MACHON MAYIM CHAIM

Registered charity 1111180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(a) Jewish education and the provision of a community center and/or synagogue for the purpose of worship(b) conduct services, meetings and provide educational facilities to provide for spiritual and religious needs(c) advancing religious educational and charitable activities to be carried out in accordance with the principles of orthodox Jewish laws and practices, and

Objects

2.2 THE OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE JUDAISM THROUGH JEWISH EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND/OR SYNAGOGUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORSHIP, CONDUCTING SERVICES, MEETINGS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES TO PROVIDE FOR SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS NEEDS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON JUDAISM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE JEWISH RELIGION AND ADVANCING RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF ORTHODOX JEWISH LAWS AND PRACTICES AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE AND TO ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER BODIES HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS. 3. THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£233k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £965,570, which exceeds its stated policy target of retaining funds equivalent to at least 12 months of expenditure. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, supported by cash reserves covering more than 12 months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 12 months expenditure (held: £966k)
“The trustees aim to retain funds equivalent to at least 12 months expenditure” — page 6
Per its FY2024 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£233k£134k
31/12/2023£189k£96k
31/12/2022£142k£74k
31/12/2021£150k£80k
31/12/2020£130k£65k

Common questions

Is MACHON MAYIM CHAIM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £965,570, which exceeds its stated policy target of retaining funds equivalent to at least 12 months of expenditure. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, supported by cash reserves covering more than 12 months of expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2023£10kCounselling Religious LGBTQ members of the Jewish community
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£10kHost Care & Support

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MACHON MAYIM CHAIM£233k—0above—no doubt
YESHUAS CHAIM SYNAGOGUE FY2025£169k—0below—no doubt
KUPAT CHAIM V'CHESED FY2025£974k—0unclear—no doubt
MORESHET HATORAH LTD FY2025£5.6m—0below—no doubt
YESHIVAS MEKOR CHAYIM LTD FY2025£845k—0above—no doubt
MOSDOS HATORAH PNEI MENACHEM LTD FY2025£3.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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