BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZAKA - "CHESSED SHEL EMET" — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 24 September 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 October 2024 – 1 October 2025
Latest income: £213,684
Latest expenditure: £297,562
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: British Friends Of ZAKA, 120 Bunns Lane, LONDON, NW7 2AS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.zakauk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Making grants to those institutions and charities falling within the charity's objects.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £213,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £297,562

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £787,759
Total Gross Expenditure: £629,090

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £67,117
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,394

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £97,405
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,233

Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £135,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,957

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £213,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £297,562
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £787,759
Total Gross Expenditure: £629,090
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £67,117
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,394
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £97,405
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,233
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £135,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,957
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 787759
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 787759
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £25,495
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £603,595
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 629090
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 585000
Expenditure Governance: 7745
Expenditure Support Costs: 18595
Expenditure Depreciation: 41
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 123
Assets Own Use: 123
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £184,824
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,980
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £179,967
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4980
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £184,824
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 179967
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 179967
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Israel
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZAKA - "CHESSED SHEL EMET"
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-09-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 5 MARCH 2002 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 31 AUGUST 2003.
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE AND EQUIPMENT TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICE KNOWN IN ISRAEL AS ZAKA, WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF NATURAL AND UNNATURAL DISASTERS BY THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FIRST AID CARE, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT FOR SICK AND INJURED FAMILIES, COUNSELLING AND, WHERE REQUIRED, RECOVERY OF SUCH VICTIMS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 395925
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZAKA

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures