CHIZUK

Registered charity 1055646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the end of this financial year, the charity had negative free reserves of just over £400.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/05/2026£20kStronger Together: Men's Community Hub
Sport England12/03/2025£14kHealth Meets Legs
UK government12/03/2025£14kHealth Meets Legs
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2025£20kMeet Food

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MENTAL HEALTH UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHIZUK£44k—0below—no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH UK FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt
MENTAL AID LTD FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£28.2m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION FY2025£2.1m£60,000 - £69,9992above—no doubt
MISASKIM FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt

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