNDATION	FY2022	£80k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	FY2023	£79k
OUR KIDS	FY2023	£76k
NEMORAL LIMITED	FY2021	£60k	advancement of Jewish Religious Education and the alleviation of poverty among the Jewish community
CARLEE LTD	FY2025	£58k	Attainment of education
TIFERETH BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	FY2025	£48k
LOCALTRENT LIMITED	FY2025	£43k	Orthodox Jewish education & religious studies
GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITED	FY2022	£40k
THE UKI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£38k
CARLEE LTD	FY2024	£37k	Advancement of religion
M & E CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£33k	relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	FY2022	£30k	Relief of Poverty
BEAULAND LIMITED	FY2023	£30k
PARKWILL LIMITED	FY2022	£25k
M & E CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£25k	relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£25k	Advancement of the Jewish faith
M & E CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£23k	relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
BEAULAND LIMITED	FY2024	£21k	relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£20k
SIVA CHARITABLE FUND	FY2022	£20k	relief of poverty, advancement of Jewish religion and advancement of Jewish religious education
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	FY2024	£20k
YBP LIMITED	FY2025	£20k
HOPEGROVE	FY2024	£20k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2022	£20k
BEAULAND LIMITED	FY2022	£20k	relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
YBP LIMITED	FY2022	£17k
M & E CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£16k	Advancement of Jewish religion and/or Jewish religious education
THE D C TRUST	FY2023	£13k
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST	FY2025	£12k
MW (HO) FOUNDATION	FY2023	£12k	Charitable grants
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	General charitable purposes
SIVA CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£10k	Advancement of Jewish Education / Relief of Poverty
THE D C TRUST	FY2022	£9k
SABENO LIMITED	FY2024	£6k
OUR KIDS	FY2022	£5k
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
SAMJO LIMITED	FY2022	£5k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	FY2023	£5k
OUR KIDS	FY2021	£5k

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
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED	2	£991k
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	1	£1.6m
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation	1	£200k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
RNH SYNAGOGUE & COLLEGE LTD	1	£75k
MYISRAEL	1	£54k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
LIVING WELL UK	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD.

THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD income £175k
ASHKELON FOUNDATION income £206k
MW (GK) FOUNDATION income £261k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH income £133k
FILEY FOUNDATION LTD income £271k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ASSER BISHVIL FOUNDATION	£10.8m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ASHKELON FOUNDATION FY2025	£206k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MW (GK) FOUNDATION FY2024	£261k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025	£133k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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