YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM

Registered charity 1105231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YAD VEACHISOMOCH

To pursue the objects of the charity with all the resources available to the charity.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE BELIEFS AND VALUES OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH;2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH ORTHODOX RELIGION;3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND HARDSHIP IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

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

Registered contact address: Salford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£834k
Latest spending
£854k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,167 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £1,023,699 to £1,003,532. Per the trustees' report, free reserves (net current assets) stood at £437,182, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity holds no restricted funds and has no stated reserves policy target other than maintaining net current assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (97% of income)
“This was made up of £791,475 (2024: £1,166,173) of unrestricted donations and £27,289 (2024: £107,418) of restricted donations.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: net current assets of the charity (reserves figure: £437k)
“In considering the financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve, being the net current assets of the charity.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants totalling £10,750 were made to Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch, an entity where trustee Rabbi Y A Cohen is also a trustee.
“Rabbi Y A Cohen, trustee of Yad Veachisomoch L'Chaim is also a trustee of Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch. During the Year, Yad Veachisomoch L'Chaim made grants totalling £10,750 to Beis Menachem.” — page 21
“Rabbi L Cohen, Rabbi Y Cohen, Mrs C M Cohen, Rabbi S Cohen, Rabbi Shneur Cohen, Mrs C M Cohen and Mrs L Cohen are all children/in law of Rabbi Y A Cohen and were employed by the charity during the year. Wages received by this group was £95,911.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wages of £95,911 were paid to individuals who are children or in-laws of trustee Rabbi Y A Cohen.
“Rabbi Y A Cohen, trustee of Yad Veachisomoch L'Chaim is also a trustee of Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch. During the Year, Yad Veachisomoch L'Chaim made grants totalling £10,750 to Beis Menachem.” — page 21
“Rabbi L Cohen, Rabbi Y Cohen, Mrs C M Cohen, Rabbi S Cohen, Rabbi Shneur Cohen, Mrs C M Cohen and Mrs L Cohen are all children/in law of Rabbi Y A Cohen and were employed by the charity during the year. Wages received by this group was £95,911.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/05/2023

  • Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 1% of the £821,624 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£834k
Total spending
£854k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~14.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Throughout London · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£834k£854k
31/05/2024£1.3m£886k
31/05/2023£822k£782k
31/05/2022£688k£582k
31/05/2021£660k£504k

Common questions

Is YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,167 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £1,023,699 to £1,003,532. Per the trustees' report, free reserves (net current assets) stood at £437,182, which the trustees consider an acceptable level given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity holds no restricted funds and has no stated reserves policy target other than maintaining net current assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM as a grant recipient include BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH, THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCHFY2023£97k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCHFY2022£81kEducational grants
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2026£50kGeneral Fund
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCHFY2021£23kEducational grants
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTERFY2023£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£5kCommunity help
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCHFY2024£5kGrant funding of activities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2026£20kL'chaim Community Food and Essentials Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£20kFoodbank Client Lounge
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2023£52kCommunity Inter-agency Provision Building
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kDress for Success
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2015£10kCommunity fun day for the entire family
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2013£10kEmpowering our young adults - while caring for our elders
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2011£10kCommunity Fun Day for the Entire Family
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2004£5kNewsletter Production and Distribution

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with B'YACHAD MANCHESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM£834k—0unclear—no doubt
B'YACHAD MANCHESTER FY2025£40k—0below—no doubt
NISSIM FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
PRESTWICH AHAVAS CHESED FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt
AREIVIM FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
YESAMACH LEVAV FY2025£6.4m—0above—no doubt

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