SHAR HAMELECH

Registered charity 1154211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

The advancement of the Orthodox Jewish religion,Orthodox Jewish education and education in general. The relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity for the public benefit.

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

Latest income

£654k

Latest spending

£616k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £30,502 to £68,735, reflecting a net income of £38,233 against charitable expenditure of £615,027. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a sufficient fund stream for ongoing calls and potential capital assets, though no specific monetary target is defined. With positive cash flow from operations and no disclosed liabilities exceeding assets, the financial position appears stable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)

“The charity received donations during the year of £654,220 (2023: £491,514) and paid donations of £615,027 (2023: £492,575).” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to ensure that there is a sufficient stream of fund to meet the ongoing calls made on the charity including the possibility of providing capital assets for the needs of charitable institutions (held: £69k)

“The reserves policy is to ensure that there is a sufficient stream of fund to meet the ongoing calls made on the charity including the possibility of providing capital assets for the needs of charitable institutions .” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 07/11/2024)

Total income

£654k

Total spending

£616k

Reserves (reported)

£100k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

NAFTALY BRANDSDORFER
REV PINCHOS SHULEM ROTTENBERG · trustee of 1 other charity
YISOCHOR BER ROSENBAUM

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
07/11/2025	—	—
07/11/2024	£654k	£616k
07/11/2023	£492k	£493k
07/11/2022	£367k	£373k
07/11/2021	£42k	£45k

Common questions

Is SHAR HAMELECH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £30,502 to £68,735, reflecting a net income of £38,233 against charitable expenditure of £615,027. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a sufficient fund stream for ongoing calls and potential capital assets, though no specific monetary target is defined. With positive cash flow from operations and no disclosed liabilities exceeding assets, the financial position appears stable. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHAR HAMELECH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHAR HAMELECH as a grant recipient include STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED, ADENFIRST LIMITED, MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST, ADAR CHARITABLE TRUST, CHAIM CHARITABLE COMPANY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED	FY2025	£30k
ADENFIRST LIMITED	FY2025	£20k
MENDEL KAUFMAN MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	£15k
ADAR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k
CHAIM CHARITABLE COMPANY LIMITED	FY2022	£10k	Advancement of religion
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS	FY2024	£10k	Grant to institution
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS	FY2023	£10k
YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE	FY2025	£9k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED	FY2025	£8k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£6k	Charitable Donations
TRUEDENE CO LIMITED	FY2025	£5k	general charitable purposes including the advancement of education and the relief of poverty
TIFERES YOCHANAN TOLNA	FY2024	£4k
CHASEHAWK LIMITED	FY2025	£0

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
AMABRILL LTD	2	£1.0m
SF FOUNDATION	2	£389k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	2	£336k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	2	£156k
OLLINGHAM LIMITED	2	£83k
SABENO LIMITED	2	£64k
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED	2	£60k
VAIDICHKA	2	£43k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHEMA BENI.

SHEMA BENI income £425k
FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS income £1.6m
MORESHET HATORAH LTD income £5.6m
LECHEM SHLOMO income £910k
M.L.T. BELZ income £477k
MASIM TOVIM income £221k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHAR HAMELECH	£654k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEMA BENI FY2025	£425k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt
MORESHET HATORAH LTD FY2025	£5.6m	—	below	—	no doubt
LECHEM SHLOMO FY2025	£910k	—	unclear	—	noted
M.L.T. BELZ FY2025	£477k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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