THE CHICKEN SOUP SHELTER

Registered charity 1119905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETH HATAVSHIL

Relief of poverty

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £83,382 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £219,654 to £136,272. The trustees report that the charity is mainly funded by charitable organisations and individuals, including those associated with the trustees. The trustees confirm they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 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

• ABRAHAM BAR-HORIN · trustee of 2 other charities
• JOSEPH MARGULIES · trustee of 3 other charities
• PINCHAS BENEDIKT · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARITY MEALS.

• CHARITY MEALS income £1.6m
• FOOD AND SHELTER FOUNDATION income £647k
• SHELTER FROM THE STORM income £484k
• COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON income £934
• THE SPONNE AND BICKERSTAFFE CHARITY income £103k
• YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k

Side by side with its peers

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