LEV CHAIM

Registered charity 1188334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LECHAIM

To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of any medical conditions around the world through the provision of financial assistance, support and medical advice

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF ANY MEDICAL CONDITION AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

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

Causes: Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£192k
Latest spending
£305k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £112,649 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £438,311 to £325,662. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be acceptable given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies' regime.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: current assets of the charity (reserves figure: £326k)
“the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve, being the current assets of the charity”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£509k
Total spending
£325k
Cost of raising funds
£48k
Reserves (reported)
£438k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~16.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

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: 9.5% of total income — above 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
31/12/2025£192k£305k
31/12/2024£509k£325k
31/12/2023£218k£339k
31/12/2022£499k£228k
31/12/2021£170k£146k

Common questions

Is LEV CHAIM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £112,649 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £438,311 to £325,662. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be acceptable given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable. The charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies' regime. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEV CHAIM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEV CHAIM as a grant recipient include BEAULAND LIMITED, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY), THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BEAULAND LIMITEDFY2023£75k
BEAULAND LIMITEDFY2024£45krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
BEAULAND LIMITEDFY2022£30krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)FY2024£10k
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2026£5k
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
BEAULAND LIMITEDFY2025£2krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY)FY2025£500Advancement of Jewish education - Schools and Yeshivot
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£20kHealthy Living Together
The National Lottery Community Fund21/01/2022£10kFill the gaps

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 YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEV CHAIM£192k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
LIV (UK) FY2026£229k—0unclear—no doubt
CHUMS CHARITY FY2025£537k—0below29.5%no doubt
AREIVIM FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
KAHAL CHASSIDIM LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER FY2025£477k—0below—no doubt

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