YESHIVA SHIRAS HATORAH
Provision of education and other welfare facilities for young people in Manchester
Objects
THE OBJECTS ARE:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 24 LIVING IN OR AROUND MANCHESTER BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £18,926 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds dropping to £360. Per the trustees' report, the reserves policy target is two months of resources expended, which the current balance of £360 falls significantly below. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves would be two months of resources expended.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
- Jeremy Zamir Hararichair
- Rudy Solomon Sabba
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £216k | £235k |
| 30/09/2024 | £260k | £254k |
| 30/09/2023 | £149k | £150k |
| 30/09/2022 | £126k | £112k |
Common questions
Is YESHIVA SHIRAS HATORAH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £18,926 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds dropping to £360. Per the trustees' report, the reserves policy target is two months of resources expended, which the current balance of £360 falls significantly below. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/03/2023 | £10k | VTP |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/11/2021 | £10k | Growing and growing |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1.2m |
| ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | £1.0m |
| SAYSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD | 1 | £31k |
| THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| MENDAN LIMITED | 1 | £27k |
| BROOM FOUNDATION | 1 | £26k |
| THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST | 1 | £24k |
| S C K CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER
- YESHIVAH L'ZEIRIM
- YESODEY HATORAH GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED
- MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST
- MANCHESTER MESIVTA JEWISH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YESHIVA SHIRAS HATORAH | £216k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER | £752k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YESHIVAH L'ZEIRIM | £1.7m | Under £60,000 | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| YESODEY HATORAH GIRLS SCHOOL LIMITED | £2.5m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | £13.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |