MANCHESTER JEWISH MEALS ON WHEELS

Registered charity 1193533 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANCHESTER JEWISH SOUP KITCHEN

The objectives of the charity are the relief of the financial hardship, ill-health, old-age and disablement of people living in Greater Manchester either generally or individually through the provision of Kosher food or sustenance.

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Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £9,643 as of 31 March 2026, which the trustees consider an acceptable level to support annual activities. Per the trustees' report, the charity is experiencing a growing shortfall in its service funding despite negotiating better prices, leading them to access all financial resources to fund expenditures.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves in order that the charity should be self-sufficient and to generate enough income to support the charities annual activities (held: £10k)

“It is the charity's policy to retain sufficient reserves in order that the charity should be self-sufficient and to generate enough income to support the charities annual activities.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

PHILIP ANTHONY LANGERchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANTHONY BRODIE
Michael Moshe Livshin

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

Operates in: Bury · Manchester City · Salford City · Stockport · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£50k	£77k
31/03/2025	£47k	£62k
31/03/2024	£61k	£63k
31/03/2023	£30k	£64k
31/03/2022	£39k	£62k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER JEWISH MEALS ON WHEELS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £9,643 as of 31 March 2026, which the trustees consider an acceptable level to support annual activities. Per the trustees' report, the charity is experiencing a growing shortfall in its service funding despite negotiating better prices, leading them to access all financial resources to fund expenditures. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MANCHESTER JEWISH MEALS ON WHEELS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER JEWISH MEALS ON WHEELS as a grant recipient include YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION	FY2022	£200
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION	FY2024	£195
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION	FY2023	£195