CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK

Registered charity 227638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LUBAVITCH FOUNDATION

The advancement and promotion of - The Jewish Religion and - Jewish education.

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

Latest income
£6.6m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £18,296,121 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £750,000. Although the charity reported a net deficit of £63,850 for the year, it maintains strong liquidity with £1,415,430 in cash and cash equivalents at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £750,000 (held: £18.3m)
“It is considered that the minimum level of reserves as at 31 December 2024 should be £750,000” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£6.6m
Total spending
£6.7m
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£18.3m
Employees
142

Reported reserves equal ~32.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (46% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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
31/12/2024£6.6m£6.7m
31/12/2023£5.6m£7.0m
31/12/2022£5.7m£5.7m
31/12/2021£6.0m£5.5m
31/12/2020£5.3m£5.4m

Common questions

Is CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £18,296,121 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £750,000. Although the charity reported a net deficit of £63,850 for the year, it maintains strong liquidity with £1,415,430 in cash and cash equivalents at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON, LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUST, THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUST, OHAVEI TORASECHA.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£156k
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITEDFY2022£148k
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDONFY2023£24krelief of poverty, advancement of Jewish religion and advancement of Jewish religious education
LUBAVITCH EDUCATION TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
OHAVEI TORASECHAFY2025£3kGrants to institutions
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£3kCrafty Cook
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2020£10kStaying Connected
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2016£22k"The Jewish Heritage of England and the South East - mobile exhibition"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/10/2012£10k"Oxford Jewish Heritage Exhibition and Orientation Hub"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK£6.6m——above—no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON FY2025£422k—0unclear—no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH CENTRES NORTH EAST LONDON AND ESSEX LIMITED FY2025£813k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
LUBAVITCH LIVERPOOL FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
CHABAD ON THE SOUTH BANK FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH FY2025£446k—0unclear—no doubt

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