NORTH LONDON BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED

Registered charity 1085469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides nurses and careworkers for the sick and elderly and also makes grants for health induced crises.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,857,682, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of covering three months of normal activities. The charity reported a net income surplus of £610,763 for the year, with total income rising by 37% compared to the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Care fees (90% of income)
“The charity's main source of income is the Local Authority, which provides funding to users of the charity’s services.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of normal activities (held: £1.9m)
“The trustees' policy is that the charity has sufficient reserves to cover normal activities for at least three months.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: North London Bikur Cholim Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 08/01/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£2.4m
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
132

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.0m£2.4m
31/12/2023£2.2m£1.8m
31/12/2022£2.3m£1.9m
31/12/2021£1.7m£2.0m
31/12/2020£1.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is NORTH LONDON BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,857,682, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of covering three months of normal activities. The charity reported a net income surplus of £610,763 for the year, with total income rising by 37% compared to the previous year. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd.

Who funds NORTH LONDON BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH LONDON BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED as a grant recipient include GREATGREEN LIMITED, HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GREATGREEN LIMITEDFY2025£10k
HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIESFY2025£6k
HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIESFY2024£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2025£20kOASIS
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£10kGIMME A BREAK
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2010£10kGet Your Sight Right
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2006£5kRespite Project

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTH LONDON BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED£3.0m—0unclear—no doubt
BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED FY2025£4.6m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH LONDON CHARITIES LTD FY2025£250k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH CUMBRIA HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY FY2025£359k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH LONDON WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025£6.6m—0above—no doubt
LONDON NORTH WEST HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£769k—3above—no doubt

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