CHAI NETWORK

Registered charity 1091208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Youth Programmes, Adult Education, Bikur Cholim, Social Services, Holiday & Shabbat Activities, Publications

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

Latest income
£246k
Latest spending
£222k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £23,256 for the year, yet net liabilities remain at £57,098 due to accumulated deficits. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent on securing future funding and has implemented a five-year plan with creditors to clear debts and restore positive reserves.

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 (held: £-57k; policy: positive position)
“bring the charity's reserves back to a positive position.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees have reviewed the solvency of the charity and as a consequence have put in place a 5 year plan with the agreement of the creditors to clear the charity's debts and together with increased focus on fund raising to bring the charity's reserves back to a positive position.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Stockport · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£246k£222k
31/08/2024£175k£215k
31/08/2023£149k£218k
31/08/2022£173k£220k
31/08/2021£183k£181k

Common questions

Is CHAI NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £23,256 for the year, yet net liabilities remain at £57,098 due to accumulated deficits. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent on securing future funding and has implemented a five-year plan with creditors to clear debts and restore positive reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHAI NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHAI NETWORK as a grant recipient include B K CHARITABLE TRUST, M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
B K CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£29k
B K CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£28k
B K CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£22k
B K CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£10kStronger Together
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2020£10kStronger Together

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEREN YEDIDEI BEIS VIZNITZ LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHAI NETWORK£246k—0below—noted
KEREN YEDIDEI BEIS VIZNITZ LTD FY2025£502k—0below—noted
SADEH FY2025£210k—0above—no doubt
SHAREI CHAIM FY2025£904k—0unclear—noted
CHAIM CHARITABLE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI MOISHE TRUST FY2025£219k—0unclear—noted

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