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AHAVAT HESED UK

Registered charity 1172881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As on charity objects

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

Latest income
£541k
Latest spending
£583k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are overdrawn, with net liabilities standing at £58,727. The trustees note that the charity is mainly funded by an interest-free loan from a trustee who has agreed not to call in the loan to the detriment of the charity's cash flow.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“The charity received £540,773 (2024: £549,219) in donations during the year and £180 (2024: £50) in bank interest.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-59k; policy: a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal)
“Currently, the fund is overdrawn, and the trustees are aware of the overdrawn nature of the fund.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan outstanding
“Mr C Brenig is a trustee of Ahavat Hesed UK. During a previous year, Mr Brenig lent £10,000 to the charity on an interest free basis. This is still outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
“At the beginning of the year Mr S Sorotzkin, trustee of the charity was owed £51,495 by the charity. During the year, £9,121 was repaid, leaving a balance of £42,374 outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan outstanding
“Mr C Brenig is a trustee of Ahavat Hesed UK. During a previous year, Mr Brenig lent £10,000 to the charity on an interest free basis. This is still outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
“At the beginning of the year Mr S Sorotzkin, trustee of the charity was owed £51,495 by the charity. During the year, £9,121 was repaid, leaving a balance of £42,374 outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation
“Mr C Brenig is a trustee of Ahavat Hesed UK. During a previous year, Mr Brenig lent £10,000 to the charity on an interest free basis. This is still outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
“At the beginning of the year Mr S Sorotzkin, trustee of the charity was owed £51,495 by the charity. During the year, £9,121 was repaid, leaving a balance of £42,374 outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan outstanding
“Mr C Brenig is a trustee of Ahavat Hesed UK. During a previous year, Mr Brenig lent £10,000 to the charity on an interest free basis. This is still outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
“At the beginning of the year Mr S Sorotzkin, trustee of the charity was owed £51,495 by the charity. During the year, £9,121 was repaid, leaving a balance of £42,374 outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£541k
Total spending
£583k
Reserves (reported)
£59k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 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: 0.0% 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: Barnet · Brent · Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£541k£583k
31/01/2024£549k£506k
31/01/2023£230k£199k
31/01/2022£107k£197k
31/01/2021£87k£88k

Common questions

Is AHAVAT HESED UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are overdrawn, with net liabilities standing at £58,727. The trustees note that the charity is mainly funded by an interest-free loan from a trustee who has agreed not to call in the loan to the detriment of the charity's cash flow. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of AHAVAT HESED UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds AHAVAT HESED UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AHAVAT HESED UK as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUST, REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED, THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£179k
B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25kGrant funding of activities
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2025£15kGrants for educational institutions
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2024£15kGrants for the relief of poverty
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k

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
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED1£903k
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION1£438k
AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST1£348k
CHALFORDS LIMITED1£200k
SF FOUNDATION1£75k
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST1£58k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED1£47k
KEHAL YISROEL D'CHASIDEI GUR1£43k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RABBI MEIR BAAL HANESS - AHAVAS ZION - KOLLEL SIEBENBURGEN TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AHAVAT HESED UK£541kUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
THE RABBI MEIR BAAL HANESS - AHAVAS ZION - KOLLEL SIEBENBURGEN TRUST FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt
AHAVAT YISROEL UK FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED FY2025£759k—0unclear—no doubt
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£519k—0above—no doubt
OHAVEI TORASECHA FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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