B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION
THE PROMOTION IN GENERAL OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS WELFARE OF JEWISH STUDENTS AND GRADUATES ORDINARILY OR TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL MEAN GREAT BRITAIN, AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND EIRE).
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THE PROMOTION IN GENERAL OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS WELFARE OF JEWISH STUDENTS AND GRADUATES ORDINARILY OR TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL MEAN GREAT BRITAIN, AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND EIRE).
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net surplus of £23,406 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £1,371,494 and total expenditure of £1,348,088. The trustees hold significant unrestricted reserves of £1,244,574, which they state equates to 10 months of expenditure, well above their newly defined policy target of 3-6 months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditors.
What the accounts disclose
“Since the year end the trustees have set a policy of between 3-6 months of unrestricted expenditure.”
“One trustee received remuneration in their role as UJS President in the year to 30 June 2025 (2024 – two trustees). This is included within the Key Management Personnel remuneration figure as noted in note 8.”
“During the year trustees, honorary committee members, their related parties, and their close family members made donations totalling £80,642 (2024: £22,664) to the charity.” — page 30
“The charitable company has a 100% shareholding, amounting to £1 issued ordinary share capital, in the Union of Jewish Students Limited, which is a dormant entity (09658270)” — page 26
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 450
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 450
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 450
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 30/06/2025 (received 29/06/2026, 60 days after the 30/04/2026 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 00546659
- Trading subsidiary: UNION OF JEWISH STUDENTS LIMITED Companies House 09658270
- The company is dormant and has not traded, implying no intra-group transactions occurred.
Company officers (Companies House)
- BOGUSH, Carolyn Ruth on trustee list
- HORN, Jacqueline Mary on trustee list
- BLOCH, Anna Gabrielle on trustee list
- DWEK, Elana Cady on trustee list
- GOLDBERG, Louise on trustee list
- ROSE, Adam on trustee list
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Trustees
- Adam Rose
- Anna Bloch
- Carolyn Bogush
- Daniel Grabiner
- Edgar Santos
- Elana Dwek
- Jacqueline Mary Horn
- Larry Shulman
- Louise Goldberg
- Raphael Leon
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| 30/06/2024 | £1.8m | £1.1m |
| 30/06/2023 | £842k | £957k |
| 30/06/2022 | £667k | £661k |
| 30/06/2021 | £674k | £519k |
Common questions
Is B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £23,406 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £1,371,494 and total expenditure of £1,348,088. The trustees hold significant unrestricted reserves of £1,244,574, which they state equates to 10 months of expenditure, well above their newly defined policy target of 3-6 months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST, THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BLOOM FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2.2m | |
| THE BLOOM FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2.2m | |
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | FY2024 | £107k | Religion |
| THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £20k | |
| THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST | FY2022 | £15k | |
| THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST | FY2021 | £12k | |
| THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST | FY2023 | £10k | Academic and Educational |
| THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £6k | |
| THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £4k | |
| THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Care and Welfare |
| CRAPS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k | |
| THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| AMABRILL LTD | 1 | £531k |
| ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED | 1 | £103k |
| THE A. H. TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| YEMIN CHARITABLE TRUST LTD | 1 | £43k |
| ZICHRON MEIR LIMITED | 1 | £40k |
| MW (CL) FOUNDATION | 1 | £35k |
| THE D C TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| TZEDOKOH VECHESED LIMITED | 1 | £22k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION | £1.4m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| B'NAI B'RITH UNITED KINGDOM | £84k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH FRIENDS OF ALEH | £272k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| JAMIAT AHL HADITH (BURTON UPON TRENT BRANCH) | £177k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEIS HILLEL TRUST | £390k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED | £959k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |