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FRIENDS OF GUR FOUNDATION ISRAEL

Registered charity 1168057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To assist and support jewish religious education and poverty.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£516k
Latest spending
£475k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity cleared an accumulated deficit to reach unrestricted reserves of £7,033, supported by a significant increase in donations. However, the trustees note that the going concern basis is appropriate only due to continued financial support from creditors, indicating a dependency on external credit facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles appropriate to a going concern notwithstanding the deficiency in net assets at the balance sheet date. The trustees consider this to be appropriate having regard to the continued provision of financial support by the charity's creditors.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A close relative of a trustee received £8,320 (2024 -£8,480) wages in the year.
“A close relative of a trustee received £8,320 (2024 -£8,480) wages in the year.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£516k
Total spending
£475k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£7k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£516k£475k
05/04/2024£357k£406k
05/04/2023£913k£932k
05/04/2022£746k£813k
05/04/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF GUR FOUNDATION ISRAEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity cleared an accumulated deficit to reach unrestricted reserves of £7,033, supported by a significant increase in donations. However, the trustees note that the going concern basis is appropriate only due to continued financial support from creditors, indicating a dependency on external credit facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF GUR FOUNDATION ISRAEL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF GUR FOUNDATION ISRAEL as a grant recipient include MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED, ADENFIRST LIMITED, KEREN CHOCHMAS SHLOMA TRUST, ITZCHOK MEYER CYMERMAN TRUST LIMITED, THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£150kReligious education
ADENFIRST LIMITEDFY2025£55k
KEREN CHOCHMAS SHLOMA TRUSTFY2021£53kReligious education
ITZCHOK MEYER CYMERMAN TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£50kAdvancement of religion
ITZCHOK MEYER CYMERMAN TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£35kAdvancement of religion
THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2022£20k
THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£13k
POSSUK LIMITEDFY2024£11kOther general charitable purposes
POSSUK LIMITEDFY2023£9kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion
H P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
STARVIEW CHARITY2£28k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£466k
THE MARQUE FOUNDATION1£185k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
TRUSTWELL LIMITED1£140k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITED1£123k
THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUST1£69k
VENDQUOT LIMITED1£64k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Friends of Palestinian Universities.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF GUR FOUNDATION ISRAEL£516k—0unclear—noted
Friends of Palestinian Universities FY2025£291k—0unclear—no doubt
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2024£127k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST FY2024£592k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF MOSDOS TORAH VEYIRAH FY2025£784k—0below—no doubt
LOFTUS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt

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