THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED

Registered charity 1130433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

Objects

I THE ADVANCEMENT OF ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND EDUCATION IN GENERALII THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gateshead, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £242,406 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £560,624. The trustees state that free reserves are in a healthy state and the charity has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Financial stability is supported by significant interest-free loans from well-wishers, which cover most current and all long-term liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover unforeseen and major expenditure and shortfalls in income (reserves figure: £561k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level sufficient to cover unforeseen and major expenditure and shortfalls in income.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 26. Related parties
“Mr P Abenson, trustee of The Gateshead Cheder Ltd, lent various sums over a number of years to The Gateshead Cheder Ltd on an interest free and long term basis. The balance at the year end amounted to £29,617.” — page 28
“Gateshead Youth Project (GYP) is a related party due to the fact that trustee P Abenson has significant influence over it. During the year the charity paid GYP £10,000 for one month's rent starting in November.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 26. Related parties
“Mr P Abenson, trustee of The Gateshead Cheder Ltd, lent various sums over a number of years to The Gateshead Cheder Ltd on an interest free and long term basis. The balance at the year end amounted to £29,617.” — page 28
“Gateshead Youth Project (GYP) is a related party due to the fact that trustee P Abenson has significant influence over it. During the year the charity paid GYP £10,000 for one month's rent starting in November.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 26. Related parties
“Mr P Abenson, trustee of The Gateshead Cheder Ltd, lent various sums over a number of years to The Gateshead Cheder Ltd on an interest free and long term basis. The balance at the year end amounted to £29,617.” — page 28
“Gateshead Youth Project (GYP) is a related party due to the fact that trustee P Abenson has significant influence over it. During the year the charity paid GYP £10,000 for one month's rent starting in November.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 26. Related parties
“Mr P Abenson, trustee of The Gateshead Cheder Ltd, lent various sums over a number of years to The Gateshead Cheder Ltd on an interest free and long term basis. The balance at the year end amounted to £29,617.” — page 28
“Gateshead Youth Project (GYP) is a related party due to the fact that trustee P Abenson has significant influence over it. During the year the charity paid GYP £10,000 for one month's rent starting in November.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 26. Related parties
“Mr P Abenson, trustee of The Gateshead Cheder Ltd, lent various sums over a number of years to The Gateshead Cheder Ltd on an interest free and long term basis. The balance at the year end amounted to £29,617.” — page 28
“Gateshead Youth Project (GYP) is a related party due to the fact that trustee P Abenson has significant influence over it. During the year the charity paid GYP £10,000 for one month's rent starting in November.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 30/11/2025

  • Government income: £642,502 — grants £642,502 (1); 26% of the £2,505,734 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

  • Government income: £375,128 — grants £375,128 (1); 23% of the £1,609,488 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/11/2023 (received 01/10/2024, 1 day after the 30/09/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 30 November 2025)
  • Average employees: 157

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£561k
Employees
157

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (52% 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: 1.1% 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: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£2.5m£2.3m
30/11/2024£1.7m£1.9m
30/11/2023£1.6m£1.5m
30/11/2022£1.5m£1.4m
30/11/2021£1.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £242,406 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £560,624. The trustees state that free reserves are in a healthy state and the charity has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Financial stability is supported by significant interest-free loans from well-wishers, which cover most current and all long-term liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haffner Hoff Auditors Ltd.

Who funds THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED as a grant recipient include M O CHARITABLE TRUST, BHM CHARITABLE TRUST, KEREN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
M O CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£80k
M O CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£17k
M O CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
M O CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
BHM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
KEREN TRUSTFY2025£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED£2.5m—0above—no doubt
THE CHEDER LIMITED FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHEV GATESHEAD LTD FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
CHASDEI MENASHE MEIR FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt
CHESED FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt
CREATED: CHURCH FY2025£315k—0above—no doubt

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