THE KOLEL LIMITED

Registered charity 1128361 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants to mature students of a talmudical college and other charities.

Objects

I THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING AN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED TALMUDIC STUDIES AND PROVIDING THEREAT FACILITIES AND COURSES FOR SUCH STUDIESII THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH ANDIII THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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
£136k
Latest spending
£141k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £2,148 from £7,413 in the prior year, following a 25% drop in income. The trustees report that the charity maintains positive reserves and faces no major risks or material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The charity does not have a specific reserve policy. Grants are made according to the availability of funds. Reserves at the year end stood at £2,148 (2024 - £7,413).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received unrestricted donations of £130,000 (2024 - £180,600) from charities and companies in which trustees and/or close relatives have an interest.
“The charity received unrestricted donations of £130,000 (2024 - £180,600) from charities and companies in which trustees and/or close relatives have an interest.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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 31/01/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/01/2025 (received 23/02/2026, 85 days after the 30/11/2025 due date); year ending 31/01/2024 (received 20/03/2025, 110 days after the 30/11/2024 due date); year ending 31/01/2023 (received 08/04/2024, 130 days after the 30/11/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney · Israel · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£136k£141k
31/01/2024£182k£172k
31/01/2023£142k£147k
31/01/2022£143k£146k
31/01/2021£103k£103k

Common questions

Is THE KOLEL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £2,148 from £7,413 in the prior year, following a 25% drop in income. The trustees report that the charity maintains positive reserves and faces no major risks or material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 KOLLEL GUR TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KOLEL LIMITED£136k—0below—no doubt
KOLLEL GUR TRUST FY2025£218k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KOLLEL BNEI YISSOCHOR FY2025£86k——unclear—no doubt
LUBAVITCH KOLLEL FY2025£76k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HALE TRUST FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
VYOEL MOSHE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£981k—0below—no doubt

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