FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS

Registered charity 1196784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(1) the advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith, (2) the prevention or relief of poverty, and (3) the relief of those in need, by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage of people living in the UK and Israel, in particular but not exclusively, by financially supporting such charitable purposes as are charitable in UK law.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£532k
Latest spending
£498k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory, with total free reserves of £36,178 at the end of the year. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level which will not impinge on the ability to support charitable institutions. The charity reported a net income surplus of £34,128 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which will not impinge on its ability to support Charitable institutions (held: £36k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level which will not impinge on its ability to support Charitable institutions.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£532k
Total spending
£498k
Cost of raising funds
£220
Reserves (reported)
£36k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£532k£498k
31/12/2023£326k£326k
31/12/2022£60k£58k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is satisfactory, with total free reserves of £36,178 at the end of the year. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level which will not impinge on the ability to support charitable institutions. The charity reported a net income surplus of £34,128 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS as a grant recipient include C AND F CHARITABLE TRUST, FIVE K FOUNDATION, TOMCHEI TORAH VUCHESED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
C AND F CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£58k
FIVE K FOUNDATIONFY2023£52k
FIVE K FOUNDATIONFY2024£45k
FIVE K FOUNDATIONFY2025£41k
C AND F CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£38k
C AND F CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30k
TOMCHEI TORAH VUCHESEDFY2023£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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF CHOSEN YESHIAS£532k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST FY2024£592k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MISHAN L'CHOLEH FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOSEN PEOPLE MINISTRIES (UK) FY2025£639k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST FY2024£974k—0unclear—no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF BNOS YEHUDIS FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt

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