UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED

Registered charity 1134987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AHAVAS CHESED

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Latest income
£759k
Latest spending
£749k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £9,131 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £758,595 against total expenditure of £749,464. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stand at £168,674, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity (held: £169k)
“the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to the net current assets of the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 20
“The balance owing from Mr M Meirovitz and his company’s outstanding at the year-end is £47,572. Mr M Meirovitz has repaid these sums back to the charity in line with instruction from his advisors and will not continue to borrow money from the charity in the future.” — 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£759k
Total spending
£749k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£169k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median 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: Israel · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£759k£749k
31/03/2024£607k£556k
31/03/2023£636k£658k
31/03/2022£522k£574k
31/03/2021£552k£385k

Common questions

Is UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £9,131 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £758,595 against total expenditure of £749,464. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stand at £168,674, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED as a grant recipient include AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST, CHALFORDS LIMITED, LATATE LIMITED, BELZ FOUNDATION LTD, BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AHAVAS SHALOM TRUSTFY2022£341k
CHALFORDS LIMITEDFY2024£200k
LATATE LIMITEDFY2024£36k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTDFY2023£27k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2021£10k
AHAVAS SHALOM TRUSTFY2023£7k
SONGDALE LIMITEDFY2024£6k
SONGDALE LIMITEDFY2025£4k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED£759k—0unclear—no doubt
AHAVAS CHESSED GUR LTD. FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST FY2025£367k—0below—no doubt
AHAVAT YISROEL UK FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL FY2024£2.6m——above—no doubt

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