BRITISH FRIENDS OF TZOHAR

Registered charity 1183591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the trust are the advancement of the Jewish religion for the public benefit. This will be achieved through various activities of the charity, to advance the Jewish religion for the public benefit, including making Jewish customs and practices more readily accessible to those who are not religiously observant and assisting Jewish people in formally establishing their status in Jew

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£161k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £24 to £88,769, resulting in a net movement in funds of £(88,745) after total expenditure of £72,148. The trustees report that all unrestricted funds are used for general charitable objects except for amounts considered prudent for management and administration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Except for such funds as the trustees consider prudent to maintain for the purposes of management and administration of the charity for the foreseeable future, all unrestricted funds are used for the purpose of general charitable objects of the charity. (held: £89k)

“Except for such funds as the trustees consider prudent to maintain for the purposes of management and administration of the charity for the foreseeable future, all unrestricted funds are used for the purpose of general charitable objects of the charity.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The ORAH Fund — “The ORAH Fund Managed by a group of exceptional investment teams and unique because money invested in the Fund enables donations to Jewish c…” (source page)
Azrieli Foundation — “Azrieli Foundation Inspired by Jewish values and the vision and resilience of our founder, David J. Azrieli z”l, the mission of Azrieli phil…” (source page)
The Eva and Les Edri Humanitarian Charitable Foundation — “The Eva and Les Edri Humanitarian Charitable Foundation” (source page)
The Russell Berrie Foundation — “The Russell Berrie Foundation Transformational giving to exceptional leaders” (source page)
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) — “Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) JUF amplifies its collective strength to make the world a better place - for everyone. Comm…” (source page)
Matanel Foundation — “Matanel Foundation The Matanel Foundation supports programs in Israel that train leaders, inspire new vocations and pursue innovative initia…” (source page)
The Rothenberg Foundation — “The Rothenberg Foundation Tzohar works with the Israeli government, foundations, federations, nonprofits and other organizations to increase…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Joel Messod Silbersteinchair · trustee of 6 other charities
Guido Baruch Sharage Rauch
MARGARET GIOIA ROTHEM · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£161k	£72k
31/12/2023	£100k	£101k
31/12/2022	£80k	£83k
31/12/2021	£104k	£112k
31/12/2020	£31k	£20k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF TZOHAR financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £24 to £88,769, resulting in a net movement in funds of £(88,745) after total expenditure of £72,148. The trustees report that all unrestricted funds are used for general charitable objects except for amounts considered prudent for management and administration. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF TZOHAR?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF TZOHAR as a grant recipient include SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MARQUE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Education
THE MARQUE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£12k
THE MARQUE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£12k

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	£253k
SABENO LIMITED	2	£46k
MANOE FAMILY	2	£10k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION	1	£2.7m
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£822k
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST	1	£677k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD	1	£621k
AMABRILL LTD	1	£394k

Charities like this

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

UK FRIENDS OF TZOHAR income £100k
UK FRIENDS OF TIFERES CHAIM LTD income £115k
CHASDEI DOV TRUST income £403k
BAY CHARITABLE TRUST income £193k
B K CHARITABLE TRUST income £206k
THE EXEMPLAR TRUST income £248k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF TZOHAR	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF TZOHAR FY2024	£100k	—	unclear	2.3%	no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF TIFERES CHAIM LTD FY2026	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHASDEI DOV TRUST FY2025	£403k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£193k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
B K CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£206k	—	below	—	no doubt

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