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KOSHER OUTLET ASSISTANCE LTD

Registered charity 1135484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing relief of financial hardship among the people of the Jewish community in London by providing such persons with goods which they could not otherwise afford.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£11.5m
Latest spending
£11.4m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group held unrestricted funds of £1,841,684 at year-end, with free reserves of £1,554,449. The trustees confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future, and the independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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, unplanned emergency expenditure and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year (held: £1.6m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserve of the charity, at a level, which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity, unplanned emergency expenditure and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 10
“Included in charitable activities expenditure is £105,000 of grants paid to institutions of which £85,000 was paid to Achisomoch Aid Company Limited. The benefit that these charities provide include provision of basic necessities and financial support to the poor.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Kosher Outlet Ltd
“The charity owns the entire share capital of an operating subsidiary Kosher Outlet Ltd, a grocery retailer, incorporated in England and Wales, and its company registration number is 06791792.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£11.5m
Total spending
£11.4m
Cost of raising funds
£11.2m
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (99% 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: 96.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£11.5m£11.4m
31/01/2024£10.2m£9.9m
31/01/2023£8.2m£8.1m
31/01/2022£6.3m£6.4m
31/01/2021£6.9m£6.7m

Common questions

Is KOSHER OUTLET ASSISTANCE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group held unrestricted funds of £1,841,684 at year-end, with free reserves of £1,554,449. The trustees confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future, and the independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cohen Arnold.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED3£388k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED2£1.3m
SF FOUNDATION2£595k
COSMON (BELZ) LIMITED2£360k
BELZ ISRAEL CHARITABLE TRUST2£282k
Grand Belz Ltd.2£282k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL2£263k
THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUST2£91k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KOSHER OUTLET ASSISTANCE LTD£11.5m—0above—no doubt
KTRUST LIMITED FY2025£240kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BEIS KOSOV FY2025£296k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE GATESHEAD KEHILLA (G.H.C) LIMITED FY2025£530k—0above—no doubt
J E JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND FY2026£130k—0below—no doubt

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