FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS

Registered charity 328498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEHILLAT KAMENITZ CHARITABLE TRUST

relief of poverty, to advance the religion of the Jewish faith in accordance with Orthodox practice, to advance Orthodox Jewish education

Objects

I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY. II) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF THE JEWISH FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX PRACTICE. III) TO ADVANCE ORTHODOX JEWISH EDUCATION. IV) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS CHARITABLE.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,923,009, an increase from the previous year, supported by significant property assets. The trustees report that the charity is funded by donations and rental income, with no significant fundraising activities held during the period. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year (reserves figure: £4.9m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Round Island Ltd
“As at 30th November 2025 Friends Of Sanz Institutions was owed £720,023 from Round Island Ltd, an entity which shares two Trustees with Friends Of Sanz Institutions (Mr I Reich and Mr D Klein). In addition, throughout the period ending 30th November 2025 a number of transactions were recognised between Friends Of Sanz Institutions and entities which share a Trustee or Director with Friends Of Sanz Institutions (Mr I Reich or Mr D Klein), these transactions have been summarised below: Kollel Shefa Chaim: Friends Of Sanz Institutions made donations totalling £10,450 to this entity, Gilderton Properties Ltd: Friends Of Sanz Institutions received donations totalling £10,500 from this entity, Craven Park Estates Limited: Friends Of Sanz Institutions received donations totalling £315 from this entity, Peaktop Ltd: Friends Of Sanz Institutions received donations totalling £28,250 from this entity, Shefarav Ltd: Friends Of Sanz Institutions received donations totalling £400 from this entity, Langworthy Ltd: Friends Of Sanz Institutions received donations totalling £28,000 from this entity, K & K Estates Ltd: Friends Of Sanz Institutions received rental income totalling £2,600 and donations totalling £3,190 from this entity.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Venitt and Greaves. 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.

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 30/11/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£45k
Reserves (reported)
£5.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~45.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Israel · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£1.6m£1.4m
30/11/2024£1.4m£1.1m
30/11/2023£1.2m£952k
30/11/2022£994k£1.0m
30/11/2021£987k£820k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £4,923,009, an increase from the previous year, supported by significant property assets. The trustees report that the charity is funded by donations and rental income, with no significant fundraising activities held during the period. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Venitt and Greaves.

Who funds FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS as a grant recipient include AMABRILL LTD, ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, COUNTYPIER LIMITED, SF FOUNDATION, VAIDICHKA.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AMABRILL LTDFY2025£538k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2025£229k
AMABRILL LTDFY2024£99kEducational grants
COUNTYPIER LIMITEDFY2022£97k
COUNTYPIER LIMITEDFY2023£74k
COUNTYPIER LIMITEDFY2024£55k
COUNTYPIER LIMITEDFY2025£55k
SF FOUNDATIONFY2024£29k
VAIDICHKAFY2021£16k
VAIDICHKAFY2023£12k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2025£10kReligious grants
SABENO LIMITEDFY2024£10k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2023£10k
VAIDICHKAFY2024£9k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2021£8k
SABENO LIMITEDFY2022£7kReligious grant
VAIDICHKAFY2022£2k
Y.M.E.R. CIOFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/04/2024£20kThe Open Larder

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED2£770k
KKMG2£30k
BESIYATA2£23k
CMZ LTD1£1.2m
TAGMARSH CHARITY LIMITED1£893k
HEICHAL HATORAH FOUNDATION1£355k
CHARITWORTH LIMITED1£325k
RONTADES LIMITED1£300k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SANZ FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF SANZ INSTITUTIONS£1.6m—0above—no doubt
THE SANZ FOUNDATION FY2025£356kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED FY2025£4.7m—0unclear—no doubt
SF FOUNDATION FY2025£7.7m—0above—no doubt
YATZIV TRUST FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BETH ABRAHAM (SLONIM) LIMITED FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt

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