FRIENDS OF B'EZRI

Registered charity 1203939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity raises funds from the public for the relief of poverty

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

Latest income

£788k

Latest spending

£764k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £23,921 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider adequate given minimal administrative expenses and no binding future obligations. The charity reported a net income of £23,921, derived from £788,034 in donations against £764,113 in charitable expenditure. Per the trustees' report, there are no major risks facing the charity's operations or finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level deemed appropriate by the trustees, taking into account anticipated future commitments and estimated administrative costs for the coming year (held: £24k)

“It is the charity’s policy to maintain unrestricted funds — its free reserves — at a level deemed appropriate by the trustees, taking into account anticipated future commitments and estimated administrative costs for the coming year.” — 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

£788k

Total spending

£764k

Reserves (reported)

£24k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Raphael Landauchair · trustee of 1 other charity
David Halibard · trustee of 1 other charity
benjamin Chontow · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£788k	£764k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF B'EZRI financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £23,921 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider adequate given minimal administrative expenses and no binding future obligations. The charity reported a net income of £23,921, derived from £788,034 in donations against £764,113 in charitable expenditure. Per the trustees' report, there are no major risks facing the charity's operations or finances. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF B'EZRI?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF B'EZRI as a grant recipient include THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF MASAT MOSHE, HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST, IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED, B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF MASAT MOSHE	FY2025	£448k
HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£181k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£10k
B E PERL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£9k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£7k

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	2	£1.5m
THE GERTNER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£112k
THE HELPING FOUNDATION	1	£3.8m
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD	1	£400k
AHAVAS SHALOM TRUST	1	£348k
CHALFORDS LIMITED	1	£200k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£70k

Charities like this

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

FRIENDS OF EZRA income £737k
FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST income £592k
UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED income £759k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF EZRAT YISRAEL KIRYAT SEFER income £4.2m
BRITISH FRIENDS OF YAD EZRA VESHULAMIT income £121k
FRIENDS OF MIR income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF B'EZRI	£788k	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF EZRA FY2025	£737k	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEIS YISROEL TRUST FY2024	£592k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF AHAVAS CHESED FY2025	£759k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF EZRAT YISRAEL KIRYAT SEFER FY2025	£4.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF YAD EZRA VESHULAMIT FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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