Sharei Chesed (London)

Analysis

Sharei Chesed (London) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Sharei Chesed (London) reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.5m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sharei Chesed (London) sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Isaiah Project (£1.5m), The Royal Signals Charity (£1.5m) and Pilotlight (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.5m. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £415k. Reserves of £150k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.