SHAREI CHESED (LONDON)

Registered charity 1128099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty, sickness and infirmity amongst members of the Jewish faith.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH FAITH.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £44,896 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £122,989. The trustees' report indicates that the charity receives funding principally from the wider Jewish community and does not anticipate significant changes in the forthcoming year. Per the independent auditors, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the Trustees think appropriate considering the future commitments of the Charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity next year (reserves figure: £123k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserve of the Charity, at a level which the Trustees think appropriate considering the future commitments of the Charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity next year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Venitt and Greaves. 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.

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 31/01/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£9k
Reserves (reported)
£150k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/01/2024£753k£879k
31/01/2023£422k£718k
31/01/2022£158k£282k
31/01/2021£1.4m£797k

Common questions

Is SHAREI CHESED (LONDON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £44,896 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £122,989. The trustees' report indicates that the charity receives funding principally from the wider Jewish community and does not anticipate significant changes in the forthcoming year. Per the independent auditors, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Venitt and Greaves.

Who funds SHAREI CHESED (LONDON)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHAREI CHESED (LONDON) as a grant recipient include THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUST, KOLLEL AND CO LIMITED, UNITED TALMUDICAL ASSOCIATES LTD, GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED, STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£171k
KOLLEL AND CO LIMITEDFY2026£80kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion and Education
KOLLEL AND CO LIMITEDFY2025£68kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion and Education
KOLLEL AND CO LIMITEDFY2024£53kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion and Education
UNITED TALMUDICAL ASSOCIATES LTDFY2021£52kGrants to institutions
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITEDFY2025£50kGrant to institution
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£42k
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£38k
O&G SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£37k
MELCREN LIMITEDFY2025£37k
NASOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£36kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion
O&G SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£31k
O&G SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£26k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOLFY2025£23k
BOROUGHLEA LIMITEDFY2023£22kSocial Welfare
REIFER MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2022£20kGrants to other charitable institutions
NASOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion
BRUSHMILL LIMITEDFY2021£9k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONSFY2025£8k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUSTFY2024£7k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2023£10kMental Meadows
UK government08/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2016£10kKINDER-TRANSPORT to yesteryear

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
NEXTGRANT LIMITED2£112k
STERVON LTD2£81k
YIZAL EDUCATION LIMITED2£45k
START UPRIGHT1£966k
ZOREYA TZEDOKOS1£551k
PARKWILL LIMITED1£529k
MAYHEIGHTS LIMITED1£413k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£368k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHAREI CHESED (LONDON)£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
CHESED FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt
CHESED SHEL EMES LIMITED FY2025£800k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI MEIR FY2025£95k—0unclear—no doubt
SIMCHA CHESED LIMITED FY2025£81k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI AHARON LIMITED FY2026£5.6m—0above0.0%material uncertainty

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