THE FRIENDS OF BRODETSKY

Registered charity 1177582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Friends of Brodetsky raises funds to support and enhance educational activities at Brodetsky Primary School, Leeds. These funds are used to further the understanding of Jewish culture and ethos at the school. The charity also co-ordinates general fund rising in the Jewish community associated with the School.

Objects

The object of the CIO is to advance the education and development of pupils at the Brodetsky Primary School, Leeds, the Leeds Jewish Free School (“the Schools”) and young people (aged up to 19 years old) in the Leeds Jewish Community by:-(a) developing relationships between the staff, parents, guardians and others associated with the schools:(b) engaging in activities which: i support the schools and advance the education of pupils attending them ii support the education of young people in the Leeds Jewish community; and(c) providing and assisting in the provision of such facilities or items for education at the Schools and Jewish youth organisations (not provided from statutory funds) as the CIO in consultation with the governing bodies shall from time to time determine.

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

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Latest income

£202k

Latest spending

£440k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £238,011 for the year, driven by significant donations to affiliated schools. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £465,653 to £227,642, though the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum 25% of income received in the previous 12 months (held: £228k)

“Trustees consider this aspirational objective met if reserves are a minimum 25% of income received in the previous 12 months.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to Leeds Jewish Free School of £132,500. The Trustees, Cllr D Cohen, Mr H Cohen and Dr J Broch are directors and trustees of Leeds Jewish Free School.

“The Trustees, Cllr D Cohen, Mr H Cohen (retired Sept 2025) and Dr J Broch are directors and trustees of Leeds Jewish Free School, an exempt charity regulated by the Secretary of State for Education. In the accounting year a donation of £132,500 was made to the school (2024 £22,000).” — page 11

“The Trustees Cllr D Cohen Mr H Cohen and Dr J Broch are Trustees of Brodetsky Jewish Primary Schools Foundation Trust a registered charitable company which received a donation of £1,654 in the year (2024: £1,525).” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations to Brodetsky Jewish Primary Schools Foundation Trust of £1,654. The Trustees Cllr D Cohen, Mr H Cohen and Dr J Broch are Trustees of this entity.

“The Trustees, Cllr D Cohen, Mr H Cohen (retired Sept 2025) and Dr J Broch are directors and trustees of Leeds Jewish Free School, an exempt charity regulated by the Secretary of State for Education. In the accounting year a donation of £132,500 was made to the school (2024 £22,000).” — page 11

“The Trustees Cllr D Cohen Mr H Cohen and Dr J Broch are Trustees of Brodetsky Jewish Primary Schools Foundation Trust a registered charitable company which received a donation of £1,654 in the year (2024: £1,525).” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Cllr Daniel Andrew Cohen · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Jason Ian Broch
Henry Michael Cohen · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£202k	£440k
31/08/2024	£153k	£46k
31/08/2023	£150k	£205k
31/08/2022	£400k	£220k
31/08/2021	£292k	£190k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF BRODETSKY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £238,011 for the year, driven by significant donations to affiliated schools. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £465,653 to £227,642, though the trustees maintain a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	2	£1.2m
HAROFEH DONATIONS LIMITED	2	£45k
POSSUK LIMITED	2	£30k
STARVIEW CHARITY	2	£28k
CMZ LTD	1	£744k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£210k
TAGMARSH CHARITY LIMITED	1	£196k
THE MARQUE FOUNDATION	1	£185k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UK FRIENDS OF BNOS YEHUDIS.

UK FRIENDS OF BNOS YEHUDIS income £176k
FRIENDS OF GUR FOUNDATION ISRAEL income £516k
BROUGHTON JEWISH PRIMARY SCHOOL (OHEL MOSHE YITSCHOK) income £1.0m
THE FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS BRISK income £818k
FRIENDS OF BEIS CHINUCH LEBONOS TRUST income £4.4m
FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED income £710k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF BRODETSKY	£202k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF BNOS YEHUDIS FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF GUR FOUNDATION ISRAEL FY2025	£516k	—	unclear	—	noted
BROUGHTON JEWISH PRIMARY SCHOOL (OHEL MOSHE YITSCHOK) FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS BRISK FY2025	£818k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEIS CHINUCH LEBONOS TRUST FY2024	£4.4m	—	above	—	no doubt

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