GIVE US A CHANCE

Registered charity 1087619 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main activity of the Charity is to make grants to organisations whose objectives are the alleviation of poverty amongst the Jewish community and the furtherance of Jewish religious education.

Objects

3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT AND FURTHERANCE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION, JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 3.1.2 OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE . 3.1.3 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, PROGRAMMES AND TRAINING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH FOR THEIR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS AND ASSIST THEM IN GROWING TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR QUALITY AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED..

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£567k
Latest spending
£402k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,341 at the end of the financial year, a decrease from the previous year's position. The charity reported a net expenditure of £147,570, primarily driven by grants payable of £397,840 against total income of £567,450. The trustees confirm the charity remains viable with no binding commitments for the next year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level, which the Trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the Charity and the likely administrative costs of the Charity for the next year (reserves figure: £55k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the Charity, at a level, which the Trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the Charity and the likely administrative costs of the Charity for the next year.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 15
“Donations received include amounts of £348,350 (2024: £237,000) received from companies which have directors in common with certain trustees of the charity.” — page 13
“Other debtors include an amount of £24,360 (2024: £24,360) due from a charity which has a trustee in common with a trustee of the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 15
“Donations received include amounts of £348,350 (2024: £237,000) received from companies which have directors in common with certain trustees of the charity.” — page 13
“Other debtors include an amount of £24,360 (2024: £24,360) due from a charity which has a trustee in common with a trustee of the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£567k
Total spending
£402k
Reserves (reported)
£55k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£567k£402k
30/06/2024£384k£531k
30/06/2023£261k£287k
30/06/2022£232k£219k
30/06/2021£269k£253k

Common questions

Is GIVE US A CHANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,341 at the end of the financial year, a decrease from the previous year's position. The charity reported a net expenditure of £147,570, primarily driven by grants payable of £397,840 against total income of £567,450. The trustees confirm the charity remains viable with no binding commitments for the next year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GIVE US A CHANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GIVE US A CHANCE as a grant recipient include NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITED, E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED, THE GREENBERG FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£28k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£20k
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£10k
THE GREENBERG FOUNDATIONFY2024£7k
THE GREENBERG FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k

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 4 CHARITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GIVE US A CHANCE£567k—0unclear—no doubt
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
PREMIERQUOTE LIMITED FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt
PPC TRUST FY2025£983k—0below—noted
CHASDEI YITZOK CHARITIES LIMITED FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
BITTON CHARITY LIMITED FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt

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