TCHERNOBEL FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1166465 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TCHERNOBEL FOUNDATION

To achieve its charitable objective, the charity procured premise for the construction of synagogue in 2016. Afterobtaining the necessary planning permission, the charity is currently constructing the synagogue. The synagogue is acongregation formed with the objects of advancing the Jewish faith by the provision and maintenance of public worshipand for such other charitable purposes.

Objects

A. TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.B. TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITYC. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORTHODOX JEWISH FAITHTO PROMOTE ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES

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 · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£447k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £326,527 for the year ended 31 October 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,669,032. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted funds at a level deemed appropriate after considering future commitments, resulting in strong overall reserves. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, supported by significant tangible assets held for charitable purposes.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year (reserves figure: £2.7m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain Unrestricted Funds, which include the Free Reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Other creditors include loans due to Companies with which there are one or more common directors. These loans are interest free and legally repayable on demand.
“Other creditors include loans due to Companies with which there are one or more common directors. These loans are interest free and legally repayable on demand. The Directors have indicated they have no intention to recall the loans within the next 12 months” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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 31/10/2020 (received 27/10/2021, 57 days after the 31/08/2021 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £450k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2020)

Total income
£676k
Total spending
£92k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2024£447k£120k
31/10/2023£203k£104k
31/10/2022£123k£58k
31/10/2021£193k£36k
31/10/2020£676k£92k

Common questions

Is TCHERNOBEL FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £326,527 for the year ended 31 October 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,669,032. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted funds at a level deemed appropriate after considering future commitments, resulting in strong overall reserves. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, supported by significant tangible assets held for charitable purposes. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TCHERNOBEL FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TCHERNOBEL FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED, BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED, CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL, SAMBER LIMITED, WOODLANDS GREEN LTD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITEDFY2025£50kGrant to institution
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2021£50k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOLFY2025£40k
SAMBER LIMITEDFY2025£10k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTDFY2022£10k
STAHL MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/06/2024£20kReal Meal Reaching more Families
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2023£10kReal Meal

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GERER SHTIEBEL SYNAGOGUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TCHERNOBEL FOUNDATION LIMITED£447k—0unclear—no doubt
GERER SHTIEBEL SYNAGOGUE FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
CHERNOBEL SHUL FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
THANET AND DISTRICT REFORM JEWISH SYNAGOGUE FY2025£46k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OXFORD SYNAGOGUE AND JEWISH CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£255k—0unclear—no doubt
CONGREGATION SHAREI SHOLOM TCHABE LIMITED FY2026£2.6m——below—no doubt

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