FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH

Registered charity 1178879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO FURTHER EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS FOR THE RELIGIOUS TRAINING OF JEWISH YOUTH

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Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£154k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £12,633 to £38 due to grants exceeding donations. The trustees do not consider it necessary to keep excess money in reserves due to the grantmaking nature of its operation. There were no staff costs or trustee remuneration reported for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“During the year the charity received donations from individuals which totalled £141,466” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £38)
“The trustees do not consider it necessary to keep excess money in reserves due to the grantmaking nature of its operation.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£141k£154k
30/09/2024£65k£66k
30/09/2023£1.6m£1.6m
30/09/2022£180k£211k
30/09/2021£259k£223k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £12,633 to £38 due to grants exceeding donations. The trustees do not consider it necessary to keep excess money in reserves due to the grantmaking nature of its operation. There were no staff costs or trustee remuneration reported for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, JEG TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£1.1m
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£117k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£50k
JEG TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£12k
JEG TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£12k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£0

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH£141k—0below—no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR FY2025£311k—0above—no doubt
OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH SCHOOLS FY2025£294k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TORAH LEARNING CENTRE FY2024£242k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF MIGDAL OHR FY2024£592k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH OHR CHODOSH LIMITED FY2025£225k—0above—no doubt

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