KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV

Registered charity 278823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Running a charity voucher system, making grants to organisations, schools and other charities by the trustees and at the request of donors

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION IN GENERAL AND THE WORLD-WIDE ORGANISATION OF CHASSIDIM OF THE GRAND RABBI BOBOV IN PARTICULAR BY WAY OF RAISING FUNDS TO BE UTILISED BOTH FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR USE OF RELIGIOUS PURPOSES, IMPROVEMENTS THERETO AND GENERAL RUNNING THEREOF WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF DECLARATION OF TRUST).

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £705,345, exceeding the previous year's figure of £656,884, while the charity reported a surplus for the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity remains reliant on voluntary donations, with income increasing by 32% over the previous year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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 administrative costs for the next year (reserves figure: £705k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs for the next year.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations totalling £108,184 (2024 - £30,339) were made to two charities in which a trustee have an interest.
“Donations totalling £108,184 (2024 - £30,339) were made to two charities in which a trustee have an interest.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd. 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 04/02/2024, 4 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 23/05/2023, 112 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 28/03/2022, 56 days after the 31/01/2022 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£350k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Austria · Belgium · Israel · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£2.5m
31/03/2024£2.0m£2.0m
31/03/2023£1.9m£2.1m
31/03/2022£2.0m£2.1m
31/03/2021£2.4m£2.3m

Common questions

Is KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £705,345, exceeding the previous year's figure of £656,884, while the charity reported a surplus for the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity remains reliant on voluntary donations, with income increasing by 32% over the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sugarwhite Meyer Accountants Ltd.

Who funds KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV as a grant recipient include AMABRILL LTD, MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED, CHASDEI ESTHER, THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, CLASSQUOTE LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AMABRILL LTDFY2025£261k
AMABRILL LTDFY2024£240kEducational grants
AMABRILL LTDFY2023£204kEducational grants
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2023£143k
CHASDEI ESTHERFY2026£138k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£133k
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2025£129kAdvancement of religion and education
THE RAPHAEL FRESHWATER MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONFY2023£34kadvancement of religion and education
CLASSQUOTE LIMITEDFY2025£34k
CLASSQUOTE LIMITEDFY2021£29k
CLASSQUOTE LIMITEDFY2023£28k
NUCHEM AND REISEL SCHLAFF MEMORIAL FUND LIMITEDFY2025£20kRelief of poverty
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025£19k
DINA PERELMAN TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£10k
THE AA TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE AA TRUSTFY2022£9k
THE AA TRUSTFY2025£9k
KEREN CHASODIM LTDFY2023£7k
THE AA TRUSTFY2024£7k
TRUSTWELL LIMITEDFY2024£6k
KEREN CHASODIM LTDFY2022£6k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2025amount not stated

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST1£104k
BEIS KOSOV1£2k
THE ABC TRUST1£280

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Shuaib Chaudhary Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt
The Shuaib Chaudhary Foundation FY2025£31k—0above—no doubt
MOSDOS BOBOV FY2025£85k—0above—no doubt
YESHUAS AVRHOM LTD FY2022£486k—0above—no doubt
BILAL EDUCATIONAL FORUM FY2025£59k—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.