CHIZUK
Promoting Mental Wellness through ongoing support, outreach, Citizen Advocacy, Peer Support, & other activities.
Objects
(1) THE RELIEF OF JEWISH PERSONS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS REQUIRING TREATMENT BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL REHABILITATIVE FINANCIAL OR SUCH OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE OR WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM SUCH A CONDITION, AND (2) THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC SO AS TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE NEEDS OF PERSONS SUFFERING OR WHO HAVE SUFFERRED FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £26,081 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by £39,415 in charitable activity income. However, the trustees report negative free reserves of just over £400, noting that the charity struggled to cover costs due to recent reactivation of operations. The trustees are confident that increased fundraising will allow the charity to cover costs and build reserves in the coming years.
What the accounts disclose
“At the end of this financial year, the charity had negative free reserves of just over £400.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 11% of the £44,368 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2022
- Volunteers: 1
Trustees
- Aharon Yitzchok Royde
- Avraham Grossman
- Chaim Jacob Grunfeld MSc
- Haile Zola MPhil
- Mascha Rothbart
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £44k | £18k |
| 05/04/2024 | £8k | £10k |
| 05/04/2023 | £131k | £5k |
| 05/04/2022 | £17k | £11k |
| 05/04/2021 | £18k | £6k |
Common questions
Is CHIZUK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £26,081 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by £39,415 in charitable activity income. However, the trustees report negative free reserves of just over £400, noting that the charity struggled to cover costs due to recent reactivation of operations. The trustees are confident that increased fundraising will allow the charity to cover costs and build reserves in the coming years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CHIZUK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHIZUK as a grant recipient include THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/05/2026 | £20k | Stronger Together: Men's Community Hub |
| Sport England | 12/03/2025 | £14k | Health Meets Legs |
| UK government | 12/03/2025 | £14k | Health Meets Legs |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/01/2025 | £20k | Meet Food |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 2 | £4.0m |
| THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £30k |
| THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £707k |
| THE PWC FOUNDATION | 1 | £94k |
| BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| Construction Workers’ Charitable Trust | 1 | £25k |
| The Rathbones Group Foundation | 1 | £19k |
Charities like this
- MENTAL HEALTH UK
- MENTAL AID LTD
- MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
- THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION
- MISASKIM
- OXFORDSHIRE MIND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIZUK | £44k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL HEALTH UK | £3.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL AID LTD | £57k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS | £28.2m | £110,001 - £120,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION | £2.1m | £60,000 - £69,999 | 2 | above | — | no doubt |
| MISASKIM | £79k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |