KEREN SHABBOS

Registered charity 1205524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of Orthodox Jewish faith and the relief of poverty, in particular but not exclusively of Jewish people living in NW London by helping them meet the extra costs so that they are able to eat kosher food and celebrate the Sabbath, religious festivals and other life-cycle events in accordance with orthodox Jewish religious law and practice.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO SHALL BE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF JEWISH PEOPLE LIVING IN NW LONDON BY HELPING THEM MEET THE EXTRA COSTS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO EAT KOSHER FOOD AND CELEBRATE THE SABBATH, RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND OTHER LIFE-CYCLE EVENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS LAW AND PRACTICE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated £1.9m in income and held £1.01m in unrestricted funds at year-end, exceeding its stated reserves policy target of 8-9 months of operational funding. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Cohen Arnold. Discloses 5 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 4.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JULIAN JUDAH SCHARFERchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Benjamin Morris Bleier · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL ROSENTHAL · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

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