Chabad Belgravia

Registered charity 1146332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHABAD JEWISH COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL LONDON

Advancement of the Jewish faith in central LondonRelief of those in need

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.4m

Latest spending

£1.8m

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £242,207, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of resources expended (£443,778). However, the charity maintains total unrestricted funds of £3,714,207 and an endowment fund of £5,330,000, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding its 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: three months of resources expended which equates to £443,778 (held: £242k)

“The trustees consider that the ideal level of these reserves as at 28 February 2025 would be three months of resources expended which equates to £443,778.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Central Kosher Ltd

“The charity owns 50% of the issued share capital of Central Kosher Ltd, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Glazers Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income

£2.4m

Total spending

£1.8m

Reserves (reported)

£242k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Mark Gordon Glaser
Gerald Mimoun
Stephane Abraham Joseph Nahum

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£2.4m	£1.8m
29/02/2024	£1.7m	£1.9m
28/02/2023	£2.3m	£1.7m
28/02/2022	£4.4m	£1.1m
28/02/2021	£2.9m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is Chabad Belgravia financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £242,207, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of resources expended (£443,778). However, the charity maintains total unrestricted funds of £3,714,207 and an endowment fund of £5,330,000, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Glazers Chartered Accountants.

Who funds Chabad Belgravia?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Chabad Belgravia as a grant recipient include GRAFF FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
GRAFF FOUNDATION	FY2021	£763k
GRAFF FOUNDATION	FY2022	£25k
GRAFF FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k
GRAFF FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
GRAFF FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£307k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£304k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	1	£64k
LATATE LIMITED	1	£50k
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD	1	£43k
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£38k
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON	1	£24k
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUST	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON.

CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON income £422k
CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK income £6.6m
CHABAD LUBAVITCH CENTRES NORTH EAST LONDON AND ESSEX LIMITED income £813k
CHABAD OF WEST HAMPSTEAD LIMITED income £142k
KAHAL CHASSIDIM LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER income £477k
SAFARDI MINYAN income £123k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Chabad Belgravia	£2.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON FY2025	£422k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK FY2024	£6.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH CENTRES NORTH EAST LONDON AND ESSEX LIMITED FY2025	£813k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CHABAD OF WEST HAMPSTEAD LIMITED FY2024	£142k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KAHAL CHASSIDIM LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER FY2025	£477k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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