THE FRIENDS OF SHAMIR (INNER WELLSPRING)

Registered charity 267217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF SHAMIR, THE FRIENDS OF SHAMIR (EDUCATION AND RELIEF FUND)

Support education of Jewish visitors to India and in particular to Dharamsala - North India and to support the community which has been created in Israel from former Jewish visitors to India

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£84k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £36,910, supported by donations of £83,173 and grants paid of £37,825. The trustees report no anticipated significant changes in the forthcoming year and confirm that systems are in place to mitigate major risks. There were no employees during the year, and administrative costs were £11,386.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants that arise from time to time (held: £37k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to cover management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants that arise from time to time.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Transferred assets to another charity (19/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dror Shaul
Jerome Moss
Stephen Lever

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

Operates in: India · Israel

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£84k	£49k
30/09/2024	£48k	£46k
30/09/2023	£64k	£73k
30/09/2022	£28k	£21k
30/09/2021	£12k	£12k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF SHAMIR (INNER WELLSPRING) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £36,910, supported by donations of £83,173 and grants paid of £37,825. The trustees report no anticipated significant changes in the forthcoming year and confirm that systems are in place to mitigate major risks. There were no employees during the year, and administrative costs were £11,386. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.