MACHZIKEI LOMDEI TORAH

Registered charity 1176658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support the charitable educational activities of the Talmudical College known as Beis Va'ad l'Bochurim and the institute of advanced Talmudical Studies known as Kollel Halocho, both under the guidance and direction of the spiritual rabbinical authority of Belz Machnovka, Jerusalem, Israel

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Latest income
£973k
Latest spending
£962k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,302 for the period, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £40,892. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover budgeted administrative costs, although they note the ideal level would be 12 months of such costs. The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, triggering the requirement for an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of administrative costs (held: £41k)
“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves for the period ended 31 December 2024 would be 12 months of administrative costs.” — 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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£973k
Total spending
£962k
Reserves (reported)
£69k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£973k£962k
31/03/2024£729k£702k
31/03/2023£608k£621k
31/03/2022£446k£461k
31/03/2021£316k£317k

Common questions

Is MACHZIKEI LOMDEI TORAH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,302 for the period, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £40,892. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to cover budgeted administrative costs, although they note the ideal level would be 12 months of such costs. The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, triggering the requirement for an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MACHZIKEI LOMDEI TORAH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MACHZIKEI LOMDEI TORAH as a grant recipient include YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITED, SAND AND STARS TRUST, LOCALTRENT LIMITED, GROVEPALM LIMITED, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2023£64k
YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2022£49k
SAND AND STARS TRUSTFY2025£40k
LOCALTRENT LIMITEDFY2025£34kOrthodox Jewish education & religious studies
GROVEPALM LIMITEDFY2025£33k
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATIONFY2025£31k
MELCREN LIMITEDFY2025£28k
GROVEPALM LIMITEDFY2024£28k
SF FOUNDATIONFY2024£27k
OLLINGHAM LIMITEDFY2023£25k
GROVEPALM LIMITEDFY2023£20k
YAD VOCHESSED ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2025£13k
GEMILLAS LTDFY2025£10k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£10k
SAMBER LIMITEDFY2025£10k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£8k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2024£6k
BARDYOV TRUSTFY2022£5k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2024£5k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2025£5k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2022£4k
STARVIEW CHARITYFY2023£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MACHSIKEI YESHIVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MACHZIKEI LOMDEI TORAH£973k—0unclear—no doubt
MACHSIKEI YESHIVE FY2025£951k—0below—no doubt
KOLLEL D'CHASIDEI BELZ LTD FY2024£233k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCAZ HATORAH NETZACH YISROEL FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST FY2024£768k—0unclear—no doubt
KOLEL LHOROAH DCHASUDEI BELZ FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt

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