AMI COMMUNITY AID

Registered charity 1161112 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of Poverty, particularly of members of Jewish communities, living or working in Greater Manchester or Cheshire, by providing such persons with vouchers exchangeable for food, or basic household goods, which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.Any other charitable activity under the law of England and Wales as the trustees see fit.

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, PARTICULARLY OF MEMBERS OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES, LIVING OR WORKING IN GREATER MANCHESTER OR CHESHIRE, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH VOUCHERS EXCHANGEABLE FOR FOOD, OR BASIC HOUSEHOLD GOODS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS. 2. ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITY UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Salford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£137k
Latest spending
£140k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £9,827, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining approximately one month of average annual expenditure. Despite total expenditure exceeding income for the year, the accounts state 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 position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“As 31 October 2025 the charity’s reserves were £9,827 (2024 - £12,909).” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 31/10/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £19,970 — grants £19,970 (1); 21% of the £96,977 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 1

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

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 27 October 2025)
  • Equity: £10k

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bury · Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£137k£140k
31/10/2024£97k£96k
31/10/2023£109k£108k
31/10/2022£166k£162k
31/10/2021£96k£104k

Common questions

Is AMI COMMUNITY AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £9,827, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining approximately one month of average annual expenditure. Despite total expenditure exceeding income for the year, the accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AMI COMMUNITY AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AMI COMMUNITY AID as a grant recipient include Leeds Jewish Educational Centre (aka) Leeds Kollel, M AND S STORFER CHARITABLE TRUST, SAYSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD, KOLLEL BINYAN SIMCHA, FILEY FOUNDATION LTD.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£20kBuilding Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2022£10kTake Control
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£10kProject XL

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AREIVIM MANCHESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AMI COMMUNITY AID£137k—0below—no doubt
AREIVIM MANCHESTER FY2025£78k—0above—no doubt
THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (UK ) TRUST FY2025£362k—0below—no doubt
THE AMR SCIAMA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£90k—0unclear—no doubt
GIVE US A CHANCE FY2025£567k—0unclear—no doubt
MAVAR FY2025£77k—0above—no doubt

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