FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN

Registered charity 1118086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To further both in the United Kingdom and abroad those purposes recognised as charitable by English Law with the particular purpose of raising funds for Yeshiva Luzern and affiliated Charities.

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Latest income

£418k

Latest spending

£466k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory, with unrestricted reserves of £384,988 at the year end. The charity reported a net expenditure of £47,618, resulting in a decrease in reserves from the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year (held: £385k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which include the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Other creditors include amounts totalling £60,892 (2024: £60,892) due to the Trustees and Companies connected with the Trustees

“Other creditors include amounts totalling £60,892 (2024: £60,892) due to the Trustees and Companies connected with the Trustees” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income

£777k

Total spending

£513k

Reserves (reported)

£540k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MR JACOB FRANKEL · trustee of 3 other charities
MR MOSHE KERNKRAUT · trustee of 1 other charity
MR SHALOM SEIDENFELD · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£418k	£466k
31/03/2024	£284k	£392k
31/03/2023	£777k	£513k
31/03/2022	£244k	£272k
31/03/2021	£199k	£199k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory, with unrestricted reserves of £384,988 at the year end. The charity reported a net expenditure of £47,618, resulting in a decrease in reserves from the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN as a grant recipient include E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED, FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD, WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED, TZEDOKOH VECHESED LIMITED, VAIDICHKA.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2025	£43k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2022	£24k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2024	£23k
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD	FY2022	£18k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	FY2025	£15k
TZEDOKOH VECHESED LIMITED	FY2025	£13k
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD	FY2023	£10k
VAIDICHKA	FY2024	£3k
THE REGAL TRUST LIMITED	FY2025	£2k
KH D'SATMAR LTD	FY2022	£0

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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	4	£2.5m
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	2	£295k
LATATE LIMITED	2	£138k
SABENO LIMITED	2	£21k
YESHIVAS BEIS DOVID	1	£208k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£70k
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION	1	£67k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH SCHOOLS.

OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH SCHOOLS income £294k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
FRIENDS OF MIR income £1.3m
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS CHAYEI MOISHE income £213k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM income £445k
YESHIVAH L'ZEIRIM income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF YESHIVA LUZERN	£418k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH SCHOOLS FY2025	£294k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF MIR FY2025	£1.3m	—	within	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS CHAYEI MOISHE FY2025	£213k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM FY2025	£445k	—	within	—	no doubt

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