Zichron Meir Limited

Analysis

Zichron Meir Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05127128). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Zichron Meir Limited reported income of £921k and spending of £1.1m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £787k to £921k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Zichron Meir Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Centre for Global Equality Limited (£921k), The Life and Light Missions (£921k) and Jcoci Educational Foundation Ltd (£916k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 71% and donations and legacies 29%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £923k. Reserves of £230k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.