THE FRIENDS OF ASOS CHESED
Furtherance of charitable purposes and institutions.
Objects
SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE FOREGOING TO SUPPORT AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY IN ISRAEL KNOW AS "ASOS CHESED"
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are in a deficit of £151,582, having worsened from a £99,289 deficit in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis solely due to the ongoing support of major creditors. The charity's policy is to distribute grants regularly as donations are received, meaning it does not normally hold substantial reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity to send grants to beneficiaries regularly, as and when donations are received, and therefore the charity would normally not hold any substantial reserves.” — page 4
“These accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis due to the ongoing support of the major creditors.” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 14/12/2022, 44 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
Trustees
- BERNARD DANIEL WARFMAN
- CHAYA TAGER
- Hannah Warfman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £285k | £337k |
| 31/12/2024 | £112k | £147k |
| 31/12/2023 | £232k | £261k |
| 31/12/2022 | £319k | £289k |
| 31/12/2021 | £280k | £328k |
Common questions
Is THE FRIENDS OF ASOS CHESED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are in a deficit of £151,582, having worsened from a £99,289 deficit in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis solely due to the ongoing support of major creditors. The charity's policy is to distribute grants regularly as donations are received, meaning it does not normally hold substantial reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE FRIENDS OF ASOS CHESED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FRIENDS OF ASOS CHESED as a grant recipient include MW (CL) FOUNDATION, GEFEN FOUNDATION, BESIYATA, DAAS KEDOISHIM FOUNDATION, DOMEPRIDE LIMITED.
Shared trustees with funders
- Hannah Warfman — trustee here and at DAAS KEDOISHIM FOUNDATION
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £50k | |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £35k | |
| GEFEN FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £33k | |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £30k | |
| BESIYATA | FY2022 | £22k | |
| GEFEN FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £20k | |
| GEFEN FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £15k | |
| DAAS KEDOISHIM FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £13k | Charitable grants |
| BESIYATA | FY2021 | £12k | |
| BESIYATA | FY2023 | £10k | |
| BESIYATA | FY2025 | £10k | |
| DAAS KEDOISHIM FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | |
| GEFEN FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | |
| DOMEPRIDE LIMITED | FY2021 | £4k | |
| DAAS KEDOISHIM FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| KH D'SATMAR LTD | FY2025 | £259 | |
| DOMEPRIDE LIMITED | FY2022 | amount not stated | relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu |
| BESIYATA | FY2024 | amount not stated | Grants to institutions |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DINA PERELMAN TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £2.6m |
| GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITED | 1 | £756k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £72k |
| BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED | 1 | £64k |
| KEREN AMHA LIMITED | 1 | £45k |
| CHARITWORTH LIMITED | 1 | £40k |
| PAGET C.I.O. | 1 | £34k |
| STARVIEW CHARITY | 1 | £33k |
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- FRIENDS OF EZRA
- THE FRIENDS OF ALEXANDER INSTITUTIONS TRUST
- BRITISH FRIENDS OF MOSDOS TCHERNOBEL
- FRIENDS FOUNDATION
- ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS
- FRIENDS OF TASHBAR CHAZON ISH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FRIENDS OF ASOS CHESED | £285k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| FRIENDS OF EZRA | £737k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF ALEXANDER INSTITUTIONS TRUST | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH FRIENDS OF MOSDOS TCHERNOBEL | £1.1m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS FOUNDATION | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS | £1.7m | £109,812 | — | within | — | no doubt |