FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST

Registered charity 1114498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith, orthodox Jewish religious education, and the relief of poverty in the orthodox Jewish community

Objects

(3.1) (I) TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX RELIGION AND ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING THE ORGANISATION AND (II) FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY AND THE AGED AMONG PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH.(3.2) 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 ORGANISATION AS DETERMINED BY ENGLISH LAW.

Area of benefit: IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

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

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

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

Latest income
£942k
Latest spending
£854k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £88,242 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £942,171 and total expenditure of £853,929. Unrestricted funds increased to £110,358 at year-end, up from £22,116 the previous year. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with reasonable expectation of continuing operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity. (reserves figure: £110k)
“The trustees do not seek to maintain reserves, other than to ensure that they can continue the activities of the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to connected charity
“During the year the charity lent £Nil (2024: £3,400) and donated £19,657 (2024: £51,578) to a charity where one of the trustees of this charity is also a trustee together with some of his close family members.” — page 15
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 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£942k
Total spending
£854k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£110k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belgium · Israel · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£942k£854k
31/12/2024£974k£898k
31/12/2023£954k£1.1m
31/12/2022£867k£782k
31/12/2021£769k£839k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net incoming resource of £88,242 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £942,171 and total expenditure of £853,929. Unrestricted funds increased to £110,358 at year-end, up from £22,116 the previous year. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with reasonable expectation of continuing operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST as a grant recipient include SAMJO LIMITED, BRUSHMILL LIMITED, OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST, CHARITWORTH LIMITED, COUNTYPIER LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SAMJO LIMITEDFY2025£555k
SAMJO LIMITEDFY2024£455k
SAMJO LIMITEDFY2023£219k
BRUSHMILL LIMITEDFY2022£178k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£142k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£110k
BRUSHMILL LIMITEDFY2021£106k
BRUSHMILL LIMITEDFY2023£69k
CHARITWORTH LIMITEDFY2023£55kSupport of education and relief of poverty
BRUSHMILL LIMITEDFY2025£51k
COUNTYPIER LIMITEDFY2023£48k
COUNTYPIER LIMITEDFY2022£48k
SAMJO LIMITEDFY2021£48k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£38k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£37k
COUNTYPIER LIMITEDFY2024£20k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2022£14k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITEDFY2023£10k
SAMJO LIMITEDFY2022£10k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITEDFY2023£8k
DALAVILLE LIMITEDFY2021£3k
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£1k
DALAVILLE LIMITEDFY2022amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2026£20kMorning haven
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2016£10kCelebration for Generations

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST£942k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS FY2025£832k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE YESHIVAT HAR ETZION TRUST FY2025£81k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST FY2025£748k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF Y BWTHYN FY2025£89k——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BETH ABRAHAM (SLONIM) LIMITED FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt

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