CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND

Registered charity 1202568 · organisation 5212275

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
30 March 2023
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,645,798
Latest expenditure
£1,331,291
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Friends of the Holy Land, Farmer Ward Road, KENILWORTH, CV8 2DH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Carrying out humanitarian support relating to housing, education and the prevention or relief of poverty and sickness to the Christian communities of all denominations in the areas in which we operate

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,645,798
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,331,291
Fin Period Start Date
30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,685,397
Total Gross Expenditure
£964,069

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
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
30 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,645,798
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,331,291
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,685,397
Total Gross Expenditure
£964,069
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
40

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1587807
Income Other Trading Activities
37698
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
20293
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1645798
Income Legacies
282780
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£158,657
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,172,634
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1331291
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6950
Expenditure Support Costs
377435
Expenditure Depreciation
391
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£388,836
Assets Total Fixed
1127
Assets Own Use
1127
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,077,921
Assets Total Liabilities
£43,213
Assets Current Investment
23575
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,035,835
Creditors One Year Total Current
43213
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£692,374
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
943041
Funds Restricted
92794
Funds Total
1035835
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1633849
Income Other Trading Activities
45444
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
6104
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1685397
Income Legacies
21200
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,073
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£937,996
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
964069
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6950
Expenditure Support Costs
266245
Expenditure Depreciation
288
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£588,620
Assets Total Fixed
1019
Assets Own Use
1019
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£767,935
Assets Total Liabilities
£47,626
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£721,328
Creditors One Year Total Current
47626
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£685,019
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
588620
Funds Restricted
132708
Funds Total
721328
Count Employees
4
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
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Jordan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
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
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2023-03-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Mar 2023
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN EACH CASE IN ISRAEL, PALESTINE, JORDAN AND CYPRUS (TOGETHER THE "HOLY LAND") BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN, AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO, SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PARISHES, PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, RUN BY THE LATIN PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM AND/OR THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM, FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN THE HOLY LAND; ANDTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN THE HOLY LAND BY FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ORGANISATION OF SELF-HELP PROJECTS, PURCHASE OF GOODS AND ARTEFACTS OF ALL KINDS FROM MEMBERS OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOR RE-SALE BY THE CHARITY AND THROUGH ANY OTHER MEANS BY WHICH THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE CAN BE IMPROVED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
664728
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FHL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures