BRITISH EMUNAH FUND

Registered charity 215398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH EMUNAH, CHILD RESETTLEMENT TRUST FUND, SIDMOUTH CE PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA

The objects of the charity, as detailed in the Trust Deed, are to promote, encourage and provide for and generally to organise secular and religious education in Israel in accordance with Jewish law and tradition, for those who are in need of resettlement, and to provide the necessary facilities and equipment to achieve these aims.The Trust consists of groups throughout the United Kingdom.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit for the year of £185,330, which reflects a decision to increase support to projects in Israel and utilize previously accumulated reserves. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that free reserves at year-end were £830,109, which exceeded the target level of approximately £600,000 based on the stated reserves policy. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number 1” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' operating costs are approximately £600,000 (held: £830k)
“Based on annual expenditure of £1,200,000, six months' operating costs are approximately £600,000. Free reserves at year end were £830,109 (2024:£808,440) and therefore exceeded the target level.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and connected charities donated to the charity
“The total sum donated to the charity by the Trustees and their connected charities was £5,768 (2024: £24,614 ).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Landau Morley LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Emunah (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£839k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.0m£1.2m
31/12/2024£1.1m£887k
31/12/2023£959k£913k
31/12/2022£755k£847k
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is BRITISH EMUNAH FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit for the year of £185,330, which reflects a decision to increase support to projects in Israel and utilize previously accumulated reserves. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that free reserves at year-end were £830,109, which exceeded the target level of approximately £600,000 based on the stated reserves policy. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Landau Morley LLP.

Who funds BRITISH EMUNAH FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH EMUNAH FUND as a grant recipient include THE DYNA AND FALA WEINSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MANNY AND BRIGITTA DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CARDIFF FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH EMUNAH FUND£1.0m—1above—no doubt
KEREN HAYELED CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£548k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH JEWISH HERITAGE SOCIETY FY2024£339k—0unclear—no doubt
HEICHALEI HAKODESH CENTRE MACHNOVKE BELZ FY2025£973k—0unclear—no doubt
MORESHET HATORAH LTD FY2025£5.6m—0below—no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF TZOHAR FY2024£100k—0unclear2.3%no doubt

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