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HOSPITAL KOSHER MEALS SERVICE

Registered charity 1187505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HKMS

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £22,602 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £58,038. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £74,357 are currently below the stated policy target of one month's expenditure, though the trustees are making efforts to increase them. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The reserves are currently below that level and the trustees are making efforts to increase reserves to the desired level.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 22. Related parties
“In a previous year J Scharfer, trustee of the charity, lent £25,000 to the charity on an interest free basis. This loan remains outstanding at the year-end. In a previous years M Sonnenberg, trustee of the charity, lent £27,600 to the charity on an interest free basis. During this year he lent a further £46 and the balance due to M Sonnenberg at the yearend was £27,646. Jacob Oestreicher, trustee of the charity, is a director of Consort Property Ltd. In a previous year Consort Property Ltd lent £50,000 to the charity on an interest free basis. This balance is outstanding at the year-end.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£58k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£1.5m£1.5m
30/09/2024£1.6m£1.7m
30/06/2023£1.1m£1.3m
30/06/2022£763k£794k
30/06/2021£1.1m£760k

Common questions

Is HOSPITAL KOSHER MEALS SERVICE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £22,602 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £58,038. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £74,357 are currently below the stated policy target of one month's expenditure, though the trustees are making efforts to increase them. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd.