SHAAREI ORAH LTD

Registered charity 1133528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(1) advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith and education in particular by establishing and running a talmudical college for boys of the Orthodox Jewish faith in NW London known as "Shaarei Orah institute"(2) relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity amongst the public at large for the public benefit(3) advancement of such other charitable objects as are for the benefit of the public

Objects

(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH AND ORTHODOX JEWISH EDUCATIONIN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY ESTABLISHING MAINTAINING AND MANAGING ATALMUDICAL COLLEGE FOR BOYS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH IN NORTH WEST LONDONKNOWN AS "SHAAREI ORAH INSTITUTE",(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY AMONGST THE PUBLIC AT LARGE FOR THEPUBLIC BENEFIT, AND(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ANDARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW

Area of benefit: NORTH WEST LONDON

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) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £58,341 for the year ended 29 February 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £86,695. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity remains dependent on voluntary donations to fund its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“During the year, funding was provided by voluntary contributions requested from the students and donations from local individuals, businesses and charitable institutions.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (reserves figure: £87k)
“The trustees would aim to retain funds equivalent to 3-6 months expenditure to take account of any potential short fall in donations in future.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 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 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • 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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 28/02/2023 (received 15/02/2024, 49 days after the 28/12/2023 due date); year ending 28/02/2021 (received 05/02/2022, 39 days after the 28/12/2021 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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£1.7m£1.8m
29/02/2024£1.6m£1.5m
28/02/2023£1.2m£1.3m
28/02/2022£662k£675k
28/02/2021£622k£610k

Common questions

Is SHAAREI ORAH LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £58,341 for the year ended 29 February 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £86,695. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity remains dependent on voluntary donations to fund its operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds SHAAREI ORAH LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHAAREI ORAH LTD as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED, CHASDEI ESTHER, OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST, CHALFORDS LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£277k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2025£226k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£212k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024Unverified read£133k
CHASDEI ESTHERFY2024£132k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2021£127k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£119k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£109k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2023£92k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£66k
CHALFORDS LIMITEDFY2024£55k
HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£51k
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2021£43k
SHELLIX CO LIMITEDFY2026£32k
CHALFORDS LIMITEDFY2021£30k
CHALFORDS LIMITEDFY2022£30k
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUSTFY2024£27k
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2025£27kAdvancement of religion and education
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITEDFY2023£25k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITEDFY2023£25k
CHALFORDS LIMITEDFY2025£21k
CHASDEI ESTHERFY2023£19k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£16k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITEDFY2024£15k
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUSTFY2023£12k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2021£10k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2023£10k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2022£10k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2025£10kReligious grants
MYR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE HUNTINGDON FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£5kAdvancement of Jewish Religion
VAIDICHKAFY2023£5k
SHELLIX CO LIMITEDFY2024£5k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kEducational
RINA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
MTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
MTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE SALO BORDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUSTFY2025amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2015£10kA Levels for All

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 SHAAREY YOSHER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHAAREI ORAH LTD£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
SHAAREY YOSHER FY2025£81k——above—no doubt
KOLLEL SHAAREI HALACHA FY2026£74k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SHAAREI TORAH TRUST FY2025£961k—0above—no doubt
HADERECH FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED FY2025£810k—0below—no doubt

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