BRITISH FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH

Registered charity 294831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the charitable and educational work of the institution for religious training known as Mercaz Hatorah, Jerusalem.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE MERCAZ HATORAH COLLEGE IN ISRAEL.

Area of benefit: ISRAEL

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

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Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£76k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £22,910 to £10,107 due to grants exceeding donations. The trustees report that the financial situation remains satisfactory with sufficient funds available for foreseeable activities. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Donations received during the year totalled £62,576 (2024 - £15,491).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: retain funds until a meaningful amount has been accumulated (reserves figure: £10k)

“It is the policy of the charity to retain funds until a meaningful amount has been accumulated, whereupon a distribution is made.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY STIMLERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Chaim Eliyohu Tabor
EMMANUEL PRAGER

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

Operates in: Barnet · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£63k	£76k
31/12/2024	£16k	£720
31/12/2023	£91k	£86k
31/12/2022	£51k	£83k
31/12/2021	£40k	£17k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £22,910 to £10,107 due to grants exceeding donations. The trustees report that the financial situation remains satisfactory with sufficient funds available for foreseeable activities. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH as a grant recipient include SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£136k
THE HOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k

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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	3	£2.2m
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	2	£60k
MANOE FAMILY	2	£10k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION	1	£2.7m
DOVER SHOLEM COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£822k
THE TALMUD TORAH MACHZIKEI HADASS TRUST	1	£677k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD	1	£621k
AMABRILL LTD	1	£464k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT HAKOTEL.

THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT HAKOTEL income £30k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL income £2.0m
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MOSDOT MEOR HATORAH (MMH) income £147k
UK FRIENDS OF TIFERES CHAIM LTD income £115k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF BETH MEDROSH GOVOHA income £97k
FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH income £141k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH	£63k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT HAKOTEL FY2025	£30k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH ISRAEL FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF MOSDOT MEOR HATORAH (MMH) FY2025	£147k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UK FRIENDS OF TIFERES CHAIM LTD FY2026	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF BETH MEDROSH GOVOHA FY2025	£97k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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