Chai Network

Analysis

Chai Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheadle. It was registered in March 2002, 24 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, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Chai Network reported income of £246k and spending of £222k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £183k to £246k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chai Network sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Temple Urc (£246k), Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project: U.k. Chapter (£246k) and Lyra in Africa (£246k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.