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SHOFAR DAY CARE CENTRE

Registered charity 1160802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance the development and education of children, through childcare, which promotes the ethos and values of Reform Judaism.

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £810,478 and free reserves of £563,146, which the trustees confirm are in line with their policy of holding four months of expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus of £28,862 for the year and the auditors concluded there were no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income)
“Charitabk activities 3 1,565,958 - 1,565,958 1,480,522” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months expenditure (held: £563k)
“The current reserves policy of the trustees is to have enough reserves to cover at least four months expenditure, projected specific repairs and maintenance costs and repairs driven by lease obligations.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to partner charities
“During the year, and in accordance with the terms of the MOU, Shofar committed to charitable grants of £127,459 (2024: £141,098) in total to the partner charities.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is SHOFAR DAY CARE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £810,478 and free reserves of £563,146, which the trustees confirm are in line with their policy of holding four months of expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus of £28,862 for the year and the auditors concluded there were no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.

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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED2£1.1m
SABENO LIMITED2£48k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION1£2.7m
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST1£822k
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST1£677k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD1£621k
AMABRILL LTD1£394k
SF FOUNDATION1£360k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YESHIVAH L'ZEIRIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHOFAR DAY CARE CENTRE£1.6m—0above—no doubt
YESHIVAH L'ZEIRIM FY2025£1.7mUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
JEWISH CHILD'S DAY FY2024£637k—0above—no doubt
MORESHET HATORAH LTD FY2025£5.6m—0below—no doubt
NWL JEWISH DAY SCHOOL FY2025£470k£80,001 - £90,0004unclear—no doubt
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT) FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt

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