BRITISH FRIENDS OF EZRAT YISRAEL KIRYAT SEFER

Registered charity 1136917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity gives out grants in line withe trust deed.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.2m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted free reserves of £15,293, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £1,553. The trustees have adopted a policy of keeping reserves as low as possible to maximize grant payments, resulting in minimal retained funds. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: keep reserves as low as possible in order to maximise paying out grants to Israel (held: £15k)
“The trustees wish to keep reserves as low as possible in order to maximise paying out grants to Israel. In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve practical.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Helping Foundation donated £1,245,000 to British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer.
“During the year The Helping Foundation donated £1,245,000 to British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer.” — page 21
“During the year Newmarston Ltd donated £445,000 to British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Newmarston Ltd donated £445,000 to British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer.
“During the year The Helping Foundation donated £1,245,000 to British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer.” — page 21
“During the year Newmarston Ltd donated £445,000 to British Friends of Ezrat Yisrael Kiryat Sefer.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haffner Hoff Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£4.2m
Total spending
£4.2m
Reserves (reported)
£15k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£4.2m£4.2m
31/07/2024£3.4m£3.9m
31/07/2023£4.5m£4.0m
31/07/2022£3.6m£3.6m
31/07/2021£5.4m£5.3m

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF EZRAT YISRAEL KIRYAT SEFER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted free reserves of £15,293, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £1,553. The trustees have adopted a policy of keeping reserves as low as possible to maximize grant payments, resulting in minimal retained funds. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haffner Hoff Ltd.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF EZRAT YISRAEL KIRYAT SEFER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF EZRAT YISRAEL KIRYAT SEFER as a grant recipient include THE HELPING FOUNDATION, THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HELPING FOUNDATIONFY2024£2.5mCharitable donations
THE HELPING FOUNDATIONFY2022£1.3m
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTDFY2024£400k

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 THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF EZRAT YISRAEL KIRYAT SEFER£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF CHATZER HAKODESH VIZNITZ FY2025£998k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ZOCHONIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£2.3m—0above—no doubt
THE UK FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND FY2025£136k—0below—no doubt

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