HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS' FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1171652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide friendship ,social activities and talks for Holocaust survivors in Leeds; promote and deliver Holocaust education at the Holocaust Learning & Exhibition Centre in Huddersfield and at schools, colleges, universities and community groups through survivors and volunteer speakers in the north of England; provide advice and guidance to external organisations on Holocaust related matters.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £117,352 for the year ended 31st December 2024, with total income increasing to £521,749. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £563,266, comprising £263,312 in free reserves against a policy target of £270,000. The trustees consider this level of funding sufficient to continue delivering objectives until further funding is secured.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10571171

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Holocaust Centre North (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The University of Huddersfield — “This opportunity is kindly funded by The University of Huddersfield.” (source page)
• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “We are a proud member of the Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Project (SWWHPP), an incredible initiative, funded generously by the…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HYMAN, Martin Barry — director, appointed 10/12/2025on trustee list
• RIVLIN, Ariella Rose — director, appointed 19/09/2025on trustee list
• GARDNER, Samuel Russell Moat — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• SCHMIDT, Christine Erin — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• MANZOOR, Imran — director, appointed 20/09/2023on trustee list
• KAGAN, Ann Eugenia — director, appointed 23/06/2021on trustee list
• GLASS, Colin — director, appointed 25/04/2021on trustee list
• NURSAW, Ceri — director, appointed 08/09/2020on trustee list
• JACKSON, Simon Michael — director, appointed 25/03/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Eugenia Kaganchair
• Ariella Rose Rivlin
• Ben Barkow · trustee of 1 other charity
• COLIN GLASS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ceri Nursaw
• Christine Erin Schmidt
• Imran Manzoor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin Hyman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samuel Gardner
• Simon Michael Jackson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).