Shomrim
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE IN LONDON AND TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION AND SOLUTION OF CRIME IN THE AREA.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIMINAL ACTS.TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY TO EMERGENCY SERVICES
Objects
1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE IN LONDON AND TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION AND SOLUTION OF CRIME IN THE AREA2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIMINAL ACTS3 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS HE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £932 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having received £103,206 in donations against £102,274 in charitable expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £28,232, a figure the trustees consider adequate to meet current objectives and ensure the charity is well placed to continue its activities.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 65
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 59
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 59
Trustees
- MR G OSTchair
- SHELDON BODNER
- STEVEN BAK
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £103k | £102k |
| 31/03/2024 | £83k | £90k |
| 31/03/2023 | £54k | £69k |
| 31/03/2022 | £42k | £39k |
| 31/03/2021 | £27k | £41k |
Common questions
Is Shomrim financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £932 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having received £103,206 in donations against £102,274 in charitable expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £28,232, a figure the trustees consider adequate to meet current objectives and ensure the charity is well placed to continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Shomrim?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Shomrim as a grant recipient include THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £20k | |
| THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/12/2023 | £20k | Training & support project for neighbourhood watch group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/05/2020 | £9k | COVID-19 community support |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED | 1 | £771k |
| KOLYOM TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £138k |
| ZOREYA TZEDOKOS | 1 | £81k |
| FILEY FOUNDATION LTD | 1 | £67k |
| THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £66k |
| GEFEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £59k |
| NER FOUNDATION | 1 | £52k |
| B K CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £46k |
Charities like this
- CHOIMEL DALIM
- COMMUNITY SAFETY PATROL
- SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED
- SETCHIM CHARITABLE FUND
- SHAMMAH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
- THE SHARPHAM TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shomrim | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHOIMEL DALIM | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| COMMUNITY SAFETY PATROL | £151k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED | £604k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SETCHIM CHARITABLE FUND | £161k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SHAMMAH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES | £32k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |