COLEL CHABAD

Registered charity 327485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To raise funds for the world wide Colel Chabad organisation food program distribution in Israel for the poor and disadvantaged.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £114,356 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £53,367. The charity reported a net income of £60,989 for the year, with total income of £1,089,228 and total expenditure of £1,028,239. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 4.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Donations plus gift aid received in 2025 amounted to £1,088,627. The cost of generating the income was £51,075.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Colel Chabad (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£114k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 3.7% 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
31/12/2025£1.1m£1.0m
31/12/2024£4.7m£4.7m
31/12/2023£2.0m£2.0m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2021£1.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is COLEL CHABAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £114,356 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £53,367. The charity reported a net income of £60,989 for the year, with total income of £1,089,228 and total expenditure of £1,028,239. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds COLEL CHABAD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COLEL CHABAD as a grant recipient include ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED, B K CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ESFANDI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE UKI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

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 COLLEL CHIBATH YERUSHALAYIM, RABBI MEIR BAAL HANES TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COLEL CHABAD£1.1m—0unclear4.7%no doubt
COLLEL CHIBATH YERUSHALAYIM, RABBI MEIR BAAL HANES TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
KOLLEL HACHODOSH FY2025£121k—0below—no doubt
ACADEMY FOR TALMUDICAL RESEARCH (KOLEL HARABANIM) FY2025£593k—0within—no doubt
CHABAD LUBAVITCH UK FY2024£6.6m——above—no doubt
BHS KOLLEL FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt

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