CHASSIDEI BELZ MANCHESTER

Registered charity 326480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To benefit Jewish charitable purposes and institutions. In particular, the charity helps fund a Synagogue complex in Salford.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£530k
Latest spending
£524k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £60,310, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining approximately six months of average synagogue running expenses. Despite this, the trustees are satisfied that the balance is an acceptable level of reserves, and the independent examiner confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of its average synagogue running expenses (held: £60k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain free reserves of approximately six months of its average synagogue running expenses”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 22. Related parties
“During the year, Chassidei Belz Manchester received £39,017 in donations from Broom Foundation and £7,616 from Malbin Trust. In addition, during the year Chassidei Belz Manchester donated £12,750 to Ohr Torah Ltd.” — page 17
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 05/04/2025)

Total income
£530k
Total spending
£524k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£60k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 1.2% 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: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£530k£524k
05/04/2024£383k£404k
05/04/2023£418k£415k
05/04/2022£447k£372k
05/04/2021£359k£293k

Common questions

Is CHASSIDEI BELZ MANCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £60,310, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining approximately six months of average synagogue running expenses. Despite this, the trustees are satisfied that the balance is an acceptable level of reserves, and the independent examiner confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHASSIDEI BELZ MANCHESTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHASSIDEI BELZ MANCHESTER as a grant recipient include BROOM FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BROOM FOUNDATIONFY2022£34k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2022£10kNavigating The Cost Of Living
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£10kProvide wellbeing support for BAME
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2019£10kucc boys club
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2015£10kUCC Boys summer Club

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KAHAL CHASSIDIM LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHASSIDEI BELZ MANCHESTER£530k—0unclear—no doubt
KAHAL CHASSIDIM LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER FY2025£477k—0below—no doubt
KOLLEL D'CHASIDEI BELZ LTD FY2024£233k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH MANCHESTER SYNAGOGUE FY2025£587k—0unclear—no doubt
BELZ MACHNOVKA (M/C) LTD FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt
BELZ COMMUNITIES FY2025£360k—0unclear—no doubt

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