The Shaare Hayim Congregation

Analysis

The Shaare Hayim Congregation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Shaare Hayim Congregation reported income of £504k and spending of £650k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £539k to £504k (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Shaare Hayim Congregation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haven House Project (£503k), The Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution (£504k) and Sheffield Church of the Nazarene (£503k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 6.7% and investments 3.7%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £32k. Reserves of £26k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.