THE YAKAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 277818 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Teaching, consultancy and religious services as well as inter-faith and inter-community activity.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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

Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£84k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £850,739, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £55,255 and holds a significant investment portfolio valued at £847,932, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least the next twelve month’s expenditure (held: £851k)

“It is the Foundation’s policy that unrestricted funds that have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least the next twelve month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Ratzersdorfer
Ian Elkan Gamse · trustee of 1 other charity
SHARMAINE AMSELLEM

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£111k	£84k
31/08/2024	£56k	£122k
31/08/2023	£57k	£167k
31/08/2022	£73k	£174k
31/08/2021	£81k	£144k

Common questions

Is THE YAKAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £850,739, which exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to twelve months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £55,255 and holds a significant investment portfolio valued at £847,932, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
PATRICIA, DONALD, CHRISTINE & PATRICK SHEPHERD FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE MARCHUS TRUST	1	£4k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k
BALSTRAW LIMITED	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORKSHIRE EDUCATION SOCIETY.

YORKSHIRE EDUCATION SOCIETY income £103k
HADHRAT SHAYKH MUHAMMAD ZAKARIYYA FOUNDATION income £180k
YORK HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £6.1m
HA MEEM FOUNDATION income £496k
TOLDOS YAAKOV YOSEF INSTITUTIONS TRUST income £1.2m
THE MUSLIM YOUTH FOUNDATION income £210k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE YAKAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE EDUCATION SOCIETY FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HADHRAT SHAYKH MUHAMMAD ZAKARIYYA FOUNDATION FY2025	£180k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YORK HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£6.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025	£496k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
TOLDOS YAAKOV YOSEF INSTITUTIONS TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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