OHEL SHOLOM
Provisional of a synagogue and related services
Objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF JEWISH LAW (SHULCHAN ARUCH), IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY RUNNING A SYNAGOGUE AND PROVIDING FOR THE RELIGIOUS NEEDS, SPIRITUAL EDUCATION, PASTORAL NEEDS AND WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS AND OF OTHER MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY;(2) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £30,510 for the year ended 30 June 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £93,035. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of expenditure, and the current reserves exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees seek to retain reserves equal to 6 months expenditure.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Yehuda Zev Halpernchair
- Pinchos Goldschmidt
- Shloime Solomon Steven Graff
- Uri Pawlowski
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £149k | £118k |
| 30/06/2024 | £124k | £108k |
| 30/06/2023 | £139k | £107k |
| 30/06/2022 | £54k | £40k |
Common questions
Is OHEL SHOLOM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £30,510 for the year ended 30 June 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £93,035. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of expenditure, and the current reserves exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/06/2026 | £20k | Families Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/08/2024 | £20k | Ohel Shalom Support Network |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/02/2023 | £10k | The Shalom Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHASDEI MENASHE MEIR | 2 | £35k |
| THE KASNER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | — |
| ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | £980k |
| M AND R GROSS CHARITIES LIMITED | 1 | £312k |
| PARKWILL LIMITED | 1 | £236k |
| GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED | 1 | £210k |
| BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED | 1 | £96k |
| CHALFORDS LIMITED | 1 | £66k |
Charities like this
- BAIS HAMEDRASH OHEL YAKOV LTD
- BEIS HAMEDRASH OHR CHODOSH LIMITED
- CONGREGATION SHAREI SHOLOM TCHABE LIMITED
- KOLLEL BEIS AHARON
- SCHIFFSHUL LTD
- YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHEL SHOLOM | £149k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BAIS HAMEDRASH OHEL YAKOV LTD | £210k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEIS HAMEDRASH OHR CHODOSH LIMITED | £225k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CONGREGATION SHAREI SHOLOM TCHABE LIMITED | £1.3m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| KOLLEL BEIS AHARON | £453k | £1,630 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SCHIFFSHUL LTD | £666k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |