SEPHARDI KASHRUT AUTHORITY

Registered charity 259337 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Sephardi Kashrut Authority aims to uphold Jewish religious requirements by ensuring the due due supervision (where such supervision is sought) of Kashrut in conncection with food dispensed or manufactured. In relation to these objectives the charity has continued to certify and supervise a range of restaurants, bakeries, caterers and food manufacturers in compliance with kashrut.

Objects

UPHOLDING JEWSH RELIGIOUS REQUIREMENTS BY ENSURING THE DUE SUPERVISION (WHERE SUCH SUPERVISION IS SOUGHT) OF KASHRUT IN CONNECTION WITH FOOD DISPENSED OR MANUFACTURED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE U OF CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£212k
Latest spending
£214k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained adequate reserves to ensure the continued provision of its charitable services for the foreseeable future. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £13,508, exceeding the stated policy target of around £7,000. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total funds carried forward rising from £6,593 to £13,508.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around £7,000 (held: £14k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, of around £7,000.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 7
“At the year end the charity owed the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation £57,506 (2023: £68,157)” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£212k£214k
31/10/2024£204k£198k
31/10/2023£210k£206k
31/10/2022£200k£197k
31/10/2021£178k£182k

Common questions

Is SEPHARDI KASHRUT AUTHORITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained adequate reserves to ensure the continued provision of its charitable services for the foreseeable future. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £13,508, exceeding the stated policy target of around £7,000. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total funds carried forward rising from £6,593 to £13,508. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 UOHC SUPERVISION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SEPHARDI KASHRUT AUTHORITY£212k—0unclear—no doubt
UOHC SUPERVISION LTD FY2024£3.7m—0unclear—no doubt
KEREN SHABBOS FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
KUPAT CHAIM V'CHESED FY2025£974k—0unclear—no doubt
HOSPITAL KOSHER MEALS SERVICE FY2025£1.5m—0below—no doubt
THE SHAARE HAYIM CONGREGATION FY2025£504k—0below—no doubt

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