KEREN

Registered charity 1177554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To act as a resource for Jewish girls and women between the ages of 12-24 living in Manchester, Salford and Bury to help them through leisure time activities in the interests of social welfare and with a view to improving their quality of life in society.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR JEWISH GIRLS AND WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-24 LIVING IN MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND BURY TO HELP THEM ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IN SOCIETY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income
£283k
Latest spending
£277k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £39,269, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity reported a net income of £6,815 for the year, driven by a significant increase in donations to £249,388. The trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to two months of fixed costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 4.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“During the year the charity received £249,388 (2024: £63,841) in donations and £34,055 in grants. Running costs for the year amounted to £276,628 (2024: £235,351). Included in this figure is £13,644 (2024: £2,687) related to fundraising expenses.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months of fixed-costs (held: £35k)
“In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to two months of fixed-costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bury · Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£283k£277k
31/03/2024£64k£235k
31/03/2023£374k£154k
31/03/2022£57k£91k
31/03/2021£57k£69k

Common questions

Is KEREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £39,269, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the charity's limited financial obligations. The charity reported a net income of £6,815 for the year, driven by a significant increase in donations to £249,388. The trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve roughly equal to two months of fixed costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2024£20kKeren Mentors
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£10kKeren Moving On
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2021£10kKeeping connected
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2020£10kMental Health
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2018£10kLaunching "Keren"

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEREN AMHA LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEREN£283k—0unclear4.8%no doubt
KEREN AMHA LIMITED FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt
KEREN HABINYAN LIMITED FY2025£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
KEREN NISSUIN (MISLONIM) FY2025£501k—0unclear—no doubt
KEREN ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0above—no doubt
KEREN OHR FY2024£332k—0unclear—no doubt

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