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KEREN CHOCHMAS SHLOMA TRUST

Registered charity 1153549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grantmaking in accordance with the charity's objects.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2021

Financial health, per its FY2021 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds fell to a deficit of £692 at year-end, following a net expenditure of £33,392 against incoming resources of £1,893,210. The trustees note that the charity is reliant on donations and plans to continue activities subject to satisfactory incoming resources. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2021 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 and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year (held: £-692)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 3
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations paid to KEREN HATZOLAS DOROS ALEI SIACH amounting to £7,100; the charity and the recipient share a common trustee.
“During the period the charity paid donations to KEREN HATZOLAS DOROS ALEI SIACH that amounted to £7,100 (2020: £301,550). The charity and KEREN HATZOLAS DOROS ALEI SIACH share a common trustee.” — page 17
“During the period the charity paid donations to SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL that amounted to £356,150 (2020: £295,300). The charity and SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL share a common trustee.” — page 17
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations paid to SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL amounting to £356,150; the charity and the recipient share a common trustee.
“During the period the charity paid donations to KEREN HATZOLAS DOROS ALEI SIACH that amounted to £7,100 (2020: £301,550). The charity and KEREN HATZOLAS DOROS ALEI SIACH share a common trustee.” — page 17
“During the period the charity paid donations to SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL that amounted to £356,150 (2020: £295,300). The charity and SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL share a common trustee.” — page 17
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts owed to SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL of £3,000; the charity and the recipient share a common trustee.
“During the period the charity paid donations to KEREN HATZOLAS DOROS ALEI SIACH that amounted to £7,100 (2020: £301,550). The charity and KEREN HATZOLAS DOROS ALEI SIACH share a common trustee.” — page 17
“During the period the charity paid donations to SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL that amounted to £356,150 (2020: £295,300). The charity and SHIR CHESED BEIS YISROEL share a common trustee.” — page 17
Per its FY2021 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Venitt and Greaves. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Charity Commission inquiry

Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024——
31/12/2023——
31/12/2022——
31/12/2021£1.9m£1.9m
30/11/2020£1.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is KEREN CHOCHMAS SHLOMA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2021 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds fell to a deficit of £692 at year-end, following a net expenditure of £33,392 against incoming resources of £1,893,210. The trustees note that the charity is reliant on donations and plans to continue activities subject to satisfactory incoming resources. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2021 accounts were audited by Venitt and Greaves.

Who funds KEREN CHOCHMAS SHLOMA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KEREN CHOCHMAS SHLOMA TRUST as a grant recipient include THREE PILLARS TRUST, YAD SHLOMO TRUST, THE ABC TRUST, CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST, CMZ LTD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THREE PILLARS TRUSTFY2022£274k
YAD SHLOMO TRUSTFY2023£223kRelief of Poverty
THE ABC TRUSTFY2022£152k
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£115k
CMZ LTDFY2023£107k
CMZ LTDFY2022£93k
CMZ LTDFY2024£92k
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£87k
THREE PILLARS TRUSTFY2021£60k
CMZ LTDFY2025£58k
CROWNHOST LIMITEDFY2023£53k
COMET CHARITIES LTDFY2022£53k
SF FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE ABC TRUSTFY2021£45k
YBP LIMITEDFY2022£42k
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£32k
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30k
CROWNHOST LIMITEDFY2024£25k
LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2021£18k
FIVE K FOUNDATIONFY2024£18k
TRUEMART LIMITEDFY2024£17k
JAY EDUCATION TRUSTFY2022£15k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£14kCharitable Donations
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2022£13k
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITEDFY2024£13k
INTERSTAR FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£12k
DENCOMMON LIMITEDFY2022£10k
ZLOTCHIVFY2023£10k
CHASDEI MENASHE MEIRFY2022£6k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£6kGeneral charitable purposes
STRAWBERRY CARE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£5kRelief of Poverty
THREE PILLARS TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE AA TRUSTFY2022£5k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTDFY2022£5k
THREE PILLARS TRUSTFY2024£4kGovernance costs
STRAWBERRY CARE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£3kRelief of Poverty
PAGET C.I.O.FY2022£3kAdvancement of Jewish religion and education, and for the prevention or relief of poverty
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kGeneral charitable purposes
KOLLEL AND CO LIMITEDFY2022£250The advancement of education and religion
CHASEHAWK LIMITEDFY2023£0
CHASEHAWK LIMITEDFY2025£0
JAY EDUCATION TRUSTFY2023£0null
CHASEHAWK LIMITEDFY2024—Amount not explicitly listed in the 2024 column, likely included in the aggregate or zero. Note: The table lists 9 items for 2024 but sums to 429,828. Let's re-

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
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITED2£157k
BORBAT LIMITED2£85k
OIZER CHARITABLE TRUST2£50k
M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)1£260k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
NER FOUNDATION1£144k
BROOM FOUNDATION1£124k
SAMJO LIMITED1£111k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KOLEL BYS SHLOME ARYE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEREN CHOCHMAS SHLOMA TRUST£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
KOLEL BYS SHLOME ARYE TRUST FY2025£857k—0unclear—no doubt
KOLYOM TRUST LIMITED FY2025£5.7m—0above—no doubt
KEREN SHMUEL FY2022£531k—0below—no doubt
THE ZOCHONIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£2.3m—0above—no doubt
DINA PERELMAN TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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