SHAREI CHAIM

Registered charity 1184597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YESHIVAS SHAREI CHAIM

As described in the charity objects

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE JEWISH RELIGION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OR ADULTS WHO WISH TO FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF JEWISH TEXTS AND THE JEWISH RELIGION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF STUDY PROGRAMMES, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£904k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net current liabilities of £110,136, which is below its stated reserves policy target of three months' expenditure. Per the trustees' report, this negative position was impacted by a postponed crowdfunding fundraiser, though the charity subsequently raised approximately £180,000 in October 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% of income)
“The charity recorded £641,378 (2024: £561,837) in donations in the year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (reserves figure: −£110k)
“the level of free reserves, being those not tied up in fixed assets, needs to be maintained at not less than three months’ expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The fundraiser was originally planned for July 2025 and was postponed for logistical reasons. This delay impacted on the financial position of the charity at the year-end. The charity is therefore to be treated as a going concern.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs S C Roth, trustee of the charity, is the daughter of Rabbi and Mrs Meiselman. During the year Rabbi Meiselman received a salary of £12,913 & Mrs Meiselman received a salary of £439. The employment with the charity precedes the appointment of Mrs Roth as trustee.
“Mrs S C Roth, trustee of the charity, is the daughter of Rabbi and Mrs Meiselman. During the year Rabbi Meiselman received a salary of £12,913 & Mrs Meiselman received a salary of £439. The employment with the charity precedes the appointment of Mrs Roth as trustee.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/07/2023

  • Government income: £87,668 — grants £87,668 (2); 12% of the £750,631 total gross income on the same return

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 (2 freehold); recorded price paid £982k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£904k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£929k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£904k£1.0m
31/07/2024£878k£819k
31/07/2023£751k£703k
31/07/2022£913k£721k
31/07/2021£779k£573k

Common questions

Is SHAREI CHAIM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net current liabilities of £110,136, which is below its stated reserves policy target of three months' expenditure. Per the trustees' report, this negative position was impacted by a postponed crowdfunding fundraiser, though the charity subsequently raised approximately £180,000 in October 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHAREI CHAIM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHAREI CHAIM as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, BROOM FOUNDATION, FRANKGIVING LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£131k
BROOM FOUNDATIONFY2021£44k
FRANKGIVING LIMITEDFY2022£6k
FRANKGIVING LIMITEDFY2024£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2022£10kWeekend community hub
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2021£10kNew youth centre program

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 SHAAREI TZEDAKAH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHAREI CHAIM£904k—0unclear—noted
SHAAREI TZEDAKAH FY2025£112k——unclear—no doubt
CHAIM BECHESED FY2025£976k—0unclear—no doubt
CHAI NETWORK FY2025£246k—0below—noted
FULL FACT FY2025£3.1m£110,000 - £119,9999above—no doubt
AL-ZAKI FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt

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