FRIENDS OF LEO BAECK HAIFA

Registered charity 1141971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLBH

UK based Friends of Leo Baeck Haifa (FOLBH) raises awareness and funds for the Leo Baeck Education Centre in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1938 for children of the Holocaust, the pluralistic Leo Baeck Education Center, rooted in the humanistic values of Progressive Judaism is one of Israel's finest institutions of values-based academic excellence, community outreach and social action.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,258 at year-end, which the trustees describe as providing a sufficient margin of solvency for near-term operations. However, the filing notes that the charity's long-term viability depends on securing fresh grant funding and donations, with a warning that disruption to these streams could force a cessation of operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £6,500 (held: £7k)
“The trustees have agreed to have a minimum of £6,500 in the account at any given time to cover accounting expenses and any unforeseen smaller expenses that may occur from time to time.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees recognise however that these matters are inherently uncertain and should existing funding streams be disrupted or, additional funding not become available, the trustees may have no alternative but to cease operations” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
31/12/2025£60k£40k
31/12/2024£65k£83k
31/12/2023£98k£87k
31/12/2022£33k£46k
31/12/2021£82k£69k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF LEO BAECK HAIFA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £7,258 at year-end, which the trustees describe as providing a sufficient margin of solvency for near-term operations. However, the filing notes that the charity's long-term viability depends on securing fresh grant funding and donations, with a warning that disruption to these streams could force a cessation of operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.