KOL MEDABER

Registered charity 1179574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATERES KALLOH, Homes with Hearts

Establishing and managing a matchmaking service for Jewish singles. We operate throughout England.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE MARRIAGE AMONGST JEWISH PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION BY FACILITATING THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES FOR JEWISH SINGLES

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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Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£147k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,566 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year's £3,850. The trustees report that they retain reserves of at least £1,000 in current assets as necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £1000 in current assets (reserves figure: £26k)
“The trustees retain reserves of at lease £1000 in current assets as necessary” — 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 29/02/2024 (received 07/01/2025, 9 days after the 29/12/2024 due date); year ending 31/01/2023 (received 13/12/2023, 13 days after the 30/11/2023 due date); year ending 31/01/2022 (received 28/07/2023, 240 days after the 30/11/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£169k£147k
29/02/2024£45k£44k
31/01/2023£67k£68k
31/01/2022£59k£58k
31/01/2021£53k£49k

Common questions

Is KOL MEDABER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,566 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year's £3,850. The trustees report that they retain reserves of at least £1,000 in current assets as necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KOL MEDABER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KOL MEDABER as a grant recipient include THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUST, BEDETEX LIMITED, MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£400k
LINGATE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£13k
THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£13k
BEDETEX LIMITEDFY2022£7k
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£6k
THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025amount not stated

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER MONTEFIORE KOLLEL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KOL MEDABER£169k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER MONTEFIORE KOLLEL FY2025£80k——unclear—no doubt
REMODIFYZ TRUST FY2025£971k—0unclear—no doubt
ELPOLD CHARITIES LIMITED FY2025£267k—0above—no doubt
KOLLEL HAKOL FY2025£471k—0unclear—no doubt
KOLLEL SHAS YIDEN C.I.O. FY2025£263k—0above—no doubt

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