THE FRIENDS OF OHEL TORAH TRUST

Registered charity 327912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The support of the advancement of orthodox Jewish education and the orthodox Jewish faith by making grants to the Ohel Torah Talmudical College in Israel.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND THE RELIGION OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£127k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £372,711 at the end of the period. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of ensuring a minimal amount in the bank account to meet ongoing management costs, noting that the charity does not borrow money or spend funds it does not have.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations

“Donations Received 127,121” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimal amount in its bank account to ensure that ongoing management costs are met (reserves figure: £373k)

“The trustees have a reserves policy of ensuring that there is a minimal amount in its bank account to ensure that ongoing management costs are met.” — page 5

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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Jonathan Chodychair · trustee of 4 other charities
Benjamin Zev Goldberg · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Israel

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£127k	£100k
31/12/2024	£75k	£100k
31/12/2023	£116k	£100k
31/12/2022	£143k	£200k
31/12/2021	£39k	£0

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF OHEL TORAH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £372,711 at the end of the period. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of ensuring a minimal amount in the bank account to meet ongoing management costs, noting that the charity does not borrow money or spend funds it does not have. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FRIENDS OF OHEL TORAH TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FRIENDS OF OHEL TORAH TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£60k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2025	£45k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£25k

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	2	£1.4m
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£164k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£318k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£315k
AMABRILL LTD	1	£115k
YEDIDIM ASSOCIATION LTD	1	£103k
DELAPAGE LIMITED	1	£100k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£61k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF THE CENTRE FOR TORAH EDUCATION TRUST.

THE FRIENDS OF THE CENTRE FOR TORAH EDUCATION TRUST income £46k
OHEL TORAH income £401k
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR income £311k
THE SHAAREI TORAH TRUST income £961k
FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH income £141k
HALACHA LEMOSHE TRUST income £125k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF OHEL TORAH TRUST	£127k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE CENTRE FOR TORAH EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£46k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OHEL TORAH FY2025	£401k	—	within	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF YESHIVAS TORAH OHR FY2025	£311k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SHAAREI TORAH TRUST FY2025	£961k	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF ORCHOS TORAH FY2025	£141k	—	below	—	no doubt

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