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CHIEF RABBINATE TRUST

Registered charity 1095878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Securing the services of the Chief Rabbi for the benefit of synagogues which recognise the Chief Rabbi's authority;Providing financial support to the Office of the Chief Rabbi;Facilitating the role of the Chief Rabbi in promoting and expounding beliefs and practices in accordance with Jewish Law and tradition to all members of the Jewish faith and others in the United Kingdom and abroad.

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Latest income
£943k
Latest spending
£885k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £712,909, providing a surplus over the prior year's £654,987. The charity reported a net income of £57,975 for the year, indicating that incoming resources exceeded charitable expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficiency of unrestricted funds available to ensure that the projects for which restricted funding is donated can be completed (held: £713k)
“The Trustees hold reserves to ensure that there is a sufficiency of unrestricted funds available to ensure that the projects for which restricted funding is donated can be completed.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The payment in respect of the Office of the Chief Rabbi represents a grant towards the operational costs of the Office through the United Synagogue.
“During the year, a total of £553,600 (2023: £698,500 ) was paid to the United Synagogue to fund the work of the Office of the Chief Rabbi and as grants to United Synagogue communities, through the Centre for Community Excellence.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income
£943k
Total spending
£885k
Reserves (reported)
£713k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£943k£885k
31/12/2023£761k£866k
31/12/2022£871k£776k
31/12/2021£436k£617k
31/12/2020£595k£447k

Common questions

Is CHIEF RABBINATE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £712,909, providing a surplus over the prior year's £654,987. The charity reported a net income of £57,975 for the year, indicating that incoming resources exceeded charitable expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds CHIEF RABBINATE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHIEF RABBINATE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation, LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2022£80k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£55k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£50k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2024£35k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£34k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2023£25kRelated party transaction
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family FoundationFY2022£25kRelated party transaction
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£21k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£13k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£10k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
LAWSON BECKMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kReligious Activities
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£0

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED2£415k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED1£1.1m
NASOD CHARITABLE TRUST1£310k
UNITED TALMUDICAL ASSOCIATES LTD1£51k
MELCREN LIMITED1£26k
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON1£24k
PLOIEST ESTATES LIMITED1£20k
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON RABBINICAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHIEF RABBINATE TRUST£943k—0above—no doubt
LONDON RABBINICAL FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK FY2024£6.6m——above—no doubt
THE ELSTREE SHTIEBEL TRUST FY2024£347k—0within—no doubt
KUPAT CHAIM V'CHESED FY2025£974k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH MANCHESTER SYNAGOGUE FY2025£587k—0unclear—no doubt

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