BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS SHAAREI CHOCHMO

Registered charity 1122820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To pursue the objects of the charity with all the resources available tot he charity.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AND THE RELIGION OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH IN ISRAEL.

Area of benefit: ISRAEL

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

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

Registered contact address: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£661k
Latest spending
£675k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with net liabilities of approximately £5,000, resulting in free reserves of (£4,849). The trustees consider this acceptable given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable and note that short-term loans from supporters have been secured to maintain cashflow.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: the current liabilities of the charity (reserves figure: −£5k)
“In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve, being the current liabilities of the charity.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Although the charity finishes the year with net liabilities of approximately £5,000, the trustees are satisfied that the charity remains a going concern. The charity has obtained short term loans from supporters of the charity in order to maximise the level of grants paid in anticipation of donations receivable shortly after the year-end. These supporters of the charity have confirmed that they will not call in their loans to the detriment of the cashflow of the charity.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

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

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 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£661k
Total spending
£675k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£5k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 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: 2.0% 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: Israel · Lancashire · Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£661k£675k
30/06/2024£663k£760k
30/06/2023£758k£665k
30/06/2022£528k£528k
30/06/2021£411k£402k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS SHAAREI CHOCHMO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with net liabilities of approximately £5,000, resulting in free reserves of (£4,849). The trustees consider this acceptable given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable and note that short-term loans from supporters have been secured to maintain cashflow. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS SHAAREI CHOCHMO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS SHAAREI CHOCHMO as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, LONIA LIMITED, FRANKGIVING LIMITED, BALSTRAW LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£188k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£143k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2021£103k
LONIA LIMITEDFY2025£27k
FRANKGIVING LIMITEDFY2024£7k
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2025£4k
FRANKGIVING LIMITEDFY2025£4k
BALSTRAW LIMITEDFY2024£3k

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 BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS KODSHIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS SHAAREI CHOCHMO£661k—0unclear—noted
BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS KODSHIM FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS CHAYEI MOISHE FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE YESHIVAT SHAAR HASHAMAYIM FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED FY2025£759k—0unclear—no doubt

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