KAHAL IMREI CHAIM LIMITED

Registered charity 1073061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Maintaining the synagogue and providing educational facilities. Grants are made for poor and needy and the advancement of religion.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£498k
Latest spending
£608k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £109,746 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that free reserves of £152,417 are maintained below the stated policy target of two to three months' expenditure, noting that fundraising efforts were furthered post-year-end to address this gap.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between two and three month’s expenditure (held: £152k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between two and three month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and a trustee-connected company
“During the year the charity received donations of £38,160 from the trustees and £5,000 from a company which one of the trustees is also a director.” — page 22
“The charity also paid wages of £20,227 to employees closely related to one of the trustees, appropriate procedures were followed to identify and manage any potential conflicts of interest, and the trustees are satisfied that no conflict arose.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wages paid to employees related to a trustee
“During the year the charity received donations of £38,160 from the trustees and £5,000 from a company which one of the trustees is also a director.” — page 22
“The charity also paid wages of £20,227 to employees closely related to one of the trustees, appropriate procedures were followed to identify and manage any potential conflicts of interest, and the trustees are satisfied that no conflict arose.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Glazers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £280k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income
£648k
Total spending
£543k
Cost of raising funds
£543
Reserves (reported)
£378k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£498k£608k
30/09/2024£435k£463k
30/09/2023£648k£543k
30/09/2022£752k£604k
30/09/2021£620k£344k

Common questions

Is KAHAL IMREI CHAIM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £109,746 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that free reserves of £152,417 are maintained below the stated policy target of two to three months' expenditure, noting that fundraising efforts were furthered post-year-end to address this gap. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Glazers.

Who funds KAHAL IMREI CHAIM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KAHAL IMREI CHAIM LIMITED as a grant recipient include EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATION, PARKWILL LIMITED, SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED, TRUSTWELL LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATIONFY2023£585k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATIONFY2022£48k
PARKWILL LIMITEDFY2023£15k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATIONFY2025£14k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITEDFY2024£11k
EZER VIZNITZ FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kRelief of poverty, advancement of education and furtherance of religion
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITEDFY2025£10k
TRUSTWELL LIMITEDFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England27/02/2026£15kCanvey Island Heights
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2025£20kOne Table Hackney
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2024£20kKahal Imrei Chaim Community Care
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2022£10kFood Bank
The National Lottery Community Fund05/03/2021£10kEssentials & Food Bank

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEIS HAMEDRASH IMREI SHEFER LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KAHAL IMREI CHAIM LIMITED£498k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH IMREI SHEFER LIMITED FY2025£187k—0above—no doubt
KOLLEL IMREI CHAIM WIZNITZ TRUST FY2024£165k—0unclear—no doubt
KUPAT CHAIM V'CHESED FY2025£974k—0unclear—no doubt
MACHON MAYIM CHAIM FY2024£233k—0above—no doubt
YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE FY2025£169k—0below—no doubt

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