British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Registered charity 209691 Registered since 2007
Operates: Israel
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Alan Jacobs Chair since 2021
- Benjamin Harry George Stowe since 2022
- Denise Nicole Joseph since 2017
- David Mark Wernick since 2016
- Derek Bryan Spitz since 2019
- Jenny Arwas since 2012
- Joseph Smouha KC since 2012
- Jeremy Amias since 2022
- Simon Tobelem since 2015
- Steven Kaye since 2026
7.8y median 8y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Denise Nicole Joseph since 2017
- David Mark Wernick since 2016
- Derek Bryan Spitz since 2019
- Jenny Arwas since 2012
- Joseph Smouha KC since 2012
- Simon Tobelem since 2015
21.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Benjamin Harry George Stowe since 2022
- David Mark Wernick since 2016
- Derek Bryan Spitz since 2019
- Jeremy Amias since 2022
Portfolio (6)
- Alan Jacobs Chair since 2021
- Denise Nicole Joseph since 2017
- Jenny Arwas since 2012
- Joseph Smouha KC since 2012
- Simon Tobelem since 2015
- Steven Kaye since 2026
9
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 10General Charitable Purposes 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Professional services 20Other services 16Tech and media 6
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£7.8m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
4.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 5.2 in 2021
7 from 5 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Institute for Jewish Policy Research 1 shared trustee
- The English Concert 1 shared trustee
- The Jacob Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Aimwell Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- College Farm Trust 1 shared trustee
- Sweet Charity (London) Limited 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bfhu.org |
| friends@bfhu.org | |
| Phone | 02083495757 |
| Address | 3rd Floor South, Marlborough House, 298 Regents Park Road, LONDON, N3 2SZ |
Finances
£7,789,022 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £8,344,910 | £8,603,644 |
| 2022 | £7,286,218 | £9,895,726 |
| 2023 | £7,717,264 | £8,263,687 |
| 2024 | £9,633,260 | £8,866,712 |
| 2025 | £7,789,022 | £8,484,690 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/scienceAnimalsWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE THAT WORK OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/08/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/05/2013
Trustees (10)
10trustees
63median age
0aged 70+
- Alan Jacobsage band 60-64 Chair since 2021
- Benjamin Harry George Stoweage band 35-39 since 2022
- Denise Nicole Josephage band 60-64 since 2017
- David Mark Wernickage band 65-69 since 2016
- Derek Bryan Spitzage band 60-64 since 2019
- Jenny Arwasage band 65-69 since 2012
- Joseph Smouha KC since 2012
- Jeremy Amiasage band 60-64 since 2022
- Simon Tobelemage band 55-59 since 2015
- Steven Kayeage band 60-64 since 2026
Linked company (Companies House)
British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem · 06350828 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 22/08/2007
3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (16)
- The Jacob Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Royal Orchestral Society 1 shared trustee
- The English Concert 1 shared trustee
- The Heshaim OR Theological College 1 shared trustee
- The Institute for Jewish Policy Research 1 shared trustee
- College Farm Trust 1 shared trustee
- UK Friends of Natal 1 shared trustee
- The Aimwell Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Anav Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Simon Cooper Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Baba Sali Trust 1 shared trustee
- Sweet Charity (London) Limited 1 shared trustee
- Trust for London Trustee 1 shared trustee
- Nisa-Nashim 1 shared trustee
- The Joseph Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The CVC Music Foundation 1 shared trustee
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