BEAR MORDECHAI LIMITED

Registered charity 286806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Company is established to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith and for such other purposes as are recognised by English Law as charitable and in furtherance of the aforementioned objects.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£160k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £288,001, up from £266,250 in the prior year, driven by investment income of £141,881 and donations of £18,174. The charity maintains a stated reserves policy of retaining at least £3,000 in cash, a target it significantly exceeds. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records, with no matters causing concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £3,000 in cash at bank (held: £288k)

“The trustees retain reserves of at least £3,000 in cash at bank” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 19. Related parties

“Valeswood Estates Limited is controlled by Mr E Benedikt who is a director. He is also a director and trustee of Bear Mordechai Limited. Valeswood Estates is owed from Bear Mordechai a balance of £146,203 as at 31/03/2025 (2024: owed £145,693). Additionally, directors gave a loan to the charity in previous years with a balance outstanding at 31/03/2025 of £14,987.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01653221

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BENEDIKT, Eliezer Shlomo — directoron trustee list
BENEDIKT, Jacob Gershon — secretary, appointed 07/02/2001
BENEDIKT, Leah — secretary

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHAIM BENEDIKT · trustee of 2 other charities
ELIEZER BENEDIKT · trustee of 1 other charity
YECHIEL BENEDIKT

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£160k	£138k
31/03/2024	£127k	£170k
31/03/2023	£100k	£186k
31/03/2022	£202k	£104k
31/03/2021	£120k	£206k

Common questions

Is BEAR MORDECHAI LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £288,001, up from £266,250 in the prior year, driven by investment income of £141,881 and donations of £18,174. The charity maintains a stated reserves policy of retaining at least £3,000 in cash, a target it significantly exceeds. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records, with no matters causing 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
KEREN ASSOCIATION LIMITED	2	£2.8m
AMABRILL LTD	2	£1.5m
CHARITWORTH LIMITED	2	£600k
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£579k
BALSTRAW LIMITED	2	£58k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	2	£53k
SABENO LIMITED	2	£47k
GLENMATE LIMITED	2	£42k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MORESHET HATORAH LTD.

MORESHET HATORAH LTD income £5.6m
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED income £73.8m
BEIS MORDECHAI income £285k
NADENIA LIMITED income £107k
BETH HAMIDRASH HAGADOL SYNAGOGUE LEEDS income £562k
M.L.T. BELZ income £477k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BEAR MORDECHAI LIMITED	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MORESHET HATORAH LTD FY2025	£5.6m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED FY2025	£73.8m	more than £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BEIS MORDECHAI FY2025	£285k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NADENIA LIMITED FY2025	£107k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BETH HAMIDRASH HAGADOL SYNAGOGUE LEEDS FY2025	£562k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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