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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.

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £113,701 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £431,919 to £318,218. The trustees report that free reserves represented by net current assets stand at £76,896 and describe this as being in a 'healthy state'. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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 (held: £77k)
“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 FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr P Abenson lent sums on an interest free and long term basis. The balance at the year end amounted to £29,617.
“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
“Mr Z Abenson is a related party by virtue of the fact that he is the brother of trustee Mr P Abenson. Mr Z Abenson is an employee of the charity and received £9,263 during the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr Z Abenson (brother of trustee Mr P Abenson) is an employee and received £9,263.
“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
“Mr Z Abenson is a related party by virtue of the fact that he is the brother of trustee Mr P Abenson. Mr Z Abenson is an employee of the charity and received £9,263 during the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs E Kaufman (sister of trustee Mr P Abenson) is an employee and received £8,875.
“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
“Mr Z Abenson is a related party by virtue of the fact that he is the brother of trustee Mr P Abenson. Mr Z Abenson is an employee of the charity and received £9,263 during the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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 4.8 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 (5.2%) (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 FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £113,701 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £431,919 to £318,218. The trustees report that free reserves represented by net current assets stand at £76,896 and describe this as being in a 'healthy state'. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 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 TRUSTFY2022£17k
M O CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
M O CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
BHM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
KEREN TRUSTFY2025£2k

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
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED2£991k
YESHIVAS BEIS DOVID1£208k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£100k
RNH SYNAGOGUE & COLLEGE LTD1£75k
LATATE LIMITED1£48k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£43k
THE HOLDEN CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GATESHEAD CHEDER LIMITED£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
MW (GK) FOUNDATION FY2024£261kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SPECIAL SPIRITS FY2025£490k—0unclear4.7%no doubt
CHOFETZ CHAIM TRUST FOUNDATION FY2025£144k—0below—no doubt

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