KOLLEL SHAS YIDEN C.I.O.

Registered charity 1191225 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith in such ways as the charity's trustees shall think fit and in particular but without limitation by establishing, managing and supporting a centre for advanced talmudical studies.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY ESTABLISHING MANAGING AND SUPPORTING A CENTRE/S FOR ADVANCED TALMUDICAL STUDIES TO BE KNOWN AS KOLLEL SHAS YIDEN.

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: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£263k

Latest spending

£259k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £4,073, which is in excess of the trustees' target of approximately twelve months of support costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £3,423 for the year, having raised £262,658 in donations and spent £259,235 on charitable activities and governance. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The charity receives income from voluntary donations which it utilises to provide bursaries to Talmudical students or to make grants to institutions or organisations which advance the Orthodox Jewish faith.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately twelve months of support costs (reserves figure: £4k)

“they consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 30 September 2025 would be approximately twelve months of support costs.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from a company where a trustee is a director

“During the year the charity received donations aggregating £14,000 (2024: £126,000) from a company of which one of the trustees of this charity is a director and £40,400 (2024: £10,000) from charities of which one of the trustees of this charity is a trustee.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from charities where a trustee is a trustee

“During the year the charity received donations aggregating £14,000 (2024: £126,000) from a company of which one of the trustees of this charity is a director and £40,400 (2024: £10,000) from charities of which one of the trustees of this charity is a trustee.” — page 11

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 30/09/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ISRAEL MOSKOVITZchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Emanuel Meyer · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£263k	£259k
30/09/2024	£247k	£269k
30/09/2023	£231k	£208k
30/09/2022	£182k	£181k
30/09/2021	£104k	£105k

Common questions

Is KOLLEL SHAS YIDEN C.I.O. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £4,073, which is in excess of the trustees' target of approximately twelve months of support costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £3,423 for the year, having raised £262,658 in donations and spent £259,235 on charitable activities and governance. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KOLLEL SHAS YIDEN C.I.O.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KOLLEL SHAS YIDEN C.I.O. as a grant recipient include FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD, HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Emanuel Meyer — trustee here and at HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST
ISRAEL MOSKOVITZ — trustee here and at FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD	FY2024	£33k	Relief of poverty, advancement of education and furtherance of religion
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD	FY2025	£30k	Relief of poverty, advancement of education and furtherance of religion
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD	FY2021	£15k
HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£11k	Advancement of education

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	1	£272k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED	1	£116k
TRUMROS LIMITED	1	£114k
COMET CHARITIES LTD	1	£48k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITED	1	£41k
FRIENDS OF SHEKEL HAKODESH LIMITED	1	£35k
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITED	1	£20k
THE GREENBERG FOUNDATION	1	£9k

Charities like this

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

KOLLEL SKVER TRUST income £255k
KOLLEL HACHODOSH income £121k
BHS KOLLEL income £212k
KOLEL TORAH VYIREH LTD income £429k
THE ELSTREE SHTIEBEL TRUST income £431k
KOLLEL HAKOL income £471k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KOLLEL SHAS YIDEN C.I.O.	£263k	—	above	—	no doubt
KOLLEL SKVER TRUST FY2025	£255k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KOLLEL HACHODOSH FY2025	£121k	—	below	—	no doubt
BHS KOLLEL FY2025	£212k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KOLEL TORAH VYIREH LTD FY2025	£429k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ELSTREE SHTIEBEL TRUST FY2025	£431k	—	within	—	no doubt

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